Dominique Morisseau wrote the celebrated Detroit '67, a play where Motown groove is juxtaposed with the pent-up anger of family and city.
The Detroit Series Part 3, Netil House, E8, tonight only The final instalment of Dollop's Detroit techno triptych, with Derrick "Strings Of Life" May supported by Waifs & Strays, Jon Rust and Optimo's JD Twitch.
This should be one of the key lessons we can learn from Detroit: policy choices which reduce redistribution and co-operation could lead to a scenario where actual 'European Detroits' might develop.
Since 2007, Detroit has paid out almost $27m in lawsuits and settlements costs related to police misconduct.
Thirteen seasons later, he's up there with the Detroit legend, just 189 hits behind Cobb and 256 behind the all-time hit king, Pete Rose – albeit with the asterisk.
His numbers and performances say no, but there's still another 36 games for Detroit before the playoffs and the Tigers would certainly benefit from a more rested, healthier Cabrera.
To avoid becoming a 'future Detroit' we need to ensure that cities and regions co-operate, rather than compete with each other.
However, my question is do we know Detroit (a city of around 700,000 people in Michigan, US) well enough to confidently compare it to the north-east?
A place with no industry, few jobs and no co-operation with other parts of the country could become a Detroit of the future.
It was no fluke – during the next decade the Detroit label scored dozens of top 10 hits, thanks to the likes of Smokey Robinson, the Supremes and Marvin Gaye.
As part of a series in the New York Times Magazine, author Karl Ove Knausgaard continues his "saga", telling the story of a road trip from Cleveland to Detroit, complete with a visit to his cousin.
