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Ryan Patrick Hooper

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Back in '89, I simply slid into place. Award winning journalist, host of "In The Groove" (weekdays 12-3 p.m.) on 101.9 @WDET Detroit Public Radio
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In The Groove Song of the Week: Hollie Cook’s ‘Dub Me In Your Arms’

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By Ryan Patrick Hooper Verified
| WDET-FM (Detroit MI) Verified
You never really know why you’re attracted to a certain style of music, but I’ve always had an ear for dub. It’s a wonderful side product of the ska / reggae movement that emerged from Jamaica in the 1960s. With dub tracks, they’re making them heavier, with bigger bass and more reverb and a sense of weightlessness with the vocals, as though the singer were drowning and their voice only carries through when they come up for air.
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In a liquor store parking lot, the Cass Corridor watches the World Cup

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By Ryan Patrick Hooper Verified
| WDET-FM (Detroit MI) Verified
In Detroit, there’s always a lot of action in liquor store parking lots. Fender benders. Loitering. Impromptu barbecue pop-ups. Arguments and negotiations. Entrepreneurs hustling their wares. You name it. This is the first time, however, I’ve witnessed one hosting a World Cup watch party. Most of the World Cup games so far have been broadcast on a TV or projection screen in the parking lot of Marcus Market, a small liquor and grocery store near Wayne State’s campus.
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DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Deadbeat Beat’s “Mellow”

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By Ryan Patrick Hooper Verified
| Midbrow
Deadbeat Beat “Mellow” We Are Time (available via Bandcamp) It’s been a while since Detroit’s top jangle-pop purveyors Deadbeat Beat have released anything new. Turns out it’s been worth the wait. With their return album “From Here To Ohio,” we see this group at their largest and most anthemic. After years of basement shows and playing at tiny punk bars, it’s an impressive feat to find a full-throated voice that reaches to the rafters.
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