Check out some bad-ass photos of the Detroit Cobras tearing it up in their hometown last week at the Magic Stick over at Detour mag, and Rachel's new jet-black hair. To check out the photos, go here.

Gibson Guitars have reviewed the Detroit Cobras latest album, Tied and True, and given it the "Gibson Recommends" stamp of approval! To take a look at the review, go here!

The video for "Cha Cha Twist" is now available for purchase on iTunes! Featuring the Cobras and Meg White as a Little Red Riding Hood, it's a saucy, sexy Detroit sock-hop with the Detroit Cobras and friends. iTunes users can buy the video here:

There are few pinnacles in a artists' career like catching the ear of Bob Dylan. The Detroit Cobras can be added to this rarefied club now, as he played their self-penned "Hot Dog" on the November edition of his Theme Time Radio Hour show on XM Radio! This episode was devoted to food, making his choice of the Cobras particularly appropriate, and featured Mr. Dylan playing the Cobras alongside greats such as Cab Calloway, the Rolling Stones and Charles Mingus!

The kick ass video for Cha Cha Twist can be found on the new DVD Bloodied But Unbowed. It has 31 videos, 8 short films and a photo and poster gallery full of all your faves.

Resident Fresh Air music critic Ken Tuckers (who also is the main film scribe over at New York magazine) offered up his picks for the best music of 2005 -- a list that includes our very own Detroit Cobras, who come in at number 7! Hooray!

Listen to his "Best of 2005" reviews here.

The Detroit Cobras' Baby was reviewed on November 28th edition of "Fresh Air".

Listen here.

Jim DeRogatis did an interview with Rachel Nagy for the Chicago Sun-Times last week. Here are it's contents:

http://www.suntimes.com/output/derogatis/wkp-news-live18.html

Detroit Cobras come out of the garage

November 18, 2005

BY JIM DeROGATIS POP MUSIC CRITIC

Like many of the best bands the Motor City has produced, the Detroit Cobras understand the power of the groove.

The female-fronted garage-rock quintet mixes equal parts "Nuggets"-style three-chord grunge and timeless Motown funk for one of the sexiest and most energizing sounds the current garage revival has produced.

For their third album Baby, which digs deep to rewrite soulful chestnuts by the likes of Isaac Hayes, Bobby Womack and Hank Ballard, the group has signed to Chicago's Bloodshot Records and delivered a raucous and raunchy classic. And the group is even better onstage, as self-professed bad girls Rachel Nagy and Mary Ramirez tear it up on vocals and guitar with the able assistance of bassist Steve Nawra, drummer Kenny Tudrick and lead guitarist Greg Cartwright (who, like every other man in proximity to the band's dynamic duo, are firmly held in their sultry sway).

I spoke with Nagy as the group made its way across the U.S. on a tour that brings it to Chicago tomorrow night.

THE DETROIT COBRAS; REIGNING SOUND; VEE DEE
9 p.m. Saturday
Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee
Tickets, $12
(773) 489-3160

Q. The new disc offers a lot of bang for the buck: In addition to 13 new recordings, you've tacked on the "Seven Easy Pieces" EP and a video for "Cha Cha Twist." Tell me about recording the new tunes with Greg Cartwright of the Reigning Sound.

A. Well, not too much really stands out, other than it being a whirlwind. We were coming back from playing a bunch of shows, and we did a chunk of it, then came back and did the other chunk of it, and then we had to mix it. We were on the road and we were mixing it over the phone and sequencing everything. It was a little chaotic.

I don't think we were trying to be dirty or anything; I think we were trying to be efficient. We didn't have the luxury of time, but we actually got a lot done in a short period. We had been on the road, so we had our chops going. If we had a little bit more time, it would have ended up being a different record: I think we might have screwed some s--- up! Too many cooks spoil the pot, and if you sit there and taste the stew too long, you're going to end up over-salting it.

Q. Take me through the history of the group.

A. Mary [Ramirez, nee Restrepo] and [former members] Steve Shaw and Jeff Meier were friends, and they had just started hanging out doing this band, but they weren't having an easy time finding a singer. They were having people come in, and it wasn't working out for them. They started bugging me because I was just always around and Mary said that she used to step over to me to get a beer anyway. [Laughs]

Q. What made them think you could sing?

A. I don't know; I was just there! I protested, "No! Hell no! I can't sing! Are you f---ing stupid?" But I think they finally got enough beers in me that I did it and it was kind of fun. I also think that I had enough beers in me to think that I was doing a halfway decent job. [Laughs] I just got caught up in it and never got out. They got me juiced up and made me sign a contract in blood, and that was that.

Q. Who are some of the vocalists you're emulating?

A. Oh my God: Irma Thomas is the number one. She's my figurehead; she's my god! First time I saw her, I understood the whole Beatlemania, mass-hysteria thing, because for the first time in my life my knees actually buckled and I fell down sobbing. She still gives me chills; I would wash her feet with my hair if I had the opportunity. Other than that, Mavis Staples, and the young Tina Tuner. The woman just bled for you.

Q. It's a hoary question, but how do you see the group fitting into the current garage revival?

A. It's kind of weird, because we often get the term "garage band," and that is the closest that you can peg us, but I think in the other "garage" bands or "Detroit garage scene" there's way more rock 'n' roll, while we're more of the rock and soul thing. We're really doing our damnedest to be more of a soul and R&B band with rock 'n' roll.

Q. Is the appreciation of soul and groove inescapable when you're growing up in Detroit?

A. Absolutely! It's amazing, because people will come to Detroit and say it's one of the most racially divided cities they've ever seen, except for the music. That's where it comes together, and it always has. At the same time, I grew up in a predominantly black church, and all of my neighbors are black. That sounds like a racist comment -- "Some of my best friends are black!" -- but it's true! It's very strange: It's a divided city, unless you live here, and then you're just part of it and the music is part of that fabric. You grow up with it and then when you grow up you realize what's around you and the richness of it all around you. Then you make your adult choice to love it with an adult love.

Take the time to read this awesome article about the Detroit Cobras in their hometown Detroit Metro Times. Written by Brian J. Bowe, it's everything you ever wanted to know about the Cobras and more.

Motown Badasses

And while you're at it, read Steve Terrell's piece in the Free New Mexican.

Rachel Nagy is featured in the September/October edition of Harp Magazine, in the "Class of '05," listing her predictions and favorite past times:

Extracurricular Activities: "Skipping soccer practice and drinking beers behind the gym. And we're definitley marathon fuckers. We're on the long-distance sex team. Mary and I both have trophies for best blowjobs in the world. You gotta be good at something."

Most Likely To: "I'm most likely to get sued for assault. Mary's most likely to probably start some sort of organized crime ring. Kenny's most likely to end up gettin' snatched up by Bob Segar or somebody cool and end up with a grammy. Steve's most likely to end up going through a Brian Wilson phase with a beard in California."

Pick up your copy so you can read it over and over again.

Also, in that issue you can find a review of Baby. Here's a link to the review to wet your whistle.

Go to this link to read "10 Things You Need to Know About Rachel Nagy," an interview with the Detroit Cobras' sexy siren. Hot damn, can that girl flirt.