Grande Nationals

Never granted the "scene" status that so many other cities have earned over the years -- stalwarts like Los Angeles and New York or comers and goers like Seattle, Chicago, and Minneapolis -- Detroit was nevertheless a consistent contributor to the purer forms of rock and punk (not to mention its contribution to electronic music, dance, and club culture), bringing the nation -- and world -- such names as Iggy & the Stooges, Bob Seger, the Romantics, and the White Stripes.