See alsoGWAR’s Five Most Bizarre Recent Stage TricksLet’s see if we have these muddled facts straight: Oderus Urungus (Dave Brockie) hails from planet Scumdogia (somewhere between Neptune and your anus), born to a supercomputer father and petri dish ma in a “Syntho Womb 5” that reassembled his galaxy-strewn pieces. Somehow,…
See also:Terry Richardson’s to Thank for Rick Ross Looking So Sexy on the Cover of Rolling StoneBig Elvis to Shake Up Suspicious Minds at Coconut Creek Casino, Aug. 19 I can’t even describe the feeling of simpatico brotherliness I felt whilst gazing at the cover of Rolling Stone a few…
Don’t you love the B-52’s? Of course you do! You’d be a downright honey badger’s fuckfuck toy if you didn’t! The world’s greatest party band will grace the stage at Hard Rock Live on August 22 with a five-decade-strong repertoire of audience pleasers. It’s not only your booty they wanna…
See also: In Remembrance of Guitarist Dan Hosker (VIDEO)Dan Hosker: South Florida Loses a Musical Hero We in the South Florida music community are saddened by the loss of our brother and local guitar legend Dan Hosker this past weekend. It is becoming increasingly tougher to express the communal sorrow of…
Of the newer breed of Florida metal rapidly establishing itself on the consciousness of the nation, none has been harder to rock than the unholy trinity of Shroud Eater, Hollow Leg, and Junior Bruce. Back in 2010, I had the pleasure of reviewing the latter’s EP for our sister publication…
What defines a local music scene, really? Is it the musicians, the venues, the fans? Or is it all of those things, set to music? I’d like to think that a good local scene has a lot of those elements working in tandem. But that in the end, it is the…
See alsoFull slideshow from Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks’ show at BankAtlantic CenterDuring my nine odd years writing for this publication I have (or rather, I believe I have) forged a strong sense of “localness” in which I pride myself. I firmly believe in a “our backyard first, the nation…
This past July 9, I reported within these virtual pages about an assault that occurred in the VIP area of the Webster Hall during the CBGB Festival involving Harley Flanagan and William Berario and Michael “The Gook” Couls. As it turns, not being a witness to the attack left me…
Don’t bother mentioning a lack of love for the Olympics at work. It merely will cause an ugly brouhaha at your day job. Guaranteed, all of your coworkers simply go gaga for this thing and will take a particular offense to your lackadaisical, non-giving of a fuck for this organized…
Do not attempt to adjust your computer screen, iPad, tablet, Android, iPhone or whatever the hell it is you’re looking at right now. What you’re reading is correct. I am writing about Jessica Simpson.This is one of the few public admissions of how low and beyond self-respect I will go…
News sources have been reporting on Cro-Mags founder and bassist, Harley Flanagan, going on an inspired stabbing and biting melee in the VIP area of the Webster Hall during the CBGB Festival this past July 6. The 42-year old punk rocker, MMA enthusiast, and Krishna follower supposedly gained access to…
Let’s be honest here because we can.We can because we are not bitter exes who’ve made fuck-fuck on each other with others and because within these digital pages, we truly care about feelings and frail psyches. Honestly, who here did not think way back in 1999 when the self-titled, debut…
Read interview with 305 Fest organizer and Speedfreek’s Roger Forbes 305 FEST is rapidly gaining status across the land (and in the international underground) as the hallmark festival of all things heavy. With big thanks to the savvy promoters behind Speedfreek productions, this weekend’s going down in the history books. It’s…
Heroes and Cons have been quietly etching their mark on the South Florida punk scene for the last three years and they might possibly be one of the better local bands you haven’t heard about. Lord knows I’m new to their racket and from the opening instrumental of “I’m Sorry…
With a little more than 20 years as a performer and six platinum-certified records to boast, Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott hit her 41st year this July 1. Though she’s been largely absent from the public eye these past couple of years, her impact on the modern hip-hop and R&B scene is…
Music review of 2010 Earth, Wind and Fire show at Hard Rock LiveEarth, Wind and FireHard Rock Live, HollywoodJuly 1Better than: Being alive elsewhereLet’s not pussyfoot here, why should we? It would be counterproductive. I’ll say it time and time again: EW&F are bar none the best live act I’ve…
Read Abel’s review of Debbie Harry’s show with Blondie at Hard Rock Live.Raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey, Debbie Harry is actually a Miami native. July 1 is her 67th year on this planet and she shows no signs of slowing down. Her career began in New York City in the…
It goes without saying that in South Florida harbors a diverse pool of immigrants. We are in a constant state of flux, with different ideas anchored in life outside our world intermingling with our own. Many Diasporic communities meet in our little tip of the US, usually with excellent results.Chilean-born…
Over the years, a fair share of music promoters have made their respective marks on the local music scene. While some have come and go, many others have soldiered on in thankless capacities. Their contributions have been at the forefront of making (or at least trying to make) South Florida…
Pool Party Teenage Weirdo (Mooster Records) moosterrecords.tk Well, summer is upon us yet again, and the unrelenting heat can be quelled only with a nervous mixture of pool partying necessities like booze, drugs, pools, sun, floaties, and rock ‘n’ roll. But of course, it would take those happening cats over…
Our colleagues have praised O’Grime, the duo of Nikolais Javan and L. Rey Reyes, as Miami’s “no-bullshit antidote to all that crappy ringtone rap about $30,000 watches” because of their 2011 “Best of” album. While that might all be true, these swag-thieving cultural freaks have all that and plenty of…
Serum is rapidly becoming one of our area’s most prolific hip-hop personalities. I’m talking Tupac postmortem prolific. He can’t seem to slow down or isn’t at all interested in taking a breather. That might not bode well for his cardiovascular health, but shit, we’ll be reaping the benefits like gangbuster…
