If you’re planning to attend the Rock the Bells concert tomorrow and want to know who’s playing when, we’ve got you covered. The name that’s most noticeably missing from this list is Santogold. Honestly, she was probably the person that I’m most excited to see live. And I’m bummed that…
Rap acts are known for having silly names. There’s 50 Cent, Snoop Doggy Dogg, etc., but when you think about it, the child prodigy born Shad Moss, AKA Bow Wow, might have the worst of them all. Granted, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg gave him the stage name Lil Bow…
Here in South Florida, we’re lucky to have reggae royalty living in our midst. A number of reggae heavyweights call the place home, from the Marley clan to Inner Circle, but perhaps none of them are as revered as Freddie McGregor. The honey-throated crooner has sung professionally since he was…
There’s nothing like a good mash-up video to leave a smile on your face. My buddy, Francisco “Keep the Smirnoff Coming” Alvarado just sent me a link to a new video from popular Miami DJ/chef, Tom Laroc, who’s been making a name for himself with his mash up parties at…
It’s no secret that Nas and Bill O’Reilly aren’t exactly best friends. O’Reilly has been slamming rappers for as long as I can remember on his overly popular televison show, the O’Reilly Factor and Nas is one of his biggest targets. Of course, Nas has taken a few lyrical jabs…
So with this upcoming Rock the Bells concert around the corner, perhaps the biggest, WTF act on the line-up this year is the Pharcyde. It’s been 11 years since the California-based group last performed together as a foursome. Lot’s of personal issues (money, drugs, and internal fistfights) caused the group…
So with the large scale hip-hop extravaganza, Rock the Bells, coming up this Saturday, it seems fitting to kick off this week’s version of Throwback Tuesdays with an artist performing at the concert. But which one to choose? There’s so many, and most of them have careers that run back…
This just in: The Rock the Bells concert scheduled for this Saturday, August 2, has been moved from Bicentennial Park to Bayfront Park. They’re basically right next to each other so logistically, it doesn’t make much of a difference, but according to Angel Candelaria whose company, Contagious Musiq is one…
It looks like Miami’s favorite bachelor is trading in his players card for a wedding ring. According to a story in People magazine, as of this week, former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell married his 27-year-old sweetheart, Kristin Thompson and the couple are currently celebrating their honeymoon…
Walshy wants YOU to be there. I just got word that popular South Florida mixmaster DJ GQ is throwing the second installment of his infamous reggae party, JUICE this Friday in Oakland Park. I was at the last JUICE party and it was a riot. Girls galore, stiff drinks, and…
If you’re looking for a hilarious WTF moment today, look no further than Miami’s BangBros website. Okay, everyday you could scan that sleazy site and say to yourself, what the fuck? And then grab some lotion, or a toy, and masturbate until you go blind. Been there, done that right?…
Fourth Dimension and Babylon Fall Sound System Wednesday, July 23 Original Fat Cats Better than: Watching Passa Passa videos at home. Early this morning, the streets of Fort Lauderdale were alive with the sweet sounds of reggae. South Florida’s hardest working reggae band, Fourth Dimension was at it again at…
One Day As A Lion One Day As A Lion EP (Anti-) Even though it’s been almost ten years since the public first heard about Zach de la Rocha working on solo material, fans shouldn’t necessarily worry that his first offering after Rage Against The Machine is an EP. Containing…
With a sound like warm melted butter in songs that defined the “quiet storm” slow-jam genre, the voice of Anita Baker ruled the airwaves during the ’80s and early ’90s. From the moment the Detroit native released Rapture in 1986, Baker became a mainstay on R&B radio. Songs like “Caught…
Most indie-rock groups of today seem to have forgotten the importance of piano in their compositions. The instrument is practically absent in much of the music on MTV today, but when you listen to Secondhand Serenade’s popular tune “Fall for You,” what really sticks, aside from its romantic lyrics, is…
South Florida has its fair share of hip parties. Winter Music Conference, Langerado, Calle Ocho, Best of the Best, Poplife, Crush, Heat_r, Flaunt: the list goes on. Where we live is essentially the party capital of the entire South. So you’d think it would be impossible for a new party…
When it comes to the marriage of straight-ahead rock with experimental schizoid, nobody does it better locally than Hollywood-based freak-out band Tongues of the Heartworm. They’ve only been playing together for a couple of years, but they’ve already developed a sound that deserves to be respected for its sheer bravery…
So Fort Lauderdale’s hardest working hip-hop crew, Major League, have a brand new video that they just released a couple of days ago. They shot it, directed, and edited it themselves and the song is appropriately titled “Grustlin” since what these guys are most known for, aside from having good…
There’s no denying that Fourth Dimension is one of South Florida’s hardest-working reggae bands. The group gigs constantly — at least four or five nights out of the week — playing all three counties in South Florida (none of that Miami-only bullshit), and they’re actually worth a damn when they…
There must be something about the summer months. It seems like every other bubble-wrapped package that shows up in the mail these days is stuffed with offshore audible treats. While I obviously can’t review them all, here are a couple of albums that have been banging loudly at the New…
Listening to the music of the Jacob Jeffries Band is better than any antidepressant you can imagine. The talented foursome is one of my favorite local bands right now, as their songs and stage presence manage to keep everyone at their shows in a good mood. How do they do…
Going for the Haitian vote. Lord knows the Democrats are going to have to pull out all of the stops this November to take over the White House and this latest news might help them do it…or it could backfire. According to NME, part-time Miami resident Wyclef Jean along with…
