See also:Fort Lauderdale’s the Riot Act Talks About Opening for Dick Dale and First Playing Radio-Active RecordsA few months back, we first spoke with Christian Clarke, founder of rock ‘n’ roll duo the Riot Act. He was smart and funny on the phone, and we thought it came through somewhat…
See also:Make Your Own Rick Ross Beard From Shit You Have Around the HouseHave you ever had a dream where you leave your own body and see yourself from the outside? You’re like: Hmmm, so that’s what I really look like?Yeah, well, Carol City-gone-worldwide rapper Rick Motherfucking Ross actually had…
You might say that Amber Coffman is the strongest female voice in the indie collective Dirty Projectors, masterminded by David Longstreth. She’s been singing with the band since 2006, when she moved out to Brooklyn, a place she’d barely visited before, from San Diego. It was a fortuitous decision to…
Also see:Things to Consider Before Heading to Rick Ross’ Album Release Party at King of DiamondsCounty Grind decided to go where no DIY website or zine or whatever has ever wanted to go. We orchestrated a tutorial for making your very own Rick Ross beard.After hearing that Ricky Rozay will…
Part one of our interview with Dirty Projectors’ Amber CoffmanIn the first part of our interview with one of Dirty Projectors’ lovely sirens, Amber Coffman, she spoke with us about singing and loving R&B as a young girl. In the second part, we chatted about the costumes she wore in…
You might say that Amber Coffman is the strongest female voice in the indie collective Dirty Projectors, masterminded by David Longstreth. She’s been singing with the band since 2006, when she moved out to Brooklyn, a place she’d barely visited before, from San Diego. It was a fortuitous decision to…
Full John Waters Slideshow From Parker Playhouse PerformanceWhen living in New York briefly in 2006, unsurprisingly, something very “New York” happened to me. I somehow received an email from a friend’s friend inviting me to attend the taping of John Waters’ This Filthy World. Though they locked us in a…
Better than: The pizza we munched on during the show.See also:Our taste test of Bon Jovi’s family pasta sauce, BongioviPhotos from the Bon Jovi and Kings of Suburbia showOne word to describe Jon Bon Jovi’s solo debut with the Kings of Suburbia: jazzy. Another word to describe it: bluesy. Yet…
See also:Jon Bon Jovi and the Kings of Suburbia tonight at Hard Rock LiveThe Hardest Questions on the Bon Jovi Trivia App”It smells like Bon Jovi in here,” my friend said as he walked into the kitchen. And that it did.On the stove, the pop rock god’s family pasta sauce…
It’s not like everyday that a Miami-based, indie record label puts out music by a Greek band. No, not a frat guy band, but one actually from Greece. Owner and Broward native, Brian Kurtz of Limited Fanfare records stepped outside of tri-county lines, and into a Mediterranean shoegaze space with…
William Balfour received three life sentences plus 120 years on related charges today in Chicago. He was convicted of murdering American Idol finalist, singer, and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and nephew. Illinois, where the trial took place, doesn’t have the death penalty…
Wayne Static is happy to be on the road again and just as glad not to still be preparing for the venture. “It’s a big deal,” he says, getting your house ready and your life in order to step out on the road. Once he’s on tour, though, now again…
See also:A concert hookup guide to the bros of Dave Matthews BandThat Dave Matthews joke isn’t funny anymorePhotos of Dave Matthews Band at Cruzan AmphitheatreDave Matthews BandCruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm BeachFriday, July 20Better than: Eating a $10 hot dog and chugging $5 water while watching talentless musicians perform mostly prerecorded…
“Got these bitches ripping out their hair like Brazilian,” sings Miramar hip-hop artist Allyssa Chic in her new song “Kiss Kiss,” set to the beat of Lloyd Banks’ “Start It Up.” The video just hit the web this week, and though we don’t know much about this lady, damn straight,…
You might remember, a few months back, the Honey Brothers took over Radio-Active Records to shoot their “She’s Got No Love” video. The pop-folk, indie, Paul Simon-sounding group’s big claim to fame is that its drummer is dreamy Entourage actor Adrian Grenier.Director Ari Gold created this charming and heartwarming video…
See also:Holly Hunt, the perfect Stoner Metal Drunken Slashpine interview, with jokes on Katie Holmes and inner darknessEarlier this week, we braved torrential rains and knee-deep floods to stop by Radio-Active Records. Owner Mikey Ramirez and Mothersky’s Richard Vergez are DJing County Grind Live this Saturday at Green Room. Secretly,…
The perfect place to lure black-metal Miami trio Slashpine into a drunken interview? Well, of course, a midweek happy hour featuring the sounds of a long-haired Latin guitarist strumming away earnestly and loudly to GNR’s “Sweet Child o’ Mine.” Since the band was mildly sarcastic during our first New Times…
Older men and young men who love the music of older men, big news was just announced that pertains to you and your people! The Who will be kicking off its 36-date North America tour at BankAtlantic Center on November 1. The Brit legends whose music defined, well maybe not…
Watching all the bands you ever dreamed of seeing from your dry, dusty, sweat-splattered tent in the high desert is just so earlier this year. According to the New York Times, the massive music festival Coachella has announced plans to launch two cruises from Fort Lauderdale this winter.There will be…
See also:Slideshow From Swans at Respectable StreetReview of September 15, 2011, Swans showEarplugs were as useful an accessory as earrings at the last South Florida Swans show at Respectable Street. The slow, heavy, and beautiful sounds of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira and the rest of Swans brought “really loud” as…
Update: Explicit version added at 3:05 p.m. after the jumpGunplay is one of Carol City’s wildest motherfuckers. In fact, he’s probably one of the Western Hemisphere’s craziest creatures. It is a personal goal to spend an evening out with the rapper — getting neck tattoos, riding ATVs through North Miami’s…
If God loved you, (s)he would have placed you on last Thursday’s flight from Burbank to Las Vegas during which Flavor Flav presented inflight announcements. What’d our favorite clock-wearing Public Enemy have to say over the loudspeaker? First, he talked weather, then encouraged passengers to give a hand to their…
