Who knew? Today, May 22, is World Goth Day. The first was celebrated in 2009 in the U.K., and the phenomenon has since spread its large, angsty bat wings around the globe. Thank you, internet, for making pain our pleasure. The World Goth Day website’s FAQs page asks: But don’t…
Teepee started as a solo project for singer and guitarist Erix S. Laurent. “My original idea was to create 12 songs, all based around the 12 notes in music, and have each note drone throughout its corresponding song,” he says. Laurent wanted to keep things simple. Using only a drum…
Nobody in the world sounds like Antony and the Johnsons. Antony Hegarty’s voice is haunting in a way that makes you feel like maybe you’re actually being haunted. It’s ghostly and spooky, but not like in an aggressive Poltergeist way, not nearly as meek as Casper, but like that nice old-lady…
Holy Ship!!’s maiden voyage set sail this January, bringing EDM to the all of the high seas, from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas. The cruise included wild performances and high jinks by Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke, Diplo, and Skrillez. County Grind’s Mark Pratt and Ian Witlen were there, documenting all of the…
The January County Grind Live blowout at Green Room might have left you with a sonic hangover thanks mostly to performances by Afrobeta, Möthersky, This Heart Electric, Dino Felipe, and Astrea Corp. It’s time to take another dip into the bowl of audio hunch punch as we get drunk with…
Robin Gibb, former member of the Bee Gees, passed away today in London at 62 years old. The causes of death, according to the New York Times, were complications related to cancer and intestinal surgery. Robin, who performed with his twin Maurice and older brother Barry, was known as the…
Musicians since they were wee lads, Zach Morillo and Will Mills (yes, that’s his real name) met in the jazz program at University of Miami, Frost School of Music. They’ve performed together in about four bands since then, including reggae act Jahfe and Studio City. Together, as Sounduo, their newest venture,…
Joan Rivers filled many a Depends diaper with a bit of laughter-induced pee last night at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood. The filthy, brilliant old broad spent her whole set telling the audience who was allowed to stay and who had to go. The Fashion Policer decided that nowadays, she’s…
Rock and roll by Montage, vulgar ukelele folk songs by Maddie Besser, food from Dada: What more could you ask from a Friday night? Booze. Yes, well, there’s booze. So, you’re in luck! This Friday, Besser will be singing about what Montage’s Ben Pachter, her current beau describes as, “mental…
In April 2011, Jimmy Pagano, a valued local drummer, promoter, and friend, was murdered trying to break up a bar fight at Fishtales Bar and Grill, where he himself hosted a weekly Pro Jam event. It was a huge blow for the Fort Lauderdale music scene and also for those…
You may have heard of the Borscht Film Festival, but have you heard of the Bosh Film Festival? An offshoot of sorts from Borscht, the Bosh Film Festival is – as you can imagine – very important to the morale of South Florida’s basketball fans right now. The Miami Heat are in…
When Jacob Jeffries was growing up in Broward County, his parents filled their household with music. Pianist, singer, and songwriter Jeffries says they “impressed upon us so immensely the Beatles, James Taylor, Paul Simon, old doo-wop. There was never silence in the house.” Of his and his sister’s verbal and…
Not more than a few days ago, Chris Carrabba of the popular emo alt outfit, originating from Boca Raton, Dashboard Confessional officially declared that he’d be working with his former group Further Seems Forever to put out an LP. He told the site Suburban Apologist, “It’s safe to say that…
Raphael Alvarez is not only a noise musician that’ll make your mind all woozy by way of your ears as Chrome Dick, but he also makes wavy, sludgy rock with Fort Lauderdale’s Suede Dudes. We asked him about a new monthly at Radio-Active Records of which he is a big…
John Waters is one cultural icon worthy of any obsession or praise that surrounds his work or his words. John Waters is a genius. He is the sense of humor and irony and true eyes of America, creating films, writing books, and making mixtapes for the past 40 years. He…
Pitchfork babies Beach House are another product of the sonic empire/website’s desire to force the masses to listen to and love what we now call “indie” music. Indie music these days is starting to sound more and more like the same old same old, but hey, people go nuts over…
“Loud post-rock. We’re a little all over the place, but it’s moderately contained. We’ve got loud sludgy parts and we’ve got more orchestral pieces that we try to work in,” Michael Martens, drummer of Atlanta band O’Brother says this of their sound, but for the most part, he and the…
Though he’s a rising star in the hip-hop underground, SpaceGhostPurrp has often mentioned that Miami, his hometown, hasn’t given him enough recognition. But in his video that just dropped last night, he features the shit out of the 305. He’s also supportive of young and talented Coral Springs rapper Robb…
Just this February, Broward native Roberto Lange, A.K.A. Helado Negro, dropped the first in an “infinite series” of concept EPs Island Universe Story, released on Asthmatic Kitty. Just months later, he’s posted two videos for songs off of the first EP. We, of course, have them here for your viewing pleasure. But it…
Mention the name Flock of Seagulls and you’ll spend the next ten minutes talking about hair with whomever is in earshot. This is because Mike Score, one of the founders of the popular New Wave band, took his hairdressing past into his musical future. His ‘do was reminiscent of Ewok ears…
Last week, running into Greg Alvarez from Audio Junkie at Churchill’s Pub yielded us a handful of awesome, tiny homemade pins. They are the coolest little guys you could ever want to poke into a backpack or T-shirt or guitar strap. Designed by the brilliant minds over at Bleeding Palm,…
Hip-hop artist Ricardo “Gaps” Tejeda is a Fort Lauderdale native who started rapping in high school, making, according to him, “little horrible tapes and dabbling with Fruity Loop beats.” Guided by his brother’s interest in rap and the lifestyle of growing up in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Tejeda recorded his first first…
