Most of the time, hearing a song like Lil Wayne’s latest masterstroke, “Dear Anne (Stan Pt. 2),” brings out a flood of emotions directly connected with the content (a semicreepy letter to a fan) or the beats (Swizz Beatz’ wise repurposing of t.A.T.u’s “30 Minutes”). After several listens, though, the…
West Palm Beach’s Clematis Street is about to get a fresh wave of surf culture, courtesy of a new restaurant called Longboards. Located in the street’s 500 block in the space previously occupied by Ray’s Downtown (Blues), the eatery is opening in grand fashion on Saturday, July 2.Just to play…
When it comes to improving the public transportation system in South Florida, every little bit counts. Kudos to Fort Lauderdale alt-country act Harvey and the Buckets for getting into the mindset for “Downtown Trains” — which probably isn’t about the Tri-Rail system, but still. How much heartbreak can you really…
One of the roughest, rawest musicians of our time, Seth Putnam, has passed. The 43-year-old instigator of the visceral grindcore act Anal Cunt died of a heart attack on Saturday.Outside of those who regularly imbibe in music that throttles listeners to the brink of complete exhaustion and frustration, Anal Cunt…
Update: R.I.P. Clarence Clemons (1942-2011)Saxophonist Clarence Clemons, a longtime member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and a recent Lady Gaga collaborator, has suffered a stroke. According to Roger Friedman’s Showbiz 411, Clemons is at his home in the Singer Island section of Riviera Beach.”I am told that members of…
Fat Joe, best-known for the song “Lean Back,” is looking like he’s been dining on Lean Cuisine of late. The rapper’s fresh physique came into the public’s consciousness earlier this week when he premiered the “Drop a Body” video looking like the body of an 88-pound weakling had been shed…
Following a series of unfortunate events yesterday, for which we are truly sorry, the Recess Music Festival will not take place this evening at Xtreme Indoor Karting in Fort Lauderdale.Based upon the information gleaned from organizers and a Facebook invite, New Times attempted to promote the event featuring people listening…
In reality, Joel McHale is an actor-comedian who spends much of his life poking fun at the career of Ryan Seacrest — while actually taking on as many projects as the diminutive American Idol host across different media platforms himself. In between razzing Jersey Shore, Kim Kardashian, and more obsure…
Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil Collen is not a guy who spends a lot of time idle. As was already discussed in our print Q&A, he can barely stomach performing a slow ballad.On Wednesday, Def Leppard and Heart begin a joint U.S. tour here in South Florida at Cruzan Amphitheatre…
Seems like a lot of solid local blogs started in South Florida about 12 months ago, including Bleeding Palm, the Heat Lightning, and, uh, us. (Beached Miami in August!) Another online pub dedicated to the overlooked — and often overly impressive — ways of living life in South Florida is…
The Recess Music Festival has been axed is in danger of being axed by its host venue, Fort Lauderdale’s Xtreme Indoor Karting, only a day before its scheduled launch. Update: Or has it just been postponed? Everything seemed to be in order for the eight-hour “Electronic Music Festival” featuring four…
We’ve already spent a good amount of time discussing the stars descending upon South Florida for the local filming of Rock of Ages at the downtown Fort Lauderdale rock club Revolution. A handful of quality shots of the cast like this one of Russell Brand and Alec Baldwin (courtesy of…
The club might not be able to handle Flo Rida, but he can’t handle the roads of South Beach. According to Riptide, the rapper is spending some time in Dade County jail today following an early morning DUI arrest on South Beach, police says.Aside from what will probably be a…
English hard-rock act Def Leppard has turned out to be equally durable and prophetic. “It’s better to burn out than to fade away” was all fine and good for a 6-year-old band to proclaim on “Rock of Ages,” but nearly three decades have since passed. At the time, lead guitarist…
In the latest New Times Broward-Palm Beach print music section: Def Leppard’s Phil Collen was game to answer questions about strippers, his marriage, his lullaby CD, and a few things actually related to his band’s upcoming tour with Heart. Read our conversation here.Very unfortunate, sad news regarding Elwood’s Dixie BBQ…
It was already apparent that alt rock hero Steven Malkmus was going to get bloggers’ fingers waggling when he decided to team with Beck Hansen for a new solo album, Mirror Traffic. But, the timing of “Senator,” the first MP3 from the collection, is wildly appropriate given the recent Twitter-gressions…
It’s tough not to get a mental picture of Terius Nash — known primarily as R&B genius The-Dream, and Christina Milian’s ex-husband — propping his riding boots up on the ottoman in a luxurious, sandalwood-scented basement somewhere while listening to Prince’s Dirty Mind on repeat. Especially when you listen to…
There will be beer! There will be barbecue! There will be Southern-fried rock!New Times has teamed up with Seminole Paradise Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood to present the inaugural Rock N’ Roll Beer-B-Que on July 3.The first band confirmed for the all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink event is Virginia roots rockers…
Gavin Rossdale’s stony gaze is heading back to television for a villainous run on Miami-based Burn Notice’s fifth season, which begins June 23. Admittedly the first thing that came to mind was Michael Weston’s sidekick Sam (Bruce Campbell) doing a lounge cover of “Everything Zen” in the style of his…
Well, well. Sasha Fierce, aka Beyonce’s “more sensual, more aggressive, more outspoken side,” is up in the building on “Party.” With OutKast’s notoriously hermetic Andre 3000 providing a guest verse, this is going to gangbusters, right? Right?! Actually, this mid-tempo banger loaded with mid-’80s synth and a creeping Slick Rick…
Those among us with a penchant for high seas partying and hard-hitting bleeps and thuds had to be invigorated by the Holy Ship! initial lineup offering last week. On January 6, 2012, Port Everglades will be overflowing with 2,500 cruisers eager to experience a weekend getaway to a private island…
Sean Kingston’s camp released heart-warming news today. The “Fire Burning” singer is back on his feet today, according to his rep. This comes following the scary reports of Kingston’s Jet-Skiing accident over Memorial Day weekend near Palm Island. Following a daring boat rescue by a Coast Guard member and a…
