There’s nothing like a little clown love to revive a rap career. Especially when the chips are down, there’s nothing the Insane Clown Posse’s army of fans, known as “juggalos,” love more than an underdog — even when casual fans turn away. Long after “Gangsta’s Paradise” and years of flopping…
The 44-year-old U.K. spinner John Digweed now enjoys a spot in the pantheon of demigod DJs who reached superstar status in the ’90s and still reap benefits. Where fellow greats from that era like Paul Oakenfold and Tiësto are more or less synonymous with trance, Digweed is synonymous with progressive…
Danish psychobilly act Nekromantix represents one of the biggest booking coups yet for the greaser-cool Monterey Club. It’s a band long-running and beloved enough to usually command performances at area venues like Culture Room, and this will doubtless be packed full of pompadoured, eyelinered denizens clamoring for coffin rock. At…
The second-annual Bruise Cruise is about to get a whole lot more Fucked Up. And we’re not just talking about a hot tub overflowing with mai tais and Speedos made of jelly beans during a four-day indie-rock adventure from Miami to the Bahamas.The stacked lineup now boasts promise of the…
When Debbie Gibson’s debut album, Out of the Blue, dropped in the early fall of 1987 I was already primed by a summer spent watching American music television and the inevitable crush on young Deborah was so well formed that when I saw the cassette at the record store at…
There must be something Jack White knows about Insane Clown Posse that we don’t. Generally, we stand behind all of his acquisitions, collaborations and kitschy innovations. But, when we got a press release stating that White was going to produce a seven inch single of ICP rapping over Mozart’s lost…
No, Style Wars 2 is not subtitled “Electric Boogaloo,” but it is true that the long-awaited sequel to the PBS documentary by Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant Style Wars is on its way. Debuting nearly 30 years ago, the film covered the infancy of hip-hop, graffiti, break dancing, and other…
Breaking: Langerado 2011 has been canceled.Yesterday, revived South Florida music festival Langerado announced the final 15 bands for its Last Band Standing competition. In conjunction with indie MP3 sharing site PureVolume, the band bout pitted 159 upstart acts against each other for an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform alongside festival headliners…
The eternal soul of Van Morrison meets us like an old friend each time we drop the needle on such classic albums as Astral Weeks or Moondance. Those works embody mysterious, penetrating beauty that we listeners grow to appreciate more and more as we go through life, realizing their depth…
Maroon 5 With Train and Matt NathansonCruzan Ampitheatre, West Palm BeachTuesday, August 30, 2011Check out a slideshow from the concert here.Better Than: Seeing boy bands of the ’90s.Almost exactly one year ago, Maroon 5 performed at Bayfront Park Amphitheater during its 2010 North American tour. The acoustics were off, and…
You already know that we enjoy “Miranda” by Surfer Blood. But up until this point, the evidence was strictly live performances and completely tangential associations with actress/director/artist Miranda July (at right). Sidenote: We know that July likes music — and possibly would even dig this song — because she put…
If you like annoying feedback, keep reading. Scottish masters of aloofness the Jesus and Mary Chain will re-release each of its six studio full-lengths. Demon Music Group, it seems, is moving alongside U.K. compatriots Rhino Records’ release of The Smiths discography. Unlike Rhino, Demon will be releasing each as a…
Guns N Roses are coming to South Florida at the end of October. UPDATE: PRESALE INFO IS AFTER THE JUMP.They were the biggest, baddest band of the late ’80s, and despite Axl Rose’s biker shorts and baseball catcher fetish, the GNR of that era is one of the best live…
Public saturation of Lil Wayne’s fourth album in his Tha Carter series is still on high, it could sell somewhere between 700,000 and 850,000 copies in its first week of availability, but it’s already figuring to be something a lot of folks want to completely forget about a disc loaded…
Sometimes pure joy comes out of the strangest places. In this case, we’re talking about interviewer Jose Flores’ conversation with Puddle of Mudd guitarist Paul Phillips. Today marks the release of the postgrunge band’s covers album, Re:(disc)overed, and also the release of Flores’ print profile of the band ahead of…
With clear, relentless devotion, Chick Corea has been creating music for more than half a century. His journey has landed him in bands with such greats as Miles Davis, Herbie Mann, and Chaka Khan, and his own vision has moved him to put together more ensembles than most musicians have…
Things didn’t look good for Thursday’s Identity Festival date at Miami’s Bayfront Park as soon as the threats of Hurricane Irene started rolling in early last week. The roving Skullcandy-supported electronic music festival featuring a wealth of DJs and electronic music acts, was postponed, but there was still a glimmer…
A song like Flo Rida’s “Good Feeling” would’ve been better suited for release about two months ago. But perhaps he has some sort of home state pact with Pitbull, and just just as we’re starting to tire of “Give Me Everything,” this feisty Etta James-studded club jam as a shot…
A night on Fort Lauderdale’s Bus Loop is like casual sex, you get in, sweat your ass off, and get off as quickly as possible.Although the event officially started around 6 p.m., I decided it was best to wait until the sun went down to get the party started. I…
Word travels fast. At the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards last night, all of America was introduced to Beyoncé’s lovely baby bump. If we know anything about Mrs. Knowles-Carter and the father to be, their baby is destined for greatness, privileges and ballerdom. In about four months, Jayoncé will emerge…
For those who aren’t ready to let the weekend end just yet, the Snooze Theatre in Lake Park promises an evening of woozy bliss tonight. At the top of the evening’s agenda is Holiday Shores, a Tallahassee outfit quite comfortable brightening the corners of its pop-oriented songs with off-kilter keyboard…
Respectable Street’s 24th-Anniversary Block PartyWith John Ralston, Guy Harvey, In Boxes, Gun Hoes, the Band in Heaven, Krisp, Dick Knuckle, Lavola, Ordinary Boys, & more500 block of Clematis Street, West Palm BeachSaturday, August 27, 2011View a slide show from the night here.Better than: Cleaning up a post-Hurricane Irene mess.A party…
