For the second week running, NBC’s Parks & Recreation has massaged music dorks’ heartstrings. Although the Neutral Milk Hotel gag was a good one, last night’s season finale episode decided to top Elton John & Bernie Taupin’s song for Marilyn Monroe that was later updated and expanded to honor Princess…
It’s no secret that craft beer holds a special spot in our hearts over here at the New Times office. As any good journalist worth their weight in malt and hops, we are always on the prowl for any old excuse to hoist a cold micro-brewed beverage. So when news…
Girl Talk With Max Tundra Fillmore Miami, Miami Beach Thursday, May 19, 2011 Click here to see a slideshow of the Girl Talk show courtesy of Miami New Times.Better than: Expected. By a lot. The idea of Girl Talk at the Fillmore Miami doesn’t seem to work. As a performer…
Tonight, Respectable Street revives the spirit of good ol’ sleaze-rock with a performance by Sunset Strip staple Faster Pussycat. It’s been almost 20 years since the group’s last charting album — that was 1992’s Whipped!, so no, contrary to legend, Nirvana did not instantly kill the L.A. scene dead. Still,…
Throughout the past year, Fort Lauderdale-based reggae rock act Bushwood has taken over dive bars and boat docks from Delray Beach all the way down to the Keys. Band breaks and experimentation with acoustic performances used to make the Bushwood experience more like an after-work gig, but more recently, the…
Minor quibble that Cee Lo Green’s reminder of the general loveliness ahead for today came so late in the afternoon, but otherwise hearing him open up his pipes on the Bill Withers classic “Lovely Day” is on point.The clip comes from the Gnarls Barkley/Goodie Mob vocalist’s ever-approaching special, Vh1 Storytellers:…
Apparently the producers of the new Tom Cruise/Russell Brand flick Rock of Ages had a little trouble figuring out how to turn South Florida into the iconic scenery of Los Angeles.Their solution was to put a “Hollywood” sign on a landfill. Yes, a landfill…
We’ve been following developments involving area jam hero Jimmy Pagano since his tragic death one month ago. Now we want to hear from the countless friends, followers, and fans who have lifetimes worth of memories to share regarding the fallen drummer.As his June 5 Memorial Tribute at America’s Backyard approaches,…
The MaineWith Augustana, Austin Gibbs and HugoRevolution, Fort LauderdaleWednesday, May 18, 2011Better than: Watching the aged and out-of-sync Backstreet Boys attempt a clumsy comeback.The Maine’s headlining show at Revolution last night was indicative of how much their fame has grown. The young Tempe, Arizona, act blazed onto the scene almost four…
Fans taken in first by Toronto duo Parallels’ sweet take on retro synth-pop might be surprised at the band’s musical pedigree. Most of the original songs, in fact, were written while founder/drummer/composer Cameron Findlay was touring with electro-noise terrorists Crystal Castles. As a kid raised on punk rock, Findlay fit…
Crocodiles’ transition from a posthardcore past is complete. The San Diego duo of Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell still had a bit of the brute force of their old outfits, the Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower and Some Girls, bottled up their first record, 2009’s Summer of Hate…
No one’s accusing Deftones of resting on their laurels, even though the band certainly deserves a little R&R. It’s been a whopping 23 years since the sextet formed in Sacramento. And nearly all of those since the band’s debut album, 1995’s Adrenaline, have been spent doggedly on the road. Each…
Fun, highly bloggable fact: One-half of Parallels, Cameron Findlay, was originally the drummer for electronic-noise terrorists Crystal Castles. On the road with that act, though, when Findlay wasn’t providing skittering blast beats, he was busily writing more-melodic material. The resulting frosty, New Romantic-style dance-floor anthems were meant for a solo…
At the height of the ’90s ska craze, the scene’s fans embroiled themselves deep in an internal battle: the so-called “traditional ska” faction versus the ska-punk crossover aficionados. A decade later, that genre-rule bean counting seems laughable. There aren’t too many groups other than the Slackers holding it down for…
Despite trials and tribulations and times in and out of the public eye, the pioneering West Coast rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony technically has never broken up. This year marked its 20th as an intact quintet — until some unexpected turmoil hit. Late last year, Bone Thugs successfully toured the country…
Have you ever slipped into a pair of wet jeans, popped a pill, shared drinks with a stranger, rubbed private parts with 4,000 people, and danced so hard that you blacked out before waking up for another night of the exact same thing? If not, get ready for your first…
The uncontested loser of Wednesday’s American Idol was Beyonce, who debuted the video to a single entitled “Run The World (Girls)” which has no melody, chorus, or hook. It is the closest thing to atonality I’ve ever heard in a pop single, and it’s going to impact the charts about…
California punk rock and higher education do go hand in hand. Hermosa Beach’s the Decendents named one of the most important punk records of the ’80s, Milo Goes To College, after its frontman Milo Aukerman’s departure from the band to study biology at UCSD. Hailing from Huntington Beach, the Offspring’s…
Need a band for your special event? Might we recommend ANR (Awesome New Republic). As is apparent in the sparkling new clip for the title track off Stay Kids (streaming in full right here), Michael-John Hancock and Brian Robertson take entertaining the youngs seriously. Directed by Jorge Rubiera (Animal Tropical/Plains),…
My Chemical RomanceWith the Architects and Circa SurviveTuesday, May 17, 2011Revolution, Fort LauderdaleClick here to see a slideshow from the My Chemical Romance show.My Chemical Romance may have long ago graduated to the arena and mega-festival circuit, but the band did get its start in the punk scene. So mid-size…
Nick Cave will not abide by your inane rules of decency. If his satanic cartoon doppelganger wants to suck on one of several large breasts located in the bottom of a gigantic stomach, there’s absolutely nothing that’s going to stop him.Backed by the sinister-as-ever “Mickey Mouse & the Goodbye Man,”…
This week’s music section is daring you to match its intensity. Top of the heap is Girl Talk, who is taking over Fillmore Miami for two evenings of sweaty dancing and squirming. Sean Pajot got in Gregg Gillis’ ear to discuss how there really is a science to these frenzy-inducing…
