X-Ray Spex Singer Poly Styrene Dies at 53
The X-Ray Spex former frontwoman was one of the first female punk icons, and her unconventional style was highly influential. …
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Showing 7855 - 7876 of 19971Download: Two Hours of Astrea Corporation Outtakes
It is now high time to get caught up on the major and minor works of South Florida beat conductors Astrea Corporation. The duo of Mike and Carly Astrea (their earthling names are Michael Bachman and Carly Garrett) opened up their vault of demos and outtakes last week to unveil…
Stream: Beastie Boys’ Hot Sauce Committee Part Two Via Big Boombox
On Friday morning, people on the Beastie Boys’ email list received a cryptic email, the subject line read “MSN MSG” and the body of the email only contained “This Sat, 10:35 am EST — Just listen, listen, listen to the beat box” with a link to their website. Did it…
New Times Hosting SW 3rd Ave Music Festival Stage at Green Room May 6
Downtown Fort Lauderdale rock outpost Revolution and nearby watering hole Poorhouse have teamed with New Times Broward-Palm Beach for a night of music unlike any other in the county — the SW 3rd Ave Music Festival on Friday, May 6. Talk about an event that’ll be easy to locate.Downtown Fort…
Live: Charlie Sheen at BankAtlantic Center, April 23
Charlie SheenBankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Saturday, April 23, 2011 Better than: Six weeks in rehab.Charlie Sheen and his band of merry delusions came to South Florida this weekend, leaving in his wake an aura of befuddlement and confusion. He played most of his hits (saying the words Warlock and tiger blood…
Video: The Shrubs’ “Zombie Chicks” Features Actual Zombies
Our good friends over at Livid Records, America’s fastest-growing and nicest indie record label, recently released a video for South Florida’s razor-sharp punks the Shrubs. Now, I’m a little bit confused. I thought the Shrubs were fucking dead, or at least that’s the name of the one EP they left…
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Stifler From “American Pie” Was Inspired by Fort Lauderdale Man Now Charged in Fishtales Murder
Stifler, the oversexed and foul-mouthed jock from the American Pie movies, was partly based on the man police say stabbed to death a local drummer during a bar fight at Fishtales. Update: here’s Krebs’ booking photo. Brian Krebs, who is in jail awaiting charges on first-degree murder and four counts…
Idol Elimination Recap: See You in the Supermarket, Stefano
Yesterday, I wrongly predicted that Scotty McCreery, Jacob Lusk, and Stefano Langone would find themselves in Idol’s bottom three last night. In fact, it was Lusk, Langone, and Haley Reinhart. But I correctly predicted Langone would be the one sent packing. I’m seldom so pleased to have been right.See ya,…
Video: WSVN Anchor’s “Soup Girl” Inspires Canned Laughs
Taking a page from the Ark Music Factory’s playbook for Rebecca Black, Fox WSVN-TV (Channel 7)’s Deco Drive host Louis Aguirre has crafted a truly horrible song and filmed an equally lame music video to accompany it. The heavily Auto-Tuned “Soup Girl” is awash in lyrical clunkers like “Time to…
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Collide Factory Was Evicted After Rent Dispute
Just a week ago, Fort Lauderdale art and music space the Collide Factory shuttered its doors in FAT Village for good. Not a happy moment for local artists, and especially Collide Brand Partners’ Travis Webster.A bit of the Collide Factory’s downfall is detailed in Stefan Kamph’s cover story encircling FAT…
Luke Campbell’s Mayoral Campaign Endorsed by Rap Journalist Community
On a certain level, it’s no shock that people who enjoy chasing the fascinating personalities within the hip-hop community would prop up 2 Live Crew’s Luke Campbell in his chase for the Miami mayor seat. The guy knows how to generate a sound bite, and he’s not afraid to talk…
Ten Covers of Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy,” Including The Voice‘s Version
An all-star “Crazy” rendition is definitely not the first time Cee Lo has benevolently shared his superior songs with other vocalists — you’re welcome, Gwyneth — but a wise way to promote his new talent show, The Voice. Who knows, we might even watch it.The infectious Gnarls Barkley hit could…
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Steve Aoki Returns to Club Cinema May 11
The almost unfathomably popular club DJ Steve Aoki makes his way back to South Florida in May. Although he was last here as part of the Dancegiving Music Festival in late November, nothing could be quite as focused and massive as his last trip to Club Cinema in Pompano for…
Idol Recap: In Which We Learn What’s Really Important. (High Notes!)
There’s a reason singing isn’t an Olympic sport, and here it is: Notes are boring. No matter how high, no matter how low, no matter their vibrato, color, or duration, notes are inert and useless things. If I know this — me, a blogger making 15 cents a day in…
Nick Eberhardt Unveils Can You Feel It at Propaganda Friday
In late March, we reported about the blitzkrieg recording exploits of able West Palm Beach musician Nick Eberhardt. The head of Black Key-ish group the Darklights (and Noble Rocket, previously) embarked on an ambitious solo recording mission with the help of Young Circles’ frontman Jordy Asher and waxed ten solid…
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Download: The Waterford Landing’s In the Heart of Zombie City
Miami’s the Waterford Landing has just given music lovers an amazingly thoughtful gift. The band’s new double album, In the Heart of Zombie City, is up for free download now. Eventually, it will be a double 12-inch gatefold, and this album is too rich, too glorious, and too enthralling to…
Further Seems Forever Reunites for the First Time in Six Years at Propaganda
Enough time has passed since the late-millennial days of hardcore/pop-punk/indie/”emo” (cringe) that, in 2011, there’s a healthy market for nostalgia shows aimed at people in their late 20s and early 30s. It’s easy to have mixed feelings about this. Every generation thinks the music of its teens/early 20s is better…
Rise Against and Bad Religion at Sunset Cove Amphitheater 4/23
Though they’re separated by a couple of band generations, both Rise Against and Bad Religion share one very important trait: Though they’ve both enjoyed as much mainstream success as true punk bands could hope to enjoy, both acts have kept it real. Here’s a locally relevant case in point. Rise…
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Black Veil Brides at Culture Room 4/23
What do you get when you cross Mötley Crüe hair, a Kiss-style penchant for theatrics, a sprinkling of vaguely goth aesthetic trappings, and relentless postmetalcore? Well, it would be something like the Black Veil Brides, a Cincinnati quintet that looks Sunset Strip but still sounds Warped Tour. This particular brand…
Dennis Lambert at Kaye Auditorium 4/22
South Florida may be home to numerous celebs and showbiz stars, but sometimes we overlook others who operated on the other side of the camera — or in the case of Dennis Lambert, the opposite end of the microphone. The Boca Raton resident has written some of the biggest hits…
30 Seconds to Mars at Sunset Cove Amphitheater 4/24
Here’s a fun fact: In December, Jared Leto will turn 40. For those of us who hear his name and still think first of pretty-boy Jordan Catalano, this is a bit of a mindfuck. Even more so, however, when you consider that 15 years after the cancellation of My So-Called…
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Gucci Mane at Revolution 4/24
There’s far more to Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane than just the ice cream cone recently tattooed to his cheek. First of all, don’t neglect the lightning bolts coming out of that ink masterpiece. And, second of all, no one would care so much if the frequently incarcerated mixtape veteran (born…