Kid Sister’s Kiss Kiss Kiss mixtape just dropped, and it drops hard. As Kid Sister whispers sweet nothings into our ear over a sample of Digital Underground’s “Kiss You Back” on the intro of the mixtape, it’s clear that the next 30 minutes are going to be a fun ride…
When Stephen Colbert isn’t bravely looking out for the little guy in the face of big government and entrenched union interests, he’s also now bravely looking out for the average music fan. Not because he likes music or anything, he says, but just because he has a Grammy (scored in…
Combat Wounded Veteran 11 Song 7″ (Suppose… I Break Your Neck Records) combatwoundedveteran.com Combat Wounded Veteran was one of the most influential bands in the short-lived power-violence movement of the ’90s. This seven-inch record, simply titled 11 Song 7″, is just that: a pure testament to the simplicity by which…
For anyone who gawked at that headline and wondered, “where the hell has Cake been for the past six years,” there are some clarifications that come from Christopher Lopez’s interview with trumpet player Vince DiFiore. Apparently, part of the reason there’s been such a lag in new material is that…
West Palm Beach’s Luna Rex is putting its spacy rock on wax. New Times has learned that the four-piece — named after a ghost that inhabits its rehearsal space — has taken its first foray into studio recording. According to the group’s Facebook fan page, the band is putting the…
Former Spice Girl Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham and footballer husband David Beckham just announced they’re expecting their fourth baby the way most stars announce major life moments these days — via Twitter. This will be the fourth baby for the Beckhams who already have sons Brooklyn, Cruz and Romeo. Since…
Getting to see Miami’s synth-fused indie duo Awesome New Republic — or ANR, of late — in Palm Beach County is enough of a delicacy in itself. Supplement that with the draw of a brand-new Discosoma Records seven-inch platter for “Big Problem”/”Dead Gulf” debuting that night, and the evening should…
Following Saturday’s tragic attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ life that claimed the lives of six people and wounded several others in Tucson, Arizona, this has been a time for all people of all stripes to think hard about the implications of words and actions.County Grind is not a political blog,…
Yes, the fab Kylie Minogue is taking North American arenas by storm later this year. Supporting her dynamic Aphrodite, which has yielded several dance anthems suggesting that she’s not prepared to roll over for Robyn and La Roux just yet, Minogue has assembled a string of dates between April 28…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week: Florida foibles… My wife, Alisa, and I recently did our annual road trip up to Eastern Tennessee, and because we chose to travel via I-95, past…
The good things about Kanye West’s and Jay-Z’s initial collaboration from joint album Watch the Throne: It’s futuristic, it can go on your mixtape between “General Patton” (thanks, Rob) and that Mobb Deep song ripping off Thomas Dolby, and there’s this intensity about it different from anything these two guys…
This will never, ever happen, but just imagine if Britney Spears walked up to you in a bar. She’s got her hands twirled through her blond hair, and she’s wearing something risque in your favorite color — yes, that one. After making eye contact, she says in her slightly drawly…
On Friday, we gave some suggestions for five local bands we’d like to see reunite in 2011; we also want to see some national bands from the rest of America get back together. If last year’s Pavement reunion taught us anything, it’s that people will travel for thousands of miles…
Rhythm Devils With Donna the Buffalo Sunday, January 9, 2011 Revolution, Fort Lauderdale Rather than blowing the roof off of Revolution and drumming with primal, psychedelic fury out toward the dark corners of outer space on Sunday night, Mickey Hart and Bill Kruetzmann stuck to playing tunes, giving those who…
The more cynical among us would insist James Blunt’s one-hit-wonder status is a fate well-deserved. A vapid song so pandering and puerile, “You’re Beautiful” was curse enough to those who find soft rock, adult rock, easy pop, and the like an anathema in any of form. Two successive albums found…
It’s probably only a matter of seconds before Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice, makes his hip-hop crossover. Even if he’s not game for a ribald voice-over on Dr. Dre’s long-delayed Detox album, there’s no way the depth-plumbing “You know you love it” tag line from his…
Cake dominated the airwaves in the early part of this decade, churning out hits that became instant classics. The band’s funky, clean sound (self-described as “dinky”) provided the perfect backdrop to frontman John McCrea’s cool-guy speak-sing delivery of endlessly clever, often perplexing lyrics, and then there’s that iconic trumpet. Showroom…
Big Boi has reworked a song that is almost certainly on Michael Vick’s iPod, “General Patton,” to usher in the NFL Playoffs. “Get the South’s dick up out yo mouth” is gone, but the fury remains in this G-rated ode to Wild Card Sunday set to a fine moment from…
When the Pixies got back together in 2004, we didn’t care if it was about the money. For many of us, the band we grew up listening to had broken up before we were old enough to even ask our parents for a ride to see them play. Yeah, they…
The now-defunct South Florida rock adventurers Blond Fuzz graced our pages and blogosphere pretty regularly in the past. But for the new year, the three-piece has reincarnated as a poppy, dream-hazed concoction called Young Circles — possibly as an homage to a notable landmark in Hollywood. By the way, the…
Lady Gaga has made eye contact an acceptable means for social networking. On Thursday, Gaga helped introduce her collaboration with Polaroid, the Grey Label line, at International CES 2011. In addition to a 21st century version of the classic Polaroid instant camera and a wireless printer for mobile phones, Gaga…
Have you ever been curious about the voice of Mars, the sonic feel of Vela Pulsar, or the infinite other songs of outer space? Mickey Hart is. Hart, who spent much of his life exploring the rhythms of fellow Grateful Dead members and other Earthlings, has now ventured out into…
