Raped Ape In Ape We Trust Demo (Self-released) www.rapedape.net Ahh! Sunny, breezy and beachy Palm Beach recalls the idylls of the upper crust and yachting. But like all objects of beauty, there is a darker and more sinister side lurking beneath. Look at all the times Dayle Hinman got called…
This is a serious question, actually. The Detroit News dropped quite a bombshell earlier today following the arrest of alleged Miami Companions madam Laurie Carr. According to a 2007 e-mail to TV execs, one of Carr’s clients was “a lead singer of one of the most successful modern rock bands…
Rap music fuses street slang with a heavy hip-hop beat, but the lyrical nuances are often too nuanced for our painfully Caucasian brain to decode. We grew up in the era of Biggie, Snoop, and Puff Daddy — is he going by a different name now? — and you’d think…
The Back PocketsWith Weird Wives, the Dewars, and the Band in HeavenPropaganda, Lake WorthWednesday, January 5, 2010Countless locals who couldn’t wait until the weekend to play in oncoming traffic were in attendance for a befuddling Wednesday night at Propaganda. Not to say that any of this was unexpected…
The only place to see New York neo-disco act Hercules and Love Affair’s new video is the online pages of a newspaper. But just before we get to that, let’s briefly extol the virtues of “My House,” a retro clip that reminds us that puffy clothing is great for movement…
Just in case yesterday’s nudge to read about Millionyoung’s emergent synth-rock artistry wasn’t enough, we’re back and just handing you this informative piece of writing from this week’s print edition. It was more than a little bit pleasant to see that I Guess I’m Floating posted up the title track…
Nostalgia is a tricky word.” Mike Diaz takes a long pause and surveys his surroundings. It’s an unseasonably warm, cloudless day in late November, and we’re seated on a park bench at the edge of a small pond in Coral Springs. In this neighborhood, Diaz and former and now-once-again bandmate…
The Grateful Dead effectively ended with Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995, but a handful of projects carry on the celebrated jam band’s je ne sais quoi. One such act is the Rhythm Devils, run by drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. Decades ago, the duo used portions of Dead concerts…
More than a decade before Weezer’s “Blue Album” toasted undone sweaters, surfboards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents’ highly influential debut was well-known for its cerulean cover. Springing up from the ashes of Agent Orange and Social Distortion during the affectionately turbulent days of the Southern California hardcore scene in the…
Buffalo, New York, is kind of a weird scene. It’s given us both hardcore hellions Polar Bear Club and pop-punk pansies Cute Is What We Aim For. However, Lemuria doesn’t fall into either category. The trio — led by vocalist/guitarist Sheena Ozzella and vocalist/drummer Alex Kerns — combines a host…
Cast as the band providing entertainment for the common-class passengers in the film Titanic, Gaelic Storm made its public bow well before a formal recording. The exposure served the band well and established its credentials — a good thing, since Gaelic Storm hails from Santa Monica and not the old…
At the end of the ’60s, Tommy James’ stock was on the rise. Early entries like “I Think We’re Alone Now” and “Mony Mony” helped assure the Shondells their Top 40 appeal, but “Crimson and Clover” and “Crystal Blue Persuasion” found them fusing their commercial instincts with headier aspirations and…
Already apparent that Destroyer’s new album Kaputt is a stylistic piece of subversion. Having listened in a legal fashion, I can confirm its release later this month should be marked with many long-time fans of the Vancouver band calling for frontman Dan Bejar’s curly tressed head. For this listener, the…
Hard Mix is doing its part to officially change the city of Greenville, South Carolina, to “Chillville.” And while this might take more than sculpting mellow, soulful artifacts and blasting them on the city streets, we can’t blame him for trying. His original “Alright” does plenty to regulate the heart…
New Times Broward-Palm Beach has been a fan of Millionyoung even longer than I’ve been at this paper. It’s not difficult to grasp why a kind, introspective fellow like Mike Diaz, the electronic music mastermind behind it all, would be an easy target for adoration. One of the most fascinating…
Although we’re slowly easing our way into 2011, we’ve only come a short way since last week musically. Well, you didn’t expect Ke$ha and Flo Rida off the map just yet, did you? The super-stat-oriented folks at RunHundred.com have revealed their Top 10 Workout Songs of 2010 that have taken…
It’s not unexpected but still somewhat ironic that Gerry Rafferty, who died of liver failure this past Tuesday, should be remembered mainly for one song — “Baker Street” — rather than a long and consistent career that stretches back nearly 45 years. Granted, that particular song was a massive hit…
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: The curse of Key West. Key West is a throwback to simpler times, its unique attitude and free-spirited populace offering a modest equivalent of New…
For $3 million in hard-earned corporate money, you better throw a hell of a party, and Rick Scott’s inauguration bash this week turned out to be the most extravagant in recent history. Event planners said it would bring $4.5 million in economic activity to the Tallahassee area, boosting jobs and…
The Justin Bieber fever — nay, epidemic — has infected the cover of Vanity Fair. In a look that recalls Mad Men and the bubblegum pop era, this portrait of the young singer should rival VF’s typical “reporting rigor” found in Lady Gaga’s cover spread from the fall. We kid…
Plenty of excitement that Cee Lo Green will get a televised reward for his masterful The Ladykiller album in the form of a musical performance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Until the Georgia Power tour with Big Boi starts circulating, this is how we’ll get to see the Goodie Mob…
Forget everything you think you know about the banjo. It’s a new year, so it’s as good a time as any to let the Atlanta alt-folk troupe the Back Pockets teach you something new about the instrument’s possibilities. Over the course of the lovingly crafted Blissters N Basements album, the…
