Poster from Tony Curtis’ 1961 film “The Great Impostor”Watch enough of the Turner Classic Movies network and it’ll quickly seem like Tony Curtis is one of your best pals. He starred in plenty of classics — and it’s pretty clear that they are considered as such because of his wit,…
Cavity Drowning (Bacteria Sour) bacteriasour.com Cavity reigned with doom and sludge at a time (the ’90s) when we all needed a firm kick to the balls. What you’ve heard is true. They started off as Crawl and did an ENTIRE tour in which nary a note was performed! It was…
Being misunderstood is a career hazard when your career involves being the frontman and principal songwriter for LCD Soundsystem. But even James Murphy seemed taken aback when, a week after the internet debut of “Drunk Girls” — the first single off his band’s third and supposedly final LP, This Is…
Remember that adage about how it’s hard to miss someone if they won’t stay away? In the case of Crosby, Stills and Nash, that saying still applies, but in a good way. Dominant more than 40 years ago as an early “super” group and originators of the West Coast folk-rock…
The early recordings of singer-songwriter Dar Williams transport the listener to a New England coffeehouse — the setting in which her songs came to life in the early ’90s. The topical narratives’ insights make every word essential. Over the course of Williams’ career since then, a flower garden has grown…
Critical condemnation and popular adulation go alarmingly hand-in-hand in the world of rock music. Often, the same qualities lead those opposing camps to their positions, and such is certainly the case for ’70s and ’80s progressive rock stalwart Rush. Fond of science fiction and Ayn Rand, the group often worked…
Michigan crooner/producer Mayer Hawthorne got in R&B and soul fans’ good graces a couple of years ago with “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out,” a throwback slice of heartbreak off his debut, A Strange Arrangement. Choosy hip-hop imprint Stones Throw pairs well with a guy who isolates smoky cool from R&B…
Last year was especially good for classic metal in South Florida, as all of the big four — Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Metallica — made it to the area for headlining shows, and Slayer played a brain-blasting set at the Mayhem Festival. Now we get blasted again courtesy…
Yeasayer frontman Chris Keating’s tongue-in-cheek claim that the band’s sophomore release, Odd Blood, was designed to “sonically challenge Rihanna in the clubs” might be overly ambitious, but it’s a good description of the band’s departure from its earlier work. The Brooklyn-based trio’s critically acclaimed 2008 debut, All Hour Cymbals, melded…
Bob Dylan’s groundbreaking blend of folk, rock, and blues is like an effervescent newborn to some and a crusty uncle to others, but it’s hard not to acknowledge that his songs are part of the extended family that is popular music. In his five-decade career, Dylan has done nothing short…
Enter Shikari does a fairly good job of mixing the unmixable — metal and electronic with a twist of posthardcore. What do these fine British lads mean by the entrance of Shikari? It means “hunter” in the nuances of Punjabi, Hindi, Nepali, Urdu, and Bengali. With some positive vibes stemming…
Plenty of Electric Six’s converted would follow these well-dressed freaks and their amped anthems of social and romantic chaos to the end of the Earth, but not everyone’s that committed. Folks familiar with this Detroit outfit slot nicely into three distinct groups: casual fans with a couple of dance floor…
MySpace.comBrooklyn shoegaze pummel-masters a Place to Bury Strangers have been confirmed for Respectable Street’s annual Halloween extravaganza, Moonfest 2010. If the name isn’t already a pretty convincing vote of confidence for the October 30 event, County Grind can testify from a past ear-smashing that the trio plays loud and sinister…
Although the threat of Tropical Storm Nicole in South Florida has diminished significantly for tonight, Boca Raton’s Bar 303 played it safe and rescheduled its Battle of the Bands event for October 23. Not to play favorites, but Glimpses of the South Florida Scene alum Lavola is one of the…
My Chemical Romance’s “Na Na Na” has some actual lyrics too.My Chemical Romance’s “Na Na Na” is the best sort of trend-hopping piece of art. Not only does the video run with the “karaoke as story line” concept that Cee-Lo’s “Fuck You” used so successfully but the song itself follows…
To everyone crying over Kiss not getting into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” — yep, those are scare quotes — the institution and its yearly nominations, which omitted the “Detroit Rock City” act this year, are both bullshit. The only people who deserve a spot in there are…
Da Big Kahuna17th S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Ste. 380Call 954-530-4867, or visit here.I was seated at the palapa bar inside the expansive, open-air Da Big Kahuna, amid beautiful ocean-themed murals, varying sized tikis (shipped from Hawaii), and red and yellow lanterns. Pockets of people dined on authentic…
“Forty-eight hours till the Wailers will be there in Fort Lauderdale! Tell the people to get ready to sing all the hits… ‘One Love,’ ‘No Woman, No Cry.’ Jah Rastafari!” You heard the man. That’s Aston “Family Man” Barrett announcing that the Wailers will be playing Revolution in Fort Lauderdale…
Six Swans a-slaying.In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.Following the onslaught of Nick Cave’s second Grinderman album last week would be nearly impossible for any band other than…
SpookyKids.netOn April 28, 1990, a 4-month-old band called Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids (they were never separate entities) played its first live show at Churchill’s Pub. In the next few years, the band would, in an act of practicality, drop the Spooky Kids suffix, get signed to a major…
Facebook.comThat person in the back could be you!It’s unlikely that Craigslist’s recent removal of the “Adult Section” will affect West Palm Beach indie rockers the Clementines’ quest for a permanent drummer. Still, the “Glimpses of the South Florida Scene” alums have some catchy tunes that are near and dear to…
Photo by Pamela CoreyEven if easy target John Mayer has gone into hiding after the Cavs/Heat Jerseygate, there’s still flower-child acoustic guru Jason Mraz to kick around. The singer/songwriter has not only landed several daft hits on Billboard charts over the years but he regularly updates a blog called Freshness…
