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White Denim on Prog Rock, Pottery, and Their Favorite Letter

White Denim's D provides a lot to chew on but is easy to digest. Released in May by Downtown Records, the fourth LP from the Austin quartet gleefully cribs inspiration from all over the place, throwing bits and pieces of progressive rock, garage rock, Afropop, and other genres together into...
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Allen West: Obama’s Delay of Keystone XL Pipeline is “Pathetic”

Rep. Allen West isn't too happy about the State Department's decision -- or as West says, "Campaigner-in-Chief" Obama's decision -- to delay the Keystone XL Pipeline project, which means it's time for another rhetoric-loaded statement from the congressman.According to the State Department, a more thorough analysis of some of the...
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Our Protoman Protopedia; Record-Release Party Saturday

One of the great challenges and pleasures of covering South Florida music for New Times is getting to know an artist well enough that he will trust you to write about him with more depth than just what he does in the studio and onstage. Fort Lauderdale rapper Protoman, AKA...
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Delta Spirit’s Matthew Vasquez: We Rediscovered Depeche Mode

It's mid morning in America's heartland, and once again, Delta Spirit is on yet another endless highway, this one midway between Dallas and Houston, Texas. No matter, though; they've spent the better part of the last two years spreading their nuanced country-tinged rock, and they couldn't be more pleased. "In...
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Grilled Cheese Pizza: A Cheesy Trend?

Grilled cheese pizza was the winner of the Pizza Inn's in-house contest across the chain to come up with new types of pizza for its national menu.  Though a variant abomination is portrayed on This Is Why You're Fat  -- with quarters jutting from a single crust -- the Pizza...
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Miami Book Fair 2011: The Year’s Hottest Authors Are in Town

In a few days, South Florida takes off its dunce cap, trades its oversized reflector shades for a pair of sturdy bifocals, and flees the thumping club beats for the quietest stall at the library. It's that great time of year when the Miami Book Fair brings the world's literary...
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Complaining on Yelp Is Like Breaking Up on Twitter

​At a packed bar that opened recently, eight bartenders cleared glasses, delivered checks, scanned the room, and chatted with customers. Half the customers had full beers. A handful waited next to empties. Among a crowd of maybe 50 people, I counted fewer than five menus. I was starving at 9 p.m.,...
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Fort Lauderdale’s Top Ten Local Restaurant Stories of the Summer

This past summer-between May 31st and yesterday- the area's readers have been more interested in the opening of burger joints-or really, just about any joint- than porn filmed at a pizzeria. Read on for the season's most read local restaurant news of the summer. The results may surprise you...
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Rick Scott Pleads Ignorance About Felon Voting Rights

Here's a fun way to defend a racist restriction on voting rights: First, claim the new rule is colorblind. Then, when black legislators get angry, plead ignorance. Say you had no idea the rule was draconian compared to policies in most of the country.This is Gov. Rick Scott's strategy when...
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Backstage in South Florida: Best Interviews of 2011, Part Two

Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights and updates relating to South Florida's musical environs. This week, cool conversation, part two. In our last Backstage in South Florida column, I reflected on some of the more notable interviews I conducted over the past 12 months. As...
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KISS Kruise: Pajama Party and a Full Moon

Our complete Kiss Kruise coverage is here.The KISS Kruise pajama party late Thursday evening was feisty. First of all, it turned out to be more like a sleepwear slugfest. With only 500 sets of pink, black, or white fleecy goodness available to many more KISS fans, the lines set up...