Over the past few months, Hallandale Beach City Commissioner Keith London has been in touch with New Times to express his concern about the number and frequency of police and fire department responses involving the personal activities of Mayor Joy Cooper and her family.We have obtained a number of police...
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The MaineWith Augustana, Austin Gibbs and HugoRevolution, Fort LauderdaleWednesday, May 18, 2011Better than: Watching the aged and out-of-sync Backstreet Boys attempt a clumsy comeback.The Maine's headlining show at Revolution last night was indicative of how much their fame has grown. The young Tempe, Arizona, act blazed onto the scene almost four...
According to the Emerald Isle's Central Statistics Office, the average Irish male can expect to prowl around planet Earth for about 76 years, 9 months, and 18 days. Do you know what that means? It means that U2, as a band, is totally middle-aged. (Formed in 1976, the bombastic arena-rock...
Bonnie "Prince" Billy Radio-Active Records, Fort LauderdaleMonday, May 30, 2011We are not exaggerating when we say you could literally hear a pin drop when we arrived at Radio-Active Records shortly after 7 p.m. last night. That was just in time to catch a clean-shaven Will Oldham -- AKA Bonnie "Prince" Billy...
Indeed, as the old axiom goes, “There is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert.” There are lots of recordings of those special nights when Garcia and company channeled the mysterious cosmos of the Grateful Dead experience to the swirling delight of the colorful, crowd portion — the Deadheads. For the...
Early Sunday morning, the South Florida live music scene suffered a major loss after the tragic and untimely death of promoter/drummer Jimmy Pagano. Around 3:30 a.m., a fight broke out at Fishtales Bar & Grill in Fort Lauderdale when a customer got into an argument over his bill. Pagano stepped...
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Exciting! Apparently Nicki Minaj has a better attitude about being a support act for Britney Spears than the ego-tripping Enrique Iglesias. Having recently witnessed the live muscle of Minaj as one of the titillating highlights of Lil Wayne's I Am Still Music Tour stop last week, this pairing promises spectacle...
Nariz sat at a table inside the Dunkin' Donuts on Alton Road at 16th Street in Miami Beach. It was late afternoon this past May 12 as the fidgety, 33-year-old Colombian waited for his new associate, a man we'll call "Rata," to show up. Nariz rubbed his bearded cleft chin...
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,...
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For sentimental and professional reasons, the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop poll of rock critics (who may or may not be able to name every member of New Edition from memory) is a personal favorite. Anyone who is surprised that Kanye West was a dominant force in said poll...
Those paying close attention to the upcoming concert listings at Revolution, Fort Lauderdale's sizable downtown rock venue, will certainly notice a sizable gap in programming for June. After May 28's Face to Face show, nothing follows on the calendar until a Dirty South DJ gig on July 1. This is...
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In America, one hopes, one must at least attempt to commit a crime before being punished for it. Not so if you happen to be Pastor Terry Jones, the irretrievably stupid Floridian preacher and Muslim-baiter. Last week found Jones in Dearborn, Michigan, preparing to protest the country's largest mosque. Before...
Axe and the Oak epitomize an aesthetic all their own: twangy in sound, dapper in dress, pure in pursuit. Their debut EP was long-awaited and toiled over till perfection. Then two picks from its six-song track list -- "Vampire" and "Dancing on the Grave" -- were released on a limited-edition...
Entire foodie messageboards are dedicated to them. Cholesterol meds are developed to counteract them. And if you want to start a fight, ask any South Floridian where to find the best one. I'm talking about juicy, delicious, American burgers. A host of local burgers stand out from the pack: the...
The lady to your left is Jill Mary Duggan. I'm including her middle name so subsequent Google searches of "Jill (No Middle Name) Duggan" don't snag upon this story, which will reveal that Duggan has just been arrested on a charge of DUI in Palm Beach County.And why does that...
"I've seen the mountaintop!" shouted a woman blowing a whistle and marching in combat-style boots down Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach. "We shall overcome Rick Scott's tyranny!" added a man who followed closely behind, limping a little. At least 50 members of the disgruntled masses gathered outside the Palm...
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Whaddayaknow. Maybe the American people know what they're doing.On last night's Idol elimination episode, Haley Reinhart, Stefano Langone, and Paul McDonald found themselves in the bottom three. I wrote yesterday that Paul deserved to go, because he's never used his little wisp of a voice with sufficient intelligence or verve...
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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A few weeks ago, celebrated promoter and drummer Jimmy Pagano died trying to break up a violent brawl at Fishtales Bar & Grill in Fort Lauderdale. Since then, the local jam scene has ached for its fallen brother. For decades, Pagano used his winning personality, motivating words, and constant smile...