1. Feature

Hitter Miss

Three little South Florida girls make costly bids to be America's next tennis champ

By Thomas Francis

Published: July 12, 2007

¨What´s the score?¨ is how Vincent Bell greets his cell phone on the afternoon of June 30. The Palm Beach County firefighter is mired in another 24-hour shift, to pay...

2. Tailpipe

Second-hand Smoke

Collateral Damage Is Forever

By Ed Newton

Published: July 12, 2007

Like President Clinton, Tailpipe never inhaled. Emissions dispensers like Tailpipe only exhale, of course. But at least two presidents (including the incumbent) and a slew of presidential...

3. News

Doctor G-Spot

He says he can find it, plump it, and unleash the Big O

By Deirdra Funcheon

Published: July 12, 2007

¨Call Doctor G-Spot!¨ the announcer cries out on radio station Y-100, in an ad sandwiched between uptempo songs extolling the various virtues of bumping, winding, and grinding....

4. Night Rider

Getting Cheeky

Saving lives with flair and DNA

By Marya Summers

Published: July 12, 2007

I was first introduced to Bar Maniac by a promoter in a skirt shorter than her panties. The hottie handed me a flyer announcing the Hollywood flair bar´s opening and then kept...

5. Bob Norman

Broward´s No-Love Triangle

Judge Larry´s friends fall out

By Bob Norman

Published: July 12, 2007

Larry Seidlin, the recently resigned Broward judge and would-be TV star, was once the best of friends with attorney Lawrence ¨Chris¨ Roberts. They chummed together in the...

6. Letters

Letters for July 12-18, 2007

Published: July 12, 2007

Freaking Mess? Not.Don´t give up on seafood: I´m a seafood lover, and after reading your mouth-watering descriptions of the Fin & Claw restaurant (¨By Hook and Crook,¨...

7. Music

Streaming Weasel

Ben Weasel´s back with a new digital-only album

By Jason Budjinski

Published: July 12, 2007

Search through the iPod of any pop-punk fan over 12, and you´ll see the names Screeching Weasel and Riverdales in the artists menu. Search through their closet shelves and you´ll...

8. Music

Boy to Man

At 21, Protoman is starting to make waves in the local hip-hop scene. But why does he feel so old?

By Esther Park

Published: July 12, 2007

From first impressions of Fort Lauderdale-based rapper Protoman, one can´t help but notice the wrinkles under his eyes. With his rugged face and mature presence, you´d guess...

9. Outtakes

Latinos Love Cool Morrissey

Without a Morrissey interview, we turn to the man who imitates him the best

By Cole Haddon

Published: July 12, 2007

Let´s face it, Morrissey isn´t in the mood to do press. He´s been sick of late, canceling shows left and right, and he´s too busy to talk about his huge popularity,...

10. Outtakes

Matis the Prophet

Hasidic reggae singer Matisyahu talks about religion and his journey into reggae

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: July 12, 2007

At first glance, it´s easy to consider Matisyahu as a novelty act within reggae music. The tall, slender, and heavily bearded Jewish crooner seems about as far as you can get...

11. Outtakes

Check the Technique

New hip-hop book provides the oral history behind 36 immortal albums

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: July 12, 2007

Writing books on music these days is a lot riskier than it used to be. With fanzines, magazines, and the internet exposing us to everything we could ever ask for about musicians, it´s...

12. Short Cuts

Daddy Yankee

El Cartel: The Big Boss (Interscope)

By Bryan Falla

Published: July 12, 2007

It´s unfortunate that Daddy Yankee is the poster boy for reggaeton in this country. It´s even more unfortunate that he took this album as an opportunity to declare himself...

13. Short Cuts

Ozzy Osbourne

Black Rain (Epic)

By Dave Herrera

Published: July 12, 2007

What is Ozzy now, 100 or something? You´d think the old coot would call it a career rather than further tarnish his legacy. Like most icons past their prime, though, maybe he...

14. Short Cuts

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

United We Swing (Six Degrees Records)

By Fernando Ruano Jr.

Published: July 12, 2007

Somewhere Hector Lavoe and Celia Cruz to name a couple are smiling, and probably jamming as well. And Oscar Hernandez should no doubt feel a sense of accomplishment. Hernandez, the...

15. Short Cuts

Harry Connick Jr.

Chanson du Vieux Carré (Marsalis Music/Rounder)

By Mark Keresman

Published: July 12, 2007

This is not a disc by Harry Connick Jr. the suave, Frank Sinatra-like crooner or even the jazz pianist (who studied with Ellis Marsalis, father of Wynton and Branford). Instead, audiences...

16. Subtropical

Amaury Gutierrez

Pedazos de Mi (¨Pieces of Me¨) (Universal)

By Fernando Ruano Jr.

Published: July 12, 2007

Sometimes life´s trials and tribulations help musicians produce their best work. The source of Cuban troubadour Amaury Gutierrez´s pain is unknown, but its fruits are draped...

17. Live Wire

Kristeenyoung

By Arielle Castillo

Published: July 12, 2007

The first time Kristine Young, frontwoman for, um, Kristeenyoung, was summoned to meet Morrissey, she was summarily ejected from his Rome recording studio. ¨His producer for...

18. Live Wire

Julie Black

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: July 12, 2007

So the blues is supposed to be a man´s world, right? Aside from the fact that most recognizable blues stars have always been men, the music itself is often dark, sultry, and not...

19. Live Wire

Deep Purple

By Jeff Stratton

Published: July 12, 2007

Which would you rather see: a concert appearance with the septuagenarian rockers from Deep Purple, or a performance of the band´s legendary ¨Smoke on the Water¨ featuring...

20. Live Wire

Village People

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: July 12, 2007

When it comes to pop culture, few groups in history are as recognizable as the saucy gay disco group, the Village People. Knock them if you want, but they´ve got legions of fans...