Tina Turner

Michelle Braun: Notorious L.A. Madam's South Florida Adventure

Michelle Braun, Hollywood Madam to the Stars, Crashes and Burns Out In Boca Raton

In the waning afternoon light, the five-foot-nine blond with Tina Turner lips and Pamela Anderson breasts opened the doorway of her cramped apartment on Boca Place Drive and began to scream. Standing there beneath the palm trees in the sprawling parking lot was a darkly handsome man with thick, mea ... More >>

End of the World Party at Green Room in Fort Lauderdale

T.S. Eliot famously mourned the world going out "not with a bang but a whimper." Well, the crew at the Green Room in Fort Lauderdale have no intentions of ringing in the apocalypse in such a Debbie Downer fashion. They've got a banging party lined up for Friday, December 21, 2012 (otherwise known as ... More >>

Was Bistro Mezzaluna's Move to a Bigger Space a Smart Idea?

John Waters Does South Florida

Happy Birthday, Etta James... and RIP! January 25

​Suffice it to say, the world lost one of its great voices when Etta James died last week, only a few days prior to her 74th birthday. Born Etta Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, she became one of the most influential female performers of all time, a daring diva who was able to transcend R&am ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Pat Benatar!

​Chances are, if you came of age in the '80s, you heard the songs of Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on the radio. Only you came to know her by her professional name, Pat Benatar. Born January 10, 1953, she dominated the airwaves throughout much of that decade, scoring a pair of multi-platinum albums, f ... More >>

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Swagger Into Culture Room

Bringing the Blues Back

Joyce Kaufman Whips Publix's Butt Over Free Calendar

Note to Publix: Yeah, it's Islamic New Year. But it's also Tina's birthday.​WFTL's Joyce Kaufman is getting pretty good at managing political stunts. A couple of years ago she collected thousands of shoes to take to Washington to protest illegal immigration. That same year she switched parties - ... More >>

Ivana Tramp: A Diva Who Flies Coach

Last week, Palm Beach divorcee Ivana Trump was escorted off a Palm Beach International Airport flight after some rowdy children -- "little fuckers," as she called them -- sent her flying into a rage. So this week seems like a perfect occasion to introduce her gender-bending doppelganger, Ivana Tramp ... More >>

Big Poppa E and the E Band

The Sounds' Maja Ivarsson discusses "freaky stuff."

Leon Russell

Friday Night: Celine Dion at American Airlines Arena

Celine Dion
Friday, January 23, 2009American Airlines Arena, MiamiBetter Than: Going To VegasCeline Dion. She of the fabulous legs. Celine Dion. She of the non too subtle emotions. Celine Dion.  She of the rubber faced camera muggings. Celine Dion. She of certifiable stardom.Truth be told, t ... More >>

Top Ten of '08: Latin

Sol Theatre ruts, while Florida Stage takes wing

Top 10 Latin Music Albums of 2008

Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled up, and that shoul ... More >>

Q&A With Keyshia Cole, Performing at AAA on Sunday

She's landed four Grammy nominations, seven number-one singles, and two platinum-selling albums, all in only three years. Thus, it's safe to say Keyshia Cole deserves a place in that illustrious echelon of female artists known as Divas, though she may not realize it yet. But not the "get me my Evia ... More >>

Tina Turner

Blessed and Highly Favored

Blues siren Shemekia Copeland gets soulful

Buika

Three Cool Moments of the Grammys

Super Groups

Our fantasy draft for the Super Bowl halftime show

Love to Love Ya, Baby

Oh Christine, will you be my Valentine?

An Evening With Sharon Jones

The Dap-Kings stay dapper and funky

Give a Little, Get a Lot

Ike and Tina

The Ike & Tina Story 1960-1975 (Time Life)

Lip Service

Pump Up the Volume

Sweet on Meat

We Love BBQ

Betty Davis

Betty Davis (Light in the Attic)

Bloc Party Returns to South Florida, This Time as Headliners

You're Killin' Me

If you like sentimental musical reviews, then you'll love it. Otherwise, pray for sudden death.

Save Us, Nessie!

Saves the Day knows what makes a hero.

Thriller Night

Local musos tell us about those things that go bump bump bang rowr zap in the night.

Nashville Pussy

Get Some (Spitfire)

The Good Herb

Yerba Buena

Built from Scratch

Stagebeat

Capsule reviews of current area stage shows.

Stagebeat

Capsule reviews of current area stage shows.

Stagebeat

Capsule reviews of current area stage shows.

Get into the Groove

Tracy Young is a DJ with a heart of gold

Friends of Bonnie

Former supergrouper Bonnie Bramlett is still the same

Change, Change, Change

Sing it loud, sing it proud, girls; it happens to the best of us

Ash & Burn

William Ash calls himself Mister Madam, but in the South Florida gay community, this ex-con's name is mud

How Strange Fruit Got Its Groove Back

History Repeating

A Star Is Boring

Got to Get Him Into Her Life