Funny how Jimmy Eat World’s most famous song is called “The Middle,” given it was released in 2001, landing almost exactly smack dab in the middle of the Mesa, Arizona band’s 20 year career. At first listen, with its impossibly cheery lyrics, “The Middle” seemed like the work of either…
It’s tough to get in the Christmas spirit in South Florida, what with the eighty degree weather, the iguanas outnumbering the reindeer, and the old ladies who cut you off in traffic while saluting you with their middle fingers. But for those who want to feel like Santa Claus is…
Following in the steps of Avicii’s “Wake Me Up,” Ke$ha and hometown boy Pitbull have gone country. The two performed their newest duet “Timber” at the American Music Awards this past weekend, and now released a video for the thing. And whaddya know? It was filmed in Davie, at Round…
Billboard Magazine reported the mind-blowing news earlier this week that Outkast may reunite to headline Coachella in 2014. The internet then cried with joy. Over the years, organizers of the massive California festival have made a point to facilitate the reunions of other classic acts, like the Pixies, Rage Against…
There is a misconception about Spotify. That is places all the music in the world merely a click away. The online streaming service has changed the way we consume music. And it does allow you to type in the name of pretty much any artist, song, or album, and listen…
Every big superhero has a secret identity. Local comic book author Mike Kaye claims his creation, the awkward frog man Amphoman’s alter ego is Dr. Ulrius Joules. But as New Times interviewed him, it turned out both Amphoman and Dr. Joules might actually be Kaye’s own alter egos. Kaye pours…
Stephen Marley is a man of few words. Asked what it’s like to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, Bob Marley, a man who comes as close to deification as our popular culture will allow, Stephen replies with only a sentence fragment: “Rastaman vibration positive.” That response could…
There’s no good reason for the producers of The Hunger Games to recast its sequel, Hunger Games: Catching Fire with pop stars. The first movie about a dystopian future where teenagers are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death, grossed 400 million dollars with normal…
Nobody embodies Miami in the eyes of popular culture the past few years like rapper Rick Ross. When Jay Z came to town, he made sure to have Ross on stage with him. When they show the celebrities sitting court-side at the Miami Heat games, Ross is always on the…
The famous quote that appeared in all the Lou Reed obituaries when he passed away last month involved the purchasing of Velvet Underground albums: “everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band.” With the even more recent news of Morrissey releasing a live cover of “Satellite of…
Back in 2000, the Coen Brothers directed O Brother Where Art Thou. You might remember the screwball comedy featuring George Clooney as an escaped convict trying to get back to his family in the South of the 1930s. More likely, you remember the film’s soundtrack, which sold more than 7…
If you heard less howling in the North Miami area, that’s because the bohemian musical/artistic entourage the Wolffpack migrated north to Brooklyn. Earlier this year, singer Mercury Wolff and bass player Pluto were tired of delaying their tour and with $60 combined to their name and thanks to the kindness…
Rock star has become an overused descriptor. If you down a can of Four Loko or stay out until the break of dawn, people will say you partied like a rock star. But on Saturday night, Alexis Krauss, singer of Brooklyn based band Sleigh Bells, reminded the packed crowd at…
Four guys used to be the prototypical make-up of a rock band. Trademarked by the Beatles, followed by the Who, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, U2, and a thousand others. Lately however, there have been a new number that dominates rock and roll and and addition of the “fairer” sex. With…
Halloween has approached Christmas territory in the obnoxious early hype it receives. Does Walgreens really need to start displaying the plastic jack-o’-lanterns while it’s still September? Though a fabulous, memorable Halloween costume usually requires ample time for preparation, this is the last minute. So, here are some musical costume ideas…
Sleigh Bells strike a nifty balance. The Brooklyn-based duo creates experimental cacophonies, yet somehow the music is instantly accessible. New Times caught up with Derek Miller, the band’s guitarist and producer. He explained this dichotomy: “It’s my way of reconciling all the records I love. I grew up with my…
Breaking the South Florida record for most flannel shirts under one roof — long held by a K-Mart off of US1 — was not the only impressive feat that took place at Tuesday night’s John Fogerty concert. Even more remarkable was that the 68-year-old singer and guitarist could command the…
Nothing says “Vietnam flashback” like a Creedence Clearwater Revival song. Four guys from California were able to capture the rustic South like no other band before or since. As years went on, their sound also came to epitomize the unrest of the 1960s. Filmmakers began to use CCR’s songs as…
Sleigh Bells strikes a nifty balance. The Brooklyn based duo creates experimental cacophonies, yet somehow the music is instantly accessible. New Times caught up with Derek Miller, the band’s guitarist and producer. He explained this dichotomy, “It’s my way of reconciling all the records I love. I grew up with…
When South Florida heard Arcade Fire was making their local debut, no one would have ever guessed the first announced date would be at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. But if you parse through the Montreal band’s catalog, you’d remember that their first album included a beautiful ditty called “Haiti.”…
My Grandmother would call it chutzpah to do what the Lumineers did Sunday night at Sunset Cove Amphitheatre. For a one-hit wonder to play their one hit four songs into their set takes what my high school gym coach called balls the size of Jupiter and Saturn. The Denver-based band…
Yesterday morning, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced 15 acts that are on the ballot to be inducted in its august body. Not to be confused with the Hard Rock Casino, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, that celebrates its new…
