Your first reaction is envy when you hear Bjork, R. Kelly, and Belle & Sebastian are headlining Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival. And that the Stone Roses, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, Lou Reed, and Blur (and that’s just Friday’s line-up) are playing Coachella, your second reaction is to audit…
Django Unchained is being praised for bringing the forgotten genres of westerns and Blaxploitation back to the theater. But previously, the major criticism dished out at director Quentin Tarantino’s movies was that he blurred the line between paying homage toward his influences and stealing their work.Tarantino got major heat for…
If you get to a Miami Heat game early, you’re in for a confounding surprise.After the warm-ups and stretching but before the tip-off, the arena’s lights dim. It’s time for the Miami Heat’s starting lineup. A video on the scoreboard is accompanied by music to psych up the crowd. Usually…
Back in the summer of 1994, every so often, college radio stations played a song that sounded old but also kind of new. It started with a drumbeat, followed by a guitar and bass riff. Then came a voice. A lazy drawl somewhere between rap and song. This was the…
Back in the summer of 1994, every so often, college radio stations played a song that sounded old but also kind of new. It started with a drumbeat, followed by a guitar and bass riff. Then came a voice. A lazy drawl somewhere between rap and song. This was the…
The British Isles offer a cornucopia of musical perfection. They’ve given us the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, and the Spice Girls. But there are so many other groups whose massive success in the UK didn’t translate in the USA. See also- The Darkness Stage Dove from the Balcony, Wore Bras from…
John Medeski grew up in Ft. Lauderdale. He graduated from Pine Crest before spreading his wings to the northeast and finding fame and fortune as keyboardist for the jazz trio Medeski, Martin, & Wood. See also- Jam Cruise 11 Pre-Party at Revolution Live on January 6He’s sandwiched this with an acclaimed solo…
In order to be included on our list of most theatrical rock bands of all time, you must not simply be a great entertainer, you must put on a grand spectacle. We want to see some showmanship, people. See also- Nicki Minaj of Prog: The Many Faces of Peter Gabriel’s…
Now that we’ve outlasted the Mayan calendar, we can dare to peek ahead and see what music there is to look forward to in 2013. Obviously this is a subjective list coming from one South Floridian’s perspective, so you will have to go elsewhere to read about Justin Bieber finally playing…
Christmas can be a lonely time for Jews. Sure we’ve got Chanukah, but spinning a top and eating root vegetables pancakes doesn’t really make you feel a part of things, especially when everyone else is decorating trees with candy and waiting for a bearded man to cheerfully deliver their greatest…
Blame Bob Dylan. Just as the former Robert Zimmerman ushered in an era where rock stars wrote their own songs, Dylan’s 2004 memoir Chronicles: Volume 1 brought us to this era where rock stars write their own books. After Dylan’s tome Keith Richards’ Life hit the bestsellers list and the…
