Yesterday, rumors and speculation flooded the internet regarding the future of AC/DC — also known as one of the greatest, (mostly) unmolested treasures in rock ‘n’ roll. It was reported by a well-respected Australian music journalist that the band is preparing to call it quits due to complications surrounding founding…
For those who fail to dig past the distracting cursory bells and whistles of g-strings and pasties, burlesque must seem quite crass. While the neo-burlesque movement retained the essentials of sexually charged strip tease, Dita Von Teese’s Strip Strip Hooray review showed it’s an art form that goes far beyond…
Burlesque is hotter than ever, especially among a certain type of vintage-loving hipster in South Florida. So you can thank model, actress, designer, and, most important, burlesque star Dita Von Teese for that secondhand glitter barrage you may have experienced at the Monterey Club or Poorhouse. Von Teese, the form’s…
The Zombies were once one of the most underrated groups of the British Invasion. However, time has been good to the band. As founding member, keyboardist, and composer Rod Argent proudly pointed out during the band’s set last night at the Mardi Gras Casino, its legend and music has been…
We recently posted part one of our interview with prog legend Steve Hackett, guitarist for the Peter Gabriel-fronted iteration of Genesis. He’s performing the band’s early works this week as part of his Genesis Revisited show at Parker Playhouse Saturday, April 5. Read part one here” “Steve Hackett Calls Genesis…
Anyone that has spent more than few nights carousing Fort Lauderdale’s retro-centric bars has undoubtedly encountered one of the area’s many burlesque troupes. In 2014, the style of striptease popularized in the ’40s is hotter than ever. For that (and the barrage of secondhand glitter you may experience at a…
Genesis, in its Peter Gabriel-fronted, “classic” iteration, was possibly the most creative, intellectually stimulating, and inspired band of the entire first wave of British progressive rock. There was the weight of albums that displayed the group’s uncanny propensity for long-winded (yet never idle) sonic explorations and the perfectly wrought lyrical…
On Friday night, darlings of the experimental heavy metal community, Deafheaven, took the stage at Fort Lauderdale’s Revolution Live as direct support for progressive metal heavyweights, Between the Buried And Me. The buzz surrounding Deafheaven since the release of its critically acclaimed album, Sunbather, last June has been absolutely astounding…
It is a truly arduous task finding a fresh statement in heavy music. Genres have splintered into sub-genres which have given way to a deluge of predictable, formulaic, and, if I may be honest, mediocre fare that sneaks by on the often-blind enthusiasm of the metal community. If it’s heavy,…
Genre-themed concert cruises are the new black. In 2014, there’s a floating music festival curated for fans of everything from progressive rock (Cruise to the Edge) to whatever the hell you want to classify the artists that sail on the Mad Decent Boat Party as. Hell — there’s even a…
As the internet buzzed out-of-control over the Wayne Knight hoax of 2014, rock ‘n’ roll quietly lost a true original and proper sonic dissident with the unexpected passing of Scott Asheton, a founding member and the percussive thunder of the Stooges. Asheton’s death is being attributed to an undisclosed illness…
Some artists have an uncanny propensity for developing the sort of fan base that borders on cultic in its dedication. While the fans of singer/songwriter/twin sister duo Tegan and Sara have not crossed the threshold of sanity like the adoring flocks of Kiss and Jimmy Buffett, there is a very…
Rock ‘n’ roll can be a fickle beast. It treats none with less regard than those confronting the universal bummer that is aging. Something so representative of youth, built as the perfect vehicle for young rebellion, it’s at its absolute best when the most audacious. Thus, rock ‘n’ roll is…
Rock ‘n’ roll can be a fickle beast. It treats none with less regard than those confronting the universal bummer that is aging. Something so representative of youth, built as the perfect vehicle for young rebellion, it’s at its absolute best when the most audacious. Thus, rock ‘n’ roll is…
By and large, the heavy metal community boasts fans that are passionate, fun individuals that know how to cut loose. Metal fans have shown themselves to be some of the most supportive and loyal of any genre, sometimes sticking by bands despite years of subpar albums, major lineup changes, and…
In part one of our series profiling South Florida’s most inspiring unsung champions of guitar, we spoke with Orbweaver’s Randy Piro about his gear, influences, and what sets him apart as a player. Here, we speak with Orbweaver’s other intrepid shredders, guitarist Sally Gates and bassist Jason Ledgard, both of…
South Florida gets a bad rap as a barren wasteland when it comes to guitar music and guitar culture. However, lurking in the shadows strewn by the area’s neon festooned dance clubs thrives a community of inspiring guitarists, all with their own unique philosophies and approaches to the instrument and…
The Internet is so many things: A glorious tool for the transfer of information and ideas? Certainly. The greatest facilitator of communication humanity has ever created? Maybe. But so often, the Internet becomes a digitized version of the ooze river from Ghost Busters II — a flowing concentration of humanity’s…
Tribute acts face the intriguing reality of being generally perceived as a novelty while paying the same tariffs of blood and sweat required of all bands. And possibly more for those groups that chase down specific looks, their chosen artist’s correct instruments, and other ways to provide a more authentic…
South Florida loves its heavy metal. While the area may no longer spit out talented metal bands with the same tenacity it once did, there was a time when South Florida’s extreme heat and humidity provided an ideal environment for the incubation of top-notch heavies in a way rivaled only…
Everyone has that friend that pisses and moans about how South Florida never receives any decent tours. While there is certainly some truth in the observation that many acts skip the trip down the eight hours of weirdness that is Florida, today you can satisfy your inner contrarian and tell…
Against Me! has certainly come a long way from the rough-edged punk band that cut its teeth in the dives of Gainesville. The band’s many metamorphoses, sonic and physical, have all provided a perpetual undercurrent of change while Against Me! has enjoyed success far beyond any plotted trajectory Laura Jane…
