Every now and then, folks need to fully embrace their inner sexiness. The stress of the daily grind makes that harder than it should be sometimes, but a group of local entrepreneurs involved with GatorLynk Entertainment is trying to give the grown and sexy crowd a reason to step out,…
West African music is getting pimped out fairly regularly these days. Vampire Weekend takes the most watered-down version of Afropop you can imagine, scores a record deal, and instantly it’s the biggest “it” band of 2008. Consider that a fluke, but there are a number of gringo bands making a…
Regardless of if you’re headed to the Pearl Jam show tonight in West Palm Beach, within the next two weeks, you’ll be able to buy or download a live bootleg of the concert to your computer or Verizon cell phone. Known for their ability to stay one step ahead of…
Lil’ Wayne Tha Carter III (Cash Money/Young Money/Universal) Possibly the most anticipated hip-hop release since Jay Z’s The Black Album, Tha Carter III is Lil Wayne’s 6th studio album and the final in the Tha Carter Trilogy. There’s been much hype surrounding this release seeing that many of the tracks…
Here’s an old school jem from way back in the day. I remember the first time I heard the track, “A Lo Cubano” while I was on holiday in Managua and it blew my mind. The groove is all hip-hop and African via Cuba and Colombia with just the right…
Either go to college or you’ll end up like this deer. No pressure. Michigan based rocker Ted Nugent has sharp a message for high school graduates this year. The highly vocal 59-year-old conservative recently penned an Op-Ed piece in the Detroit News that he wants to circulate throughout the country…
Stevie Nicks Saturday, June 7 Hard Rock Live Better than: Watching Stevie Nicks 10 years from now. The body of Stevie Nicks turned 60 last month. Her voice has been 60 for a while. Maybe it was all that coke in the ’70s, or maybe it was that her vocal…
Little Brother with Double-O of Kidz in the Hall Paid Dues Tour Saturday, June 7 Club Cinema Better Than: Believing hip-hop is deceased. It would be great to say the hip-hop extravaganza known as the Paid Dues Tour went off without a hitch this past Saturday night. The vibes were…
Yesterday evening, 99 Jamz’s K. Foxx and numerous hip-hop blogs announced that Lil’ Wayne had finally gone Hollywood and checked himself into rehab for drug addiction. The news wasn’t that hard to believe after Wayne’s admitted dependence on cocaine and syrup, and since a Styrofoam cup full of sizzurp seems…
Rappers out of Palm Beach County don’t get a lot of love in South Florida. Everyone’s eyes are on Miami’s scene, as if it’s the only one worth writing about. Well, actually, that’s kind of true from a national perspective, but local rapper/producer Efon is working to change that. He’s…
What can you say about Vampire Weekend that hasn’t already been written? The guys are blowing up faster than they wanted to. They’ve graced the cover of plenty of magazines, and they’re still touring in support of their self-titled debut album. And for the most part, these Ivy League grads…
Last weekend, the Bamboo Room — a longtime blues hub located in Lake Worth — may have closed its doors to the public forever. Fingers are crossed in the local music community as many of us hope that things will change, but as of now, the best blues club in…
Few reggae albums can muster up strong anticipation from the dancehall and hip-hop communities simultaneously, but Elephant Man’s latest release, Let’s Get Physical, is just that type of disc. Lots of hype was made about Ele’s jump to Bad Boy Records. Not only was that a bold move for both…
Within the realm of hip-hop, few artists ever garner the level of coast-to-coast respect that Rakim had in the 1980s. When he and his former partner, Eric B, dropped their classic debut album, Paid in Full, hip-hop as a genre seemed to shift — as if the old guard was…
So there’s a rumor floating around as of today that Karu & Y is temporarily shut down. It’s totally unsubstantiated, and we’ll keep you posted as more news develops, but it also makes sense.I’ve heard from three people today alone that business there has been dead which must make keeping…
A lot of mash-up albums don’t work. Two years ago, every hipster DJ seemed to have a mash-up disc at the ready to help promote their name–and only a small number of those were worth a damn. But a new mash-up came out last week that’s definitely something worth checking…
So what if she didn’t win American Idol this year–…local fans can still come and celebrate with Syesha Mercado tomorrow evening at Gulfstream Park for her welcome home party. If you’re lucky, she might sing a couple of tunes but according to the press release below, she’ll probably just be…
Gotta give it to Nas for having great videos. This one is an old favorite…half hip-hop/half Goodfellas. Something to enjoy on a Tuesday. –Jonathan Cunningham…
If you were at the Rock The Bells last year in Miami, you can probably attest that it was the best hip-hop tour of the year. The line-up was solid, the weather was perfect, and the vibes for the whole show were just nice. Rock The Bells has announced the…
You know, somebody really should come out with a Beyond the Grave mixtape series. Morbid, yes. But given the number of stellar rappers/producers who have passed away over the years (still tripping off of Camu Tao’s death this past Sunday), it would probably be a smash success. When Brooklyn’s DJ…
It’s not always easy to throw an all-night party. There’re curfew laws if you’re in a club, and your neighbors will call the cops on your ass in a minute if you even try to throw a raging house party. That doesn’t leave a lot of options for those who…
When it comes to playing Southern blues, some musicians have a stronger ear for it than others. If you really want to play it, you need an inherent ability to hear the music. With regard to the banjo-picking and drum-thumping skills of Ben Prestage, he’s got an advantage other musicians…
