It´s a sad state of affairs when a cultural art form like American blues music is hard to find, both on the radio and in live performance, yet an oddball subgenre like post-emo-shoegaze is gaining all the attention. That might sound like a sign of the times, but the blues…
It´s interesting the way someone else´s tragedy can help us realize our own blessings. It´s inevitable that we all suffer through perils, but quite often, time dilutes the real message, and sometimes the lesson is lost. That´s a funny way to start a music column, but this week, the interconnectedness…
954 champion spitter J-Perk has just put out a new track within the past 48 hours that’s way too hot to sleep on!! The tune is called “Lauderdale” and it’s a firebrand shoutout to all of Broward County. It’s got a bunch of hood-telligent MC’s on the track and was…
Dilla and Madlib Fans Rejoice!! If you missed it the first time around, Stones Throw Records has reissued the seminal album Champion Sound by beat gods J Dilla and Madlib. Lover’s of real hip-hop need to go out and support this album!! Of course, with a reissue, there are additions…
Since Florida’s #1 crooner T-Pain isn’t slowing down anytime soon, we might as well support him. Here’s his new video “Bartender” which has been dancing around my head all week long. This dude has style. Peep the semi-Michael Jackson moves in the video. –Jonathan Cunningham…
Airing Out Roxanne’s Only a week ago, I wrote a music column about how popular Broward county scenester hangout Roxanne’s on Main was under new ownership, and that most of their cool crowd was getting the cold shoulder from new management. The counties only true school hip-hop night, the Breaks,…
Just when it seemed like dissing Brooke Hogan was starting to get passé, the tabloids are back at it. The South Florida-based singer and daughter of the Hulkster was recently spotted out in Miami at Danny Devito’s restaurant looking slightly mannish. Some would say she looked like a tranny. So…
Better than: Sitting in front of your computer screen and hoping that your roommate doesn’t walk in and find you masturbating. The Review: Wickedness and depravity have never been so hot. Florida breakbeat artists Ghosts in the Machine are known for being sick and twisted, not only because they have…
Dead Prez June 15, 2007 Studio A I caught a crazy Dead Prez show last night at Studio A before a lackluster crowd that almost seemed scared to sing along with the songs. Anyone that knows Dead Prez should be ready for a quasi-Black Panther experience whenever they come through…
We’ll see how long this one lasts. News out of Jamaica and London is that reggae super stars Beenie Man, Sizzla Kalonji, and Capleton–three artists with a history of writing inflammatory lyrics against gays–have signed a anti-homophobia pact in regard to their music. They’re vowing to renounce homophobia (yeah right)…
Famed DJ, producer, and remixer Armand Van Helden has three of the best jobs he could ever want. He´s an internationally respected electronic DJ — something he´s worked at for the past 15 years — and also a stellar producer of house and progressive trance music, which are the two…
It´s a sad era for Broward County hip-hop once again. As of two weeks ago, the county´s only consistent hip-hop night, the Breaks, was forced to shut down and won´t start again any time soon. Hosted every week at Roxanne´s on Main by MCs/promoters Alex Cruz and Jasper Delaini, the…
Less than a decade ago, it seemed that Broward County was known for its emo-pop heroes. John Ralston was getting started, Recess Theory was making waves, and New Found Glory and Dashboard Confessional were breaking out and becoming darlings of MTV. Anybody who paid enough attention could credit South Florida…
Developing a strong identity as a band is a challenge. Often, groups try so hard to be unique that they all end up sounding the same, or they don´t have the experience to trust their gut and just be. Throw race and nationality into that mix and things get even…
Yes another rapper is dead… shot down well before his prime. It’s a story that hip-hop seemed like it was almost ready to outgrow. There hasn’t been a marquis rap homicide since rapper Proof of D-12 died in a hail of bullets in a gritty Detroit afterhours club last year…
I’m not sure what’s more filthy, Pisspot the handpuppet or Blowfly, the Miami-based dirty rapper. You’d think Pisspot would win, but in this video, Blowfly steals the show. –Jonathan Cunningham…
On Friday night, Club Nocturnal in Miami, celebrated its two year anniversary with an exclusive MySpace.com party hosted by Dub Magazine’s poster girl, Vida Guerra. The lovely Miss Guerra must have been the cause of many sticky magazine pages throughout her career because the club was flooded with men who…
Oh the joy of Disco. Over the weekend, myself and Arielle Castillo stumbled in to Dolphin Staudium, literally, half-cocked on wine and tequila and caught one of the most hilarious disco shows that you could imagine. Picture the scene: standing next to second base right after a Florida Marlins game…
If your brain is a bit groggy as you sit in that cubicle, here’s a throwback video to help shake out the cobwebs. And for the newjacks, yes Xzibit had a career before MTV’s Pimp My Ride. Long live the golden era of hip-hop. –Jonathan Cunningham…
So reports say that legendary producer, radio host, and Juice Crew affiliate Marley Marl has had a heart attack and is recovering in a New York hospital. I’m not sure if there’s need for a candlelight vigil, but dude could use some prayers. And for those that worship the Temple…
Hip-hop legends Grandmaster Dee of Whodini (now a Broward County resident) and Flava Flav are usually great on the microphone, but watching them trying to plug a local sports channel is too funny. By the third take, the cameraman must have been wondering what he got himself into. –Jonathan Cunningham…
Straight Outta Cashville When rappers 50 Cent and Tony Yayo started piecing together their G-Unit family, they knew they´d need a Southern rapper to stay relevant in the streets. New York´s stranglehold on the rap world died nearly a decade ago, so enlisting Tennessee MC Young Buck to be a…
