Photo by George MartinezBoys Noize rocking and ripping Ultra 2013’s live stage. From inside a giant evil skull with LED eyes. We’re going to be honest with you. When Ultra Music Festival announced its entire 2013 live stage lineup, we were underwhelmed. The scope of the roster was perfect, but…
Even from the furthest reaches of Palm Beach County, you won’t be able to escape it. Miami’s Ultra Music Festival is a boom to South Florida’s music culture. But the journey to the top hasn’t been easy. From battling partners to fighting with the City of Miami to a standoff…
Are you a fan our Best of Broward-Palm Beach issue, right? Of course you are! You’re still holding on to last year’s issue crossing off the places you’ve visit and are eagerly awaiting until June comes along for a new set of restaurants, nightclubs, and shops to hit up. You’ve…
OK, let’s start out by saying the S.S. Coachella’s lineup is straight-up solid as fuck. We’d pay good money to see any of these artists do a solo show around South Florida. But as music editor Liz Tracy prepares to board the music cruise, we’ve thought about the five acts…
Photo by Ciara OsorioLykke Li. MOCA L.A. Beach Party With Lykke Li, Miike Snow, and Peter Björn and John Raleigh Hotel, Miami Beach Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Better Than: A trip to Ikea. There is something to be said about MOCA Los Angeles’ annual Basel bash. Once again, it seemed…
Before David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia sat comfortably atop the Billboard charts, U.S. nightclubs were getting their first taste of hook-laden electro-house, dance-rock tracks around 2006. These cuts were produced by artists like Justice, MSTRKRFT, Para One, and, yes, Boys Noize. Based out of Berlin, Alexander Ridha, AKA Boys…
Before David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia sat comfortably atop the Billboard charts, U.S. nightclubs were getting their first taste of hook-laden electro-house, dance-rock tracks around 2006. These cuts were produced by artists like Justice, MSTRKRFT, Para One, and, yes, Boys Noize.Based out of Berlin, Alexander Ridha (Boys Noize), took…
We’ve spent the past few weeks scoping out South Florida’s social media landscape in search of the best of the web. Our eyes are a bit bleary from staring at our computer screens and iPhones, but here it is: our first annual South Florida Web Awards. From the apps you…
Today, New Times Broward-Palm Beach rolled out a new user profile platform dubbed My Voice Nation. Your voice — and the opinions you voice in our comments section — will now be amplified through a fancy new commenting program called Lifefyre (“live fire”). Read all about it below…
An interview with Ralf Hütter, the man behind legendary German crew Kraftwerk, seemed like a long shot. But a few days later, the band’s publicist emailed me back in disbelief — “Holy smokes, Batman!” were her exact words — letting us know that Hütter, for whatever reason, had agreed to…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — everywhere except South Florida. But who’s complaining? We’ll take mild temperatures over a snowstorm any day. But if there’s one thing that has always made us jealous of Northern weather, it’s ice-skating on a frozen pond while the stars twinkle above…
From now until the new year, we all tend to overindulge. Eggnog latte with whipped cream, anyone? And all of that turkey and pumpkin pie can’t be good. So perhaps it would be wise to squeeze in some exercise. After you’ve received your annual Black Friday trampling and beating, head…
When Atari Teenage Riot started its revolution in the ’90s, the world seemed like such a relatively peaceful place. Sure there were horrors happening around the globe, but looking back, it seems small when compared to the conflicts brought on in the 2000s.Terrorism and all the limitations of freedom it…
By the mid-’00s, Berlin digital hardcore outfit Atari Teenage Riot’s hard work toward mainstream success had all but eroded. The 2001 death of MC Carl Crack effectively stopped the band’s creative growth in its tracks, and all that remained was its too-punk-for-techno, too-techno-for-punk influence. Even mastermind Alec Empire had put…
Pop commentators have ecstatically argued that dance music’s gonna blow up in 2011. However, this perception that electronic tuneage has been waiting idly on the sidelines just isn’t true. Dance music crossed over a long time ago. In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s been crashing on our couch and raiding…
If there is one thing Headliner Market Group is known for, it’s having parties packed with celebrities. And we’re not talking about reality-show rejects and D-listers (yes, you, Brooke Hogan); we’re referring to real celebrities: Kanye West, Amber Rose, Michael Jordan, Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, Dwyane Wade, Ludacris — a…
The ’90s were a transitional period. We were coming down from our cocaine high in the ’80s and settling into a new world that was relatively peaceful and prosperous. President Bill Clinton’s biggest problem was keeping his wandering eye for full-figured interns in check. The nation’s biggest crisis was that…
Remember when indie dance parties were low-key affairs with cheap drinks, a lax door policy, and great music? Luckily for us, there are people looking to bring that back. Back in the day, Nightdrive started at the News Lounge but never seemed to gain the popularity it deserved. It was…
Chillwave’s dead, but there are still a few great artists who have come out of the musical movement, including Ariel Pink, Panda Bear, and Toro y Moi. Not to be outdone, Georgia’s Washed Out (AKA Ernest Greene) manages to immerse listeners in complex soundscapes without resorting to cliché or heavy-handed…
Diplo has a lot to be grateful for this year. The Mad Decent label head’s career is in full swing. His Major Lazer side project with Switch recently released a new EP, Lazers Never Die, and a mixtape with La Roux. Even frequent collaborator M.I.A.’s self-implosion this year didn’t affect…
On Christmas Day, the gentiles wake up to tear open presents. But the city’s Jewish populace, and Latino contingent hung-over from the previous night’s Noche Buena festivities, hit the local movie theaters to catch whatever tolerable blockbuster gets released on Jesus’ birthday. That’s all good and well if you’re riding…
No matter how outdated the goth subculture may seem to others, it still keeps chugging along. And ’80s industrial rockers Nitzer Ebb — made up of Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy, and Jason Payne — are a prime example. Coming from the same gene pool that bred Depeche Mode and Front…
