On their sophomore LP Glazin’, Miami’s Jacuzzi Boys exhibit no signs of slumping. If anything, the group is entering its prime. Everything that was great about previous album No Seasons is here, with an extra coat of semi-gloss: wild guitars, big hooks, and most importantly, audible smiles. Overall, the pace…
Last year, when we named Beings’ debut one of the Best Local Albums of 2010, we were convinced that these guys were on their way to worldwide noise-pop-rock domination. Less than half a year after we labeled them the best, they broke up. Their breakup had nothing to do with…
Against all odds, people still read a 3-year-old County Grind blog called “Top Ten Stripper Songs of the Moment” on the reg. That moment has passed, though. Trends and attitudes have changed a bit, and a companion piece is here. A sexy male companion piece, that is. I’ve strolled in…
It’s probably not a coincidence that the first time John Frusciante quit the Red Hot Chili Peppers was right before “Soul To Squeeze” — from The Coneheads soundtrack — dropped as a single. While the Chili Peppers were riding high on Blood Sugar Sex Magik’s critical and commercial success, they…
When Rockit to Russia’s Bobby Ramone Reinhardt passed this October, his family wasn’t able to afford a funeral. To help his family and celebrate the fastest bassist since Dee Dee Ramone, his bruddas are throwing a sendoff this Saturday at the Monterey Club. Near the end of his battle with…
CBGB, the departed New York petri dish of punk rock, is coming back to life on January 13 at Grand Central. Compared to the smelly hovel CBGB was in its heyday, GC is Radio City Music Hall. Legend has it that the Bowery bar had piss-smelling winos kicking it in…
The day we dread is here, Black Friday. What used to be a day of lazing around eating leftover stuffing and turkey sandwiches is now a day of shop-’til-you-drop anxiety. Whether you’re already camped outside of Best Buy, gearing up for a Pamplona-esque stampede at Walmart or comfortably perusing your…
Jacuzzi Boys’ “Glazin'” is still the song of the hour. The original orificial unofficial video made by superfans called the Jacuzzi Gals went viral, offline, back online, offline, and back online — in a censored but still-unsuitable-for-work format — and then to a permanent NSFW home here in less than…
Miami soul scientists Ketchy Shuby’s latest video is a psychedelic/schizophrenic take on Nirvana’s “Come as You Are.” Where Nirvana’s version was soaked in bleach and wet with warble, Ketchy Shuby takes the jam out into the South Florida sun to bake, and its arrangement sounds like it could be a…
Today’s Justin Bieber-drenched climate kind of makes us forget that girls used to swoon over and faint at the sight of guitar-wielding bad boys. Sure, when “Jessie’s Girl” ruled the earth, Rick Springfield was already over 30, and his boyish looks softened the blow of his oft-biting lyrics. Make no…
When Michigan’s punk-rock juggernauts the Meatmen formed in 1980, they crashed their way into the serious hardcore scene and turned it into a party. While other bands were pontificating smugly about society’s woes, the Meatmen were sinning for a living while singer Tesco Vee was having an “Orgy of One.”…
Our favorite rock stars dress so fabulously full-time that they probably don’t even know how to dress for Halloween anymore. While the regular folk of America can pick up a Lady Gaga getup at a costume shop or browse the thrift store and just throw something together, our celebrity peers…
The Reverend Horton HeatWith Supersuckers and Dan SartainThe Culture Room, Fort LauderdaleThursday, October 20, 2011 Better Than: Waiting for Saturday night to start the honky tonkin’. “Rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay; it will never die.” Danny and the Juniors were fucking right, ace. Last night at the Culture Room,…
“Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour” with New Found Glory, Set Your Goals, the Wonder Years, Man Overboard, and This Time Next YearRevolution, Fort Lauderdale Sunday, October 16, 2011 When New Found Glory lead guitarist Chad Gilbert told the crowd, “We have a ‘no asshole rule’ tonight — we deal with enough assholes…
Fans of Arrested Development rejoice! The show that was cancelled at the peak of its hilarity in 2006 is not dead. Yesterday at the New Yorker Festival, the show’s creator Mitchell Hurwitz announced all the Bluths are coming back. Plans include a nine-episode mini-series to catch us up with all…
Lil Wayne, the hottest of the Hot Boys, dressed up as fire worshiper/guitar rock god Jimi Hendrix for the latest issue of Vibe. Everyone’s known for a while the Tunechi is a multitasking, multimillionaire superstar. In between guesting on everybody’s hit single, he’s done rock ‘n’ roll, he’s unleashed a…
Damn, chico! DJ Laz, the man who kept much of South Florida sane and entertained during our commutes, is connected with a murder-suicide that occurred last weekend. Our news-breaking brothers at Riptide reported that “The gun used in the Sunday murder-suicide was Laz’s semiautomatic small-caliber pistol. [Laz] contacted police after…
Our Key Biscayne neighbors Jacuzzi Boys have gone Hollywood, baby. Their upbeat swinger “Bricks or Coconuts” will be featured in Seth Rogen’s comedic-drama 50/50. We gotta say, we are super proud of the JBs. Great songs can really propel a movie. Think of Yelo’s “Oh Yeah” in Ferris Bueller’s Day…
Nirvana accidentally kickstarted an enduring cultural movement when they released Nevermind. Today, 20 years after its release, we are constantly reminded of the catalyst it really was. From September 24, 1991 on, almost every artist that considered themselves “alternative” or experimental can be traced back to this album’s wild, unexpected…
Around this time 20 years ago, any young rocker worth his weight in Vision Street Wear was rocking Guns N’ Roses Use Your Illusion I & II, full blast. We may not have admitted it out loud, but something felt weird about this oversaturated double album. It was way too…
We love contests! We love local venues! We love exclaiming our love for things! Attention, artists and likers of prizes: One of Fort Lauderdale’s hottest nightclubs, Green Room, is holding one hell of a competition. It is releasing a free compilation CD that will feature songs from every band to…
Janet Jackson, the baby of the First Family of Soul, is bringing her nasty groove to the Fillmore Miami on December 5. Expect to hear all of her number-one hits, but do not expect any holograms or pyrotechnics, OK? Like the official news release states, “Don’t look for special effects…
