Welcoming Home the Jacuzzi Boys From Europe

With swampy song titles like “Vizcaya” and “I Fought a Crocodile,” there’s no doubt the Jacuzzi Boys love sticky, sweaty South Florida. They braved their collective fear of flying to bring Miami-flavored, coconut-croquetta-tasting rock ‘n’ roll to Europe on a recent 26-city tour. Though we knew the continent would send…

Shadows Fall’s Brian Fair Talks Crazy Tour Time and Rastafarian Lyrics

Brian Fair is the dread-headed lead singer for metal band Shadows Fall. Though the group has referenced Rastafarian ideas in their lyrics, including on the song “Wasteland” off their upcoming release Fire From the Sky, Fair says based on his hair, “everyone assumes we’re a rasta band anyway.”That’s not the only religious perspective…

Snoop Dogg, Herbie Hancock, Wiz Khalifa – SunFest – May 3

Snoop DoggAlso Herbie Hancock and Wiz Khalifa SunFest in West Palm BeachMay 3, 2012Better than: A cold egg cream on a warm day. Check out the full slideshow here. SunFest was ablaze with burning indo last night. If there were a musical evening set aside for potheads, Thursday night’s lineup of the…

The Gun Hoes Release New Song “Melt Machine,” and We Like It

Since you (better) dig Thee Oh Sees and Goner Records crew, you’re gonna poo yourselves over the Gun Hoes. The Hollywood duo makes fun, straight-up garage psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll. They just put out a new song, “Melt Machines,” and we keep playing it over and over, and for some…

Legends of Hip-Hop – Nova Southeastern University – April 27

Legends of Hip-HopNova Southeastern UniversityApril 27Better than: Legends of power pop The legends of hip-hop are trailblazers. They’re talented, they’re charismatic, they’re memorable, and they’re, well, kind of old. The audience at the Legends of Hip-hop tour started out spunky and dancing like they were at tha club, but by hour five,…

Spirit Cat and Total Bummer: Bringing Florida Music to the Forefront

The Spirit Cat website-slash-movement is more than just a clickable distraction, bringing music from around Florida, mostly electronic, pop, and garage, to the web world. According to the creator of Spirit Cat, J.T. Bringardner, the sounds they post are varied, “We’re really open to anything that moves us emotionally or physically!” An…

Radio-Active Records’ Live Mix from Record Store Day 2012

As you know, we gleefully reveled in the noises, smells, and tastes of Record Store Day at Radio-Active Records. However, a multitude of Gram Parsons records weren’t the only musical things we came home with that day psyched to listen to later. Loaded up on the web a few days…

New Times Broward-Palm Beach Seeks Freelance Writers

How long have you dreamed of writing subversive prose for a counterculture alt weekly? Forever, right? Well, your chance has finally arrived. The ultimate local source for all things news and cultural, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, is looking for freelancers to contribute to its music and calendar sections.  Applicants should…

Rundown of Suede Dudes’ Many and Magical Side Projects

Recently, Fort Lauderdale band Suede Dudes gave County Grind a “Moist Vagina.” Ewwwww!, we can hear your screech of disgut. No fear! It was merely a cover of Nirvana’s B-side to “No Apologies”/”Rape Me” double A-side released in 1993. They took it and made it all their own. We’ve called Suede Dudes drone-y,…

Radio-Active Records Rocked Record Store Day in 2012

Can we say that Record Store Day is the best thing that happened to music since the Beatles? Sure, this is a big, awkward claim, but we’re going to haphazardly make it anyway. There is nothing that brings people together like RSD to revel in the sounds and feel of…

County Grind’s Chronic Cover Songs for 420 Downloadable Compilation

Editor’s note: If you grew up in South Florida, you’ve lived a delightfully half-baked existence. You’ve definitely smoked the stickiest crippy and the worst Jamaican schwag. County Grind got all  stoned and thought, why not ask these toasty South Florida musicians to give us a taste of their favorite pot-inspired…