Most 26-year-olds who grew up playing piano haven’t tickled the ivories in more than a decade. The ones who still perform have likely joined bands and given up the keys for guitars and drums, and those most “progressive” instrumentalists have gone the way of Chromeo. There are not too many…
People often move to South Florida on a whim, for the sunshine, the beach bods, the 24-hour sloppy, sandy makeout seshes. They also usually leave just as quickly, barely leaving a wake as they zoom out of town on their selfish jet skis. Dana Krangel is not one of those…
Playing Video Games with The King of Kong, Billy Mitchel from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. In the 2007 documentary that explored who actually holds the highest Donkey Kong score, The King of Kong, South Florida’s Billy Mitchell comes out looking like a real villain. It’s a role that, in…
Right before we spoke, Jacques de Beaufort had just read, for the first time, the amusing and somewhat accurate phrase: “D.C. is L.A. for ugly people.” This particularly struck a chord with the brains and brawn behind Lake Worth’s most daring art space, Unit 1. Starting out in the District,…
The Sunshine Music and Blues Festival is heading back to Boca Raton and St. Petersburg and bringing with it some seriously exciting acts. We’re being real here. There’s the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and the Both — which includes Aimee Mann and Ted Leo. Don’t know about you, but we’re psyched…
At the start of our interview, I asked MoNique how she was. She answered, “I’m wonderful! How are you?” I nervously replied, “I’m OK.” At the end of our conversation, one in which we covered topics like leg shaving and exploring where confidence comes from, she instructed, “My love, if…
He is the man that your head-banging, no-good punk ass needs to thank immediately for keeping rock ‘n’ roll brash, beautifully loud, unpredictable, and incredibly exciting. Over the course of six years and dozens of albums, EPs, and singles, Ty Segall, a 27-year-old Orange County-bred and Bay Area-ripened rock virtuoso,…
Each year, Big Ghost Ltd, as “Ghostface Killah” does the world a great service by creating a well-crafted and deeply contemplated list documenting the “10 Softest Niggas (or Rappers) in the Game.” This July, the sixth annual hit the interwebs. Drake naturally made number three in 2014 and number two…
It’s appropriate that two of Saturday Night Live’s most famous and fantastic comedic actors hit the Hard Rock Live stage in Hollywood, Florida, this Saturday night for a live show. Two of the Three Amigos, Steve Martin and Martin Short, are guaranteed to make more than a few in the…
Before answering Steve Martin’s phone call, you spend some time biting your nails, giggling nervously, and wondering which Steve Martin you’ll be speaking with at the other end of the line. He’s King Tut, but he’s also The Jerk. He’s dueled banjos with Kermit the Frog and even pissed himself…
Before getting the chance to speak with Steve Martin, you start to really wonder who Steve Martin is. He’s King Tut, but he’s also The Jerk. He’s dueled banjos with Kermit the Frog and even pissed himself as Ruprecht in what is, safe to say, one of the best movies…
PureHoney Magazine’s Steve Rullman shared with us quite a few nuggets of good advice when we spoke with him earlier this week. His independently produced print music guide, peppered with quality articles and interviews, is celebrating three wonderful years of informing you music freaks on where to go and what…
In 2011, Diane Ward was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time, the Hollywood-based singer/songwriter, four albums deep with decades of musical experience, had already begun production on her latest release, Beautiful Ways. Both her parents are cancer survivors, so when she heard the news, she says that though it…
Each year around this time, I sit down with my phone in hand and wait for the MTV Video Music Awards to improve. It’s a fruitless exercise. I realize that now. But there’s an ’80s child inside me who still believes in Music Television as the finest marriage of mediums…
The other day, I watched the second to last episode of True Blood in my living room, and I cried. I pressed pause, I made lunch, and then I cried again. I know. It’s totally embarrassing. Shameful. And I can blame my funky hormones or total exhaustion, but the truth…
Chances are, when you heard that Michael McDonald and Toto were coheadlining the stage at Hard Rock Live last night, you didn’t wet yourself with anticipation. Of course, if you’re on the older end of the geriatric spectrum, then perhaps you did wee a little. Unlike you, I was very…
Though Nick Dewey (James Brown’s Sweat) and Jasper Delaini (DJ Sensitive Side) are the fathers of the irregularly thrown but always memorable Mai Kai dance party, Radio-Active Records’ Mikey Ramirez has lent his vinyl stylings to the affair about a handful of times. The crew is regrouping this Saturday, and…
When we spoke with Jesse McCartney, the babiest face in R&B, he was in New Orleans about to do a soundcheck. The night before, he’d hung around town getting drinks, eating gumbo. Doing things people do when in the Big Easy. Whether or not you like the McCartney of old,…
Last Saturday was the Mad Decent label’s second annual block party at Revolution Live. Lord have mercy, the thing was packed! This was the first date on a pretty large US tour for the Diplo-headed bass fest. And the photos don’t lie, Florida freaking loves its bass. The lineup included…
The most interesting person in hip-hop at the moment — and yes, we’re allowed to make this claim — is probably Action Bronson. The plus-sized ginger not only got locked in a Porta Potty while taking a piss (or dump?) mid-set recently, he also has his own Vice foodie webseries…
Miami punk band Die Trying encourages sing-alongs at shows. Frontman and primary songwriter Tony Flores isn’t sure you’ll understand his lyrics, so take some time to learn them, and share the vocal spotlight. “You can join the band,” he says, “because I think the mics are for everyone. We’re all…
Have you seen Miley Cyrus’ Instagram? Wait. What am I asking? Of course you have! She has well over 10 million followers on that shit. That’s more people than live in New York City. That’s like ten and half Rhode Islands. That’s insane. And Miley’s no photographer. There’s nothing particularly…
