Is there anything better than a world-famous MP3-jockey catching on fire in the midst of trying to celebrate the fact that he’s alive in the first place?We’ll answer that one for you: No. There is absolutely nothing better.Which is why County Grind is bringing you that much closer to ejaculating…
Hip-hop duo Kris Kross spells out the history of its music on Facebook, plainly, simply, and with little adherence to a single stitch of grammatical regulation: “kriss kross are two men daddy mac and mac daddy. 33 years old now.” Reunions are pretty goofy in the first place. But it…
For the past six or seven decades of North American popular culture as we know it, it has been sufficient for creative types to pick a set of motifs, a broad set of thematics, or an aesthetic school of influence, and then charge head first into the fray. But in…
Does anybody actually believe legendary ax man Robert Johnson met the fallen angel of light, Lucifer, at a Southern crossroads and then traded his everlasting soul to that heaven-defying SOB in exchange for the ability to play hot-handed guitar and invent the blues? Because if the story were true, we…
Last night, TMZ broke the news that Britney Spears would not be returning as a judge on Reality TV talent show and American Idol-knockoff, The X-Factor. The gossip e-rag also reported, via anonymous insider, that Spears is considering recording a new album and getting back on her tour grind.We suspect…
Did ya hear the one about the Swede who scored significant skrill (see also: paper, dough, m-m-moolah) for his addiciton to heavy metal? Back in 2007, Swedish rock ‘n’ roll mega-enthusiast, Robert Tullgren, was awarded disability benefits by his country’s government due to his obsessive-compulsive need to be perpetually listening to,…
Bootlegging — the art of recording a band live and then disseminating said clip for cash, ass, or grass — is as much a part of rock ‘n’ roll as Elvis’ hips, Sid Vicious’ sneer, and the thickest loogie Kurt Cobain ever hocked at a television camera.See also- David Bowie…
Azealia Banks is the best rapper alive. “212” was the best single of whatever year you heard it in, and the year after that. That Fantasea mixtape was the shit. However, the innovative female MC’s feud with peer-a-like, Angel Haze, has not been as exciting as her actual rapping. And to…
Hey everybody, guess who just looooves marijuana. If you answered Cheech, Chong, the states of Colorado and/or Washington, Puff the Magic Dragon, Snoop Dogg Lion, or President Jimmy Carter, you would be right.See also- Justin Bieber Was Allegedly Caught Smoking Weed Before Paparazzo’s Death But in 2013, it seems there’s a new…
It’s 2013. But some people (like New Times) secretly wish the year were still 1969. In private, when the shades are drawn, we bust out the dashikis and love beads, the incense and rainbow-colored hemp teepees, spark up an ol’-fashioned Acapulco Gold doobarino, and prance around without shoes, soaking up…
For the second time in a row, the hands-up-and-down best rock ‘n’ roll record released in the United States of America was brewed in… Palm Beach County? Despite (or maybe as a direct result of) its blandly Floridian origins, Cop City/Chill Pillars — a PBC band always comprised of guitarist…
It’s 2013. But some people (like New Times) secretly wish the year was still 1969. In private, when the shades are drawn, we bust out the dashikis and love beads, the incense and rainbow-colored hemp teepees, spark up an ol’ fashioned Acapulco Gold doobarino, and prance around without shoes, soaking…
Just when you finally thought the attention-addicted swag brats of Odd Future had finally loosened their vise-like grip on pop-culture consciousness, the young rap crew is yielding pageviews like never before. Their latest stunt? They kicked the living hell out of a 17-year-old fan, onstage, in the middle of performing…
Every Christmas, we try to buy our favorite pop stars the perfect gift.And every December 25th, the presents we’ve laid under the tree and the stuffing we’ve shoved in stockings are met with obviously-fake enthusiasm, eye rolls or — more often than you’d expect — wailing cries of bellicose hatred. But this…
As far as holiday shopping goes, punks can be hard to please. But don’t fret, we are experts when it comes to the Christmas lists of this hydraheaded rock ‘n’ roll youth culture and its myriad subdivisions. After the cut, we’ve got gift suggestions for everyone from crusty train-hoppers to…
Sure, Miley Cyrus has been two-hand-clutching a ho’s big booty like an artisanal baker kneading dough for a homemade loaf.But — if you ask us — the real “Pop Star Turns Degenerate” story of 2012 centers around the one and only Justin Bieber. Ever since Biebz broke Selena Gomez’s heart, the…
Here at County Grind, we never hate to say, “We told you so.” Especially when it comes to local talent. Yesterday morning, before the season three finale of The Voice, we made the case for contestant and West Palm Beach native Cassadee Pope. Because while other contestants may have delivered…
For the second time in a row, the hands-up-and-down best rock ‘n’ roll record released in the United States of America was brewed in … Palm Beach County? Despite (or maybe as a direct result of) its blandly Floridian origins, Cop City/Chill Pillars — a PBC band always comprised of…
The world cannot possibly end fast enough. If we have to see Rihanna smoke one more blunt, listen to one more “Call Me Maybe” spin-off, or spend another minute contemplating how long Justin Bieber lasts in the sack, well, we’re going to pretend like 2012 never happened. Which, actually, is what we’re…
Every Art Basel, we spend so much time gawking at completely indecipherable mounds of garbage and analyzing people acting like diseased mimes that it’s hard to turn off the ol’ art goggles, even after we’ve been kicked out of the gallery for lining the pockets of our pantaloons with cubes…
“Livetronica” is the worst name for a musical subgenre since “emo” or “rock ‘n’ roll.” This ridiculous term is meant to denote psychedelic jam-band hippie rock that has been augmented with the technorganic delights of the future. That is, synthesizers, computers, and combinations thereof. Lucky for flagship livetronickers Papadosio, their…
Boy George is — ahem — balls deep in a flame war with (um) the state of Mexico. And guess who’s to blame? The internet!The cross-dressing ’80s pop sensation Tweeted that he thought Mexico’s newly elected president was a cutie. Somehow, the Mexican media mistranslated George’s comments to make it appear…
