Life is precious, folks. Love Justin Bieber or hate him, seeing him get gunned down in a police standoff is quite a spectacle. The producers of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation obviously knew this, and last night staged a dramatic end to the life of his troubled character, Jason McCann. Thanks…
Preeminent British art-rock kings Radiohead (Muse who?) began a media blitz for new album The King of Limbs a full ten seconds after the Arcade Fire won Album of the Year at the Grammys Sunday. Although the band’s eighth full-length album was slated to appear for download online on Saturday,…
The many pleasures of this coming Wednesday’s Artopia — New Times Broward-Palm Beach’s annual cultural celebration — are more numerous with the addition of prized alt-country/punk act Under Every Green Tree. Led by the sure-footed singer Danny Brunjes, our Glimpses of the South Florida Scene alum has a load of…
Might as well call Lavola “Alex Rendon got up close with Julian Cires, Matt Hanser, and Brian Weinthal recently to discuss the ferocity and contemplative nature of what they do onstage.Even if the band has more of an analog approach to music, this evening’s performance will likely have plenty of…
This Cut Copy video can finally break down the walls professional athletes are constantly building up between each other. More endorsement deals for all!Debuted by Stereogum, this clip from the always fascinating, if somewhat bewildering, Keith Schofield continues the aesthetic of the group’s brilliant new album, Zonoscope. If Chariots of…
Pretty much everyone at the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon show who appears onscreen during Los Angeles rap collective who favor ski masks Odd Future’s TV debut seems engaged by the proceedings. The night was billed as a “Time to Scare White America.” Fallon himself is holding a perma-smile while…
Artopia is New Times Broward-Palm Beach’s annual injection of all things cultural and sensational. On Wednesday, the bold assortment of over-the-top fashion, art, live music, and dancing hits Delray Beach’s Italian restaurant and lounge Il Bacio. The $20 admission purchases you a night of tantalizing visual stimuli and plenty of…
If it wasn’t enough that Ozzy Osbourne is one of the most entertaining nuts in heavy metal, he’s got a pretty entertaining new lead guitarist in Gus G. As the Ozzman’s Sunday show at BankAtlantic Center steadily approaches, Kory Grow spoke with Gus to discuss his new role as the…
Not sure which happened first, but Justin Bieber’s Rolling Stone cover story features some frank discussions of his sex life, and the pictures accompanying it were taken by the controversial photographer Terry Richardson.Richardson is known for disrobing himself to get his subjects comfortable with their own oft-nude bodies in shoots…
Those who caught Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae’s collaborative performance during Sunday’s Grammy Awards might have thought to themselves it would be fun to see the two best pompadours in pop together again. Now with the Hooligans in Wondaland Tour, this space-aged retro fantasy comes true awfully soon!Beginning May 4…
Already dubbed “Fort Lauderdale’s Coolest New Bar in Fort Lauderdale,” Laser Wolf had a happy opening over the weekend at its triangle-shaped location between the Progresso Village and Flagler Heights districts.This evening, the trio of Chris and Jordan Bellus and Pat Rothblatt — all friends of New Times, in the…
Sunday night’s 53rd annual Grammy Awards was a bloated, three-plus hour show that suddenly became all about those Texans-turned-Canadians who let loose some X-Games rejects during their live performance at the end. Yesterday, there were more think pieces about the Arcade Fire’s Album of the Year upset (including this one…
Nudity, bold sexuality, and lascivious humor are staples for local goth rockers Kill Miss Pretty. Blonde temptress frontwoman Alicia Olink has absolutely no reservations about shedding her clothes for the amusement (and arousal) of her audience, but her Valentine’s Day surprise is still going to wreak havoc with some virginal…
Depending upon which content provider is your favorite, a leak of a highly relevant song in the past 24 hours likely gave your eyebrows a workout. Perez Hilton crowed about Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” All the while, Gorilla vs Bear was busy trumpeting Los Angeles hip-hop group of the…
Daytrotter is not based in South Florida, but some of the area’s most gifted artists have made the trip to Rock Island, Illinois, to get a nifty drawing done and record. Earlier this week it was Millionyoung, and now West Palm Beach’s twin escapaders of folk the Dewars get some…
West Palm’s balls-out rock champs Lavola, subject of a lengthy treatise in this week’s print edition by Alex Rendon, will demolish Propaganda’s stage this very evening. The cause for celebration is a new EP, titled Leaving Paris, released tonight.For those needing additional magnetism to draw to the event, Rendon argues:…
Bonus is a rapper from the school of Del the Funkyhomosapien, and from what we gather, both rhymers are into superhero garb too. With the fullest disclosure in mind, this caped crusader residing on the mean streets of Coral Springs is closely associated with New Times photographer Ian Witlen, who…
Chicago rapper/actor Common gave a talk at Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay campus in North Miami Wednesday night. The visit was part of FIU’s “The Effects of Hip-Hop on American Society” lecture series. As pointed out at The 305, the nattily dressed Lonnie Rashied Lynn laced together a local-bent freestyle…
Mary Cleere Haran, one of New York’s best-known cabaret singers, died Saturday in Deerfield Beach. She was living locally during a break from an accomplished pop-jazz career performing standards from the Great American Songbook with grace and humor. According to the New York Times, she was in a cycling accident…
Whether it was remarked at the time or not, it was extremely disappointing that Erykah Badu didn’t perform “Gone Baby, Don’t Be Long” during her Miami performance last year. The track is by far the finest on New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh, and Flying Lotus, who directed…
The toys you got to play with as a wee lad or lass might have a lot to do with your feelings about Joy Division. Did you collect Cabbage Patch Kids or Garbage Pail Kids? Were you into Lego or the far more subversive Playmobil people?That second question didn’t seem…
No one’s going to literally force Forgiveness Rock Record down your throat, but just imagine Broken Social Scene’s latest ebullient album throwing the biggest party ever in your body cavity. Maalox moment? Maybe a safer bet is just to experience the band at Revolution on Saturday and let it all…
