In its initial state, Toro Y Moi’s first single from his second full-length, Underneath the Pine, boasts the nebulous title “Still Sound” and a hard-to-nail blend of vintage funk and something out of Phoenix’s energetic songbook. All in all, very promising remix material for one of our favorite Miami-based producer/artists…
Well this should rattle everything within 100 yards. DJ Khaled assembles Florida’s blue-chip rappers Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Plies for a verse each on “Welcome to My Hood,” a song detailing an enormous neighborhood of strip clubs, liquor stores, old-school Chevys, hopscotch (!), and the sort of place the…
Before the advent of DVR, watching the Grammys telecast was a slog. Aside from the fact that the awards show forces you to sit through canny speeches by industry sellouts like Vampire Weekend and the Black Keys, the glut of performers stretches the show into a four-hour affair. Sure, there…
Lost in the Trees is a seven-strong collective from North Carolina likely to nourish the mossy side of your trunk with its sumptuous, string-filled folk that occasionally borders on symphonic. Recently reissued on the discerning Anti- label, the group’s All Alone in an Empty House finds a wider audience for…
Getting to see Miami’s synth-fused indie duo Awesome New Republic — or ANR, of late — in Palm Beach County is enough of a delicacy in itself. Supplement that with the draw of a brand-new Discosoma Records seven-inch platter for “Big Problem”/”Dead Gulf” debuting that night, and the evening should…
For anyone who gawked at that headline and wondered, “where the hell has Cake been for the past six years,” there are some clarifications that come from Christopher Lopez’s interview with trumpet player Vince DiFiore. Apparently, part of the reason there’s been such a lag in new material is that…
Getting to see Miami’s synth-fused indie duo Awesome New Republic — or ANR, of late — in Palm Beach County is enough of a delicacy in itself. Supplement that with the draw of a brand-new Discosoma Records seven-inch platter for “Big Problem”/”Dead Gulf” debuting that night, and the evening should…
Following Saturday’s tragic attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ life that claimed the lives of six people and wounded several others in Tucson, Arizona, this has been a time for all people of all stripes to think hard about the implications of words and actions.County Grind is not a political blog,…
Yes, the fab Kylie Minogue is taking North American arenas by storm later this year. Supporting her dynamic Aphrodite, which has yielded several dance anthems suggesting that she’s not prepared to roll over for Robyn and La Roux just yet, Minogue has assembled a string of dates between April 28…
The good things about Kanye West’s and Jay-Z’s initial collaboration from joint album Watch the Throne: It’s futuristic, it can go on your mixtape between “General Patton” (thanks, Rob) and that Mobb Deep song ripping off Thomas Dolby, and there’s this intensity about it different from anything these two guys…
This will never, ever happen, but just imagine if Britney Spears walked up to you in a bar. She’s got her hands twirled through her blond hair, and she’s wearing something risque in your favorite color — yes, that one. After making eye contact, she says in her slightly drawly…
It’s probably only a matter of seconds before Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice, makes his hip-hop crossover. Even if he’s not game for a ribald voice-over on Dr. Dre’s long-delayed Detox album, there’s no way the depth-plumbing “You know you love it” tag line from his…
Big Boi has reworked a song that is almost certainly on Michael Vick’s iPod, “General Patton,” to usher in the NFL Playoffs. “Get the South’s dick up out yo mouth” is gone, but the fury remains in this G-rated ode to Wild Card Sunday set to a fine moment from…
Lady Gaga has made eye contact an acceptable means for social networking. On Thursday, Gaga helped introduce her collaboration with Polaroid, the Grey Label line, at International CES 2011. In addition to a 21st century version of the classic Polaroid instant camera and a wireless printer for mobile phones, Gaga…
This is a serious question, actually. The Detroit News dropped quite a bombshell earlier today following the arrest of alleged Miami Companions madam Laurie Carr. According to a 2007 e-mail to TV execs, one of Carr’s clients was “a lead singer of one of the most successful modern rock bands…
The Back PocketsWith Weird Wives, the Dewars, and the Band in HeavenPropaganda, Lake WorthWednesday, January 5, 2010Countless locals who couldn’t wait until the weekend to play in oncoming traffic were in attendance for a befuddling Wednesday night at Propaganda. Not to say that any of this was unexpected…
The only place to see New York neo-disco act Hercules and Love Affair’s new video is the online pages of a newspaper. But just before we get to that, let’s briefly extol the virtues of “My House,” a retro clip that reminds us that puffy clothing is great for movement…
Just in case yesterday’s nudge to read about Millionyoung’s emergent synth-rock artistry wasn’t enough, we’re back and just handing you this informative piece of writing from this week’s print edition. It was more than a little bit pleasant to see that I Guess I’m Floating posted up the title track…
Already apparent that Destroyer’s new album Kaputt is a stylistic piece of subversion. Having listened in a legal fashion, I can confirm its release later this month should be marked with many long-time fans of the Vancouver band calling for frontman Dan Bejar’s curly tressed head. For this listener, the…
Hard Mix is doing its part to officially change the city of Greenville, South Carolina, to “Chillville.” And while this might take more than sculpting mellow, soulful artifacts and blasting them on the city streets, we can’t blame him for trying. His original “Alright” does plenty to regulate the heart…
New Times Broward-Palm Beach has been a fan of Millionyoung even longer than I’ve been at this paper. It’s not difficult to grasp why a kind, introspective fellow like Mike Diaz, the electronic music mastermind behind it all, would be an easy target for adoration. One of the most fascinating…
The Justin Bieber fever — nay, epidemic — has infected the cover of Vanity Fair. In a look that recalls Mad Men and the bubblegum pop era, this portrait of the young singer should rival VF’s typical “reporting rigor” found in Lady Gaga’s cover spread from the fall. We kid…
