My Chemical Romance’s “Na Na Na” has some actual lyrics too.My Chemical Romance’s “Na Na Na” is the best sort of trend-hopping piece of art. Not only does the video run with the “karaoke as story line” concept that Cee-Lo’s “Fuck You” used so successfully but the song itself follows…
Six Swans a-slaying.In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.Following the onslaught of Nick Cave’s second Grinderman album last week would be nearly impossible for any band other than…
Facebook.comThat person in the back could be you!It’s unlikely that Craigslist’s recent removal of the “Adult Section” will affect West Palm Beach indie rockers the Clementines’ quest for a permanent drummer. Still, the “Glimpses of the South Florida Scene” alums have some catchy tunes that are near and dear to…
Photo by Pamela CoreyEven if easy target John Mayer has gone into hiding after the Cavs/Heat Jerseygate, there’s still flower-child acoustic guru Jason Mraz to kick around. The singer/songwriter has not only landed several daft hits on Billboard charts over the years but he regularly updates a blog called Freshness…
Anthony and Zachary DewarWest Palm Beach folk-rockers the Dewars have enjoyed considerable local fanfare (and a few barbs) from the County Grind/Crossfade music news machine during the past few months. But there’s plenty of excitement as the guys are heading out on the road with Surfer Blood and the Drums…
Photo by Ian WitlenBoynton Beach electro goth act Kill Miss Pretty just dropped one for the dancing zombies this Halloween. The already menacing “Judy Garland” gets some more thuds and post-industrial scrape behind it for the Mozart & Friends remix, now streaming at the group’s YouTube page and lovingly embedded…
Photo by Antoine VerglasShakira loves her pop music.Shakira is blessed with a treasure of a larynx and is notorious for her physical appearance — and talents for propelling herself through space to inspire a fervid, “loca” following — but she also digs a lot of different types of music outside…
More touring ruined by bad behavior for today: A wild night almost two years ago has finally caught up with R&B singer Lyfe Jennings. Back on October 19, 2008, Jennings reportedly got in a spat with manager/baby mama Joy Bounds, fired a few bullets, and was eventually apprehended by police…
Earlier this year, Creed frontman Scott Stapp swung and missed with a Florida Marlins anthem proclaiming that the marine animals would “soar.” After recording a track for the upcoming Santana album recently, the Boca Raton-based singer is back to his “bread and butter,” using a VH1 Storytellers concept for his…
CocoRosie’s gender-bent artistry hits Revolution on Friday.Fort Lauderdale’s Revolution is hosting two shows that might lead to a serious brow-clashing (or a pointy-toed boot contest) if avant-to-the-max Cocorosie fans arrived on the night Creed’s lead belter Scott Stapp and his leather pants hit the stage — or vice versa. Both…
In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week. Nick Cave will always pull an impressive number of moody goth children to his ranks, but his Grinderman project has the…
The seven well-trained members of OK Go.The OK Go fellas are back to their viral tricks again with new single “White Knuckles” — and it’s a hit with a demographic that would likely wish frolicking canines were always in their line of vision. Over a shiny synth melody ideal for…
Compared to the Maine’s complete derailment of OutKast’s “Roses,” the South Florida connection of Hey Monday’s punk-oriented pop sound and the songwriting behind Jason Derulo’s “In My Head” is firmly on the tracks. It also helps that the band has been playing this cover on the road for a while…
”Laid” will always be the James song that Americans know best — and it is a clever, catchy moment that has aged better than a lot of things you probably liked in 1993 (excepting the superb Boomerang soundtrack). However, bands tend to have lots of songs other than the one…
Sleigh Bells, who got nasty in July at Respectable Street and hit the Fillmore Miami with LCD Soundsystem October 6, just released a video for the buzz-fire anthem “Infinity Guitars.” No there are not quite an infinite number of guitars in the mix, but a few. There’s a Ferrari, a…
Photo by Sayre BermanAdam Lambert at Hard Rock Live Sunday.After scuffling with a photographer on Miami Beach last week, Adam Lambert fared better during his performance at Hard Rock Live on Sunday night. The fans came prepared, and although we’re not sure who Tommy Ratliff is, Lambert was kiss-friendly with…
This will never get old.We already know that Marilyn Manson likes to dress up like a mullet-toting badass to honor his favorite TV show, Eastbound & Down. The rocker was his goth self for the HBO show’s second season premiere last week, but was eager to play into an MTV…
The hat that started it all.Adam Lambert is already in South Florida before his sold-out Sunday performance at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood — and he’s already getting in trouble. Knowing that the guy is a controversy magnet from the review of his Houston performance last week, it’s not surprising…
MySpace.comProtoman is waiting by the phone.Always wanted to be part of one of those crackling phone-call moments in the heart of a hip-hop album? Local rapper Protoman wants your voice on his new collaboration with DJ Rob Riggs, I’m Very Proud of My Accomplishments: Part 2. The mixtape is set…
Listen up, Florida Senators George LeMieux and Bill Nelson.”I am here to be a voice for my generation, not the generation of the senators who are voting, but for the youth of this country — the generation that is affected by this law and whose children will be affected,” Lady…
Maybe this was number 26?Only brick-and-mortar businesses were eligible for Rolling Stone’s rundown of the 25 Best Record Stores in the U.S.A., so iTunes, eMusic, and the Pirate Bay are not on this list. A couple of the fine choices that County Grind can vouch for, (even if some were…
Photo by C. StilesAs the October 14 debut of The Vanilla Ice Project approaches, the Wellington-based rapper and real estate mogul is ramping up his promotional game. After stops on Lopez Tonight (video here) and Entertainment Tonight, Robert Van Winkle is getting some coverage in the New York Times for…
