Google “Big Black” if this isn’t hilarious to you 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.Two was the magic number last week, and things have only changed moderately…
Surfer Blood’s “Floating Vibes” clip, filmed by Pitchfork and currently streaming here, could be an official video judging by its multiple camera angles and gratuitous product placement. No pajama shots like their last one, though. Read a live blog of the thrilling action in the garage (did Weezer ever try…
Photo by Mikayla DavisSo Long Davey knows where the camera isAlready read the review of Saturday’s massive TopSpot USA industry showcase at the Talent Farm? Need more shots of local heartthrob punks like New City Lions, Easton, Not Here Now, and Vega Under Fire, as well as San Diego’s So…
Photo by Ian WitlinBoca Raton’s Lynn University was hit especially hard by the January 12 Haiti earthquake — four students and four professors who were tragically killed there while providing care as part of the Journey of Hope course. Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba, who lives locally, decided to do his…
Photo by Mikayla DavisVega Under Fire guitarist Brad Shellito is calling Dr. LoveTopSpot USA Industry ShowcaseWith Vega Under Fire, New City Lions, Easton, So Long Davey, and Not Here NowThe Talent Farm, Pembroke PinesSaturday, April 3, 2010Under the sparkling Talent Farm lettering, five young bands that all deserve “punk” attached…
As we have already pointed out, Saturday marks the TopSpot USA showcase featuring Vega Under Fire, New City Lions, So Long Davey, Easton, and Not Here Now at the Talent Farm (20911 Johnson St., Ste. 111, Pembroke Pines). Not only does the concert show the talents of TopSpot USA founders…
Music news didn’t entirely dry up when Lil Wayne went to prison, and by the way, we have this great beat that we’ve been messing with in Garage Band that sounds a lot like crickets chirping. Fortunately, Weezy has enough people on the outside working for him that WeezyThanxYou.com could…
Photo by Amy KoshLeon Russell can write songs as well as his face can grow hair, reallyAn impressive slate of shows roll through South Florida this weekend, and of them all, blues-rock legend Leon Russell is far and above the most photogenic of the bunch.As our writer Lee Zimmerman says,…
I Will Be reluctant to answer questions about my pastEvery week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications’ music sections. Just for kicks. Here’s last week’s entry.Owl City has a song called “Hello Seattle” and Seattle Weekly likes that fact.The story behind Sonny Smith’s 100…
Photo by Ari Justin RothenbergTopSpot USA asking Alesana’s Shawn Milke the tough questionsThe Broward-Palm Beach Crossfade contingent is definitely the opposite of emo about our feature, “TopSpot USA Showcase Punks Up the Talent Farm” in this week’s music section.We caught up with TopSpot USA founders Sean Russell and Frankie “Famous”…
Miami avant rockers Rebel will play the first of two nights in Fort Lauderdale at 1921 (at 1921 S. Federal Highway), one of our favorite local underground venues. The bold DJ Mig Lauderdale will also be on hand for the gig, which is Friday, April 16. As the flyer says,…
The previously hyped debut of West Palm rap group Karbeen Mafia’s No Nutz No Money mixtape, mixed by DJ Killa K & Krunch One, is now upon us. The 22-track opus, showcasing Karbeen members Schife, Toedown, and G-Boi’s rhyming skills, also includes guest spots by Joe Boom and K.A.I.N.O.After some…
Gotta hand it to tastemaker and trendsetter Carles over at Hipster Runoff for declaring “Pitchfork gives MGMT’s Congratulations a perfect 10.0” today, but there was something in the tone of Citylink’s April Fool’s Day gag, Jake Cline’s “Surfer Blood bassist eats sandwich, inspires trend,” that kept us reading. A few…
Finally, someone is trying to find out what is holding back Fort Lauderdale’s favorite post-grunge outfit Nonpoint from all of the accolades they deserve. Phoenix New Times writer Craig Outhier begins his piece “Uncovering the Vast Conspiracy to Kill Nonpoint” by admitting that he had never heard of the band…
By the time Topspot USA’s inaugural showcase begins Saturday at the Talent Farm in Pembroke Pines, Sean Russell and Frankie “Famous” Nobile will already be thinking about the next project — and the project after that. Be it web promotion, up-close interviews with rising punk and indie bands, or maintaining…
Photo by Shannon CottrellVery nearly a schoolteacher, J.P. PittsIn this week’s SF Weekly music section, the focus of their concert preview is that Surfer Blood frontman J.P. Pitts “was just a semester shy of a degree in secondary education from Florida Atlantic University when he decided to drop out last…
Love him or abhor him, John Mayer as an interview subject makes for a good read. His detailed masturbation stories, dubbing Jessica Simpson “sexual napalm,” and, of course, his Benetton heart/David Duke manhood conflicts in a recent Playboy interview ensured that plenty of folks who have never heard anything past…
Should we just rename the column “Two-ving Units” already?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.Quoting Ramirez: “What’s up with the number 2 this week?!?!” We agree 200 percent…
Photo by Reed FischerNaughty by Nature’s Vinnie and Treach prior to some shirt carnageNaughty by NatureRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleThursday, March 25, 2010Expecting spontaneous freestyles, special guests and tons of new material at a Naughty by Nature show? After a 15-year wait since my last opportunity to see the New Jersey…
No, YOU win, Community PropertyIt is with great pleasure — and a bellyful of hops — that we announce that Fort Lauderdale rock and soul masters Community Property will open up Beerfest 2010.As you may have heard, New Times Broward-Palm Beach teamed up with Revoution Live to host a Battle…
Let the jockeying officially begin! After carefully considering more than 20 local acts in the running, New Times Broward-Palm Beach can announce the roster for this year’s Battle of the Bands. The show, judged by your loyal BPB Music Editor Reed Fischer and Revolution Live Marketing Manager/Talent Buyer Craig Hammon,…
Here comes a kiss, Naughty by Nature, blow a kiss back to meHere begins the short, sad tale of how I missed a Naughty by Nature concert almost a decade-and-a-half ago. I’ve saved a lot of stubs over the years, but very few unused tickets. One exception (see above) is…
