Surf Rock may be more than 50 years old, but it’s far from being a dead genre.On the contrary, it’s a style of music that has continually risen from its grave. It seems that every so often, small pockets of bands appear to twist and tweak it as they see…
As reported earlier this week, the “Rock the Bells” tour 2011 will be making a stop at the Fillmore Miami on September 13. The tour serves as a flagship of everything that is right with hip-hop both today and in days past. The festival regularly features performances from the many…
Last night, resident Flaunt DJs Sean Murphy, JJ Richters, and Oz del Castillo performed in drag at The Lounge, the 500 block of Clematis Street’s favorite gay bar in West Palm Beach. The events, reminiscent of a scene from To Wong Foo, were…colorful, to say the least. The entire scheme…
That’s right, the “Rock the Bells” 2011 tour will be making a stop at the Fillmore Theater in Miami on September 13. With confirmed headliners Ghostface, Raekwon, and the infamous Mobb Deep, it would be insane not to attend on principle alone. We like you, though, and so we’ll reinforce…
Last month, we reported the initial release of Psychopathic Records’ Gathering of the Juggalos 2011 infomercial. It was a long, wonderful success filled with space-aged characters and Vanilla Ice.It is with a great deal of enthusiasm to announce that a second infomercial had been posted! While prosaic in its delivery,…
This week, we pay homage to what is often referred to as the golden era of hip-hop. In the ’90s, there was a well of young musicians who spoke about relevant, pertinent issues. Conscientious, informed, and honest, they painted vivid images of what life in New York was like in…
Synth-heavy electro outfit Chromeo has recently unveiled that they will be releasing an EP of remixes. The first offering, available on their official Soundcloud page, was done up by mash-master, Breakbot. While the song immediately calls images of neon-lit nightclub scenes for the nostalgic, we found that the song can…
Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Symbols frontman and Flaunt DJ John Richters (better-known by his performance monicker J.J. Contramus).Over the course of our interview, we discussed his ideal set to dance to, outside of the confines of the DJ booth. We gave it a listen…
Hip-hop culture has long had a turbulent relationship with law enforcement. Some has been pure posturing, some is a result of actual law-breaking (spray-painting Subway cars looks cool, but it’s not legal), and some is just straight up bad behavior by the men in blue. Further cementing the final notion,…
Billy Corgan cements his foot into the grave as yet another music legend succumbs to the growing number of aging musicians who make mockeries of their careers. Brace yourself, because your palm is about to smash into your face.A new video has surfaced featuring Billy “Leader of the Smashing Pumpkins”…
Witch house band Symbols has recently added a spooky presence to the local scene and unveiled its first recording back in May.Things are heating up on the production front again with a recently released remix of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” and a new original song titled “Rifle in the…
It has just been announced via Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ official Facebook page, that the gloomy Grinderman guitarist himself has collaborated with Neko Case on a cover of The Zombies’ song “She’s Not There.” The song will be featured in the debut episode of the fourth season of…
Sloth is listed as one of the seven deadly sins, sure, but in this case, an exception can be made.We here at County Grind are fully aware of how hot it is outside. When a short walk outside can induce a full-on heat stroke, it’s only natural to want to…
Today nostalgic gamers across the globe are commemorating one of the most iconic characters of all time: Sonic the Hedgehog. Since the original game’s release in 1991, the spastic blue rodent has found a home in the hearts of millions of people worldwide. At 20 years old today, Sonic is…
In the past couple of weeks, Facebook invites have popped up alerting us that the Snooze Theater is open for business.Cop City Chill Pillars and Love Handles members C.J. Jankow and Jordan Pettingill have taken it upon themselves to lease the now-defunct Lake Park blues venue, the Orange Door –…
This past weekend, the Teflon Don himself, Rick Ross, was spotted at Tate’s Comics in Lauderhill. If there ever was a comics shop worthy of Ricky Rozay, it would be a previous winner of the illustrious Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, recognizing it as the best comic shop…
It’s been more than 50 years since the Beatles formed, and they’re still overwhelmingly revered, both internationally and locally. Fab Four tribute act Rain performed two nights in a row to a lively audience at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and Paul McCartney is still big enough of…
T.S. Eliot once said that April was the cruelest month. He did not live in Florida. It isn’t even officially summer yet and South Florida temperatures are already exceeding 90 degrees daily. Brain-melting heat coupled with enough humidity to leave anyone sweat-soaked in less than ten minutes can dissuade anyone from…
Electronic allstars Basment Jaxx are slated to release a new record featuring orchestral versions of their back catalog, enlisting Metropole Orketst, a 60-piece orchestra and 20-piece choir. Entitled Basement Jaxx Vs. Metropole Orkest, the album is set for arrival on July 11th on the duo’s own record label, Atlantic Jaxx…
As reported today on Metallica’s official website, the veritable cat has been let out of the bag regarding Lou Reed’s secret collaboration for the hard rockers’ new record. The cloak and dagger attitude towards the LouTallica project does seem odd, considering that nobody really cares about Metallica these days…
New Times’ Best of Broward/Palm Beach 2011 is live! This week and next, County Grind will bring some more information about winners relevant to our audience.West Palm Beach’s western community is home to the best twins since Aphex Twin, the Dewars. None are more deserving of the coveted Best Live…
At first glance, the lineup for the 2011 Rockstar Mayhem Festival appears to provide exactly what is expected. The day-long nü-metal smorgasbord hits Cruzan Amphitheatre August 14 featuring two of the biggest names in bro-bounce, Godsmack and Disturbed, as well as Megadeth. Upon closer inspection, however, Portland act Red Fang…
