Lou Reed passed away this past weekend due to a liver-related illness. He was generally identified by his taciturn expression, deadpan vocals, and a reputation for maintaining his strict artistic integrity. A true rock visionary, he helmed one of the most influential bands of all time, the Velvet Underground, and…
It’s fine being sexy every day, but sometimes, it’s a bit much. Like sexy breakfast with morning breath and eye snot? No thanks. However, things change around October 31. The slut shammers stop their hollering, and ladies and dudes hitch up their drawers to celebrate Halloween, the most sensual holiday…
Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin were once considered Kings of Croon, and Michael Bublé is the heir apparent. Unlike Harry Connick Jr. or Josh Groban, Bublé possesses an everyday guy-next-door appeal. Oozing boyish charm and casual charisma, this well-scrubbed entertainer has, over the past decade or so,…
Alice Cooper Hard Rock Live, Hollywood October 27, 2013 Better than: Anything else you were doing on a Sunday night. Supposedly, Alice Cooper is 65 years old. However, for those present last night at the Godfather of Shock Rock’s show at Hollywood’s Seminole Hard Rock Live, Cooper appeared a duality,…
Lou Reed was the ego to Iggy Pop’s streetwalking cheetah id and Bowie’s grandiose glam super ego. His stories were seedy, but he told them like Homer: epic, sentimental, otherworldly but, simultaneously, strangely familiar. To invoke a second Freudianism in only three sentences: Lou kept the uncanny weird enough to…
Jessie Ware popped up in the UK scene around 2010 as the lead vocal on SBTRKT’s club tune “Nervous.” The track was a pure London dancefloor anthem, with Ware assigned to club songstress duties. She resurfaced as a guest vocalist here and there for the next couple of years with…
Seattle-based indie rock quintet Minus the Bear emerged back in 2001 with a handful of quirkily-titled tunes — like “Hey, Wanna Throw Up? Get Me Naked,” “Lemurs, Man, Lemurs,” and “Pantsuit… Uggghhh” — but they’ve always been a serious band. They hit the studio before ever playing a show, crafting…
Shai Hulud The Talent Farm, Pembroke Pines Thursday, October 24, 2013 Since the band’s inception in 1995, Shai Hulud has seen more than its fair share of members come and go since it helped define a specific metallic hardcore sound. Over the years, that sound has been consumed, adapted, and…
Almost everything we know about Grant Peeples we learned from perusing his website and browsing the Internet. But we saw enough there to get us out the door and over to Lake Worth’s South “F” Street tonight to pick up on his quirky, folkie tunes and wry, very political attitude…
Born out of the ashes of Buffalo Springfield, the band that first brought Stephen Stills and Neil Young to prominence, Poco can rightly claim the distinction of being among the very first bands to make the crossover from rock to country. The term Americana is bandied about so freely these…
This Saturday, Boynton Beach’s Limitless Agency offers more than just a one act show. They’re putting on a lineup with eight bands. Yes, eight: Strange Ways, Everyone’s Fault, Pilgrimage, the Vogans, Smith Sundy, People, Iron Young, and Be Brave. As much as we wanted to interview all 8 of these…
Almost a year ago to the day, we asked Oderus Urungus, the otherworldly frontman for sci-fi splatter’n’roll rock outfit, GWAR, if his signature ensemble had any sort of political agenda. He responded to our inquiry with clarity and focus. “We believe,” Urungus explained, our entire fucking system is one of…
He didn’t start the fire, but he’ll make you feel a burn, a burning desire, even. The great Billy Joel, that is, for those born after 1995. He’s coming to light BB&T Center aflame on January 7, and you’ll be there, with your mama, your papa, and your cousin too…
Sleigh Bells strikes a nifty balance. The Brooklyn based duo creates experimental cacophonies, yet somehow the music is instantly accessible. New Times caught up with Derek Miller, the band’s guitarist and producer. He explained this dichotomy, “It’s my way of reconciling all the records I love. I grew up with…
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When South Florida heard Arcade Fire was making their local debut, no one would have ever guessed the first announced date would be at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. But if you parse through the Montreal band’s catalog, you’d remember that their first album included a beautiful ditty called “Haiti.”…
It’s a sad thought, but bands fall apart. No matter how much you loved them, no matter how many shows you went too, everyone from your favorite local jam band to the Jonas Brothers might not make it to tomorrow. But lucky us, for each band in South Florida that…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: A local shade of blues. There’s an old axiom that suggests all good things come to those that wait. Or something like that. But when the wait is 30 years,…
Since the 1970s, Alice Cooper has been making bloody fantastic rock ‘n’ roll. Known for his shocking stage shows, the artist born Vincent Damon Furnier is now a little further along in years but still touring like crazy. Cooper lives in Arizona, where he enjoys playing a lot of golf…
TLC/Courtesy of VH1[Editor’s note: In his new column, award-winning goofball Shea Serrano writes about his life and times. Better put on your shoes, because your socks are about to be blown off.] By Shea Serrano On Monday night, I watched the movie about TLC, the most important all-girl rap group…
With both Dade and Broward’s lists for Halloweeny events up and running, we couldn’t neglect the 561 on this scariest of holidays (other than Christmas with the family, of course). After all, Palm Beach County is home of the legendary Clematis Street, regularly packed with prowling partiers, and there’s always…
Since Fitz & the Tantrums’ mainstream debut in 2010, this six-piece powerhouse has been perking up ears and delighting live crowds all over the country. Known for its genre-blending style and hypnotizing live shows, the Fitz crew is a perfect addition to the indie-pop Coastline Music Festival lineup. With a…
