Dillon Francis’ Top Five Trolls of All Time

Wikipedia defines a “troll” as “a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people… with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.” Some trolls are less evil than others, though. Some trolls just want to lie…

Why Robin Thicke Isn’t Getting Heat and Miley Cyrus Is

Feminists are decrying the media for trashing Miley Cyrus for her embarrassing performance at Sunday night’s Video Music Awards while giving Robin Thicke a pass for his part in it (at the same time ignoring Kendrick Lamar’s and 2 Chainz’s contribution in tastelessness, but for the sake of this article,…

Top Ten Failed Jim Morrison Replacements

When the Cult performed recently at Revolution, the focus should have been on their heavy, head-rattling rock ‘n’ roll. But I can’t get the image out of my head of frontman Ian Astbury’s failed attempt to emulate Jim Morrison as the lead singer of the Doors in the 21st Century…

Thoughts on Hero Worship: Bruce Springsteen and I

Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: Our modern obsession with musicians. Hero worship involves us entirely, uncritically, and excessively adoring another human being. There are sports heroes, political heroes, teacher heroes (for the nerds), but no…

Hollow Leg: “Florida Is Home. It Is the Swamp. It Is the Abyss.”

Bred in Massachusetts and tempered in Florida’s sun, Hollow Leg started off as a duo with original members Brent and Tim. When reviewing their first full-length effort, Instinct, I once wrote: “There is nothing imaginary about where these two dudes store their energy. Nah, the hollow leg here refers to…

Five Fun Ladies’ Nights in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Cyndi Lauper helped the English-speaking world realize that girls do just wanna have fun. Well, that’s not all they want. They also want equal pay, longer maternity leaves, and not to be referred to as “girls” when they’re grown-ass women. We’re not here to lump the ladies into one big…

We the Kings Head to Revolution Live from Bradenton

Bradenton Florida is unarguably the crown jewel of Manatee County, with its history as the birthplace of the Tropicana orange juice company in the late ’40s, and more recently, as the spawning ground for massive selling emo-pop group We the Kings. The Florida band has no doubt provided the soundtrack…

25 Best South Florida Rappers of All Time: From 5 to 1

We’ve named every SoFla emcee hailed from the golf courses of Coral Springs to the thong bikinis of South Beach. But who’s in our top five, you ask? There’s only one way to find out. Check the cut for the five best South Florida rappers of all time. See more:…

Top Five Jam Band Jams to Get Clean and Sober To

Historically, jam bands and drugs have been as closely associated as water-filtered, color-changing, pyrex “tobacco” pipes and marijuana. And the marriage has at times been blissful, no doubt. But drug abuse has also contributed to many beautiful lives turning ugly and ending too soon. For many in the jam band…

25 Best South Florida Rappers of All Time: From 10 to 6

We’re getting close to the end, folks. So far, you’ve gotten a taste of the slow-grinding, culo-clapping fiesta that is the South Florida rap game. As we now lightly-tread the first half of the top ten, prepare for tremendo slow-grinding. We are the strip club capital after all. Check the…