If you were playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, someone you might want to sneak into your lineup of connected stars is Sinbad. Though he’s not the first actor that comes to mind when you think “who’s acted with everyone,” he definitely might win you a game or two. Fans…
FastForward is a column documenting the nighttime scene in Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach County. It’s a weeknight stop at your neighborhood dive; it’s a blurry, bass-filled Friday night in the club; it’s that one moment in a conversation you hope you’ll remember the next morning. EDM is truly is…
Considering he’s been dead for over two decades, it has been a busy year for Freddie Mercury, the late lead singer of Queen. Earlier this year, a stunning isolated vocal track of Mercury and David Bowie singing “Under Pressure” leaked onto the internet. Then last week Sacha Baron Cohen abandoned…
Mad Decent Block Party With Major Lazer, Zeds Dead, Riff Raff, Robb Bank$, and others. Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale August 3, 2013 As two o’clock approached this past Saturday, a black sky pressed down on downtown Fort Lauderdale. Hundreds of half-naked youths swarmed the downtown area, readying themselves for the…
If there’s one criticism people throw about when discussing the current crop of heavy metal acts, it’s that their sound is generic. We have to agree that when it comes to the most popular groups in metal, particularly death metal, the bands aren’t only generic, but unbearably derivative. However, Hollywood-based…
Toronto’s Zeds Dead are Dylan Mamid and Zach Rapp-Rovan, two friends who came together ten years ago over a shared interest in making beats and cultivating an unpretentious bass scene in their hometown. Since their weekly party Bassmentality blew up back in 2010, the duo, who go by DC and…
Just this week, Native Florida Tap Room and Music Hall owner Kilmo Doome announced that he’s selling the venue and skipping town. He wrote on Facebook: “I have accepted an offer I couldn’t refuse and I’m relocating to New Orleans, where music and culinary opportunities have beckoned me for years…
5. Launch of Free Love Fridays at Longboards 10 p.m. Friday, August 2, at Longboards Restaurant, 519 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Call 561-833-4660, or visit Facebook. No cover. Selected to open for Barenaked Ladies on the main stage at SunFest this year, West Palm’s very own Making Faces will…
There is nothing quite like the magic of Disney, unless of course you’re talking about the magic of the Jonas Brothers. These sonically gifted siblings are currently making their way around the globe to promote their latest album, V. Kevin, Joe, and Nick have been preparing for their eighth worldwide…
Better than: Seeing a legacy group perform with backing tracks Last night, the reunited, and mostly original, Black Sabbath triumphantly returned to South Florida. It was a balmy summer night, and Palm Beach’s Cruzan Amphiteatre was dense with darkly-clothed denizens of metal, all of whom had answered the call to…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: UM grad Will Lee went Late Night and big time. It’s noon on a Tuesday, and Will Lee is still struggling to fully awaken. Then again, he was playing into…
Dance music isn’t a religion, but taking a look around today’s dance floor might lead you to believe it’s possible. It’s not all sex and hedonism. These beat freaks are having life-changing experiences. And they flock from all over the world to pray at the altar of light and bpms…
The fact that the Howlin’ Brothers chose to release their latest album on Brendan Benson’s Readymade Records label might seem to some rather ironic. Their sound is pretty much the polar opposite of the punchy pop motif that Benson himself is known for, both on his own and as Jack…
Florida has been getting a bad rap lately. And though it may seem at times like we’re a lost cause, that assessment isn’t entirely fair. We’re actually a global cultural force that spawned Major Lazer, one of dance music’s most inspiring and original outfits. Members Diplo and Walshy Fire are…
In the summer of 2012, drummer Brandon Seymour and guitarist Bobby Maloy, two guys with a common musical vision (if you will), created a garage band. They named their project in honor of the most likable things in the world — after cute kitties and chubby babies, of course –…
While every subgenre in the vast, factionally divided world of heavy metal has earned its own legion of devout followers, authentic thrash is seeing a serious revival. Of the bands currently carrying the reignited torch of thrash metal, Denver, Colorado’s Havok is without a doubt one of the most exciting…
Strong stuff, this newly opened show at the Norton. No joy ride, except for the great pleasure of the artist’s command and penetrating insight. “Lucian Freud: Paintings and Prints” is a compact exhibition of late oils and earlier etchings by the grandson of Sigmund. The images are full of strong…
With their grand opening already under their belts and enthusiastic word of mouth bringing in patrons looking for a change of pace in Broward’s nightlife scene, Piano Hollywood is astutely on a path of class that won’t break your bank. The open-mic format is not an easy sell, but by…
Aging and appearing on a terrible reality show have reshaped Ozzy Osbourne’s public image. Now seen as a lovable old coot, it’s hard to remember that in the 1980s, Ozzy was one of the two scariest boogeymen lurking in popular culture. And while kids were pretty certain that the other…
In the wake of a viral video showing a bouncer beatdown of some patrons at Dirty Blondes, one area resident is pissed and has set up a Facebook page demanding a boycott of the Fort Lauderdale bar and justice for the patrons. The video shows bargoer Alexander Coelho getting punched…
A violent video showing three Dirty Blondes bouncers beating on patrons outside the popular Fort Lauderdale Beach watering hole has gone viral since hitting the internet Sunday evening. Two patrons, identified as Alexander Coelho, 29, and David Parker, were arrested and charged with battery and disorderly conduct after a fight…
It’s an unfortunate fact, but for many, the name J.J. Cale might just as well belong to John Cale, the ex-Velvet Underground musical provocateur, or J.J. Abrams, the screenwriter and producer, or, well, anyone or no one at all. Songwriter and musician Cale, who died Friday of a heart attack…
