Andrew W.K. is very recognizable in all white, sometimes with blood smearing his mug and T-shirt. He looks like a santero, and though he seems all obviously “party hard,” he’s actually as mysterious as one of these religious men of the saints. A conspiracy theory even circulated on the never-quite-factual…
We recently spoke with South Florida native and current Assistant Professor of English at Fayetteville State University, Dr. Dean Swinford about his opeing salvo into the realm of fiction with the first installment in a trilogy Death Metal Epic I: The Inverted Katabasis. A passionate author and even more passionate…
Summer might be nearing an end, but there are still a few lingering moments of hot and sticky musical goodness to look forward to, like the third and final installment of Propaganda’s indoor/outdoor pool party concert series, Summer Daze. This Sunday, Savannah, GA, reggae-rock outfit Passafire will headline along with…
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou might be the weak link in Wes Anderson movies, but it did allow viewers to hear old songs in a new way. Throughout the movie, Brazilian singer Seu Jorge had random interludes in which he picked up his guitar and sang David Bowie songs…
Since forming in 2009, Big Gigantic has become just that: big and gigantic. The duo creates a unique type of EDM that includes live drums and sax and has captivated the scene since its inception. The men behind Big Gigantic, producer and saxophonist Dominic Lalli and drummer Jeremy Salken, have…
It’s a cold day in Miami Beach when we first meet Ray Barboni. So cold, the radio says it might reach 34 degrees. Barboni walks over to Chili Palmer (played by John Travolta) and cracks himself up saying, “It’s chilly outside and Chili inside.” That opening scene of Get Shorty…
UPDATE: Turns out many artists first listed by April Ryan at American Urban Radio Networks, like Rihanna and the Rolling Stones, aren’t actually boycotting the state. Mother Jones reported on the story, as did the Huffington Post. Dear Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Usher, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Rod Stewart, Young…
Every year, as the Van’s Warped Tour rolls around, South Florida’s youth round up their skate shoes, don their favorite band T-shirts, strap on their studded belts and pukka shell necklaces, and head to the fairgrounds. But it isn’t enough to just dress the part of pop-punk tween; one must…
If the Grateful Dead perished with the demise of its leader and spiritual guru, Jerry Garcia, in 1995, then it’s also true that the band’s resurrection has been ongoing ever since. Indeed, the steady stream of remastered albums from its seminal Warner Bros. catalog, at least half a dozen official…
English professor and Miami native, Dean Swinford has embarked on the first serious literary treatise concerning death metal with Death Metal Epic I: The Inverted Katabasis. The young novella is picking up endorsements and accolades from both literary and musical circles. Reared in Florida with a solid education in ’80s…
Respectable Street was solid packed with tingling sexuality and steamy sticky bods this past Saturday. The night featured fans of both the sensual mistresses of Cupcake Burlesque and the totally natural-type hunks of Hurly Burly. It was a burlesque battle of the sexes, and we have to say, overall, sexiness…
“It finally feels like summer,” says a sandal-clad girl to her friend this past weekend at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago’s Union Park. The friend nods in agreement and sips from his dewy 312 beer, a local favorite. As a scorching heat wave blanketed most of the country, festival-goers descended…
As a victim of its own popularity, ArtServe’s alt exhibition RedEYE sent the public to park their vehicles at Parker Playhouse’s field next door. This meant patrons had to take a half mile jaunt through fields, parks, and parking lots to get to the visual assault that they were so…
Seeing a line-up of 311, Sublime With Rome, Cypress Hill, G. Love & Special Sauce, and Pennywise on a Sunday in July in 2013 would be like going to a concert in 1993 headlined by War, Grand Funk Railroad, and Three Dog Night. The 311 Unity Tour is a nineties-centric…
Liz OhanesianJ.G. Quintel, creator of Regular Show, left, meets Muscle Man come to life. J.G. Quintel has been going to San Diego Comic-Con for a decade now. He started out his journey here as a fan, a CalArts student who caught wind of the event from his brother. Quintel would…
Want to feel old? This Saturday, July 20, is the 20th anniversary of the release of Cypress Hill’s Black Sunday. Opening at number one, it was the fastest selling rap album ever, at that point. When the album reaches the ripe old age of 20 years and one day old,…
If the Screamers and the Units were revamping the musical landscape of California with digital forays into synth rock back in the late ’70s, early ’80s, it goes without question that Jeremy Kolosine and his Futurisk racket was doing the same for South Florida and the Eastern seaboard roughly at…
9. Mandy Moon, Kingdoms & Crowns, and Sur Back at Funky Buddha 9:30 p.m., Saturday, July 20, at Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery, 2621 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton. Entrance is $5. Call 561-368-4643, or visit thefunkybuddha.com. Mainstream music is sooo mainstream. To get your indie fix, turn off your…
It’s 1995. The inaugural Warped Tour pulls into The Edge in Fort Lauderdale. And even after the band’s van (along with its electric guitars, and other gear) gets jacked, Bradley Nowell and Eric Wilson of Sublime still decide to play an entirely acoustic set for a packed house. Meanwhile, a…
If the late, great Patsy Cline had an opium problem and joined a psychedelic folk band, she might have sounded like Mazzy Star. Mazzy Star, with the otherworldly voice of Hope Sandoval and the morose guitar playing of Dave Roback, are back. Their dreamy sound found a charmed audience in…
When God created summertime, She did so with the intention of having humans spend the entirety of the hottest months smoking joints and listening to reggae music. What the Almighty didn’t plan, however, was that a manmade buzzkill known as “the war on drugs” would ruin our high some 4.5…
As the rain falls hard on this (occasionally) humdrum town, fans of the Smiths have reason to rejoice! This week, Mr. Johnny Marr announced a Fort Lauderdale date on his impending U.S. tour. While Marr is best known as Morrissey’s former songwriting foil in the Smith’s, the guitarist’s keene sense…
