Scott Reynolds Gets Real: “Everybody Has a Band, And Most Suck”

Like many musical stalwarts from the late ’80s, early ’90s, Scott Reynolds’ fans are fervent and diverse, their common thread is a deep connection to his particular fusion of pop-punk fundamentals, traditional jazz arrangements, folk balladry, a little bit of cowboy twang, and a conservative dose of art house quirk…

Top Five EDM Parties in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Three little letters: EDM. How do we define it? More important, how do we experience it? Electronic dance music is not a new phenomenon. We’ve been raving for decades, and we’re surprisingly not tired yet. EDM, though, has morphed into something of a new animal in recent years, fueled by…

Top Five EDM Parties in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

Three little letters: EDM. How do we define it? More important, how do we experience it? Electronic dance music is not a new phenomenon. We’ve been raving for decades, and we’re surprisingly not tired yet. EDM, though, has morphed into something of a new animal in recent years, fueled by…

Beyoncé – BB&T Center, Sunrise – July 9

Beyoncé BB&T Center, Sunrise July 9 You could divide Beyoncé’s performance at the BB&T Center into two parts: the beginning of the night, when everyone was getting up to pee, and the end of the night, when everyone looked like they had to pee but were not running to the…

Top Ten Best “Unflattering Beyoncé” Memes

Beyoncé Knowles. The voluptuous pop goddess is breathtakingly beautiful and an impassioned role model to her buzzing BeyHive. Needless to say, it’s hard to hate the lovely Queen Bey. But when a series of awkward, mean-muggin’ pics of the star surfaced after her halftime-show performance at the 2013 Super Bowl,…

Lemuria Talks About Getting Your “Heart Torn Out,” Hank Williams-Style

Sometimes, we need a little fast-paced pop-punk in our lives — even if we’re going through a tragic, emo breakup. Buffalo three-piece Lemuria boasts a melodious, sing-along discography (like Dinosaur Jr. and Superchunk before them) fashioned from the sweet soprano of winsome frontwoman Sheena Ozzella, the sharp croon of drummer/vocalist…

Is It Worth Being a Seat-Hog or Rope-Jumper at Concerts?

Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: The scramble for seating. I have a friend named Dan who won’t go to a concert unless his tickets take him way up close. So close that he can see…

Miami Heat Versus Lil Wayne: A Blood Feud Timeline

Rivalries usually are between two sports teams (Dolphins versus Jets) or between two rappers (Tupac versus Biggie). A battle between music and sports was unheard-of until things deteriorated the way they have the past few years between NBA champions the Miami Heat and Lil Wayne. To prepare for Lil Wayne…

Hip-Hop Producer Numonics: “I Haven’t Had to Whore Myself Out”

Hip-hop ain’t dead. It lives in the South, which is why producer Numonics’ beats find their way onto albums by MCs from the North, the West, and especially from his home base of Fort Lauderdale. Between recording, mixing, mastering, videos, and multiple releases this year, he found time to talk…

Ghost Owl – the Funky Biscuit, Boca Raton – July 5

Ghost Owl The Funky Biscuit Friday, July 5, 2013 It’s been said for years and years, by many, that first impressions are the most lasting. If that’s the case, Ghost Owl will forever be fondly remembered anyone in attendance at the Funky Biscuit last Friday night. The venue hosted the…

Five Reasons We Should Forgive Lil Wayne

Last February, Lil Wayne led a roomful of moronic lemmings in yelping “Fuck the Miami Heat!” all because his douchey antics had gotten him ejected from a game at the American Airlines Arena the week prior. Weezy fucked up real good talking-trash his adopted city’s beloved team. He might as…

Confessions of a Florida Supercon Volunteer

I’ve seen some shit. Girls in vinyl, guys in nearly nothing, cross dressing cartoon characters, and even a few furries. A voluptuous Caitlyn from League of Legends spilling over her corset top. A man of steel whose manhood might have been made of steel. A teeny tiny Harley Quinn in…