DJ Epps has both good and bad to say about making music in South Florida in 2013. You might think the East Harlem-bred, Haitian DJ is contradicting himself. But the truth is, he thinks Miami is making progress, thanks to some of our shining stars of hip-hop. His beef is…
A little bit further than: You’ve gone before. Like the Grateful Dead before them, Dark Star Orchestra is a catalyst for community. Its success in this role was apparent long before the show began at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale last night. Outside the venue, an hour before showtime, the event was…
The Bacon Brothers performed at BaconFest?! Most of us did a double take when we saw that musical family members Footloose megastar Kevin and his brother Michael Bacon were legitimately performing at the hog smorgasbord, better-known as BaconFest, at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. At the end of the day, though, it made perfect…
Many years ago, I found myself perusing the stacks at the now-defunct South Miami CD Solution. While the visual assault was mostly relegated to your run-of-the-mill second-hand Steve Vai releases and the odd Joe Satriani discs, my then younger eyes fell upon something so enormously sacrilegious that I had to…
In addition to being a pampered-poodle-millionaire and all-around manic crybaby, Kanye West is known for unbridled innovation. Whether he’s playing a drum machine live at MTV’s VMAs or producing, directing, writing, and creating heavily symbolic movies about what a tragic asshole he is, Kanye West is always one step ahead…
Yesterday, Pitbull, the 305’s reigning lord of reggaeton-rap responded directly to Cash Money, Young Money mogul Lil Wayne’s extensive shittalking against the Miami Heat and the team’s Holy Trinity of LeBron, Wade, and Chris Bosh’s wife. More specifically, Mr. 305 released a track instructing Wayne to refrain from “shitting where…
When we were busy making fun of Sen. Marco Rubio’s totally lame Spotify list, we didn’t realize he was such a big fan of the Thug Life. TMZ accosted a friendly and chatty Rubio at Reagan National Airport and asked him about the whole Lil Wayne-Miami dis debacle. Specifically, they addressed…
There is certainly no shortage of musical festivals happening around the country; even our sister city of Miami has the annual electronic extravaganza Ultra. But down here in Fort Lauderdale, we’ve often been left off the festival map. Until now. On April 20, the local creative collective known as Subculture…
It may be hard out here for a pimp, but why’s it also gotta be hard for a nice guy making quality hip-hop? While filming a cameo in a Rocko video this weekend, Hollywood, Florida, rapper Andre Scott, whom we know as Young Scrilla, was shot in Overtown. The Miami Herald…
Less Than Jake has been making music since before Generation iPod was old enough to mosh. As those folks have now outgrown the pit (except for those keeping it real into their 30s), the Floridians famous for loving PEZ and stirring crowds into frenzies are still at it. And things…
Harland Williams is one lucky guy. He managed to score small but important roles in some of the biggest movies of the ’90s, like Dumb & Dumber (in which he drank pee) and There’s Something About Mary. But his signature moments, like accidentally killing a horse with Funyuns in Half…
The Bee Gees are the undisputed warlord champion presidents for life when it comes to fabulous falsettos. And when the Australian Bee Gees perform at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino, you can bet your lifetime supply of testosterone and/or estrogen that these impersonators from down under will be singing like Lil’ Bo…
Sometimes you end up in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong people. And subsequently arrested, tried, and sent up the river for being a shmuck who couldn’t prove they were innocent even though they were. Other times, criminals get away with shit in broad daylight. This…
By Matt LevinMuse likes to wax philosophically in their lyrics, singing about revolts and power struggles with soaring bravado-laden falsetto choruses that shout arena rock. So maybe that creates false expectations for the band’s live act. And maybe, on stage, the British trio is just not that interesting.See also- Photos…
The 2013 Oscars were dedicated to honoring a fabulous and fierce storytelling tradition: the musical. But it took watching 30 tunes belted out by A-list actors before we figured that one out (Sunday night wet-brain). See also- Photos: 2013 Oscar WinnersSeth MacFarlane was, as he predicted in his 2-hour long opening…
By Adam KatzmanCurren$y isn’t doing bad these days, selling out 30 dollar shows in Ft. Lauderdale with his #jetlife relatively unaffected by the recession or poor record sales. His output in 2012 would be “banner” for most other artists, but was just another solid bit of prolific efficiency from the stoner…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: A legend living among us. What becomes of a man who had a mega radio hit 47 years ago and has rarely been heard from since? And what if there…
Every year, Ultra Music Festival features curveball additions to the lineup that contrast greatly to the vociferous beatfreaking that dominates the event. Kraftwerk, New Order, the Black Eyed Peas, and Crystal Castles are all examples of the weekend’s deviation from the deep-house/electro/dubstep axis.See also- Ultra Music Festival 2013, Two Weekends…
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This weekend local record label Wayward Parade and indie dive bar Propaganda compete for asphalt space in Lake Worth. The upstart Palm Beach County-based label is teaming up with Propaganda and throwing a two-day music festival amidst all the chalk art glory that is the Street Painting Festival. Besides booking…
This was originally slated to open with a paragraph comparing boring seafood and snobby food-shoppers to the sheer awesomeness of one of our favorite local outfits. Needless to say, the steadier thinking of the County Grind sheriffs prevailed, like they sometimes do over their intoxicated bloggers. But I’m happy to…
Bluewater Comics recently released the series Fame: Nicki Minaj — and, no, we’ve never heard of Bluewater Comics either. Apparently, the independent company produces three lines of biography comics: Female Force, Political Power, and Fame. The latest addition to the Fame series, Nicki Minaj, promises to explore the life and…
