The first song I remember hearing again and again on the radio was Madonna’s “Lucky Star.” I was two years old. At this point in life, my MTV obsession was burgeoning. I loved to “Jump” with David Lee Roth, and “Shout with Tears” for Fears, had inappropriately “Sweet Dreams” with…
“We’re going to have to turn away a bunch of these people,” said John McHale, the guy who booked the Title Fight show at the Talent Farm. Two lines poured out behind the open door — one for people with tickets and one for people still trying to buy tickets…
Once upon a time — in the ’90s — a magical spot known as Baja Beach Club sparkled in the heart of Fort Lauderdale. It was a place where Spring Break never stopped and the body shot was born. And for some crazy reason, a group of investors thought they…
Award shows are fertile ground for mindbending live performance pairings and out-of-nowhere collaborations. Remember when Tupac brought the newly reunited KISS onstage at the 1996 Grammys? Or how about the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, when Madonna, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera had a public ménage à trois before summoning…
In case you’re one of those still out of the loop and thus haven’t heard, an awesome tiki bar has risen from the Monterey Club’s proverbial ashes. Known as 5 Points Lounge, the venue provides an ideal setting for local shows, much like the Monterey did in its early days…
British Dubstep producer and DJ Rusko is a funny guy. Candid, and warm, he’s comfortable chatting about everything and everything from the Lion King, to medical marijuana. Rusko’s also a guy who recently started taking a no bullshit, totally independent approach to getting music to his fans, quick and easy. See…
Before David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia sat comfortably atop the Billboard charts, U.S. nightclubs were getting their first taste of hook-laden electro-house, dance-rock tracks around 2006. These cuts were produced by artists like Justice, MSTRKRFT, Para One, and, yes, Boys Noize.Based out of Berlin, Alexander Ridha (Boys Noize), took…
Former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson recently released his first book, Letters to Kurt, in which he reflects upon a terribly dark, but sadly real topic: Suicide. This includes the death of his friend Kurt Cobain. Though he tried to write a memoir in the traditional manner, it just wasn’t working. Instead,…
Ladies and Gentleman, we are sad to announce that The Twilight Saga which kept us obsessed for nearly half a decade has come to an end. But, before we bid farewell to the beloved and oh so sparkly Cullen clan, we had to sneak one more post in. See also:…
Early this morning, TMZ released photos that implied barely legal pop stars (and former couple), Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, have been engaging in the ancient rite of break-up sex. See also- Justin Bieber to Co-Host Y100’s 2012 Jingle Ball; Headliners Include PSY, Enrique Iglesias, Ke$ha, and Others- Justin Bieber Busted by Cops…
Born on November 17, 1966, Jeff Buckley was never close to his famous father, folksinger Tim. And by the time the elder Buckley died of a drug overdose in 1975, his son had only met him once. Consequently, he was raised by his mother and her second husband, and given…
More on how fellow musician Johnny Love of participating band To Be Hated feels about the accompanying fundraiser for the Linnabary family. Chelsea and Rosalie Linnabary lost their beloved husband and father to a war in Afghanistan.The U.S. Marine will never be forgotten.And he inspired the birth of Hated For Trying…
Is screamo the new classic rock? Think about it. The genre is over twenty years old. In the ’90s, “twenty years ago” was the ’70s. And isn’t that when the grand genesis of “Dad Rock” took place? Y’know, following the bloating of psychedelic rock into arena-sized blowcaine music, but preceding…
Pick up a copy of Hated for Trying’s Cadence to Valor album at the event. It includes bands from the benefit to raise additional funds for the Linnabary family. As a young father, To Be Hated’s frontman Johnny Pflug (AKA Johnny Love) understands how hard and stressful it is to support…
Triple F Life Tour with Waka Flocka Flame, Wooh Da Kid, and Haitian Fresh Revolution Live, Ft. Lauderdale November 14 Better Than: Gucci Mane in a sloppy tracksuit at a poorly attended porn convention.Last night’s edition of Waka Flocka Flame’s “Triple F Life” tour was 3/4 everything that sucks about…
Beach Day is set on taking the city of Hollywood out of wrinkly geriatric paws and passing it over to the smooth surf-obsessed hands of youth. See also- Beach Day’s Favorite Hollywood Hideouts- Beach Day’s Favorite Records and Musical Instruments- Photos: Hanging Out with Beach DayThe Hollywood trio aren’t really old-people-haters, they’re actually really…
Each year ’round the holidays, County Grind likes to “Pon de River,” pound de Red Stripe, and puff a few Phillys in an effort to take reconnect with our Caribbean roots. And by Caribbean roots we mean the sweet Jamaican lady who lived across the street from us in Pembroke…
“Livetronica” is the worst name for a musical sub-genre since “emo” or “rock ‘n’ roll.” This ridiculous term is meant to denote psychedelic jam band hippie rock that has been augmented with the technorganic delights of the future. That is, synthesizers, computers, and combinations thereof.See also- Keller Williams on Creating…
That’s right! Scott Weiland, the former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver singer, is not dead, even though you (or I) might have thought so. You know who else isn’t dead? Morgan Freeman. Yup, totally alive. Not only is he not dead, he’s on tour performing his greatest all time hits…
As far as clichés go, none is more applicable to South Florida than the melting pot. And nowhere is that more visible than inside a smoky bar on Clematis Street on a show night. When Respectable Street hosts four tricounty area bands on Saturday, not only will the 561 be…
Keller Williams has been a fixture of the post-Dead hippie-jam-band circuit since the early ’90s. The scene can arguably be traced back to the o.g. wave of 1960s psychedelia. The jam-band circuit, as it exists today, fermented in the twin wake of North America’s obsession with festivals, as sparked by…
Ignorance is bliss, so they say. Face to Face seems to adhere to this timeless adage, considering it used it to title one of its albums. The veteran pop-punk outfit, fronted by Trever Keith (also of Viva Death and the Legion of Doom), used it as the backbone of the…
