The four-piece post-hardcore act Title Fight has been making pop-punk hearts swoon since 2003 with its tight yet ambient melodies and constant homage to ’90s emo.The Kingston, Pennsylvania, band is touring to promote their latest album, Floral Green, released on September 18. The album hit Billboard’s Top 200 chart at number…
By its association with America, South Florida is also, we suppose, a land of opportunity. And not so much because when you find yourself here, you can immediately set off on a race for happiness just like any other American, but in the way that if you missed Rick Ross…
When legendary bluesman Buddy Guy first picked up a six-string for the first time, the now 76-year-old musician wasn’t thinking about commercial success and critical praise. He was too busy falling in love with music. “When I picked up the guitar, learning how to play it was for the love of…
“Things just couldn’t be better,” says Miami Heat’s DJ Irie about the team he’s been with for twelve years. “I’d like to get a second championship ring,” he adds hopefully. Well, he along with the rest of SoFla. See also- DJ Irie to Host UR1 Festival; Reminisces on Amnesia Foam PartiesSure Irie’s…
The world wide web is a magical place! It’s a land of offensively cute cats, where girls don’t think twice about getting butthole tattoos, and where you can enjoy Ryan Gosling as both a feminist and a sex icon. See also:- Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Finale: Why This is…
Last night our local booty bass hero and sometime politician, Luther Campbell, tweeted these four simple words: “Big Bird is safe.”To some, Big Bird seemed like a joke or a distraction from the “real issues” of the campaign. But Big Bird represented something much larger: Sesame Street. This is a place…
Since the mid-’90s, when gangsta rap almost popped a cap in its own ass, hip-hop has become increasingly ridiculous.We mean this in the best way possible. A big part of rap music’s new wave of silly has to do with fanciful linguistic feats, resplendent with technique and cleverness. Starting with…
We all know how different cultures have some downright kooky festivals and traditions. And while we’d like to roll out a whole list of them within these pages, we’ve been advised by the legal department against “mocking” and “belittling” others whose “customs” we “don’t understand/appreciate.”Not only do we not want…
Over the phone, Steve Forbert comes across exactly as you’d expect him to: Uncommonly affable, decidedly soft-spoken, unmistakably Southern, and unabashedly down-to-earth. After all, that’s the overall impression he’s conveyed through his music for the better part of the last 35 years or so, ever since his debut album Alive…
Every nerdy, indie, glasses-wearing music snob has something to say about Weezer, good and bad. The band’s sound hasn’t so much changed since its first two releases as much as its fans’ tastes have. Drummer Patrick Wilson explains this, one of the great musical mysteries of all time. “I wonder…
Since the mid-’90s, when gangsta rap almost popped a cap in its own ass, hip-hop has become increasingly ridiculous. We mean this in the best way possible. A big part of rap music’s new wave of silly has to do with fanciful linguistic feats, resplendent with technique and cleverness. Starting…
Over the course of 14 years and seven studio records, Toby Leaman and Scott McMicken have held the jangly, psychedelic folk market by the balls as cofounders of Dr. Dog. And after tickling the world of indie music with a feather of aural Americana for more than a decade, the…
Strip clubs across the country (if not the world) owe the city of Miami a lap dance. Had it not been for our late ’80s and early ’90s bass, pole dancers may have never shown us that “Tootsee Roll” or how to buss the “Kitty Kitty.” During booty music’s most…
When legendary bluesman Buddy Guy picked up a six-string for the first time, the 76-year-old musician wasn’t thinking about commercial success and critical praise. He was too busy falling in love with music. “When I picked up the guitar, learning how to play it was for the love of music…
Last Friday, County Grind committed third degree black belt content regurgitation with TMZ’s exclusive scoop on Cee Lo Green’s ecstasy sleazery. See also- Five Questions about Cee Lo Green’s Alleged Ecstasy Sleazery Allegedly, the R&B/rapsensation turned pop culture megastar slipped a woman a Mickey and then sexually assaulted her. We had…
Whether they were rooting for Romney or Obama, musicians, actors, and pop stars took to Twitter during this presidential election to show their support and encourage voters to hit the polls. There were even a few — ahem, Beyonce — who went so far as to break the rules and…
Don’t be fooled by the following words, while they may start out like something only rich white women would be into, they actually end up somewhere pretty cool. The Boca Raton Museum of Art currently has an exhibition entitled the Art of Video Games. This particular museum, though located in…
It’s pretty safe to assume that Pool Party garners the same fan rift Twilight fans fagged out with, that Team Edward/Team Jacob hullabaloo; you either get the South Florida-fried via Iceland sense of humor or you don’t. Touted as lifting the limp flag left behind by the once mighty Queers,…
Every nerdy, indie, glasses-wearing music snob has something to say about Weezer, good and bad. The band’s sound hasn’t so much changed since its first two releases as much as its fans’ tastes have. Drummer Patrick Wilson explains this, one of the great musical mysteries of all time.”I wonder sometimes…
During election time, political pundits love to analyze really idiosyncratic details about the presidential candidates. Y’know, stuff like body language and number of pauses between sentences. All of this under the guise of real, pertinent insider information that will legitimately influence your vote. For some people, this shit is important.But…
And the winner is… You! Cause you’ve got this mix to get ya through your day. Good morning, Americans! It’s time again to exercise your civic duties. Time to argue with your brethren about Mittens this and Hussein that. Time to demand recounts and wait eight hours in line to cast…
Boy is this race getting heated! We, of course, refrain from overt political commentary within these pages because the New Times, and County Grind more precisely, aim to maintain an air of decorum and bipartisan neutrality. It’s your vote, we do not want to sway your decision-making process with cutesy blogs…
