When Astari Nite frontman Mychael Ghost told New Times earlier this year that “an album should be created when you’re at peace with the songs that are on it,” we got the feeling his South Florida-based trio was nearing the completion of its debut LP. Fall 2012 seemed like a…
Where would you be without your monthly dose of PureHoney? You’d be home, bored shitless, eating cereal out of the box. Let’s be honest.See also – Listen to Arboles Libres’ new Album Father, Thanks to PureHoney- Swans Return to Respectable Street, October 17Th3 14th installation of PureHoney hit your favorite…
It’s kind of weird that a 7-year-old is the butt of every joke in America right now. Alana, or Honey Boo Boo, as she is also known, is a vibrant, quirky, loudmouthed elementary schooler who, thanks to her big personality on TLC’s Toddlers & Tiaras, ended up as an internet meme…
For many, certain musical concepts can quickly become redundant. Supergroups? They’re so ’70s. Southern rock? So very ’60s. Blues? Been there, done that. Naturally, then, any band that offers up all three could be considered something of an anachronism. Or not. Enter Royal Southern Brotherhood, a band whose very name touts…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights, and updates relating to South Florida’s musical environs. This week, 50 years on, the Beach Boys matter more than ever. I received a new Beach Boys DVD recently, aptly titled Doin’ It Again. After I watched it, I have to…
It’s tough to sing Bryan Ferry’s praises as a musician when one looks at the aesthetic choices he’s made as far as cover art is concerned. Not only has this man dated some of the most beautiful women of their respective generations; he has married them, had affairs with them,…
Chan Marshall, AKA Cat Power, was hospitalized this weekend at Miami Beach’s Mount Sinai Medical Center. No one knows exactly why the 40-year-old singer and model spent some time in a nurse’s care, but it doesn’t seem like it was too crazy a reason, since she’s already been released. And…
The Resolvers are a band that we at County Grind have been following for a while now. The 20-or-so-person funky reggae act (j.k., 11, only 11) is kicking off its fall tour in Asheville, N.C., on October 5. This trek will expose more than 4,000 people to their SoFla created…
He may be turning 44 today, September 25, but Will Smith still looks like the wholesome, all-American kid who parlayed a successful career as the Fresh Prince into his status as one of the most successful actors of his generation. So it’s no big deal nowadays to find rappers making…
The path of Deadmau5, AKA 31-year-old electronic music producer Joel Thomas Zimmerman, has undoubtedly been a strange one.See also- Deadmau5 Uploads Photo Gallery Dedicated to Kat Von D on Facebook: Cute or Creepy?- Deadmau5 Drops New EP The Veldt on Ultra Music; Admits He Just Presses Play in BlogEver since…
A native of North Miami Beach, String Cheese Incident percussionist and one-half of the blowup livetronica duo EOTO, Jason Hann is a lighthearted beat machine. He has an easy sense of humor and a love of life on the road. Along with his musical partner in crime Michael Travis, the…
Surely the most exciting thing a musician can brag about is fame and fortune and the throngs of groupies encountered through a muddled haze of drugs and alcohol. Right? Well, sure, why not, it’s part of the lore. But there are musicians who thrive in a quasi-obscurity that inspires a…
If you grew up in South Florida, you can appreciate a sprinkle of Spanish with your rock. You don’t have to “get” what the singer is saying or “understand” any of the message. There’s a certain emotional element you can relate to, having been raised in this diverse swampland. That’s why…
The late Ray Charles is an American superhero. Born Ray Charles Robinson on September 23, 1930, you might say he’s the greatest musician ever to come out of this country (Elvis, Dylan, Aretha, Leonard Bernstein, and Hank Williams notwithstanding). Charles not only explored a diverse musical palette.Charles pushed the parameters…
Arcade culture invaded Green Room on Friday night. The downtown haunt teamed up with Play N Trade to host Black Friday Arcade, a night of overindulgent nerd culture set to electro dance beats. Gamers, cosplayers, and fetish fans came dressed to the nines. The scene was filled with bobbling Super Mario…
Julio Iglesias Hard Rock Live September 21, 2012 Better than: Now that I’ve seen both live, I can honestly say that comparing him to Rafael is just plain crazy. It’s easy to forget and confuse Julio Iglesias the man, with Julio Iglesias the myth. He’s revered by both the Spanish-speaking world and those that…
Every recluse worth their beard (or leg hair, if you’re a lady) has a soundtrack to hide out to. Now it’s September. The summer’s over, leaving us only the tail end of brain-meltingly hot temperatures, unpredictable torrents of rain, a hangover, and a mess to clean up. As we slog through…
He’s the patron saint of New Jersey, the everyman, a populist rocker whose adoring legions have made him millions even while he retains his status as a man of the people. We’re talking about Bruce Springsteen, of course, a musician whose impact and popularity extend well beyond his albums and…
Kids waiting at the orthodontist play Galaga, guests at the Breakers run from digital ghosts, and Rick Ross is gaming at home, thanks to Robert Childs. The owner of Fort Lauderdale’s Arcade Game Sales, Childs holds the second highest score in Tempest, according to Twin Galaxies, in the world. Close…
Does this look like Michael Bolton to you?By John Seaborn Gray Used to be you’d have to hit bar after bar until you found just the right jukebox, which promptly became your own personal lair of alcohol consumption. Folks demanded more freedom of choice, however, so many bars have switched over…
Rarely has the news of an ostensibly popular, best-selling musical act drawn such jubilation. But then again, rarely has an ostensibly popular, best-selling musical act reached its heights so bafflingly as LMFAO. While the group’s shrill, high-BPM novelty dance songs are everywhere, it’s hard to find someone over the age…
The worlds created by filmmaker Wes Anderson are nothing short of magical. And with the help of longtime music supervisor Randall Poster, the two have a knack for selecting just the right song to convey on-screen emotions. Whether it’s Suzy and Sam coming of age to Francoise Hardy’s “Le Temps…
