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Various rebel forces have attacked those in power throughout history. However, it was two brothers from Wisconsin who finally stuck it to the French… horn, that is. French Horn Rebellion is an electro-pop duo consisting of Richard and David Perlick-Molinari. Together, the siblings have taken the world’s greatest brass instrument…
The red Solo cup is, by all accounts, one of the douchiest party accessories at a frat house. In it, copious amounts of alcohol are poured. From it, copious amounts of alcohol are consumed, often resulting in frat-boy fist-pumping, intoxicated consensually questionable sex, and 13-hour hangovers. But the disposable, plastic,…
The throaty vocals of Clarence Greenwood offer the appropriate audio cure for just about any of life’s miseries. Since the ’90s, this Southern crooner has written emotional tales for the Americana soul under his Citizen Cope moniker. Singing with his eyes closed through the start of the 21st Century, his…
The thought of maintaining Miami musician Rick Diaz’s Google calendar could give even the best multitasker a tragic case of heartburn. But despite being in every band ever, Diaz, uh, keeps starting new bands. He founded two-piece noise-rock group hahahelp! amid the dive-bar, weirdo, shit scene centered around Churchill’s Pub…
There are a lot of folks who spit rehearsed rhymes in an effort to impress others when the opportunity to “freestyle” presents itself. I’m one of those people. My go-to jump-off is: “Midnight stunner shit, I’m a on a rocket shit/It’s a like a Polaroid, motherfucker, Instamatic click.” From there,…
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Only in America can a Cool Kid rap about getting “hand sex” and “ass smacked” from playing “Video Games” in a Flosstradamus-produced banger. It’s that very reason our great nation is still the envy of the rest of the world. This is the subject of Sir Michael Rocks’ “Now You…
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If there’s one things American audiences have proven about our tastes for opera (or, more accurately, opera lite), is that we love it when it comes in a poppier package. Ask a random person on the street to name acts from this genre, and they’ll probably rattle off Andrea Bocelli, the…
Rookie Mag editor Tavi Gevinson is undeniably cool. She got her start in the fashion industry at the ripe age of 11, building one of the most influential cultural blogs around the web. More recently, the tiny fashionista launched an online magazine fit for very hip teenage girls. She’s hilarious, articulate,…
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Are you planning the picture perfect wedding but your bridal party is a bunch of Bowsers? Your friends need more than just a relaxing day of mani-pedis. Modern beauty trends haven’t left your less attractive friends in the trenches. Dr. Patty’s Dental Boutique will whip your disappointing damsels into shape and punish…
Miami R&B singer Steven A. Clark dropped his sophomore release today, Fornication Under Consent of the King, as in you know, like the F-word. That F-word. The local musician is currently gaining momentum as an emotional voice of his generation alongside crooners like Frank Ocean. Clark says that he was quiet growing up,…
Who says rap and rock don’t work well together? Well, when it’s Lil Wayne bridging the two genres, things get questionable, but P.O.D., or Payable on Death, as the band is also known, has the whole formula worked out very nicely. Just a few months back, the band put out its…
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Wowing crowds since since age ten, Harry Connick Jr. followed the musical career of his choosing. Undeterred by the chaotic musical environment of his adolescence (think New Wave, hip-hop, and metal leading the charge), Connick stuck to his guns and love for jazz and etched himself firmly into the modern makeup…
The throaty vocals of Clarence Greenwood offer the appropriate audio cure for just about any of life’s miseries. Since the ’90s, this Southern crooner has written emotional tales for the Americana soul under his Citizen Cope moniker. Singing with his eyes closed through the start of the 21st Century, his relatable…
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If indeed Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, then Otis Redding was the indisputable King. In the decades that have passed since the horrific plane crash that took his life and the lives of his bandmates on December 10, 1967, only a handful of performers have come close to…
