It’s a sad day for the music industry today as one-third of the Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch AKA “MCA” has passed away. He was 47.In 2009, Yauch was diagnosed with cancer after a tumor in his salivary gland was found. As a result, the Beastie Boys announced they’d be canceling…
Snoop DoggAlso Herbie Hancock and Wiz Khalifa SunFest in West Palm BeachMay 3, 2012Better than: A cold egg cream on a warm day. Check out the full slideshow here. SunFest was ablaze with burning indo last night. If there were a musical evening set aside for potheads, Thursday night’s lineup of the…
Like it or not, for most people, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated as culturally correctly (or as historically educated) as St. Patrick’s Day. Pretty much, it’s just another excuse to drink theme-appropriate booze and maybe take part in some vaguely Mexican-themed festivities. Well… Crack out the tequila, right? If you…
If you’ve been paying attention to national news reports or reading gossip blogs or websites over the last couple of weeks, you’ve probably seen the headline regarding rapper Wiz Khalifa’s recent — and repeated — run-ins with the law. If you happen to follow Wiz Khalifa’s Twitter or Instagram, you’re…
It goes without saying – but we’ll say it anyway – the best guitarists are those that have a distinctive sound. From Chet Atkins and Scotty Moore to Jimi Hendrix and Joe Satriani. There’s Link Wray to Brian May and Keith Richards to BB King. The musicians that claim a…
Since releasing his cut-and-paste masterpiece Night Ripper in 2006, Gregg Gillis, better known by the stage name Girl Talk, has become the belle of indie blogs. Taking jumbled, sample-based dance music and pushing it to extremes, Gillis upped the ante for laptop performers, bringing the genre a new found credibility…
This weekend, among a sea of approximately 275,000 eager West Palm Beachers, a roster of nostalgic, budding and local talent will hit SunFest. Marking the festival’s first full day of tunes since opening the gates on Wednesday, May 2, Saturday’s lineup contains one South Florida collective worth your early afternoon…
The Musical BoxHard Rock LiveMay 2, 2012I have seen the future of classic rock, and it is the tribute band. More so than most popular music genres, a key component to so-called classic rock is live performance on analog instruments. As bands that began in the sixties suffer the loss…
It’s possible to uncover aspects of a person’s disposition just by watching him perform, chat with fans, and engaging with him in a minichat. Last night, when Lil Eazy E paid tribute to his father at Green Room’s Brown Bag Wednesdays in Fort Lauderdale, it was pretty clear from his…
Last night, the Counting Crows kicked off the opening night of West Palm Beach’s 30th-annual SunFest. And while I’m not a die-hard Counting Crows fan, the ’90s teen inside of me was excited to hear some personal favorites. Perhaps it’s my expectations — or my adoration for nostalgia — that…
County Grind readers, SunFest has certainly brought you a smorgasbord of options this year. Virtually every style of music to tickle every type of fancy. Hip hop your thing? Slick and smooth L.A. rapper Snopp Dogg is bringing you a glass of “Gin and Juice.” Like your rhymes with more…
A little scandal, a few crossbows, and palettes of unsold flamethrower-flavored beef jerky have mucked our memories. There was a time when Ted Nugent was known for spewing attitude and amplitude out of his hollow-body guitar, not for making threatening comments against the Obama administration or backing Mitt Romney. He’s…
Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation” is a classic. We’d go so far to say there probably aren’t that many people who (a) don’t know the song and (b) don’t know all the lyrics. It’s also probably one of the top ten songs you’re guaranteed to hear at a karaoke night. So…
Attending a music festival is an experience. No doubt about it. But showing up to a music festival for the first time is even more of one. Going into it, you’re a little nervous, unsure of what to expect, but you’ve convinced yourself it’s going to be a lot of…
It is no secret that we are big, nay, huge Pool Party fans. No other band embodies the mythical ethos of tropical punk rock via Iceland like these festive beach-themed motherfuckers. So much so that their debut full-length, Pool Party Yeah! Complete Greatest Hits of All Time is in essence…
Editor’s note: I teach a class on new media/journalism to high school students at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, and one of my students is a big fan of the Fray. He helped me formulate the questions I later asked Isaac Slade. So, big shoutout to Volkens!A popular…
Try as the cool-kid establishment in various areas might, some things will always please millions without being inherently cool. Velveeta? Actually kind of delicious besides being processed to hell and not even remotely healthy. Three-camera sitcoms with canned laughter? Yes, even they have their moments. Nickelback? Well… The mere mention…
Nearly a million people have seen Iggy Azalea’s “Pu$$y.” About 4,000 really liked it. But it left a sour taste in about 770 others’ mouths. “No words,” YouTube user Serbsaint says. “I hope she dies from bleeding of the asshole.” And nonfan Slimjim90tj quips, “I bet those beef curtains flap…
Drug addiction and alleged spousal abuse — that’s all behind him. Ever since Whitney Houston was found dead in a Beverly Hills bathtub in February, Bad Bobby Brown has been able to focus on the important stuff, like fighting a DUI charge in California and hitting the road with his…
Are you a desperate musician looking for a gig for your obscure band? Look no further than downtown Hollywood, where proposed city laws are likely to send restaurant and bar owners scurrying to fill live-music slots.Mayor Peter Bober has decided that he wants to make downtown a music destination. “If…
Since you (better) dig Thee Oh Sees and Goner Records crew, you’re gonna poo yourselves over the Gun Hoes. The Hollywood duo makes fun, straight-up garage psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll. They just put out a new song, “Melt Machines,” and we keep playing it over and over, and for some…
The WeekndRevolution, Fort LauderdaleMay 1, 2012Better than: Paying for an hour of the watered-down dance-pop that’s mostly passing for current R&B.Last night’s local performance by the Weeknd, his first in the area and a stop on his inaugural tour, served as a lesson in wise music business practices circa 2012…
