Maybe you’re fresh off a heavy breakup and currently have Bridget Jones’ Diary on loop, or perhaps you’ve yet to find that someone who turns your stomach into heart-shaped Jell-O. But who’s to say you need a hand to hold to be happy this February 14? Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark…
Complex co-founder Noah Callahan-Bever in Dissertation: A KanYe West Story — “That was kind of thing, to me, that was so compelling about Kanye, and really the gist of the whole story, was that like this guy is abrasive, and he is aggressive, and that he has to be, because…
We’ve already filled you in on where it came from and what it’s all about. And last week, we gave you a heads-up on some of the best lesser-known acts on the bill worth marking down on your schedules at Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2016, now a mere few…
Where have all the tastemakers gone? As our options for seeking out and consuming content have increased with the internet, the trust and familiarity that came from platforms like golden-era FM radio and early MTV has dwindled. A new website from local creatives Andrew Vincent, Salvatore Canamella, and Chris Tilson…
Bruce Springsteen — the Boss, our beloved headband-wearing, blue-jeans-clad, all-American Everyman — is one of the most mind-numbing superstars in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. Over the course of a nearly five-decades-long career, Springsteen has solidified himself as a well-liked white dude from New Jersey who got rich making…
Finishing his morning meal, Alan Parsons is remarkably amiable as he indulges in a chat about the clichés of his native country’s indigenous foods: “English muffins don’t exist in England at all. They’re more like a blueberry muffin over there,” he muses before diving into an in-depth talk on his…
It’s that time of year again, South Florida! You may have noticed Blue Martinis everywhere overflowing with larger and more desperate than usual hordes of happy hour goers looking to lock down a date for the big night. Valentine’s Day is nearly here, and happily coupled people have been sneakily…
Putting himself in the company of George Clinton and Jimi Hendrix might seem the height of hubris for Robert Randolph — if others weren’t already doing it. Rolling Stone named Randolph the 97th greatest guitarist of all time for his work on the pedal steel guitar. Ahead of Robert Randolph…
Diana RossDiana Ross may be known for her famous pipes, but the diva is just as much a talented actress as she is a singer. Aside from becoming one of the best-selling R&B/soul singers of her era, a 12-time Grammy nominee, and 2012 lifetime achievement award recipient, Ross was also nominated…
Mr. Entertainment is a South Florida musician and herald of the local scene since the 19-somethings and serves as the unofficial Musical Mayor of Hollywood. Homelessness sucks — no matter how you got there, if you’re capable of getting out of it, or stable enough mentally and physically to persevere…
2016 has seen the loss of many notable musicians — including Jon Bunch, one of the greatest frontmen to emerge from the post-punk era. He was known for co-founding L.A. based band Sense Field, and later joining South Florida emo band Further Seems Forever. For “reasons still unknown,” according to…
Venus Amor’s naturally pretty, round baby face is adorned with a heart-shaped tattoo under her right eye, and she sports numerous other tattoos on her arms and body. Her Instagram (she calls herself “La jefa”) is filled with grainy selfies in which she wears dark-purple lipstick, choker necklaces, and elaborate…
Fort Lauderdale hardcore five-piece Gouge Away will release their debut record, Dies (stylized , Dies), on Saturday, February 13. The 13-track albumiis a ripper, with songs like “No White Flag,” exploring socio-political themes of corruption, oppression, and racism. Frontwoman Christina Michelle’s scathing lyrics sting as she screams out lines like “Another word for…
For those already indoctrinated into the uniquely American institution that is New Orleans’ annual Mardi Gras Carnival, you’re most likely already beginning to feel the pangs of FOMO as this Fat Tuesday, February 9, approaches. Though it’s celebrated in various incarnations all around the world, Mardi Gras in New Orleans…
When he’s not remixing everyone from Basement Jaxx and Destructo to Yolanda Be Cool and Moon Boots, 36-year-old Londoner Sam Young, otherwise known as Vanilla Ace, can be found touring the world, setting the party mood for over 12,000 people in Green Valley, Brazil, throwing down at Holy Ship in Miami, and…
Before there was Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child, there was Diana Ross and the Supremes. One of the original ’60s girl groups and by far the most successful, they gave us every great song with the word “love” in its title: “Baby Love,” “Stop! In the Name of Love,” and “Where…
You already know the headliners. Mumford & Sons, Robert Plant, Kendrick Lamar, Skrillex, Bassnectar, Odesza, Hall & Oates, the Avett Brothers, Future, Miguel…We could go on listing off the impeccable top-of-the-bill lineup at this year’s inaugural Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival officially opening its gates this March 3 at noon…
Call it the mountain muse, the happiness of the heights, or maybe simply the cool mix of altitude and attitude. Yonder Mountain String Band has captured that freewheeling spirit for the better part of 17 years, a connection that has to do with more than just the imagery implied in…
Back in October, Tortuga Music Festival on Fort Lauderdale Beach announced it would add a third day to its April 2016 edition, bringing massive country headliners Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley to the event which drew more than 75,000 swimsuit-clad, coozie-toting festival-goers last year. This morning, the team behind…
Bubbles plows a big blue bucket along the border of his enclosure, tracing an invisible line. His fleshy feet thud against the concrete path. “He’s just letting us know he’s here,” one of his caretakers says. Bubbles is behind a steel-wire fence with the rest of the apes. “He’s big,”…
International Noise Conference If you head down to Miami only a few times out of the year, this week will definitely be one of those times. Brace yourself for 120 hours of utter madness as the creatives of South Florida gather at Churchill’s Pub for the 14th-annual International Noise Conference…
When the enormous logo curtain fell, the sizzling guitar licks of Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell, and Rick Savage of Def Leppard immediately validated the hysteria of the crowd over the weekend at BB&T Center. Joe Elliot took centerstage to a mass of screaming fans, belting out the first words of…
