Interview: Taylor Hicks on the Zodiac, BBQ, and Roadhouse

Taylor Hicks’ energy and variety on American Idol made him a fan favorite. His appearance earned comparisons to Leno, Donahue, and Clooney. With that winning combo, Hicks ran away with the win in 2006 in the show’s fifth season. Although the show that made him famous is about to fade…

The Jimmy Buffett-Themed Margaritaville Resort Should Open Sometime This Summer

The Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, under development on the Hollywood Broadwalk, joins a crowded portfolio of businesses — including bars and restaurants — that are inspired by the musical catalog of easygoing and fun-loving singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett. The 17-story, 349-room destination resort and entertainment complex is billed as having “an…

Do EDM DJs Age Better Than Rockers?

A few hours before Electric Daisy Carnival opened in Las Vegas on Friday, Carl Cox sat near the pool at the Flamingo Hotel, ready to explain why he has remained so interested in electronic music after decades of DJing, producing and remixing. He pauses mid-sentence and motions towards the DJ…

Five Best Music Events in South Florida This Week

Limelight: Sock Hop Do the sock hop! Relive the retro cool days of rock ‘n’ roll and old-school rhythm and blues with “octogenarian band leader,” Otis Cadillac and the El Dorados R&B Revue at BaCa. With Otis Cadillac and the El Dorados R&B Revue. Wednesday, June 24, 5:30 p.m. Bailey Contemporary…

Video: The True Meaning of the Hukilau

Before the 14th annual Hukilau festival gets too far away from us — remember, Mary Ann was in town last weekend — we’d be remiss not to point out this video that our friends across the BPB universe made last weekend, featuring festival founder Christie White. Here, White shares a…

The Follow Your Bliss Festival Will Make You Say “Namaste”

If there’s any excuse get your lazy ass up on a Saturday, it’s this one. Presented by Moses Love, Zayna De Gaia, and I Love Yoga studio, spring teacher trainees will celebrate their graduation with the Follow Your Bliss festival.   Included in this festival is workshops, meditation, and, of…

Five Things to Do Under $5 This Weekend

5. Art After Dark Burger Release Party/ Art Battle 9 p.m. Friday, June 19 at Tucker Duke’s Lunchbox Deer Field Beach.1101 S Powerline Rd Suite 102, Deerfield Beach. No cover. Visit Facebook. What’s better than stuffing your face with a specialty burger? Watching an art competition while you do it…

Julianne and Derek Hough Bring Move Live on Tour to Hollywood

Julianne and Derek Hough, well known as the superstar siblings from Dancing With The Stars, are hitting Hollywood’s Hard Rock Live next Friday, June 26, as part of their Move Live on Tour. The brother and sister team are bringing new choreography that was not seen during the pair’s 2014…

Ten Solo Artists Who Got Bigger Than Their Bands

British DJ Fatboy Slim makes his return to South Florida this week, with a show at the Fontainebleau’s LIV Nightclub on Saturday. To most U.S. audiences the DJ, real name Norman Cook, first made his mark with the joyously triumphant, sonically pulverizing 1998 album, You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby,…

Jason Budjinski, AKA Billy Boloby, Dies at Age 38

As further proof that life is deeply unfair, one of the greatest dancers and perhaps the most fascinating frontman of all time — a man who might have experienced riches and worldwide fame, but who instead gave the gift of his presence to a select lucky few like a secret…

I Don’t Like Piña Coladas, and Neither Should You

Do you like pina coladas? Getting caught in the rain? Do you like making love at midnight, in the dunes of the cape? Of course you do. It’s hot outside; the waves are crashing into the rocks. You’ve got an old portable stereo in the side yard, where the sun’s…

Best of Broward-Palm Beach 2015: Best Music Venue

Grab your plutonium, rev that engine to 88 mph, and hang on tight: Best of Broward-Palm Beach 2015 is almost here! Here’s a preview of one of the winners, but check out the entire issue when it hits browardpalmbeach.com/bestof tomorrow and newsstands Thursday, June 18. Revolution 100 SW Third Ave…

Lana Del Rey Brings the Death of the American Dream to Coral Sky

Two equally significant ingredients in Lana Del Rey’s rise to fame were the shockwaves her early crossover singles/videos (“Video Games,” “Born to Die”) sent across the blogosphere, and the critical backlash that spewed from critics’ keyboards when her resulting full-length, Born to Die, and subsequent live performances, didn’t meet their…