Eric Peterson Has Lived Through All of Testament’s Ups and Downs

Formed in 1983 as Legacy in Berkeley, California, and quickly renamed Testament, Eric Peterson’s thrash metal powerhouse has not shared the financial success of their contemporaries Metallica or Anthrax, but the band has certainly earned the respect of fans and other musicians as an uncompromising force that has soldiered on…

As Margaritaville Hollywood Resort Nears, We Seek to Understand the Parrotheads

We share this world with a variety of people of varying mental capacities and affectations including (but not limited to) airheads, cokeheads, deadheads, eggheads, hotheads, knuckleheads, metalheads, potheads, redheads, shitheads, turtleheads, warheads, soft baby heads, and of course, cheeseheads. But then, somewhere in the middle of that list, clutching a…

The Ten Most Annoying Drunk Girls You Meet at a Bar

Some coaster at a bar once said “Beer is proof that God exists and wants us to be happy.” We’re not going to bore you with the definition of a “logical fallacy,” but we feel this statement leaves some facts unrepresented. Yes, drinking is fun, but contrary to what you’d…

Five Best Music Events in South Florida This Week

Great live music and a killer nightlife scene. That’s what motivates us working-class South Floridians to face the daily 9-to-5 grind. And while having to tolerate eight hours of nosy coworkers, cubicle dust, never-ending to-do lists, and brutally long meetings every single day isn’t a simple task, it’s what allows…

Worst of Coachella 2015, Weekend Two

We love you, Coachella, but sometimes you bring us down. Here were the biggest bummers of weekend two. The Lack of Enthusiasm at the Entrance Walking into the venue around 2 p.m. on Friday, Coachella staffers were attempting to engage with the strings of attendees filtering through the security gates…

What’s It Like to Be a Hippo Inside Corporate Headquarters at Coachella?

One of the most-talked about art installations at this year’s Coachella has been the Corporate Headquarters, a three-story structure smack-dab in the middle of the festival, with a helicopter perched on top. Inside the structure, actors dressed in office attire and hippo masks work furiously on… well, something. Actually, they…

Of Mice & Men Want You to Put Down Those Damned Cell Phones

“We live in a world of technology. Who doesn’t have a cell phone and isn’t always checking their social media?” asked Of Mice & Men’s Phil Manansala. The 27-year-old-guitarist of the Southern California metalcore band was discussing the themes of their hypnotizing new video for “Broken Generation”. In a sort…

Mad Decent Block Party 2015 Announces Fort Lauderdale Lineup

It’s time to pull your underpants up your butt and do a handstand. The big daddy of twerkfests is coming back to Revolution Live, and it’s packing more bass thumps and rump shakers than your ass will know what to do with. The Mad Decent Block Party just announced its…

Five Things to Do Under $5 This Weekend

5. Rockin’ Jake 8 p.m. Friday, April 17 at Johnny Q’s Restaurant & Sports Lounge, 3801 10th Ave. N., Palm Springs; 561-433-9800; johnnyqsrestaurant.com. Start your weekend off right with a Rockin’ Jake concert tonight! Harmonica heavy, this dude is sure to help you rock. Expect plenty of old white men dance…

Record Store Day 2015’s Best Releases

Ten years ago, vinyl sales in the United States struggled to get to a million. Last year about 7.9 million vinyl LPs were sold in the United States alone, up 49% from the year before. America’s few vinyl record factories are unable to keep up with the swelling demand. A…

Periphery’s Misha Mansoor on Juggernaut and the Metal Scene

At a time when metal is perhaps more popular than ever, it is also witnessing more and more artists pushing sounds so derivative that some so-called “revivalist” acts should probably be derided as thinly veiled tribute groups. But Bethesda, Maryland’s Periphery — a band that began as a recording project…

Trina Is Still the “Baddest Bitch” Out There

How does one earn the title of “Baddest Bitch”? And truly earn the title — not just say it over and over again in songs as listeners roll their eyes. Well, first off, it helps to be Trina. Unlike other self-proclaimed “bad bitches” Trina has been living up to her…

How the Hell Do People Afford Coachella?

Sierra Blackford really wanted to go to Coachella. But it wasn’t easy. The 23-year-old Hawaiian singer-songwriter juggled three jobs as a waitress, playing gigs at local bars and working in a slipper store to save enough for her concert tickets, heavily discounted airfare (she knows somebody in the industry), camping…

The Mowgli’s Hit the Road with a New Album

  While many young bands fear the sophomore slump, Los Angeles indie rockers The Mowgli’s are embracing it. The band is excited to finally release new songs into the world. “We’ve been playing the old songs for six years. It’s fun to play new songs.” explained The Mowgli’s guitarist Josh…