Before Christian Grey was forcibly “parting” Anastasia Steele’s legs, leaving her “spread-eagle and totally vulnerable” in E.L. James’ suburban soft-core gem Fifty Shades of Grey, the women of the world got frisky while fantasizing about a strong black man from Richmond, Virginia. This man is named Michael Eugene Archer, best-known…
There are certain acts who will always be hometown favorites. Despite their global reach, international marketing appeal, and success outside the tricounty area, those select few scream South Florida. Gloria Estefan isn’t a worldwide superstar; she’s a distant relative we love deeply but rarely spend time with. Same thing with…
Michael Jackson didn’t live to see his seventh album’s 25th anniversary. Sadly, he was involuntarily murdered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray, three years ahead of Bad’s silver jubilee. But it’ll take much more than a lousy concoction of propofol and anti-anxiety medication to kill the late singer’s legacy. And…
Straight off the Black Locust Society “Sunshine State Tour,” local hip-hop MC Protoman released a new track, “Live Fast,” with New York DJ Angston. This song has next-level swag. Hip-hop meets EDM? There’s oodles of dance potential here.”Live Fast” has a party energy and touch of the experimental that is…
Michael Jackson didn’t live to see his seventh album’s 25th anniversary. Sadly, Jackson was involuntarily murdered by his personal physician, Conrad Murray, three years ahead of Bad’s silver jubilee. But it’ll take much more than a lousy concoction of Propofol and anti-anxiety medication to kill the late singer’s legacy. And nobody…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares observations, insights, and updates relating to South Florida’s musical environs. This week, an English auteur sets up shop in Key West. With Isaac whipping its way through South Florida, one has to wonder if anyone who recently relocated to the island…
Better than: Most everythingMatty’s on the Drive, a Wilton Manors staple, celebrated its fourth anniversary with chatter about acceptance, drag queens hanging around in street clothes, gays in baseball caps, and genuinely excited Lady Miss Kier superfans. The former Deee-Lite frontwoman brought a butt-ton of attitude, following up Saturday’s DJ…
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See alsoIs It Wrong to Love Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias? There are certain acts who will always be hometown favorites. Despite their global reach, international marketing appeal, and success outside of the tri-county area, those select few scream South Florida. Gloria Estefan’s not a worldwide superstar, she’s a distant relative who…
Isaac is “barreling” toward South Florida. It’s “hugging” the Cuban coast, and “raged” over Haiti today. But this tropical storm is not gonna fuck things up for the Repubs. That show will go on (UPDATE: the show will be delayed to Tuesday). But what, you ask, is going to happen…
In the cutthroat nightlife world, it’s a big huge deal when a venue survives two or three years, let alone 25. West Palm Beach’s alternative rock club Respectable Street Café managed to endure just that many as of this Saturday. It’s comparable only to the legendary heights of clubs like…
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See also:Misfts’ Jerry Only on Reuniting with Glenn Danzig: “Nothing Is Out the Realm of Possibility.”This weekend in South Florida you can catch the Misfits twice — the first time on Friday at Revolution, and the second on Saturday at Respectable Street as part of the club’s free 25th anniversary…
West Palm Beach act Bonnie Riot started some eight years ago, but it was really in the past handful of those that they became a staple on the local circuit. Their female-fronted, punchy material straddled the lines between punk, power-pop, and dance-rock, full of high-octane choruses and crunchy chords. But early…
Roller derbies became part of middle America’s idea of what tough girls do after school when Whip It hit theaters. All the wimpy chicks out there (us included) looked longingly at these athletic, angry females, powerfully involved in a contact sport for just us ladies. Palm Beach’s Dub City Derby Girls are…
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Before Christian Grey was forcibly “parting” Anastasia Steele’s legs, leaving her “spread-eagle and totally vulnerable” in E.L. James’s suburban soft-core gem Fifty Shades of Grey, the women of the world got frisky fantasizing about a strong black man from Richmond, Virginia. This man is named Michael Eugene Archer, best known as…
Santana at Hard Rock Live, Friday and Saturday
Only in America will you get sneakers and “Pu$$y” for $20. And only an Australian dude can make it happen. A decade ago, Aussie Peter Fahey embarked on a mission to combine two of his passions — footwear and music. The result: The “Sneaker Pimps USA Tour,” a mishmash of…
Respectable Street 25th Anniversary Block Party, Saturday in West Palm Beach
While guitar legend Santana was scheduled to perform on Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, as well as Gary Amphitheatre in Tampa on August 26, the shows have been postponed. According to a press release, these changes are, “due to circumstances beyond our…
