Whitney Houston turns 48 today! Which is a total shock to us. We are shocked that she is so young. For the past ten years or so, she’s looked like she’s at least 50. No disrespect to the Diva, but she’s had a rough decade. When she popped on the…
Julio Iglesias — the talented, Spanish vocalist who spawned the not-so-talented, crooning, pretty-boy singer Enrique Iglesias — canceled a concert in Northern Cyprus but still kept nearly $300,000 in performance fees, according to a recently filed lawsuit. Voyager — a Turkish resort company — agreed to pay Iglesias $250,000 to…
Ian Anderson, who celebrates his 64th birthday today, has spent practically two-thirds of his life as the iconic figure at the helm of Jethro Tull. His hopped-up stage pose — balancing precariously on one leg, flute in hand, gazing menacingly like a madman, and dressed in a shabby housecoat –…
Local poet, event host, promoter, personality, and artist Renda Writer has announced that he is stepping down from his post as chief editor and vice president of WeMerge Magazine — a publication devoted to the local arts scene that he cofounded four years ago. In his resignation letter — which…
Our favorite Christ stance rocker, Scott Stapp, turns 38 today. Yes, we love poking fun at his ability to ward off wolves in the wild, but we hope Stapp has a glorious birthday filled with wine and roses. Let’s point out that Stapp has done a lot of good for…
Do a little research on actual ley-lines and you’ll find out they’re geometric alignments that run across and connect landscapes, spiritually attaching both natural (bodies of water) and man-made (ancient, historically significant monuments) spaces together. Whether they’re real is up for debate. The Leylines, who took their name from these…
Rick Ross has surfaced once again in the realms of things that would define one as a total dude. First, we broke the news about his affinity for comics, being a regular of Fort Lauderdale staple Tate’s Comics. His new interest strays from the comic book niche, but proves to…
Attached Hands are masters of texture: Each of their sound collages begins slowly before transmuting into something intense, colorful, and mellifluous. Band members have changed, and the duo prefers to remain anonymous, but for those of us who don’t know them personally, that simply adds to their secret, hidden, wizard…
Last Saturday, we went to the Funky Buddha in Boca Raton with intentions of hearing new material from local indie darlings Surfer Blood’s forthcoming EP. We had heard ruminations of West Palm Beach act Bear in Mind, who were the opening act, but had never taken in one of its…
You might not expect a guy named after the fact that he makes beats to be that great of a rapper, but Wizard Sleeve’s Mike Beatz hold his own. Need proof? Check his newest video, “You Know,” a cinematic action thriller of a track complete with a vicious percussion attack…
Much of the career and extensive catalog of 311 has been devoted to promoting positive values and unity. This means facing sea after churning sea of diehard fans with a smile. The Los Angeles-based band with Omaha roots hasn’t been content to merely establish a fan base and spread its…
I have one tattoo: the five-note melody line to “God Only Knows,” splayed conspicuously across my right shoulder. I’ve worn it long enough that I often have the luxury of forgetting its presence, the proximity of something so beautiful. One afternoon in May, I have a handful of minutes to…
Metallica frontman James Hetfield is a year older today. The grunting godfather of thrash — and then not so thrash — metal is now 48, and we at New Times would like to wish him a happy and a healthy birthday. Regardless of how you feel about Metallica’s post “Black…
Ginger didn’t recognize the party of six when they sat down at a tiki table and pulled the curtains around them. The Lake Worth waitress was slammed last Wednesday around 9:30 p.m., and she was the only server working. Immediately, the “group of kids” started giving Ginger trouble. They ordered…
MTV is 30. It would be easy to go off on how it doesn’t play music videos anymore. But that is really old news. Yes, for a while, it used to play all videos, then it was a lot of videos and some original programming, then it was about half…
You probably don’t know horror maven Wes Craven personally, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t throw a birthday party in his honor tonight. The director, writer, producer, and sometimes actor is 72.But really, don’t worry if you can’t put this together by tonight — because you can throw a Wes…
The economy is in the toilet, and it feels ever-worse waning days of summer. County Grind knows full well how great it is to get away, but since most of us lowly scribes can afford only an armchair and the local library’s “travel” section, we bring you the stickiest days’…
Judging by the sound of his music and onstage track record, Jesus Lizard frontman David Yow isn’t the type of dude who wants a birthday party for his birthday. The man loves to spit beer at his fans and berate them while his band plays music inspired by root canals…
Wow, it’s about goddamned time! Thanks to the kind and knowledgeable folks over at recently revived Cut It Up Def label and Dream House Studios, the Miami bass movement will finally get a proper documentary. Weighing out the obvious cultural impact, its influence on pop music, and being that it’s…
Today marks the 48th anniversary of the birth of Artis Leon Ivey Jr., the rapper, Celebreality star, and Juggalo known as the immortal Coolio. “Gangsta’s Paradise” was one of the most infectious film tie-in slash summer jams of the ’90s (see also: Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” and the essential soundtrack…
Breaking: Langerado 2011 has been canceled.The 2011 Langerado Music Festival has just inserted a little more local flavor to the mix. In addition to headliners Death Cab for Cutie, Ween, Trey Anastasio, Thievery Corporation, and Ben Harper, the bill will feature Fort Lauderdale jam vets the Heavy Pets, who have…
Look out, fixed-gear bikerati, free trade coffee grinders, and craft beer guzzlers: Protoman has loaded up a flatbed truck with verbal Molotov cocktails, and he’s coming down the boulevard after your ironically tattooed ass. Rapping over one of the baddest beats of 2011, Kreayshawn’s “Gucci Gucci,” the pride of Fort…
