Miami’s Psychic Mirrors are onto something. After listening to their debut seven-inch, you’ll feel like you’re lounging with Shaft, Tony Montana, and Daft Punk in a treetop discotheque in the Amazon. Live, they are more like a party than a band — the ten members of the Psychic tribe are…
R&B genre bender Lloyd is back with his finest album yet, King of Hearts, and last week he showed off one of the finest skull tattoos ever inked. Now before you get it twisted, this is not a tattoo of a skull, but it’s wrapping around the back of the…
Somehow between resident gigs at Vagabond, Playwright, and the Ritz-Carlton plus being head instructor at Miami’s Scratch DJ Academy, longtime FTLien turntablist Rob Riggs finds time to compile mixes of music he can’t play at any of his gigs. True to its name, Don’t Disturb This Smooth serves up 80…
Cassadee Pope, frontwoman for the West Palm Beach pop-punk act Hey Monday, is the target of a $50 million civil lawsuit filed by Plantation-based Driven Entertainment Group. Driven CEO Dominick Centi and his wife, Tammy, filed the breach-of-contract suit in Broward Circuit Court on Friday, claiming that the 21-year-old singer…
This week, we pay homage to what is often referred to as the golden era of hip-hop. In the ’90s, there was a well of young musicians who spoke about relevant, pertinent issues. Conscientious, informed, and honest, they painted vivid images of what life in New York was like in…
Now that West Palm indie-rock dynamo Surfer Blood is back in South Florida for a little while before some dates opening for the Pixies, there’s the potential for some local performances. Friday at Lake Park’s Snooze Theatre will be the first. And with local performances, there’s the potential for some…
Synth-heavy electro outfit Chromeo has recently unveiled that they will be releasing an EP of remixes. The first offering, available on their official Soundcloud page, was done up by mash-master, Breakbot. While the song immediately calls images of neon-lit nightclub scenes for the nostalgic, we found that the song can…
If you were to mix the arena-style, hard-rock riffage of AC/DC with the drumming of Rush’s Neil Peart, throw in some Man Is the Bastard-style crusty sludge and a teaspoon of Black Sabbath, and garnish it with a cup of minced Thin Lizzy, the music would sound like Big Business,…
Over the past five years, the Glitch Mob has grown from a West Coast club sensation to an electronic music titan. The Los Angeles-based trio of Josh “Ooah” Mayer, Ed “edIT” Ma, and Justin “Boreta” Boreta were each already established names as solo artists and DJs known for tweaking cutting-edge…
It’s already apparent that Vanilla Ice is a bit of a pro at getting on TV. Even if you didn’t catch his recent arc on Dancing on Ice over in the U.K., we’ve made it quite apparent that The Vanilla Ice Project is excellent viewing for anyone trying to be…
Happy news recently came in regarding the blog you are now reading: County Grind has been named a finalist in the Best Music Blog category at the 2011 AltWeekly Awards.This is especially exciting because it’s our first year of eligibility for really any sort of honor since splitting off from…
UK synthpop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, better-known as the abbreviated OMD, will be making their first-ever Florida appearance at Miami’s Grand Central on September 16. OMD released its debut single, “Electricity,” on iconic label Factory Records and finally made its mark with the hit single “Enola Gay.” Following this…
Back by popular demand, we present a second installment of Diplo’s best production work over the past decade. With calls for revoking our “cool” privileges help from some commenters and a bit more research, another worthy baker’s dozen to follow up Diplo’s 13 Most Bangin’ Beats is here.Note: Not all…
Not long ago, the tightest connection between the Pixies and Surfer Blood was the West Palm Beach band’s spot-on cover of “Gigantic.”Now, apparently that little overture and some joint dates in Canada earlier this year were well-received. The Pixies just announced a lengthy “Lost Cities” U.S. tour and have decided…
Self-proclaimed “Margate punk rock superstars” the Shakers have been shaking coccyges with its sludgy three-chord madness longer than most Mohawked kids have been out of diapers. Friday night at Lake Worth indie haven Propaganda, the blustering four-piece unleashed its latest concoction of full-throttle, stripped-down bombast titled Crabby Road. Maybe we’ve…
Spinner.com recently released its list of the “50 greatest guitar riffs in rock ‘n’ roll.” It summed up a riff nicely by calling them “basic building blocks of rock ‘n’ roll.”Riffs are much more than building blocks. They have emotional significance. They’re the chords that people remember decades later. They’re…
Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Symbols frontman and Flaunt DJ John Richters (better-known by his performance monicker J.J. Contramus).Over the course of our interview, we discussed his ideal set to dance to, outside of the confines of the DJ booth. We gave it a listen…
Insane Clown Posse’s record label, Psychopathic Records, has been petitioning Charlie Sheen to appear at the Gathering of the Juggalos since May. That’s the time that the fallen star of Two and a Half Men decided to bunk up with some porn stars, drink tiger blood, and lose his shit…
The Soup will certainly have a field day with this one. It’s not surprising that Transformers actor Shia LaBeouf — who has directed music videos for rappers Kid Cudi and Cage — would be into Marilyn Manson’s dark, twisted, Kenny Powers-loving persona, but that Live With Regis and Kelly’s Kelly…
Broward County dance aficionados will be familiar with the gyrating work of Broward-based DJ crew On Til Dawn. These three beatsmiths, Anthony Mazzeo, Mike Romero, and Eric Dupri, have been on the grind the past few years; beginning with raves out in the swampy Everglades just a few years back…
Hip-hop culture has long had a turbulent relationship with law enforcement. Some has been pure posturing, some is a result of actual law-breaking (spray-painting Subway cars looks cool, but it’s not legal), and some is just straight up bad behavior by the men in blue. Further cementing the final notion,…
Although it’s located four counties north, we’d still have to give props to Brevard County hard-rocking three-piece Elephantgun for being the sole Florida entry in “Ampeg Straight Up Tone Competition.” As of noon today this trio was sitting pretty in first place, up by 100 votes over indie Worcestershire UK…
