Ahhh, the beard. There’s something about this particular form of facial hair that not only screams manliness but demands power. While mustaches look creepy or weird and being clean shaven often makes men look like babies, it is the mighty beard that turns an average-looking guy into a ruggedly handsome…
Sierra Mizrahi, AKA James, got her second name in the ballroom scene amid drag queens, men dressed like moms and club girls, and artists of the vogueing sort. “I knew that I wanted to be in women’s clothing. I knew that I wanted to do drag,” Mizrahi says. Slight and…
Oski Gonzalez, event organizer and DJ for Oski Shows, has organized numerous events for the SoFla local music scene, but the next one coming up, well, it should be the tits. And yes, that’s a good thing. For one, this music fest is in the 954’s Oakland, so no worries…
It is not easy to be a woman these days. It actually has never been, but within this codex, we’ll tackle only the auspices of male-driven muzicks. South Florida, always leading the charge when it comes to progressive, out-of-the-box (no jokes there, please) thinking, is the proud witness to the…
The excess that characterized the 1980s has since been, decried, extolled, and examined ad nauseam. The musical landscape that developed during that decade was one of the most compelling in history, not necessarily based on the content that flowed through the mainstream (which was unique in its own right), but…
The music cruise industry has really taken flight — or, shall we say, set sail — in recent years, spawned by a desire by fans and musicians alike to take the fun of a festival to sea. After all, music cruises offer certain advantages, specifically a variety of bands all…
The monstrous 300,000-gallon water tank off I-95, just north of Sixth Avenue, lets you know you’ve arrived: Lake Worth. Where Palm Beach County’s creatives nestle. This artistic little hub is home to 561’s misfits, drunks, unemployed artists, migrant workers, and the blue-collar sorts. Chances are, if you are of that…
There might be some who’ll argue that prolific MC Serum’s been promising his next full-length, P.C.P. (Pre Campaign Propaganda) for some time now. That might be true, but I’m not here to proselytize, question the feasibility of certain hair products or ponder the great unknowns of the music industry. All…
Nobody embodies Miami in the eyes of popular culture the past few years like rapper Rick Ross. When Jay Z came to town, he made sure to have Ross on stage with him. When they show the celebrities sitting court-side at the Miami Heat games, Ross is always on the…
Rock musicians. They usually have big hair, tight jeans, an insatiable appetite for yayo and even bigger-haired sexual companions. Well, that’s the image of the narcissistic, power-hungry wannabe rock god many of us have in our heads. But we hate stereotypes around here. That’s why when we saw that West…
In 1997, Third Eye Blind was arguably the biggest band in the world. Led by Stephan Jenkins, the band’s popularity exploded in the wake of its first single, “Semi-Charmed Life,” and the steady stream of hits that followed. Despite being marketed under the umbrella of “alternative,” the band’s paradigm could…
In 1966, brothers Sérgio Dias Baptista and Arnaldo Baptista formed Os Mutantes, a Brazilian rock band that played the role of confident court jester within the folk-rock tropicália movement. While the group’s forerunners and mentors, such as Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, preferred sentimentality and left-leaning ideals, the Mutants zeroed…
The famous quote that appeared in all the Lou Reed obituaries when he passed away last month involved the purchasing of Velvet Underground albums: “everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band.” With the even more recent news of Morrissey releasing a live cover of “Satellite of…
Courtesy of Columbia/SycoZayn and the crew[Editor’s Note: In his column Serrano Time, award-winning writer and goofball Shea Serrano writes about his life and times.] Song: One Direction’s “Story of My Life” History: A long time ago, there were barber shop quartets and then after that the New Kids on the…
Before the honey-sweet vocal harmonies of indie folk darlings Tegan and Sara, there were the Indigo Girls. Their brand of heartfelt folk rock had commercial appeal from the beginning, leading to a quarter-century-long career for the singer/songwriters, who continue to write and tour today. But as two openly gay best…
There are concerts galore and wild parties, too. But it’s not every day that you hear about a blowout for which you’d leave your dog un-walked, mom alone on the grocery store line, or boss’ calls unanswered. So, when we got wind of the first ever Clash of the ’90s…
Florida is an unstable place: The populace is largely transient, the weather is unpredictable, and the very soil we walk on is shifting and eroding in a state of perpetuity. However, we do have a few steadfast constants we can rely on amid the ebb and flow of humans and…
In 1997, Third Eye Blind was arguably the biggest band in the world. Led by Stephan Jenkins, their popularity exploded in the wake of its first single, “Semi-Charmed Life,” and the steady stream of hits that followed. Despite being marketed under the umbrella of “alternative,” the band’s paradigm could not…
Circulating on the social medias for about a year now has been this wild story of a Taiwanese man who sued his wife for producing ugly offspring. Sure, the headline had us aghast too, but upon further review, it turns out the wife duped the man. According to the story,…
“Do you know anything about me?” Cyndi Lauper aggressively questioned me last week over the telephone. I was, needless to say, taken aback, confused, sort of desperate to see where the conversation had gone wrong even though we’d only been on the phone two minutes. Before the call, I was,…
The collective of today’s finest purveyors of radio-friendly indie played their guts out at the inaugural Coastline Festival in West Palm Beach this weekend like it was the last show of the year because, for many, it actually was. The young crowd dawned their finest Teen Vogue-approved festival gear and…
Miami darkwave foursome Astari Nite is back in the spotlight with their upcoming screening of the video for “Pyramids.” The sexy shoot features ballerina Julie Callea Sease doing an interpretive dance to their synthy sound and Mychael Ghost’s dreamy vocals. Ghost describes her as “kind of like the girl in…
