Delray Beach-based hip-hop artist Eric Biddines is not your run-of-the-mill aspiring rap star. Born in Ocala, Florida, he moved to Palm Beach County when he was 6. Biddines was raised a Jehovah’s Witness, but his strict religious upbringing isn’t what makes him such an unusual rapper. Mainly it’s his fascination…
While it would be easy to guess that Ms. Joan Jett has joined the masses of geriatric rock and roll groups — the 10 piece accompaniment band, the bedazzled Nudie-style stage costumes and the pretentious audacity to murder modernized “covers” of their classic tunes — you would be wrong to…
Suenalo9:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, at the Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd., Royal Palm Place, Boca Raton. Tickets cost $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Call 561-395-2929, or visit funkybiscuit.com.Throughout the history of international folklore, humankind has been obsessed with mythical monsters assembled from different parts of animals…
In the EDM world, it used to take years to make a name for yourself. With the genre’s rising popularity, it’s recently gotten a hell of a lot easier to get recognized as a celebrity — whether you actually deserve the credibility or not. DJ Scotty Boy has put in the…
To put it simply, Queen Latifah is a goddess. This isn’t like one of those compliments you give to your dudely pal ’cause she finally put on a dress. No, Latifah is divine in the way of Athena or Yemaya: a powerful natural force. Though everyone knows Latifah as a…
Delray Beach-based hip-hop artist Eric Biddines is not your run-of-the-mill aspiring rap star. Born in Ocala, Florida, he moved to Palm Beach County when he was 6. Biddines was raised a Jehovah’s Witness, but his strict religious upbringing isn’t what makes him such an unusual rapper. Mainly it’s his fascination…
Busted! Reefer maniac and pop-R&B sensation Rihanna is now among the hallowed ranks of musical celebrities with tours derailed by drug-sniffing dogs. TMZ reports that ten of the caravan’s buses were stopped on the border between Michigan and Canada and that when officers smelled weed, the routine stop evolved into…
If there exists one genre of popular music with the most cantankerous and anal fans and critics, progressive rock would take the prize. Some of rock’s most talented musicians work in the genre. They often bring experience from classical music and a working knowledge of music theory. Some of the…
Starting at the end of this week, the Winter Music Conference descends upon Miami like a chubby kid on a double-cheese burger. DJs and partiers will be coming from across the world to get a bit of Miami EDM action. For the most part, if you want to get in…
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony didn’t just invent the quick-tongued R&B-rap style that spawned a thousand A$APs and Kendrick Lamars. They are also one of the most 420 friendly ensembles in the history of hip-hop. All rappers love weed. But none with the insatiability of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, who would smoke their own mothers…
To put it simply, Queen Latifah is a goddess. This isn’t like one of those compliments you give to your dudely pal ’cause she finally put on a dress. No, Latifah is divine in the way of Athena or Yemaya: a powerful natural force. Though everyone knows Latifah as a…
Photo by Victor Gonzalez The status quo, namely the prudish American population’s stance on public nudity, has never favored the exhibitionist. At Ultra Music Festival, however, the status quo is tossed out the beat-freaking window, along with its attendees’ sense of shame. And while it may seem that the men…
The inner EDM lover in you is totally psyched that Fort Lauderdale will get a taste of Winter Music Conference this year with Vibe Music Week. As part of this week’s festivities, Miami producer and DJ Joe Maz will be returning to the venue to follow up his epic New…
The Mavericks were arguably the most unlikely band ever to emerge from South Florida. Led by a Cuban-American with a love for classic country music and an appreciation for the traditional sounds borne by his Hispanic heritage, the Mavs gained a rabid following in a place where Americana was not…
Via instagram.com/Diplo Diplo is undeniably a superstar now. He is well known beyond the confines of EDM. He is producing music for pop stars. And he’s got a face that brands want to use to hawk products. So, as expected, his side project, Major Lazer, is changing with him. And…
Melancholic indie-rock bard, Jason Molina, has passed away from complications related to alcoholism at 39. As the news makes its away around the internet via news sites, blogs, and status updates, the reaction to his passing has been as emotionally visceral as the songwriter, vocalist and guitarist’s prolific catalogue. Molina didn’t just…
Let’s get fucking weird. Indeed, that’s among the Beat Freak Generation’s fave mottos. But sometimes shit can get so weird that you end up praying face-down in a public park, slapping your own ass, and bounding around to a sweet beat while the cops slowly encircle your nude uhntz-uhntz-ing self…
Late Friday afternoon, TMZ reported that Cash Money Millionaire and global superstar extraordinaire, Lil’ Wayne, was hospitalized following another series of uncontrollable seizures.However, unlike Wayne’s other brushes with neurological uncertainty, these tremors didn’t cease. And by the time the story hit the web, Weezy F. Baby was in critical condition -…
Photo by Jacob KatelWelcome to Ravetopia.Society got the best of ya? Go to Ultra Music Festival and leave the normal world behind. Here, you can feel free to get half naked, customize your brain, and put some neon in your life. Deep inside the endless well of bass, you just…
Bela Fleck is something of an anomaly. He completely defies the notion of what a banjo-toting music man has come to represent. He’s unafraid to venture into realms far afield of bluegrass or the traditional turf that’s always provided a comfortable fit for his instrument. Both on his own, and in…
Photo by Liz TracyIf the colorful and magical land of Ultra Music Festival sits at the end of the rainbow, then perhaps the music is the gold, and the ravers? They’re leprechauns. At least they were yesterday when the fest coincided with the second most costumey of holidays. And if…
Punk rock is loaded with icons. Every scene and microgenre has its respective players, characters, and cult figures that, over time, have taken on the might and sheen of mythological deities and epitomize the waves and movements to which they belong. Darby Crash was the original post-Iggy punk rock nihilist, who lived…
