Joan Jett rolled into gourmet vegan restaurant, Sublime in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday afternoon. Her trip this far South wasn’t to rock out in front of thousands of adoring fans, but to quietly accept an award and unveil her new ad campaign for PETA. Known for shooting ads with nubile young starlets…
It’s somewhat intriguing to note how people born on the same day can either share similarities or, on the other hand, actually be polar opposites in every single way, besides both being human, of course.See also- Happy Birthday, Bryan Adams and Ryan Adams!Just yesterday, pop crooner Bryan Adams and indie…
On Friday night, the community celebrated and honored the dead, as the streets of Fort Lauderdale and the FAT Village arts district were transformed for the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos. See also: – Photos: South Florida Day of the Dead celebration at FAT Village- Photos: Fort Lauderdale Day…
Better than: Thinking about Barack or Mitt all night. That and just about anything else going on in South Florida on any Sunday night, ever.See also- Heart Stays Relevant with First-Ever “Club Remix”How are Ann and Nancy Wilson doing these days, you ask? Still cool, actually. Last night, the Heart…
If Rick Scott and the Elections Department ever let us cast our ballots, we’ll be electing a president tomorrow. The wait to see what the “country” has decided, is torturous. It’s like pissing on a pregnancy stick and nail biting till you see that blue or red. Now, we’re not endorsing…
Mike Tyson is, without a question, one of the most fascinating, complex men alive today. To boxer fans, he’s the heavy weight champion of the world, to pop culture enthusiasts, he’s the guy who bit Evander Holyfield’s ear. To his ex-wife Robin Givens, he’s a sort of enemy, to the pigeons…
For fans of the douche-chills, we present what will be, with out a doubt, the event to be at when we segue into 2013: Kid Rock performing two nights, including New Year’s Eve, in Hollywood. The “American Badass,” born Bob Ritchie, has been making headlines in recent months for swinging from…
In terms popular culture relevancy — which in the ’90s, was defined by authoritative standard-bearers, like Casey Kassem and Carson Daly, and populist statistics, like record sales and call-in votes — Filter peaked early.See alsoP.O.D.’s Sonny Sandoval Talks ShipRocked, on Korn and Godsmack: “We’re All Friends” Like many rock and…
If there is anything that Joan Jett loves more than rock n’ roll it’s animal rights. Over the last ten years, Jett has dedicated her time and efforts in assisting PETA with the endless fight against animal cruelty. And now she’ll be showing off her PETA pride with a brand…
This August, young upstart alternative folk Boca band the Stonecutters decided to change its name to Mylo Ranger. The title is derived from a character in an old Western lead singer Myles Corvalan saw as a kid. Since that time, this five-piece, consisting of former and current FAU students, are…
Dia de los Muertes gets a lot of respect here in the U.S. Perhaps that’s because Hallmark hasn’t sinked their cheap teeth into the holiday… Yet. Or perhaps it’s because the day is grounded in a Latin American celebration of remembrance of those who’ve passed, instead of a party atmosphere…
The Who BB&T Center Thursday, November 1, 2012 Better than: Either of the two remaining original members attempting to cover Quadrophenia on their own. When it comes to bidding farewell, the Who have always been prime contenders. I recall a concert at the old Joe Robbie Stadium some 20 years…
According to TMZ, Goodie Mob member and solo vocalist, Cee Lo Green, is wrapped up in some messy, confusing shit. It’s a like a he-said, she-said warzone out there. And Green is trying to avoid a cap in his ass. The charges are grizzly: The Top 40 superstar is being accused of…
While speaking with DJ Irie about hosting a Black Friday event with Kendrick Lamar (more on that later!) he dropped the news that he’ll also be hosting the huge Kanye headlined UR1 Music Festival. “You know it’s going to be fun,” he said of the crazy good lineup that includes everyone…
Y’know those hipsterish-y music videos that are, like, quickly flashing images depicting beautiful people, mad thriftable knickknacks and internetty whimsicality? Well, the video for Ice Cube’s new single, “Everythang’s Corrupt” is similar. Only instead of topless models wearing Zoro masks doing the Macarena and squirrels with eyepatches smoking cigarettes, the…
Two of our favorite local wordsmiths Serum and Manifesto rock it out like the pair of insurgents they are in our scene. I don’t know if it’s the enjoyable jams they keep kicking out or the sheer amount of work they produce but I’ve often noted that one of my…
Miley Cyrus has been living it up lately. She’s got a cute blonde lessie ‘do, she’s been chilling with Miami-native, porn star Jessie Andrews, and smooching on horses. And it’s all because of this new Borgore video. The three are featured raving out with a goat and bunch of cakes in…
Better than: Watching stumbling variations on the theme of the skank crawl around Downtown Ft. Lauderdale’s monthly Splatter-Rama event has been a pretty successful taste of blood, guts, and booze since its inception, but, as one might expect, the Halloween edition was another beast altogether! A costumed, dancing, drunken beast, it…
Electrik Circus Featuring Felix Cartal, Brass Knuckles, R.L. Grime Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Better than: Going PG trick-or-treating with your little cousinsSee also- Photos: Electrik Circus at Revolution- Brass Knuckles Brings Electrik Circus to Fort Lauderdale (Interview) Trick or treat, smell our feet, give us something…
Sorting out the Who’s best efforts is a heady task given their vast repertoire, but we thought that since they’re kicking off their upcoming Quadrophenia tour right here, we’d take it on. See also – By Revisiting Their Seminal Classics Quadrophenia, the Who’s Surviving Members Confront Age and RelevanceNarrowing down their…
Look we love half nekkid gals and candy as much as the next hairy-palmed, heavy-breathing content gimp. But, at the end of the day, there’s no denying that Halloween belongs — ultimately and truly — to one key demographic: Kids. See also – Rihanna and Chris Brown Together Again Is Seriously Confusing- Leave Rihanna and…
Bobby’s gone, just like many of our other musical friends these past couple of years. It has really cast down a rather glum mood concerning the generation of musicians that began putting Florida on musical maps. From his work with the uncontrollable punk rock aegis of Load, to the whiskey-soured…
