It’s been a pretty great day for once big ’90s bands. Green Day and No Doubt released new singles on the web, decades after each first hit the international music scene. At the moment, we’re more excited about No Doubt’s song “Settle Down,” so let’s talk about it.Although it’s been…
Ian Curtis, born July 15, 1956, is one of the more tragic figures in rock. As lead singer of the British band Joy Division, he seemed to ride the crest of the postpunk curve, thanks to a pair of albums now deemed classics, Unknown Pleasures and Closer. Sadly, though, beneath…
See also:Photos: Sincerely Yours, Marty McFly at the Classic Gateway TheaterMore on SubcultureOn Saturday night, Fort Lauderdale’s culture fans traded in their usual shot-taking, craft-beer-drinking weekend rituals for an evening of nostalgia at Subculture’s cinematic event “Sincerely Yours, Marty McFly.”Held at the Classic Gateway Theater — one of Fort Lauderdale’s…
News broke just before the weekend that rock ‘n’ roll legend Steven Tyler and everyone’s favorite Latina big-booty superstar, JLo, will both be abdicating their pop-royalty thrones on American Idol. Part of the Idol family since 2011, Tyler said in a news release that he was returning to his first…
If God loved you, (s)he would have placed you on last Thursday’s flight from Burbank to Las Vegas during which Flavor Flav presented inflight announcements. What’d our favorite clock-wearing Public Enemy have to say over the loudspeaker? First, he talked weather, then encouraged passengers to give a hand to their…
See also:Our interview with Arlo GuthrieReview of Arlo Guthrie at Parker Playhouse.Woody Guthrie had his own version of a copyright warning. It read: “This song is copyrighted in U.S. under Seal of Copyright #154085, for a period of 28 years, and anybody caught singin’ it without our permission, will be…
The perfect place to lure black-metal Miami trio Slashpine into a drunken interview? Well, of course, a midweek happy hour featuring the sounds of a long-haired Latin guitarist strumming away earnestly and loudly to GNR’s “Sweet Child o’ Mine.”Since the band was mildly sarcastic during our first New Times interview,…
Also see:Native Florida Tap Room and Music Hall Thursday Night Tryouts for Local TalentBackstage In South Florida: Native Florida Tap Room & Music Hall Offers South Florida’s Coolest New HangoutWe at County Grind spend our nights, weekends, and sometimes mornings at live music shows. But only occasionally, are we CG…
As Debbie Deb once smartly sang, “Lookout weekend ’cause, here I come/Because weekends were, made for fun.” These freestyle pearls of wisdom should ring in your ears this Friday the 13th as you prepare for fun and not a visit from Jason Voorhees.While you watch the clock waiting for 5…
Surfer Blood Back from Cali, Discusses Completed AlbumCall us creepy, call us stalkers, but we’ve definitely spotted members of West Palm Beach natives Surfer Blood all out and up on the tri-county area this past week. Though there were SB sightings at the Best Coast show at Grand Central and…
Our interview with Frank Sinatra Jr.Frank Sinatra Jr.Seminole Casino Coconut CreekJuly 12Last night at the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek, about 1,200 people filed into the Pavilion Theater to get a good look at the offspring of Ol’ Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra Jr.Some, like Irene Brenner and Iris Rosenstrauss, both…
Pensacola’s early fall music staple DeLuna Fest recently announced their daily schedule of bands you’ve heard of, and ones you haven’t. The folks from P-Cola are spanning the decades and genres this fall. From Guided by Voices to Diplo, these people aren’t fucking around. They want you, your mama, your…
… And then he said, “Dave Matthews Band!” Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha It’s become the inexplicable punch line among music snobs globally. For reasons unknown, Dave Matthews Band is often unfavorably lumped together with the likes of Nickelback and Creed, and liking his music is interpreted as “I’m tone deaf and have awful…
Review from last month’s County Grind LiveNew Times Broward-Palm Beach artners with Green Room to bring you into our family, presenting us in the flesh while also curating fantastically entertaining musical gatherings. After last month’s kick ass (kick ass, because there’s no better word to describe the night) show featuring…
Don’t bother mentioning a lack of love for the Olympics at work. It merely will cause an ugly brouhaha at your day job. Guaranteed, all of your coworkers simply go gaga for this thing and will take a particular offense to your lackadaisical, non-giving of a fuck for this organized…
Part one of this article on Kubiat NnamdieMore on Manny MangosKubiat Nnamdie is involved in an experimental music project with Manny Mangos on which the artist plays percussion and sings, called EXU-LSD. Mangos is Puerto Rican and Nnamdie is Nigerian, so they’re culturally familiar with what West Africans call Juju. Their music…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions and observations about the local scene. This week: A trip to Marathon inspires a marathon debate.I’ve never been shy about venting my distaste for cover bands, but I don’t think I’ve actually shared the reasons as to why…
Recently, Hollywood filmmakers are splitting up book-based movies faster than Scientology is splitting up marriages. Just yesterday, it was announced that Mockingjay, the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy, is going to be made into two separate films. Our response: Holy Twilight-copying-Harry-Potter hell! It’s no small wonder that Lionsgate…
When you think of a subculture, the first thing that probably comes to mind is some under-the-radar gaggle of weirdos who keep to themselves and make your mom nervous. But what happens when a group of locals whose passion for music and their community gather forces and insist that their…
This summer, Kiss teams up with Mötley Crüe for “The Tour,” and Def Leppard, Poison, and Lita Ford join forces for “Rock of Ages.” But if you spent the better part of your adolescence getting high and listening to funky, reggae-inspired alt rock, the only show worth catching over the…
Frank Sinatra was one of America’s most beloved crooners and a legendary member of Hollywood’s “Rat Pack” — the über-exclusive cigarette-smoke- and booze-filled social crew of the 1960s, made up of a rather animated bunch: Frankie, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Joey Bishop. Sinatra’s son, Frank Jr., on the…
At 45 years young, John Popper is an alternative-rock harmonica god who has spent the better part of his life writing infectious tunes and performing in front of sold-out crowds with his band Blues Traveler. This year, the group is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new album, Suzie Cracks…
