A local radio station whose name was once synonymous with rock ‘n roll to many Miamians is coming back — in a lighter, slightly less rockin’ format.WSHE was known in the 90s by its tagline, “SHE’s Only Rock ‘N Roll,” before it changed to a series of other stations (most…
In a music industry that’s so oversaturated with trendy electronic music, the sultry trip-hop sounds of Lake Worth’s Astrea Corporation offer a refreshing change. It’s almost difficult to place the group into just one category, as its talent and music break the barriers of any single genre. But if we…
Torche’s 2005’s self-titled effort on Robotic Empire had everybody making the obvious comparisons to the last echoes of Floor still floating around. Meanderthal was 2008’s breakthrough as far as finding a unique voice distancing from the band members’ individual pasts (besides Floor, Cavity, Shitstorm, Mehkago N.T., Ed Matus’ Struggle, Panda…
Throughout his constantly veering trajectory, Bob Dylan often catches followers by surprise, testing the limits of their preconceptions and then shattering them entirely. And because there are so many sides to the former Robert Zimmerman (born May 24, 1941), New Times is pleased to provide a handy primer to help…
It’s one thing to have hits. It’s another to keep them consistent over the course of several decades. And when one considers how fickle the music biz is, it’s all the more impressive indeed. Give Kenny Loggins credit for his ability to bridge the gap and adapt accordingly. Some may…
The familiar smell of sweat and PBR lingers in the Fort Lauderdale air. A food truck is serving hot dogs to the tipsy attendees at the Black Locust Society warehouse. Projected onto the wall outside is an enormous skull-faced locust toting a can of beer; sort of like an X…
Good ol’ Jägermeister sure knows how to diversify in targeting its various constituencies. Wisely realizing that Jäger is some of the most favored fuel of wild parties, the liquor giant sponsors regular music tours. The best known are probably its hard rock packages, but this month brings us a country-flavored…
Nimble-fingered guitarist Steve Kimock is one of those itinerant musicians who may or may not form a “band” around himself, but never really needs one. Born in 1955, he was just a touch too young to capture the earliest days of the hippie and jam band scene, but by the…
Georgia rapper Future has reached a sort of perfect commercial balance by doing nothing particularly new but doing it all in a completely distilled way. He boasts a flow that’s Southern but not too Southern; lyrical content that’s rough around the edges but not too rough; and a sing-song style…
You may not know his face or sweaty chest, but everyone knows the songs of Neil Diamond. This old crooner was quite the baja panti in his day. Hell, he remains a sex symbol for more women and men than the Biebs ever will. County Grind writer Lee Zimmerman claimed…
Carly Rae Jepsen’s song “Call Me Maybe” is quite possibly the most infectious song of 2012 thus far. And now thanks to the lovely folks over at Popdust, it will be stuck in your head for the rest of the day, maybe even week.They’ve combined 75 of the best (and…
There is no denying the fact that local hip-hop wordsmith Protoman is a flashy dresser. But, you’ll never catch him in some trendy gear that was pulled off the pages of a fashion magazine. Instead, this guy is scouring the racks of local thrift stores to find some serious wardrobe…
It’s 1996, a turning point in music. Stacked high above your combination CD/cassette deck in heavy rotation are numerous hip-hop classics like 2Pac’s All Eyez on Me, the Fugees’ The Score, Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt, and Nas’ It Was Written. If you’re like us here at County Grind, you dug deeper…
Radioboxer, a Miami-based, self-proclaimed “bipolar pop” band that brings fake blood and real guts to the stage, is headlining Green Room’s upcoming Back To The Future-themed party on June 2. The nightclub will transform itself into Hill Valley High’s gymnasium for a Fort Lauderdale-style Enchantment Under the Sea prom. Pretend…
Without galvanizing sentiments about WWII and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, let’s just, for the sake of music, assume that “kamikaze” is a bomb of sorts mired in gloomy suicidal thoughts. Okay. Today we have the newly released One Crown Productions video for HYPE’s track “Kamikaze” and it’s everything…
Fort Lauderdale isn’t only a tourist town. Sure, we’ve got the beach and frozen-drink bars, but this city has always been packed full of locals-only spots. Maybe you have fond memories of dancing the night away at the Squeeze. Or you remember shopping for records where a Hustler store now…
Who knew? Today, May 22, is World Goth Day. The first was celebrated in 2009 in the U.K., and the phenomenon has since spread its large, angsty bat wings around the globe. Thank you, internet, for making pain our pleasure. The World Goth Day website’s FAQs page asks: But don’t…
Wes Anderson’s latest film, Moonrise Kingdom, is set to open on Friday, May 25. While the director gives interviews at various film festivals, the actors are taking a more lax approach. Like Anderson cast regular Bill Murray — this will be his seventh film with the director.While sipping on some…
It’s no secret that local rapper Bleubird is really into cats. Not only does he share a house with several feline friends but he has around ten “cattoos” on various parts of his body. His musical side project, Boyfriends Inc., even has a track titled “Lookin’ Kittie.” As he gears…
Today is Morrissey’s 53rd reel around the fountain of life, and to celebrate the crowned prince of the coif’s most recent year of survival, we’ve decided to take a closer look at some of the man’s best tracks. But first, some biographical information to help you better understand the “pope…
Teepee started as a solo project for singer and guitarist Erix S. Laurent. “My original idea was to create 12 songs, all based around the 12 notes in music, and have each note drone throughout its corresponding song,” he says. Laurent wanted to keep things simple. Using only a drum…
Nobody in the world sounds like Antony and the Johnsons. Antony Hegarty’s voice is haunting in a way that makes you feel like maybe you’re actually being haunted. It’s ghostly and spooky, but not like in an aggressive Poltergeist way, not nearly as meek as Casper, but like that nice old-lady…
