Recently, Marilyn Manson biographer Neil Strauss provided the astute advice: “If you act and look the part, you will become the part.” Now, another of Florida’s most infamous musicians, Creed, is taking that advice by the horns, if you will.You see, frontman Scott Stapp’s Twitter has been going wild the…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: The return of Ex Norwegian. I’m always fascinated by the odder monikers bands bestow upon themselves, and generally I’m pretty amused as well. Take Ex Norwegian, for example. There’s not…
Our complete Kiss Kruise coverage is here.On Wednesday evening, the Kiss Kruise preparty signaled the beginning of a tidal wave of activity associated with the storied New York band known for a propensity for rocking during the hours of darkness and partying for the period of daylight to follow.Things were…
Paul Simon’s been one of those rare artists who has managed to travel the seas of time unscathed and making worthy contributions to the world’s culture. But he will always be better-known for his work with Art Garfunkel and the seminal generation-defining hits they dropped during that time, like “The…
West Palm Beach-based promoting outfit On Fire Booking specializes in all-ages extravaganzas featuring the latest loud, fast, and heavy acts. Originally, its shows featured mostly young, local bands, but recent booking coups have included well-known national headliners like Polar Bear Club and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. This Thursday’s…
Awesome New Republic, more commonly known these days as ANR, needs pretty much zero introduction to area music fans. It’s been plying its brand of funky, spaced-out pop for nearly a decade here, and it’s finally starting to gain velocity outside of South Florida. After last year scoring slavering compliments…
Oklahoma-born, Nashville-based country troubadour Toby Keith has risen to megastardom in the heartland — and beyond! — by carefully toeing all of country music’s party lines. Whereas recent stars of the genre have often fashioned themselves either as sensitive, adult-contemporary balladeers or pretty-boy rock types, Keith remains stoically cowboy-like and…
Clutching a Stars song close to your chest is appropriate and downright comforting. For more than a decade, the Canadian baroque pop outfit has dealt out emotional wares featuring fragile, thoughtful souls — exemplified by a song like “Personal” from 2007’s In Our Bedroom After the War. In it, vocalists…
A couple of musicians with local ties, Rachel Goodrich and Deaf Poets, appear in a cheeky new BlackBerry Poynt advertisement. The news was brought to our attention by the Poets on Facebook.This is not the first time ukelele songstress Goodrich has been featured in a BlackBerry commercial — her cover…
Toby Keith is slated to perform at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach on Saturday, which would mean it’s the perfect time for one of America’s most American Americans to release a music-video ode to red plastic cups.”Red Solo Cup” — from Keith’s latest album, Clancy’s Tavern — features…
Our complete Kiss Kruise coverage is here.To quote Kiss singer Paul Stanley, “I got nothin’ to lose but my money and my mind.” Yes, the mighty, inaugural Kiss Kruise embarks from South Florida this weekend, and County Grind will feature every grisly and shocking detail — because we are attending…
”All You Need Is Now” Tour, Starring Duran Duran Hard Rock Live, HollywoodTuesday, October 11 Better than: Five million times better than watching them at this past year’s Ultra. The review: From the constant virtual flames — full fires to the tops of lit candles — Duran Duran was out to…
Surfer Blood is finally releasing its new EP, Tarot Classics, later this month. As was noted back in August, the pride and pomp of West Palm Beach’s indie-rock scene will include several snazzy remixes in the expanded version of the release.Expanded is the perfect word to describe the latest track…
Most phone interviews begin and end exactly as expected — but not when Amy Millan, vocalist for the literate indie pop act Stars, is on the other end of the line.At the conclusion of our Montreal-Fort Lauderdale conversation, which informed this week’s print piece about Stars ahead of the band’s…
Portland, Oregon, Italo-disco purveyors Glass Candy are set to headline 2011’s edition of Moonfest. The duo’s icy-cold synth lines, provided by producer and keyboardist Johnny Jewel, and haunting ethereal vocals, diffused by singer Ida No, are the ideal choice to wind down the ghoulish revelry on Clematis Street — now…
Friday, Mickie Centrone attended the Fetish Factory Halloween Fashion Show at the Green Room. Ever worn a costume out of a bag? Of course you have. This year maybe buy some clothing that won’t fall apart by 3 a.m.? Ever been inside Fetish Factory off Oakland Park Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale? You…
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Local artist Marcos Marchesani caught our attention in a cryptic post that simply read, “Here’s a new demo.” Marchesani provided a link to his Soundcloud page, wherein a song titled “Laura Lynn” could be found. We followed up with him and confirmed that this is, in fact, a new offering…
If Daryl Hall never did another thing, his place in music history would still be assured. Hall, who turns 65 today, is, of course, half of Hall & Oates, which, according to the record books, ranks as the most successful duo in pop history. From the mid-’70s to the mid-’80s, the…
Things are aligning nicely for Alligator City, a new local hip-hop duo looking to take over your next informal gathering with their rhymes about the various forms of intoxication and the many, sordid routes used to arrive there.Made up of Protoman, a guy who has gotten a load of ink…
Like the speakeasies of the 1920s, the Speakeasy Lounge is difficult to find if you don’t already know where it is. Just trust the voice of your GPS, and that unmarked building on the southwest corner of Federal Highway and Second Avenue North is indeed the Speakeasy Lounge. Because this…
The 16th running of the Buzz Bake Sale is coming in December, and the lineup is starting to gel.A muscular selection of ten initial acts has been confirmed for the annual rock fest put on by West Palm’s 103.1 The Buzz. In spite of what some folks might think, most…
