Those are people who died, died / They were all my friends, and they died That 1980 lyric, penned by the late Jim Carroll, prefigured a spate of celebrity deaths, and while the words describe the demise of junkies and the destitute, the song’s repeated refrain could easily be applied…
Fat Mike and NOFX are excellent party hosts, both onstage and off. Between the mess of Yuenglings and cake back stage, some powdery favors on the tour bus, and the barrage of greatest hits firing through the speakers, the band hosted an intense and liberating punk blowout for a capacity…
SunFest 2016 kicks off Wednesday, April 27 with British new wave staple Duran Duran headlining day one. Through the rest of the week, acts from across all genres will hit the festival’s three stages, from Grammy-winning pop star Meghan Trainor on Wednesday to ’90s “Push It” duo Salt-N-Pepa Saturday to…
Rock ‘n’ Roll is dead. At least, that is what the mastermind behind what would become the biggest-selling debut album of all time was told in 1975. And if Tom Scholz had listened to top music executives’ assertions that disco had upended rock, we would live in a world without…
Prince, the iconic musician who broke boundaries and blazed trails in R&B, rock, funk, has died at the age of 57. He was found in his home in Chanhassen, Minnesota The cause of death is unclear at this time, but last week Prince was hospitalized with what his representatives, said was…
Laramie Dean is about one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. His bright smile, slick haircut, and dapper attire only solidify this. His roots in music go back to Schenectady, NY where he wrote his first song in 1986, “Surf Wolf” — though he had never actually heard…
South Florida, have we forgotten what it’s like? Those butterflies when you get to the bar and scrawl your name down on the night’s list of performers. The pit in your stomach as you step under the lights of the little stage and try to spot your friends among the…
Santigold has worked with everyone from EDM godfather Diplo to hip-hop legends Beastie Boys to underground-turned-mainstream rapper ASAP Rocky and has written songs for pop stars like Lily Allen and Christina Aguilera. Her 2008 critically acclaimed debut, Santogold, solidified her as a genre-defying songwriter who makes it her point to…
The possession and recreational consumption of marijuana is still illegal in the state of Florida, but behind closed doors, seeping from cracked car windows, and wafting over neighborhood alleyways, a certain dank aroma tells a different story. In honor of 4/20, the unofficial day of marijuana appreciation, we spoke with…
In 1994, I was the world’s most lovelorn middle-schooler. And through the throes of my unrequited love for my eighth-grade crush, there for all the highs and lows, I had one constant companion: Boyz II Men. Maybe it sounds cheesy now, but that’s kind of the point: The Philly four-piece…
Around a month ago, just as the first rays of sun were beginning to peak over music festival season 2016, the New York Times’ team of music critics published an op-ed titled “Why We’re Not Making Plans for Coachella and Bonnaroo.” In the piece, they explain that they’ve essentially run…
Coachella, man. Wow. Like a fine wine, you just keep getting better with age. After gorging ourselves on Sumo Dogs and indie-pop, dancing ourselves dusty, head-banging to Death Grips and “Welcome to the Jungle,” and maybe drinking a beer or seven, we sifted through the rubble and our reporter’s notebooks…
“I’m pooping, but I’m good,” Fat Mike tells New Times over the phone. This is the NOFX frontman fans have grown to love over the past 30 or so years: blunt, mischievous, and gleefully unapologetic. Formed in 1983, the band has long been one of America’s preeminent punk outfits, riding…
Ever since Coachella announced its 2016 lineup, one band has dominated discussions about the festival: Guns N’ Roses. According to Twitter, 64 percent of all tweets about the Coachella headliners are about #GnFnR. It’s the greatest goddamned reunion in rock & roll history. So surely, when Axl’s throne wheeled out…
Though the origins behind why 4/20 has become synonymous with marijuana are as hazy as the inside of a bong, the pothead community has embraced the date as theirs. In observance of the year’s most blazin’ countercultural holiday, we’ve compiled a list of the ten greatest stoner anthems of all time…
The fourth annual Tortuga Music Festival may be all said and done, but we’re still mulling it all over. For one thing, the fest expanded to three days this year. But if 2016’s numbers tell us anything, organizers may want to consider adding opening the gates on Thursday next year,…
Day one of the fourth-annual Tortuga Music Festival began as a languid, low-key beach hangout — until it wasn’t. Eventually, the heavens opened up and weather became the main story. But that’s for later. For the first time in Tortuga’s short history, organizers added a third day to the weekend. The…
Downtown Lake Worth’s seminal blues club, Bamboo Room, has had a shifting and tumultuous existence over the last couple of years. While ongoing news of the venue’s opening and closing and re-opening has been the subject of concern throughout the area, it was only a few months ago that the…
Radio-Active Records shop manager Natalie Smallish tears open fresh boxes of special edition vinyl — a money green-colored rerelease of Notorious B.I.G.’s Mo Money, Mo Problems, the 1984, pink-pressed Japanese version of Madonna’s Like a Virgin, a rainbow-speckled clear maxi-vinyl of AIR remixes, and yes, the exclusive Justin Bieber Purpose 12″…
The band has drawn comparisons to Frank Zappa and jazz supergroup Return to Forever, according to the Miami Herald. But Aaron Lebos plays in a reality all his own. The music of the Aaron Lebos Reality isn’t easily defined. Specializing in their own original mix of styles and influences, the…
Tortuga has officially set up camp along Fort Lauderdale Beach for tomorrow afternoon’s three-day music festival kick-off, which means it’s time to get your ass in gear, put together a game-day plan, and take a moment or two to read over all the boring fine-print. Here’s everything you need to…
Rukkus Tickets, a new ticket-buying mobile app that launches today, aims to stir up the rapidly growing online concert ticketing market. Based out of NYC, the app’s development team includes three University of Miami graduates: Jake Sharpless, Andrew Nasrinpay, and Rob Wyant. They describe their new venture as “a secondary…
