The plush, blue, velvet seats of Cinema Paradiso will all be filled this weekend, because on Saturday, the church turned movie theater undergoes another transformation, this time into a music venue. The cozy building’s stone walls, picket-fenced courtyard, and stained-glass windows will provide ambiance as a powerhouse, as local musicians…
Brooklyn’s ace dub specialist, Victor Axelrod, of the Easy Star All-Stars, knows a lot about making a solid dub record. As the mastermind behind the highly acclaimed Dub Side of the Moon, a reggae adaptation of Pink Floyd’s Darkside of the Moon, Axelrod and his Easy Star comrades breathed life…
The body of James Brown wasn’t even cold before DJs across the country were cooking up tribute mixes to honor the late Godfather of Soul. Some of these mixes hit the mark, a few managed to barely delve beyond his greatest hits, but they were practically all created out of…
Labels can be deceiving. Take, for example, those misguided individuals who refer to South Florida as paradise. It’s highly doubtful that the concept of paradise ever encompassed awful traffic, squabbling politicians, heat, humidity, and the near-constant threat of a hurricane. So when Eddie Money promises two tickets to paradise, chances…
Love him or hate him, Dave Matthews puts on a hell of a concert. The beloved, balding troubadour of contemporary folk pop and his band have had ears for well-composed songs since their glistening Under the Table and Dreaming album was released to acclaim in 1994. College kids loved it,…
Multicultural music is what you get with Congolese-born, Belgium-raised singer Marie Daulne, best-known as the founder and frontwoman of the eclectic band Zap Mama. The music that the all-female-based band cranks out draws from various influences without sticking to a single genre. They’ve been that way for years, and their…
Jenny Lewis may like the critical cred that came with recording for indies such as Saddle Creek, but the former child actress (she survived Camp Beverly Hills) clearly wants some adult stardom to pair with the kiddie kind. Blacklight, Rilo Kiley’s first official CD for Warner Bros., is a blatantly…
West Palm Beach’s nightlife scene has endured its share of ups and downs. The spark on Clematis Street is arguably a fragment of what it used to be, but buoyancy and change have always been a part of the bond that holds music lovers in South Florida together. Businesses ebb…
Dirty Blondes 229 S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.Fort Lauderdale954-728-9801Oh, the sound of bones crushing under the collective weight of the linebacking core. Football season is back in our lives, which means fall is here and it’s just warm enough to go outside without melting. With each new season comes the…
State of the Art (Rawkus Edition) featuring ArtOfficial, L.E.G.A.C.Y., Dynas, Protoman September 8, 2007 PS14, Downtown Miami Better Than: The MTV Video Music Awards The Review: Underground hip hop shows are hard to come by these days. Circa, say, 2004-2005, Miami’s burgeoning boombap movement was in full effect where indie…
Is everyone doing the Soulja Boy these days?? The dance is kinda fun. Kinda. Looks like Beyonce’s even worked it into her routine. –Jonathan Cunningham If you want to learn how to do the Soulja Boy Crank Dat dance…watch and learn: )…
This lil dude is too funny! Apparently, Weng Weng was a real Philipino TV star in the 70s and this viral video below has a bunch of clips from that lovely, “miniature” televisions series. Weng Weng’s popularity has seen a recent resurgence thanks to this remix, which shows that Weng…
It seems like a good time to throw a lil New Jack Swing into the midday mix. It’s been a long time since Tony! Toni! Tone! put out an album, and watching this video below really makes me think they need to get back together. They did do a brief…
Early this morning, the unofficial Mayor of Miami, Trick Daddy, was arrested at Tootsie’s Cabaret and charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest. Knowing that Trick loves the strip clubs just about as much as he loves the kids, it’s no surprise that his latest scuffle took place at one…
By Ben Westhoff Recently, I met up with 50 at G-Unit Clothing headquarters on 23rd Street, which boasts a faux-library of gold-painted books and topless ebony mannequins. In the flesh, Curtis Jackson III repped his brand loyalties by wearing a white Yankees cap, white Reeboks, and having the office stocked…
No albino python, no making-out with Madonna, not even any making out with a python! Britney Spears’ “comeback” performance Sunday on the MTV Video Music Awards, where she performed her new single “Gimme More,” was simply lackluster. It only served as validation that this former pop-princess – who once held…
It’s an undebatable fact that the MTV VMA’s are a big waste of time. Britney Spears jiggling her way across a stage and Kanye West throwing yet another temper tantrum is not news. But damn if it’s not entertaining to watch the stars in all of their drunken glory! Aside…
One of South Florida’s finest underground MC’s, Dynas, recently released a new video with good lyrics and some well-needed strong social commentary. Watch out for hip-hop’s Special Task force. The tune is called “Figure it Out” and Dynas isn’t holding his tongue on this one. Check it out. –Jonathan Cunningham…
If you know anything about SXSW, the annual new music showcase in Austin, TX, you know that SPIN magazine’s parties/shows there are epic. Here’s your chance to play next year’s edition. Enter the Hot Pursuit, an online competition powered by Music Nation. Upload your songs, videos, and photos on the…
There aren’t many names within the global house community as recognizable as Bad Boy Bill’s. As the long-time poster boy for Chicago house, Bill has been taking house music to higher and higher levels since the mid-’80s, when he used to open for the famed Hot Mix 5. While he…
Global news outlets are reporting that the most famous opera singer of our time has passed away. Luciano Pavarotti died at his home in Italy after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71 years old. The king of the high C’s and longtime member of the famed Three…
There aren’t many names within the global house community as recognizable as Bad Boy Bill’s. As the long-time poster boy for Chicago house, Bill has been taking house music to higher and higher levels since the mid-’80s, when he used to open for the famed Hot Mix 5. While he…
