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Aces High Music Festival Presents Wayward Parade Artists Everymen and More

By David Von Bader
Nov 20, 2014

We've said it before, and we're sure we will say it again: John Wylie is almost without peer when it comes to the sort of tangible contributions he's made over the years to South Florida's music community. Between the man's early days playing guitar for a laundry list of seminal,...
Orbweaver Releases Magical Multicolored Vinyl EP

By David Von Bader
Jul 29, 2014

South Florida's troupe of fearlessly experimental extremists, Orbweaver released its debut extended player Strange Transmissions From the Neuralnomicon last year to a chorus of critical interest. The media and audience were seemingly as enthralled as perplexed by the ambitious group's Lovecraftian take on heavy metal. The limited-edition cassette of the...
MyTalkingTinder Profile Restores Faith in the Internet

By David Von Bader
Feb 17, 2014

The Internet is so many things: A glorious tool for the transfer of information and ideas? Certainly. The greatest facilitator of communication humanity has ever created? Maybe. But so often, the Internet becomes a digitized version of the ooze river from Ghost Busters II -- a flowing concentration of humanity's...
Ariana Grande's Yours Truly Reviewed on Pitchfork's Front Page?

By David Rolland
Sep 23, 2013

At one point, Pitchfork, the music website, prided itself on introducing readers to new, interesting music. It was a gatekeeper, critiquing and analyzing songs for a discerning audience. But at some point, its mission statement must have changed. This week, it has a review of Ariana Grande's new album, Yours...
Audio Junkie Starts New Music-Focused Zine; Florida Rejoices

By Anthony Hernandez
Jan 30, 2013

For over a year, Audio Junkie's DIY documentaries have been spotlighting butt-loads of up and coming musicians from in and out of South Florida. The episodes, ranging from 6 to 18 minutes, are filled with live performances, interviews, and home-brewed animations.See also:- DIY Video Journal Audio Junkie Breaks Ground in...
Jon Bon Jovi Fans Losing Their Shit: Highlights From the Comments Section

By Rich Abdill
Jul 30, 2012

HEY! SOMEONE DISAGREES WITH ME ON THE INTERNET! LET'S CALL HER A BITCH.Sometimes, New Times stirs the pot. Sometimes, we put out something controversial, and sometimes, people get agitated and call us idiots and fax us letters saying they're going to murder us. It happens.Just usually not on a mostly...
Blog Find: Popthomology's 31 Questionable Album Covers Found in South Florida

By Liz Tracy
Jun 25, 2012

Seattle-based blogger and photographer Marianne Spellman, who sometimes works with our sister paper Seattle Weekly, has been rooting through dusty old record bins here in South Florida and coming out with gold. On her blog Popthomology, she shared the post "31 Weird Album Covers From Florida Thrift/Record Stores," proving, yet...