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Florida Prison Guards Joked About Shootings, Violence During #FeelingCute Challenge

By Jerry Iannelli

Apr 26, 2019

The latest viral craze to get some fools in trouble with their bosses is the #FeelingCute challenge — a meme wherein users post that they're #FeelingCute and about to do something wild at their jobs. For at least four Florida prison guards, "feeling cute" apparently meant committing acts of hypothetical violence or abusing inmates.

Best Responses to "Five Things Missing From Fort Lauderdale's Nightlife Scene"

By Falyn Freyman

May 20, 2016

On Tuesday, we published a piece titled "Five Things Missing from Fort Lauderdale's Nightlife Scene," in which I outlined a few ideas I had for improving our city's already pretty great music and nightlife offerings. Across social media, the response was great! Comments and emails streamed in, showing off the...

Forgotten South Florida Music: The Best of YouTube

By Falyn Freyman

May 19, 2016

South Florida doesn't have the greatest reputation for preserving what modest musical history we have cultivated in these swampy nether regions. Time and again, landmark venues are bulldozed to make way for the next half-baked development project. Seminal nightclubs shutter their doors, and mythologized memories of more glorious days all...

Week in Music: Justin Bieber Drops New Single, Drunk T-Swift Pets The Weeknd's Hair, and More

By Falyn Freyman

Oct 23, 2015

Have you recovered yet? Because I'm not sure I have. I'm pretty sure I'm still attempting to claw myself out from under the toppling mountain of Drake memes that poured down on us this week in an endtimes-style deluge, except that I sort of just wanted it to keep raining...

Here Are the Nine Best Drake #HotlineBling Vines

By Falyn Freyman

Oct 22, 2015

Because the internet. #AubreyWanKenobi Drake's uncanny ability to tap into the universal life source and repeatedly break the internet made us wonder whether he might be Illuminati, but now we realize he's been using the Force all along. #TennisBling Tennis and Wii Sports... Drake is channeling two suburban bro pastimes...

Boots, aka Jordy Asher, Premiers Short Film Motorcycle Jesus

By Alex Rendon

Feb 27, 2015

Lately, there is no local musician that typifies the "local boy made good" idea more than Broward County native Jordy Asher. Dude has seriously hit the big time since moving to New York City a few years back. He's been known to County Grind readers for quite a while for...

Keyboard Cat Is Back With New Song, "96 Tears" (VIDEO)

By Liz Tracy

May 23, 2014

No matter how shitty your shitty day was, even the mere idea of Keyboard Cat's return is enough to make the sides of your frowny mouth turn upward. But what if the internet's most talented musical cat performed one of the best songs of all time? For sure, that'd make...

18 Signs Your Band Might Suck

By Alex Rendon

Apr 15, 2014

It's been about a year now since you've been plugging away with your garage rock band, sweating in a non-air-conditioned warehouse space, and losing sleep over late-night practices. Mostly it's resulted only in your showing up late for your retail gig at Urban Outfitters. All this time, and you and...

Holiday Gift Guide Filled WIth Musical Merriment

By Lee Zimmerman

Dec 20, 2013

The holidays aren't all they're cracked up to be. The annoying obligation to buy the perfect gift and please everyone on your list... God, this is a desperate time of year. However, don't despair. We here at New Times are pleased to share our thoughts and suggestions about the best...

Is Beyoncé's Mystery Producer Boots Jordy Asher?

By Alex Rendon

Dec 19, 2013

Earlier this week, Buzzfeed attempted to uncover who some new guy on the music scene named Boots is. He coproduced and wrote a bunch of songs on Queen Bey's new superduper surprise visual album Beyoncé that dropped out of nowhere the other day. If you're a longtime South Florida music...

Music That Spotify Has Left Behind

By David Rolland

Nov 21, 2013

There is a misconception about Spotify. That is places all the music in the world merely a click away. The online streaming service has changed the way we consume music. And it does allow you to type in the name of pretty much any artist, song, or album, and listen...

PureHoney Is Two Awesome Years Old, and Still Going to Print

By Liz Tracy

Aug 8, 2013

The best place in print -- besides the New Times, of course -- to get your South Florida indie music fix is PureHoney. The monthly magazine is a labor of love, borne from the dedication and experience of one great, bearded man: Steve Rullman. The fold-out party bible is entering...

Native Florida Tap Room & Music Hall Closes: Kilmo Doome Blasts Casino Industry

By David Von Bader

Aug 6, 2013

It is a proper shame to lose a venue of any sort in South Florida, particularly in Broward County. We don't exactly have a wealth of nice places to house live music, let alone one willing to handle some of the sonic baptisms and noise rituals in which many of...

Vote Now for New Times' Best of Broward Palm Beach Readers' Poll Winners, or Forever Hold Your Peace

By Liz Tracy

May 7, 2013

Maybe we don't tell you often enough, readers, but we at County Grind actually really care about your opinion. Not just if you think this blog makes us look chunky, or if you think we should talk to this or that American Idol, but like your favorite places to see...

Five Dances Better Than the Harlem Shake

By Ryan Morejon

Feb 20, 2013

The Harlem Shake. If you're as annoyed by this trend as we are, then we don't blame you for not wanting to read more. Shit grows and decays so fast here on the internet, who knows what the hell you're into right now?See also- Five Things You Need to Make...

Five Things You Need to Make Your Own "Harlem Shake" Video

By Natalya Jones

Feb 19, 2013

The internet is teeming with ridiculous, over-the-top, crap trends that make "hip you" blush with shame.But secretly, there's an "inner you" who wants to burst out of your coolcoon and hop on it. The "it" being hopped on right now is the Harlem Shake, a video lasting about 30 seconds...

Five Mad Faded #CloudRap Facts From H∆SHTAG$ Video featuring Spaceghostpurrrp and Robb Bank$

By Matt Preira

Feb 15, 2013

It was only two years ago when the pop cultural climate had not yet been saturated with swag, and terms like hipster-hop began to allude to the forthcoming zeitgeist.See also:- Robb Bank$: Hip-Hop Artist and Anime Superfan (VIDEO) As we all know, the Internet speeds up the development of micro-genres...

Senator Marco Rubio's Spotify Track List Is as Lame as He Is

By Liz Tracy

Feb 5, 2013

If the one thing you're dedicated to in life is music, and are totally committed to remaining totally out of touch with politics, first of all, no. And second of all, turns out Spotify is a good way for your lazy ass to learn about those who you (even by...

Revolution Live Hosts Revie Awards Online: Vote for Your Favorite Local Blog (Hint: Us)

By Liz Tracy

Dec 4, 2012

True to its name, Revolution Live is a club for the people, by the people. This has been proven time and again. Revolution offers us plebes the best in all kinds of musical performances. They feed us the cake we like to eat. Thus, it's fitting that they're hosting the Revie...

10 Best Election Memes of 2012

By Ryan Morejon

Nov 9, 2012

Election Day was hectic, and we're not simply talking about too long voting lines and intense news channel coverage. We're talking about social media, which was arguably the busiest and craziest it's ever been since its inception (whenever that was...).Every single person was chiming in with Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram...

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