One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. And nowhere is this more evident than in a Southern small-town thrift store, where beer helmets and broken furniture end up as impromptu amusement park rides on lawns and libidinous nights. It’s the place in a college town where students and townie kids…
The course for superstar trance DJ Paul van Dyk is all-ahead full. In Between, his fifth album of original songs, remains the record he’s been giving the most push since its release in August last year. And deservedly so, what with the high-profile collaborators who appear on the album, such…
With corporate-sponsored arenas, America’s sports teams were among the first to pimp out naming rights for a buck. And lately our nation’ rock stars have been lining up for their own slice of the pie. It seems these days that nearly every beverage, clothing line, and car maker sponsors its…
The light reflects off Trick Daddy’s gold grills as he explains his personal evolution, as he tells it, and a recent move that will shock longtime followers of 305 hip-hop. “No more Slip-N-Slide Records,” he says of his longtime label and frequent past lyrical shout-out. “No beef or nothing, but…
Was I really sitting on the toilet while videotaping this week’s episode of Prunk TV? Read the entire story here. Yes, I did accept Jesus in Ted’s office. Read about it here. Congratulations to Jerry and Ricky. They won some Cash Money. Special thanks to Lil Jon for sending me…
As of yesterday, the long talked about merger between satellite radio giants, Sirius and XM radio, is one step closer to happening. FCC chairman Kevin Martin, approved, on principal, a merger which would allow the two companies to become one based around a series of concessions and a three-year price…
This abject Amy Winehouse video surfaced on the Internet today, a viral outbreak that started with British tabloid News of the World posting it to their site. The video, shot by Winehouse’s continually-incarcerated husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, shows Winehouse and a friend singing a song that delivers slurs to all sorts…
Mudhoney With Birds of Avalon and the Getback Friday, June 13, 2008 Churchill’s Pub, Miami Better Than: Most other new-jack “indie” shows I’ve seen in the past couple of months. The Review: I was originally going to take a vacation from scribbling notes at shows and just check out this…
Ivon David Rojas Last Night: The Cure Friday, June 13, 2008 BankAtlantic Center Better Than: Explaining to your parents why straight guys can wear lipstick. Diehard fans of the Cure were in luck this Friday the 13th when the band performed a set lasting more than three hours, including four…
I’m not sure how on earth this just happened, but breaking news out of Chicago is reporting that R&B singer R. Kelly was just found not guilty this afternoon on all charges of Child Pornography. For the past 6 1/2 years, this saga has played out in front the world…
….And so is the whole tour. Seems lead singer Tom Keifer’s vocal cords have hemorrhaged (who knew that could even happen? yikes). Refunds are available at the point of purchase. Below is the official statement from Keifer’s camp. — Arielle Castillo “It’s with unbelievably deep regret that it must be…
According to a press release that was forwarded to me a couple of days ago from the incomparable Afrobella (who you all need to check out), Bejan superstar Alison Hinds is performing an intimate concert tonight in Fort Lauderdale. Her gig tomorrow night in West Palm Beach at the South…
Pearl Jam Wednesday, June 11 Cruzan Ampitheatre, West Palm Beach Better Than: Waiting another five years for the guys to come to town. Flashing lights, smuggled cameras, and lots of hoopla inside of the Cruzan Amphitheatre signaled that something big was going on. Last night, Pearl Jam opened up their…
If you’re on the hunt for one of South Florida’s hottest up and coming MCs, let us end your quest right now. Rahsaan has been making a strong name for himself in the local hip-hop world in a very short amount of time. He’s got old school swagger, versatile rhymes,…
Argentine guitarist and producer Erico Schulz has spent the past few years showcasing a higher-falutin’ musical fusion at the city’s five-star hotels and restaurants. In fact 2008 marks his band’s fifth year in residency at Baleen, at Grove Isle Resort. What’s kept it there is a decadent instrumental mix of…
Let’s put it this way: When was the last time you heard a non-bling-oriented MC not say modern hip-hop is a fucking old mess? For some rappers, making inflammatory statements about the state of the game might simply be part of the business plan. Brooklyn MC AZ has been uttering…
“Big in Serbia” might sound like a joke to the public at large, but dance music cognoscenti know better. Balkan beat conductor Marko Nastic is huge in his home country, but he’s also making ripples in the global sine-wave ocean. He discovered electronic music courtesy of an uncle who spun…
There’s a line in Gogol Bordello’s 2002 song “Let’s Get Radical” that goes something like this: “You know, Mother, some things are actually sacred, and tapping your foot to the ceremony just won’t do.” The tune is one of the New York group’s more abrasive and melancholy (it actually begins…
The Tim Version, hailing from Tampa, comes with a pretty good punk rock pedigree. These ne’er-do-wells have taken their wares across most of the States, parts of Europe, and even Japan using that old trick: hard work. Collectively they boast a nothing-fancy, no-frills, no-pretty-faces kind of attitude that, on this…
You really can’t fault entertainers claiming “player for life” status — at least they’re being honest. Everyone from Rod Stewart to Karrine “Superhead” Steffans knows that the promiscuous can’t be reformed, that once you get the taste of the easy-lovin’, high-livin’ lifestyle, it’s almost impossible to let go. That’s what…
The stateside release of Dizzee Rascal’s 2003 album, Boy in da Corner, found the grimy, reggae-influenced London rapper in a precarious spot: forced to follow fellow Brit the Streets in trying to break into the U.S. market. But whereas the Streets showcased a thoughtful, spoken-word-like flow, Rascal’s effort took a…
“The music industry,” declares Less than Jake drummer and lyricist Vinnie Fiorello, “is pointing towards bands becoming their own cottage industry. Which means bands being in charge of their own merch, distribution of records, and production of records.” Fiorello makes this claim of the power of independence with an assurance…
