Ian Curtis

Last Night: Louis XIV, Hot Hot Heat, and Editors at Culture Room

Last Night: 3 One G at the Vagabond

The Look, the Feel, the Sound...

...of flannel. Screaming Trees carve their niche from the Northwest Passage.

Miami's Best Live Music of 2008

From GWAR to Torche, the acts that rocked the Magic City.

Joy Division

In the Studio with Martin Hannett (Interstate)

Joy Division Lives On Through 3 One G

The tribute band rocked The Vagabond.

A Joyful Noise

3 One G pays tribute to Joy Division at The Vagabond.

3 One G

3 One G pays tribute to Joy Division at The Vagabond.

Live Transmission

A slew of Joy Divison reissues

International Agents

Interpol looses Antics and takes on the world

Interpol

Antics Matador

Saturday Night: Mumpsy, Surfer Blood, and XOXO at Propaganda

MumpsyThe Orlando InvasionMumpsy, with Surfer Blood and XOXO Saturday, June 14, 2009Propaganda, Lake Worth Better Than: Drinking freshly squeezed OJ with Japanese Tourists. The Review: O-town is famed for being the primary residence of the world's most renowned mouse, and for spewing out annoyingly ... More >>

Surfer Blood

MumpsyThe Orlando InvasionMumpsy, with Surfer Blood and XOXO Saturday, June 14, 2009Propaganda, Lake Worth Better Than: Drinking freshly squeezed OJ with Japanese Tourists. The Review: O-town is famed for being the primary residence of the world's most renowned mouse, and for spewing out annoyingly ... More >>

Wednesday Blog Watch: Newish Sites to Check Out

via wasabifashionkult.comCheck out the rest of this collage on Wasabi Fashion Kult's blog.​A new year, a new chance to take a look at the local music/nightlife blogosphere. At the end of 2009, things looked bleak -- many blogs had been neglected or completely abandoned. Maybe the new year will pus ... More >>

Soft Cell Gets Softer

via wasabifashionkult.comCheck out the rest of this collage on Wasabi Fashion Kult's blog.​A new year, a new chance to take a look at the local music/nightlife blogosphere. At the end of 2009, things looked bleak -- many blogs had been neglected or completely abandoned. Maybe the new year will pus ... More >>

Ode to Joy

via wasabifashionkult.comCheck out the rest of this collage on Wasabi Fashion Kult's blog.​A new year, a new chance to take a look at the local music/nightlife blogosphere. At the end of 2009, things looked bleak -- many blogs had been neglected or completely abandoned. Maybe the new year will pus ... More >>

A Tribute to Ian Curtis on May 18 at Churchills

​If you're a fan of Bauhaus, U2, The Cure, Interpol, Bloc Party, She Wants Revenge and many others, then you've probably heard of Ian Curtis without even realizing it. The lead singer of the now defunct Joy Division has been a major influence on all of the above mentioned bands with his deep, dron ... More >>

Ian Curtis Remembered in Videos; Tribute Show at Churchill's Tonight

​For a particular breed of rabid, morbid fan of Joy Division (and as one myself, I don't think there are any other types of fans of the band), there have been a lot of macabre little anniversaries to celebrate in recent months. Last year, of course, marked the 30-year anniversary of the band's wat ... More >>

Concert Review: Control: A Tribute to Ian Curtis at Churchill's, May 18

Photo by Jon NuszAlfred von Blume of Daysleeper feels the Joy Division energy.​Control: A Tribute to Ian Curtis With Armada!, Daysleeper, Ian Michael, Xela Zaid, DJ Dracula's Daughter, and DJ Nayra Churchill's Pub Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Better than: Watching the movie Control on repeat. The ... More >>

Iggy Pop to Cameo Star in Beastie Boy-Produced William S. Burroughs Documentary

​Most bibliophiles know about the lurid tales of William S. Burroughs. He shot and killed his second wife by accident while drunk, became openly gay, had an affinity for guns, a serious opiate addiction the last 50 years of his life -- and for all of you Floridians, he spent a small time living in ... More >>

Surfer Blood-Endorsed Local Band Dead Meat to Release 7-Inch This Fall

​Go into Dead Meat's site, and you'll find a triangle with a mustache, surrounded by what looks to be some kind of animal fur. And that's it. We're not kidding. The South Florida band -- akin to what we're guessing an Ian Curtis-birthed thrash/  punk lovechild would sound like -- has been bre ... More >>

Lupe Fiasco Goes From Rap to Rock with New Band Japanese Cartoon, Paying Tribute to Joy Division

The cover art for Japanese Cartoon's In the Jaws of the Lords of Death​You probably know Wasalu Jaco best for all of his hip-hop collaborations. With Lupe Fiasco as his stage name, he's worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Neptunes, and Pharrell Williams, Justice, and Rihanna. But now h ... More >>

Surfer Blood and The Drums Go Crowd Surfing at Grand Central, September 18

Photos by Christine BorgesThe Drums​The DrumsWith The Young Friends and Surfer BloodAt Grand Central, MiamiSaturday, September 18, 2010Better than: Goin' surfin'.The Review:People who eternally run late to everything, take note: When Grand Central says the show starts at 7pm, they mean it. The lin ... More >>

Underground and Local: Diet Cokeheads, White Execution, and Bone Owl

​Diet Cokeheads' Nasal EP (Drugged Conscience) Gainesville's Diet Cokeheads is one-third of Florida's holy triumvirate of new, damaged rock 'n' roll. (Lake Worth's Cop City/Chill Pillars and Tampa's Neon Blud comprise the other 2/3.) If you didn't already know, D.C. features Palm Beach expatriate ... More >>

Underground and Local: This Heart Electric 7" and Diane Ream vs. Nags Head

​This Heart Electric's "Polar" and "Nowhere To Run" 7" (die Stasi) Ricardo Guerrero is a man of many hats. He is the cofounder of electro-punk duo Animals of the Arctic, curator of the annual local music showcase Death To The Sun, Psychic Youth collaborator, and minister of the low-end (he plays b ... More >>