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Rick Smith

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    305 Fest's Completely Insane, 47-Band Lineup: Bastard Noise, Noothgrush, and So Many More

    Local promotion outfit ​Speedfreek Presents has been on a serious mean streak lately, delivering a steady stream of otherwise unbooked concerts featuring all manner of brutality from the national hardcore, metal, and extreme music scenes. The agency was founded in 2011 when Torche drummer and lon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Torche Drummer Rick Smith Talks Going Pro and Pissing Off Teenagers

    ​When word first started to spread about Torche, shortly before their first show at The Fest 3 in Gainesville, many were excited to hear the latest from Steve Brooks, guitarist and vocalist for legendary sludge band Floor. Miami's high school-aged punk scene was particularly excited over Brooks ... More >>

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    June 10, 2011

    Best of Miami 2011: Ten Best Bands of the Last Decade

    2 Live Crew: Best local band of all time!​Start the motherfucking countdown! The Rising is upon us! Indeed, we're just days away from unleashing our big, fat Best of Miami 2011 issue upon the world. And to honor the occasion, we've decided to surf against the tide of time by rifling through our ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2011

    Underworld at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Two, March 26

    ​"Drive boy, dog boy/Dirty numb angel boy ... She was a lipstick boy/She was a beautiful boy." So says Underworld's 1995 hit "Born Slippy." The song launched the duo to massive fame after landing on the soundtrack for the classic cult film Trainspotting. And ever since, Karl Hyde and Rick Smith' ... More >>

  • Music

    March 17, 2011

    Underworld at Ultra Music Festival March 26

    ​"Drive boy, dog boy/Dirty numb angel boy ... She was a lipstick boy/She was a beautiful boy." So says Underworld's 1995 hit "Born Slippy." The song launched the duo to massive fame after landing on the soundtrack for the classic cult film Trainspotting. And ever since, Karl Hyde and Rick Smith' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Underworld's Karl Hyde talks Frankenstein, Kubrick, and the Ultra Music Festival

    ​Underworld, the UK-based electronic duo of Rick Smith and Karl Hyde, has been the vehicle for an audio-video conflux that rose to prominence from the post-acid house scene of the '90s, and really hit the public consciousness after the song "Born Sippy .NUXX" was used to great effect in Danny Boyl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Humble Surfer Blood/Weird Wives Members Point Fans to Other Local Acts

    ​The past few months have produced something akin to Surfer Blood fatigue -- and Crossfade's up-to-the-minute coverage isn't exactly changing that -- at least among locals. But it's really not the group's fault. For a band that's barely old enough to drink, they've seemingly done everything right: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    New Torche Video for "Healer" Premiered on Headbanger's Ball

    HealerHearkening back to the days of Riki Rachtman and staying up late drinking warmish Bud Dry in a friend's basement, Torche's new video for the single "Healer" debuted on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball last Saturday at 2 a.m. EST. Steve Brooks, Rick Smith, and Jonathan Nunez are continuing their push t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Black Jail Release Coming Out on Acid Casualty

    Black Jail has a new cassette release coming out on Broward county's own imprint, Acid Casualty. The act features Dub and Rick Smith (Shitstorm, Mehkago NT, Torche) and is a brutal plodding noisy assault on the senses. In addition to this release the label has a Last/Rauh split cassette and a Hoor-p ... More >>

  • Music

    April 12, 2007

    This Is Not Spinal Tap

    After years of playing heavy metal heroes, the members of Torche aim to blaze a new trail

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