Gipsy Kings at the James L. Knight Center April 20
Gipsy Kings at the James L. Knight Center April 20
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Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys Celebrate 50th Anniversary at Hard Rock Live on May 4
Schizophrenic instability. It’s a dangerously shaky state of being that threatens every facet of life. But for the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson’s psychosis was also the group’s paradoxical saving grace. This year, the iconic surf band is celebrating its 50th anniversary by hitting the road and tackling major U.S. festivals…
Nickelback Petition Backfires, Band to Play BankAtlantic Center on May 5
Proof that God is nonexistent struck us like an 18-wheeler going 65 MPH in a school zone when Nickelback announced their Here and Now arena tour earlier this year. We asked our readers to join the “stop Nickelback from infiltrating our up-and-coming, culturally relevant music scene” movement, but few responded…
DeLuna Festival 2012 Announces Lineup, Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters Headlining
Yesterday, CNN ran an interesting article about Southern stereotypes, “The South: Not all Bubbas and Banjos.” “The lower right-hand portion of the U.S. of A. is often pigeonholed as a tobacco-spittin’, Bible-thumpin’, gun-totin’ (and worse) backwater,” writes Todd Leopold. “So go ahead, fry up the buckwheat cakes, spoon out the…
Rihanna Gets High at Coachella and Four Other Hip-Hop Heavyweights Who Love Weed
Music festivals and illicit drugs. It’s no big deal to see someone roll up a fat blunt, get high, and force some dude to carry them on his shoulders at Coachella. But when a pop princess with a bangin’ body does it, Media Takeout loses their shit. Over the weekend,…
Video: Tupac Rises From the Dead and Performs Live With Snoop Dogg at Coachella 2012
See Coachella’s top six moments from Friday, April 13; the fest highlights from Saturday, April 14; a four-point recap from Sunday, April 15 — plus “Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs.” A resurrection of biblical proportions — Tupac Amaru Shakur rises from the dead for a three-song set with…
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Def Leppard Announce Summer Tour with Poison, 1.8 Million People Are Thrilled
WTF, 1.8 Million people “like” Def Leppard on Facebook? And holy shit, another 800,000+ dig Poison? No wonder these two glam metal giants are hitting the road together again; it’ll be the biggest tour ever! That’s right, MILFS, “Great Britain’s premiere arena rock band” and Rock of Love heartthrob Bret…
Kanye West’s Kardashians Cameo and Five Other Predictions for His Downward Spiral
How adorable are Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, y’all? They’re like the cutest rebound couple ever! But don’t remind Kim’s stepfather, former Olympian-turned-cosmetic-surgery-disaster Bruce Jenner, that they’re dating. TMZ reports that Jenner was at a speaking engagement at Northeastern University when someone in the crowd asked the former track star…
Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do in Miami This Weekend Under $10
What’s the best vinyl in your collection? Do you have a collection? It’s OK if you don’t ’cause it’s never too late to start. For me, it’s a copy of 1956’s Elvis, the King’s second LP. Aside from the music being timeless, the record was one of several that my…
Poll: Did John Lennon Deserve to Be Shot?
Mel Gibson’s an angry motherfucker. Hollywood’s anti-Semitic Christ crusader seemingly hates everything from Israel to his former girlfriend Oksana Gregorieva to positive press. But to say John Lennon “deserved to be shot” … That’s crossing the line, Mad Max. Hollywood screenwriter Joe Eszterhas is accusing Gibson of making some disturbing…
Nate Dogg Becomes First Dead Musician to Co-Headline Major Music Festival
Headlined by the Black Keys, Radiohead, and west coast rap superstars Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Coachella’s back-to-back weekend stint at Indio, California’s Empire Polo Ground kicks off tomorrow. While the festival will inevitably produce memorable moments, few will top the resurrection of Nate Dogg, G-funk’s most deceased “melodic homie.”…
Seven Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend
Have y’all filed your taxes yet? That Tuesday, April 17 deadline is right around the corner, folks. And unless you’re pulling a Mitt Romney and keeping your change in foreign bank accounts, prepare to be fucked by the long dick of the Internal Revenue Service. Our suggestion, file an extension…
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Take Me Out
Well rested after a three-game home stint against the Houston Astros, the Miami Marlins are at it again with a midweek series against interdivision rivals the Chicago Cubs. Considered one of professional sports’ most storied franchises, the Cubs were just five outs away from their first World Series appearance since…
Babasonicos at Grand Central April 12
Babasonicos at Grand Central April 12
DJ Laz’s Departure From Power 96 Marks the End of a 22-Year Era
DJ Laz’s Departure From Power 96 Marks the End of a 22-Year Era
Hunx and His Punx at Churchill’s Pub April 13
Hunx and His Punx at Churchill’s Pub April 13
Rap Music’s Top Six Paternity Suits
Did you know that Ol’ Dirty Bastard had 13 kids, three of whom he neglected to pay child support for in 1997 alone? Illegitimate children are overwhelmingly common in rap music. From Brooklyn to the Louisiana bayou, rappers’ baby mamas have tried pushing paternity suits on their rhyming exes ever…
Avicii Lands Ralph Lauren Endorsement Deal: Will EDM Jeans Include a Molly Pocket?
Ralph Lauren and denim are arguably two of the most American facets of ready-to-wear designer clothing. But in a surprising move, the company that brought country club duds to prominence in the late 1960s has gone Swedish. In fact, they’ve gone Swedish house. According to Rolling Stone, “Swedish mega DJ/producer…
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Rihanna’s Porn Habit Triggers Twitter Orgy
What do you call a sadomasochistic exhibitionist with an offensively perfect body and an affinity for whips, chains, and Brazilian porn? Well, Rihanna, of course. Staying true to her “I don’t have anything to hide” campaign, the Barbadian pop princess opened up about her online porn preferences yesterday, admitting she’s…
Gipsy Kings’ One-Night Stand at James L. Knight on April 20
Gipsy Kings is the OG gitano rock band. Way before Gogol Bordello sang punky odes to the proverbial wanderer, the Kings traversed the globe, blending Spanish rumba and flamenco guitar for a worldwide audience. Formed in 1978, the Gipsy Kings is two sets of siblings, the Reyes and the Baliardos…
Hunx and His Punx: Top Ten NSFW Things We Learned Via Seth Bogart’s Twitter
Seth Bogart is queercore’s flat-chested poster boy and a household name among same-sex households with an affinity for independent garage rock. The colorful 31-year-old Hunx and his Punx frontman has become one of Hardly Art’s chief impresarios, a showman who’s second to none. Whether he’s eye-fucking men at his lively…
Lil Wayne Skateboards Outside Miami Beach Community Church, Threatens Photographer
Lil Wayne loves skateboarding. But when a photographer’s flashbulb ruins his ollie, that’s just fucked up. Last week, according to a TMZ video, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. was skateboarding ’round Miami Beach Community Church — a United Church of Christ congregation at 1620 Drexel Avenue with a strict “No Skateboarding”…