Local rapper/songwriter/DJ LMJ isn’t afraid of hip-hop orthodoxy, something that’s clear right down to his choice of footwear. Can you imagine any of your run-of-the-mill, testosterone-fueled street dudes proudly rocking these Adidas JS Wings sneakers by Jeremy Scott? No, and that’s a clue to the candy-colored, futuristic vision into which…
Saheed is one of those guys who loves real hip-hop. Proud of his Miami heritage and Muslim beliefs, Saheed is a rare kind of emcee. Quick-spitting and aggressive, he’s also young (21 years old) and full of wisdom.And tomorrow, Saheed will be taking his hosting abilities to The Rising Hip-Hop Showcase…
Check out New Times’ 24-photo Caribou slideshow.CaribouWith ARPGrand Central, MiamiTuesday, October 19, 2010Better than: Going to the club with a bunch of tweens and teens. Okay, so we’re a little biased. We had way too much fun at last night’s Caribou show. Blame the crowd…
Bardot is celebrating its first birthday tonight with a special show from Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros.The LA-based hippie ensemble played a sold-out show last night at Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, but wasn’t scheduled to perform again until October 23 in Missouri. Late Tuesday evening, however, an online…
So far, 2010 has been a bad year for old-school South Florida musicians, from Lisa Hodapp to Dave Shibler to Norm “Sugarbone” Sloan, many of the people who set the groundwork for the musical awesomeness we enjoy nowadays are passing. It’s been bad. Some time ago, I had the pleasure…
Judging by acts like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, L.A.’s music scene seems to be experiencing something of a metamorphosis, courtesy of these forward-thinking folkies forging new ground and making inroads into new auditory adventures. These bands are splicing unexpected influences, experimenting…
There’s no greater evidence of the Forward Motion Records’ stylistic reach than the fact that Arboles Libres, a young Miami bilingual rock band, and 60-something Andy Pratt, a former hit-maker back in the early ’70s, have been given near-simultaneous release dates. The story of Forward Motion Records and founder Fernando…
Have you ever seen acrobatic Israeli punks Montonix in action? It’s almost like these three dudes (Ami Shalev, Yonatan Gat, and Haggai Fershtman) are the bastard triplet sons of Iggy Pop, Nadia Comăneci, and Tel Aviv’s drunkest team of Krav Maga experts. And really, one just assumes that superhuman flexibility,…
Don’t believe Wikipedia. When it comes to the origin of that infamous singsong Cockney slang phrase, “It’s all gone Pete Tong” (Translation: “It’s all gone wrong”), the online compendium of crowdsourced information is entirely inaccurate. As Mr. Tong himself will tell you, it wasn’t his BBC DJ peers Mark Radcliffe…
Carol City-raised rapper Rick Ross has been keeping real busy lately. Whenever we hear a fresh new track from a hip-hop heavy hitter or an up-and-comer, there’s a 87-percent chance he’s the one we can thank for it. Does he get lured into these collaborations because deep down he’s really…
The Axe and The Oak Record Store Day 2010 EP (Self-Released) myspace.com/axeandtheoak For all the moments I have personally felt agonized over this trio’s “eternal studio tinkering,” I’d like to first apologize for not jumping on this review as soon as I got the disc this past Record Store Day…
Are you a singer? Are you Latino? Do you watch American Idol and say, “I could whoop their sorry asses!” If the answer to all of these questions — or at least the first two — is yes, then Time Warner Cable and the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts,…
Last week we re-introduced you to Rico Love, the next big hitmaker climbing up the hip-hop / pop industry ranks based here in Miami. In a time when major labels aren’t exactly quick to take gambles, it seems Universal Motown sees Rico as a sure bet. Last week, the 27-year-old…
Beer! Party! Fun! Do you know how incredibly rare it is to meet someone (let alone a fucking celebrity!) who exudes an Andrew W.K. level of pure and unironic enthusiasm for Life? Ever since he first exploded into popular consciousness with epic anthems like “Party Til You Puke,” the positive…
It’s been a sensational year for Seattle-based DJ-producer Dave Pezzner, who despite almost two decades of experience under his belt was virtually unknown by the international EDM community until very recently. For over fifteen years, he banged out quirky glitch-house and breaks as production duo Jacob London with Bob Hansen…
The buildup’s been gradual. Actually, that’s an understatement. But now after nearly two decades spent refining his take on techno house, first behind the decks and then behind the soundboard, Leeds DJ-producer Simon Baker is finally gearing up for the release of his debut artist effort on Ralph Lawson’s 2020vision…
British DJ-producer Carl Cox hardly needs an introduction anywhere that people get down to electronic beats, lazers and glowsticks. A child of the late-’80s acid house boom and “Second Summer of Love,” Cox cut his teeth spinning for the rave generation at seminal UK hotpots like the Haçienda, Fantazia, and…
This isn’t the ’90s anymore. People don’t actually buy music. We download it for free. Most blogs do their best to only post what they consider to be quality tracks. But let’s be real. Most electronic music blogs are garbage. Why? Because most of the cats running these blogs have…
Originally, Young Jeezy’s fourth major-label slab, reportedly titled Thug Motivation 103, was supposed to drop sometime in 2009. But soon the rapper pushed back the projected release date to June 2010 before flip-flopping with a guesstimate of July. Then, a couple of months ago, the world was told to expect…
We came. We saw. We YouTubed it. Last night’s Miami Micro-Show was basically the weekend’s best deal. It cost $0.25 or nothing. (Roofless Records and the End were both pretty lax about collecting admission fees.) You had B.Y.O.B., communal barbecue, and 14 bands. So, really, there was no excuse for…
View photos from School of Seven Bells at Grand Central.School of Seven BellsWith Active ChildGrand Central, MiamiSaturday, October 16, 2010Better than: Floating on cloud nine. When we arrived at Grand Central last night, one thing really stuck out to us: The crowd was mostly dudes. Were they all there to…
A late night with Venezuelan big band Mermelada Bunch feels like a fast-forward trip through the musical looking glass. The uninitiated should expect a wild mish-mash session scattered all across the Latin pop-rock spectrum. One minute, you’re being bombarded by electronically distorted disco elf voices, happy horns, and salsa beats…
