For the most part, the now-incarcerated Lil Wayne is a rapper by trade. But now that he’s behind bars, as we recently pointed out, he now has become a blogger using a computer terminal that probably would not allow him to stream “Lollipop.”The latest item up for perusal over at…
In the realm of TV theme songs, “Love is All Around” from The Mary Tyler Moore Show rates somewhere below M*A*S*H’s “Suicide is Painless,” but way above the admittedly robust Facts of Live theme. So, it is with great pleasure that we announce that Pitchfork/Crossfade fave and South Florida resident…
One of the best scenes in Noah Baumbach’s 2005 Brooklyn brownstone drama The Squid and the Whale features Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland) playing an acoustic version Pink Floyd’s “Hey You” from 1979’s The Wall in a talent show and claiming that he wrote it. The movie takes place in the early…
As any seasoned tippler will tell you, it’s best to start a long session of drinking with the delicious stuff — your taste buds won’t care if you dip them in turpentine after a few hours of steady consumption. Thus, as New Times Battle of the Bands winner Community Property…
Dubstep has taken Miami by storm in the last year — hardly surprising in a city that has always loved its bass. The emergence of this once marginal sound rooted in the UK underground is due in no small part to record label/promoters Basshead Music fostering Miami’s local bass culture…
South Florida hip-hop fans should set aside the last week in May for shows on back-to-back nights featuring two seasoned rhymers who still have that creative hunger.Murs hits Culture Room on May 28, and K-os makes a stop at Revolution on May 29. Tickets for both shows are on sale…
If you’ve been following along — and we know you have — you’re well aware by now of MiamiAlterLatino.com’s awesome series taking place at Jazid, known as International Thursdays. The party series has sought to bring to SoBe a little global culture, changing each week’s parties to fit different themes…
We were just told that LIV canceled the Michelle “Bombshell” McGee event, which was scheduled for next Wednesday. The party was fittingly called, “Bad Girl’s Night Out.” Our LIV source told us that, “It didn’t feel like a good fit. LIV has a reputation for hosting A-list celebrities like George…
For all Miami natives rank on Hialeah, we sure love to talk about it and enshrine it in art and song. Even people who don’t actually live there seem to want a piece of the Hialeah shine. One entry into this growing body of cultural expression: “Sweet Home Hialeah,” a…
Broward-Palm Beach’s Crossfade contingent is a big fan of the writing on the wall, even if he doesn’t participate. Unclear if this was written by a member of Surfer Blood, or just someone who just wanted me to have an awesome day.Odds and ends from last week: Surfer Blood apparently…
As promised, here are some photographs from Saturday’s celebration of Lake Worth indie-rock club Propaganda’s first year of existence. Shots of Sweet Bronco, Zombies! Organize!!, Everymen, the Jameses, and a Hello Kitty with a mustache are within.Over at Mood Vane, Courtney Hambright offers some gems about the show. Regarding Zombies!…
Propaganda in Lake Worth celebrated its first year on the planet Saturday night, and one of the night’s performers, Fort Lauderdale’s Sweet Bronco, decided to personalize the night with a tribute to another local institution, John Ralston. “The Only Evidence,” posted on Sweet Bronco’s MySpace page, originally appears on Ralston’s…
The jam-friendly sounds of local combo Cypress lead a benefit concert for Haiti relief this Saturday in Boca Raton. The party, presented by Aura Music Events, begins at noon at the North Dixie Shopping Center (500 East Spanish River Blvd.), and runs until 8 p.m., with live music also by…
Two of the biggest selling Latino hip-hop artists join forces for the sake of good music. Legendary rap group Cypress Hill has tapped Miami’s own Pitbull to join them on their new single “Armada Latina”. They recently shot a music video for the vintage sounding song and premiered it via…
Well, downtown Miami is not known for its Latin rock flavorings, but this coming Sunday at the Vagabond there will be a nice showcase of local talent that falls into that Latin rock category, albeit with each act adding its own spices and roots; from the straightforward rock to the…
Panic BomberDiscipline EPYYZ RecordsSince naming Panic Bomber the Best New Electronica Artist last year, lot has changed for Richard Haig. He’s toured through the U.S., U.K., and Canada, and had a successful showcase during last month’s SXSW. And after two self-released albums, Calling in Threats and Getting on My Mind,…
We probably promised a few posts back that we wouldn’t talk about Winter Music Conference or Ultra Music Festival anymore, but we just stumbled across this great video of Afrobeta performing live at last month’s festival. The duo got an awesome late-evening slot on the Bayfront Live Stage, which sources…
South Florida indie rock heroes Surfer Blood will be back in the area for their April 20 show at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach and a stop at Bal Harbour Resort & Spa in Miami on April 22, but then we lose them to European audiences for a while…
This past Winter Music Conference, the W South Beach held a private party in the penthouse of the hotel which featured a live performance by the Golden Filter (a personal favorite) and celebrated the release of Symmetry, a CD compilation curated by music director of the W brand, Michaelangelo L’Acqua.We…
Over at the Juice blog, Lisa Gartner peels back a couple layers of the recent divorce filing of a New Jersey couple that names part-time Wellington resident and workingman musician Bruce Springsteen as “the other man.” Gartner heads straight to the scene of the reported transgressions, Ultima Fitness, and adds…
Remember when people used the word “funk” to show their approval of something? Like, “hey man, that shit is the funk!” Sadly, it doesn’t get tossed around like that anymore, having gone the way of the dinosaur, and other mostly out of date turns of phrase like “word” and “cool…
On the heels of Crossfade’s semi-positive (possibly drool-inducing) review yesterday of Paul McCartney’s performance Saturday at SunLife Stadium, it is the ideal time to report that the other ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr, is booked for a July 15 show at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino…
