Daft Punk tried to warn us. With the U.S. economy tanking, we can’t help but to feel a little pessimistic about our future. We reverted to our inner 15-year-old, which happened to grow up in the go-go ’90s of excess and wealth (a.k.a. the Clinton years), and decide to make…
Blackest of the Black Tour With Winds of Plague, Moonspell, Dimmu Borgir, and Danzig Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Fillmore Miami Beach Better Than: Those faux Misfits, headed by Jerry Only, who seem to come through South Florida at least once a year. The Review: Last night’s kickoff of Danzig’s…
So it’s now official that R&B singer Erykah Badu is carrying her third child. During a recent concert in Texas, the Dallas-born chanteuse announced that she is in fact pregnant again…and it looks like the father is Jay Electronica pictured above. Back in June, Erykah took some slack when the…
I just got a press release stating that reggae artist Tami Chynn will be in South Florida tonight performing at Pangaea at the Seminole Hard Rock and Casino. There’s a surprise guest slated to perform as well and rumor has it that it could be Shaggy. Shaggy is probably best…
We apologize for not bringing you your weekly dose of On the List last week, but we’ve got life to you know. But we’re back, so you can get your panties out of a twist and relish in the fact that you won’t be clueless as to what is going…
Gym Class Heroes, Estelle and the Roots Wednesday, October 8 Fillmore Miami Beach Better than: Reading Okayplayer.com for news on the Roots. Last Night, the Fillmore Miami Beach was alive and drenched in abstract hip-hop. Putting Gym Class Heroes, the Roots, and Estelle on one line-up guarantees that there will…
C. Stiles Some of the hottest roller skating tracks of all time are booty, bass, and freestyle songs that were wildly popular a few decades back in South Florida. That’s because many of the jams were produced locally by outfits like Luke Records, as in the label of 2 Live…
World-renowned Argentine electro-fusion outfit Bajofondo has always dug deep into its cultural roots to create a modern mystical ambiance. While the group still retains much of its original electro-dub-tango essence, its latest album, Mar Dulce, dredges even deeper. The new sound traverses a sea of mixed-up musical genres including Andalusian…
Turn your TVs on/Bet ya all you see is me!” DJ Khaled raps/sings on “Standing on the Mountain Top,” his only tangible musical contribution to his third album, We Global (We the Best/Koch/Terror Squad). This boast is not exactly true. When I turn on the TV, I see mostly Sarah…
Thank the dark lord, or whoever is responsible, for getting the infamous Glenn Danzig off his ass and on a long-awaited national tour. This Thursday he kicks off his Blackest of the Black tour in the least dark place ever — South Beach. Hordes of Jay and Silent Bob look-alikes…
Common is eager to discuss the future of his burgeoning acting career. “I want you to be able to say, ‘Common’s one of the great actors of our time,'” he says earnestly. But the two-time Grammy winner (and 11-time nominee) is still best known for his socially conscious rhymes on…
It is little wonder why Dutch-born Eric Vloeimans is considered one of the most influential trumpet players of his generation. An accomplished storyteller, Vloeimans refuses to restrict himself to any particular melodic format or sonic texture. Take, for instance, his version of “Prince of Darkness,” a Miles Davis composition included…
Since the last time New Times gave you a behind-the-scenes read about ¡Mayday!, the fellas have still been stretching capacity limits and adding to their brand of Girls Gone Wild-style madness at their second-Friday jam sessions at Jazid. Notable tracks such as “Watching Me” and “Nothin'” are giving way to…
British beat-juggler Lee Burridge is sort of a freak. Sure, turntablists are known to be an eccentric lot, but it’s a safe bet that your average record spinner has never claimed to have done the nasty in a DJ booth, fallen in love with a vodou woman, and bombed around…
Better watch your girlfriend around Benny Benassi. Not only is he a suave-looking Italian guy, but also he’s a rising star on the dance-music scene who specializes in sexed-up, electro-fueled house sleazefests such as “Who’s Your Daddy?” and “I Love My Sex” — you know, just the sort of thing…
In the video for “Ce Jeu,” a recent song by the French trio Yelle, singer Julie Budet shifts through hyper-color wardrobe changes like a snake shedding skin. One minute she’s wearing Nerf sculpture sunglasses; the next, grinding in a bold-stripe duo-chromatic body suit. Minimalism this ain’t. But it is keenly…
It’s a sure sign that an album is nasty when it takes a strong stomach just to review it. Miami-bred rapper Blowfly’s latest release, Live at the Platypussery, is just that type of hilariously crass disc. It was recorded live in Melbourne, Australia, and it’s full of funny yet crude…
Are you embarrassed around your closest friends? Suffer from unsightly outcroppings of polo shirts and pastels? Every so often do you unintentionally leak enthusiasm for Vampire Weekend? It’s all right — Abe Vigoda is here to help. The tropical punk quartet is the next in line, after No Age, to…
Brass Knuckles is Nelly’s Thriller. Seriously. Brass Knuckles is not a perfect album, but neither was Thriller. It jumped styles and was not particularly cohesive; similarly, Nelly’s fifth CD skips haphazardly from dirty South jams (“Hold Up,” featuring T.I.) to G-funk throwbacks (“L.A.,” featuring Doggs Snoop and Nate) to would-be…
Although the Radio crew’s talent is well established, the band’s music has always raised user-friendliness questions: Sure, 2006’s Return to Cookie Mountain was excellent, but did anyone other than rock critics listen to it? Dear Science tackles this conundrum head-on, upping the accessibility quotient without smacking of sell-out desperation. “Crying,”…
It’s hard to beat a dame whose name not only has its roots in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, but also conjures images of a certain Hollywood bombshell and her amnesia-soaked hit TV show. Then again, it seems that few chicks even try to penetrate the DJ circuit. Whether that’s…
Miguel Carver looks devilishly happy as he rounds a corner of the roller rink. Bent slightly forward, lost in his own world, he skates close to the inside of the oval. The DJ spins a freestyle classic from 1988 — Stevie B’s “Spring Love.” It’s one of Miguel’s favorite songs…
