You might not know The-Dream’s name, but you’ve heard his work. The former Terius Youngdell Nash, along with production partner Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, penned a number of 2007 smashes, including Rihanna’s monster hit “Umbrella,” Mary J. Blige’s jubilee-filled single “Just Fine,” and J. Holiday’s R&B anthem “Bed.” Dream’s own first…
Nostalgia isn’t always a bad thing in rock. No, it doesn’t always result in great art, but it can sound pretty bitchin’ blasting from a car stereo. Such was the case last year, when, in an era infatuated with New Wave revivalism, a surprisingly soulful slab of guitar rock arrived…
From its debut to this third album, Hot Chip has traveled an uneven path. The British quintet started out experimenting with sound sources and working entirely beyond conventional parameters, but by its sophomore effort had become bizarrely electro-pop conformist. Now, on Made in the Dark, the band bests itself by…
“River and ocean, a wave in my heart/We got your money, now we’ll make a new start.” And so the Whigs do. With Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliott Smith) helming the boards for its major-label debut, the Athens, Georgia-based rock band sounds immense. On the opening track, “Like a Vibration,” Parker…
Angels & Airwaves Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Revolution, Ft. Lauderdale Better Than: Spending all night trying to figure out why everyone accepts AVA as the abbreviation for Angels & Airwaves. The Review: David Glimour and Roger Waters did it. That is, they pursued solo careers after a hugely successful run…
Here’s one of the few other videos about South Florida music that I could find on YouTube. And this one is truly sort of amazing — it’s a tiny clip from what the poster says was South Florida’s only ever cable access show devoted to metal and hardcore. Of course…
Found a couple interesting things on YouTube from old-school South Florida public access shows (not as many as I would have liked, though!). First cool item was this video posted by the user “Ninjaguydan,” who lists her (?) name as Lisa, and says she directed this music video for her…
Time is upon us to start getting listings and information together for our annual Winter Music Conference Guide! So promoters, DJs, everyone, send me your event info here! — Arielle Castillo…
The autopsy report has come back for Pimp C, half of the legendary southern rap duo UGK, who was found dead in his L.A. hotel room this past December. The coroner’s verdict? A combination of sleep apnea … and SYRUP, that narcotic prescription cough medicine name-checked in oh so many…
When I pulled up to Churchill’s Pub, 5501 NE 2nd Ave., a police patrol car was parked out in front. The lights were on and two officers were talking to a young man. What a lovely way to start a night of jazz music. As me and my friends walked…
Girl Talk February 2, 2008 Studio A Better Than:Cocaine and Miami Subs The Review: “Bounce That”, the 12th “song” off of Girl Talk’s third album Night Ripper has kicked off almost every mix CD I’ve made in the past year. And regardless of each of my friends’ musical preference, be…
Rod Stewart Hard Rock Live February 1, 2008 Longtime fans who bemoaned Rod Stewart’s recent four-album cycle of standards will be relieved to know that Roddy’s stripped his current tour of replays of the great American songbook and returned to singing the kind of songs that earned him his rock…
Yes, underneath the week-long orgy of beats and booze, concurrent with the endless, overwhelming number of boat parties, pool parties, regular parties, afterparties, during WMC there is, actually, a conference (the “C” part!). Of course, besides getting you into a number of officially sanctioned parties (including Ultra), the badge also…
When two-time Tony Award nominee Christine Andreas last came to Miami, it was to help christen the Carnival Center while taking a turn Margaret Johnson in a production of The Light in the Piazza. “Opening a venue is always exciting. Mine was the first foot or limb to step on…
Thanks again Miami Nights for the heads up. No real surprises on this second phase of the lineup for the Ultra Music Festival, except for the totally awesome addition of Underworld headlining the second night. Don’t know who they are? Yes you do — their big mainstream breakout track was…
Italian-born DJ John Acquaviva has called Ontario, Canada, his home for most of his life, but as one of the most elite and in-demand techno DJs, he calls the world his stage. He cofounded the seminal techno labels Plus 8 and Definitive with cohort Richie Hawtin, and the two have…
Considering Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are headlining Super Bowl XLII’s halftime show, we couldn’t help wondering which other acts would deserve the chance to play to one of the year’s biggest crowds. Of course, then we also got to wondering about what rare musical matchups the event could motivate,…
Admit it: Sometimes you’re sitting around listening to your old Sex Pistols records and thinking, Which punk-rock icon has the biggest schlong? Or maybe you’re wondering, What kind of pizza would that Food Network dude say goes well with the New York Dolls? The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists…
There’s nothing I could say about local band The Eat that is not going to come across like some dribbly fanboy slosh. But I’ll say it now, as I’ve said it a thousand times and will continue to say till my dying day: I fucking love The Eat! Seriously, I…
Led by singer/guitarist Mike Montero, OSO exhibits a great knack for spacey, jammy prog-rock reminiscent of Particle. The band’s full-length LP, You Know, was released independently on its own Polyphonic Studio label last July. Like many local musicians, Montero finds the Miami rock scene a challenge, but he does detect…
Here are Kenny Garrett’s credentials: At the gentle age of 18, he was part of Duke Ellington’s orchestra (then led by son Mercer Ellington). At age 21, he was gigging with Mel Lewis’s orchestra, and by age 24, he had produced his first solo recorded effort. A talented and accomplished…
Pittsburgh might not be known as a hotbed of hip, but native Gregg Gillis, a DJ turned remix artist, serves up white-hot mashups that perfectly reflect the genre-bending preferences of downtown types. Like similar DJs/remix artists such as Flosstradamus and The Rub, Girl Talk spins sets that traverse hip-hop, crunk,…
