In this week’s edition of the print version of Miami New Times, I wrote about legendary DJ/musician/label impresario King Britt’s gig this weekend at Shine. Because of pesky space limitations, I only got to use a few sentences from our near-half-hour conversation. So, for fans, I’m printing the whole transcript…
In today’s cyber-surfing era, the concept of “total isolation” is difficult for some people to grasp. Yet as little as 140 years ago, Japan had virtually no association with the world’s trends and developments. During and after World War II, cellist and conductor Hideo Saito was instrumental (pun intended) in…
Just because South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela is generous enough to give more than an hour of his time for a phone interview from Johannesburg doesn’t mean he makes it easy. Sure, he’s friendly, but he’s also feisty, and that may be one of the keys to his lifelong success…
Admit it: Sometimes you sit around listening to your old Sex Pistols records and think, “I wonder 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…
As visceral an art form as reggae music is, it seems obvious that the genre would lend itself to stellar photography. There are enough characters, stories, and hairstyles (to say the least) to fill a museum. For whatever reasons (be it a lack of marketability or funds), there aren’t a…
A band has some kind of amazing longevity if you can still be “the new guy” after 30 years in the lineup. But that’s exactly the case with Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood, whose life story is told in his new book, Ronnie. Unfortunately, Wood’s recollections consist of precious little…
How unfortunate would it be if all the furor surrounding the latest Radiohead album eclipsed this new orchestral film score composed by the band’s lead guitarist, Jonny Greenwood? Those seeking to find Greenwood’s rock sensibilities — or the echoes of Radiohead’s modernist approach — won’t find a trace of it…
Well, we’re at a point now where indie rock comes in many guises and with a lot of unexpected musical influences. Nothing wrong with a little diversity, right? Local Miami musicians Social Klash throw every sonic inspiration they can think of into the music blender on their debut album, Plastic…
When Public Enemy released its album How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul in August, the music world didn’t have a clue how to respond. It deserves some honest discourse, but in typical 21st-century fashion, very little came forward. 2007 was a great year for…
Juliett Simms wants you to know that she’s damaged. Her band, Automatic Loveletter, just released a five-song EP full of loss, regret, pain, and feelings of inadequacy and now stands poised to capture the imaginations of sensitive, misunderstood 15-year-olds the world over. Automatic Loveletter seems almost purpose-built for this demographic,…
If you’re reading this hoping for some postmodern exegesis on early ’80s hard rock or some guilty-pleasure about “Sister Christian,” read no further. Night Ranger never pretended to be anything more than a melodic hard-rock band, so there’s no point in pretending otherwise. But, as San Francisco’s best practitioners of…
Check subtlety, pretense, and the last decade at the door; 3 Inches of Blood wants nothing to do with them. Eschewing fads and hipster cred in favor of staying true to its message of metal for its own ridiculous, epic sake, 3 Inches of Blood goes straight for the kill…
Beer Barn Lounge 4223 SW 64th Ave. Davie 954-583-7151 The building, which looks like the architectural love child of a tool shed and a barn house, stands barely upright on a patch of dry grass and old concrete. The Beer Barn Lounge shares the structure with its sister liquor store…
It’s hard to approach electronic music of the sort that Alexander Ridha (AKA Boys Noize) creates without acknowledging the accidental tidal wave of success that has crashed upon Justice. While the Justice duo is (steadfastly) French and Ridha hails from Germany, the peculiarly rockist take that these and quite a…
While the name isn’t familiar, Bishop Lamont is quickly becoming one of the craftiest MCs on the West Coast. He’s released a series of buzz-building mixtapes since signing with Dr. Dre two years ago, the latest of which, Caltroit, is an impressive collaboration with producer/rapper Black Milk, a Fat Beats-signed…
This latest effort by Mexico’s supreme rock en español group will grow on you, but that’s not necessarily a ringing endorsement. Café Tacuba made its name by fusing Latin American rhythms with American pop-punk sensibilities, but los tacubos have ditched their Mexican heritage in favor of shiny, shimmering music. Although…
Long Island emo-prog-rockers Envy On the Coast are trying hard to stand out in a world of Saves the Day and Brand New wannabes. It’s no easy task, and on the band’s 2007 debut full-length Lucy Gray, this quintet reminds us just how hard it can be. With melodic choruses,…
Not just a cover band, the Machine is the Pink Floyd experience. Not content to adequately recreate a thin smattering of greatest hits, like a live classic rock station, this New York-based sonic Ouija board delves deep into the history and legacy of one of rock and roll’s greatest bands,…
I don’t know why I’m a sucker for love lost and found but I’m pulling for Edgewater producer Diplo and London via Sri Lanka MC M.I.A. to get back together. Despite the fact that they make great music, after watching this video below, it’s hard to argue that they aren’t…
So, in just a few hours I’m off to an opening party for Dr. Feelgood’s, a new bar in West Palm Beach co-owned by Vince Neil… Of course, of Motley Crue fame. I’m a big fan of debauchery on nights it shouldn’t technically happen — like Tuesday — so I’m…
That’s gonna be hard for me to pass innit? It’s sounds like bullshit if this is true…but check out this article over on SOHH on why Amy Winehouse may not get a chance to attend the Grammy’s this year. She’s nominated for six Grammy’s for her latest album, Back to…
Just so you all know, RZA is not touring with Wu-Tang. I just got off the phone with Raekwon. Their tour-bus had just pulled up to a hotel in Virginia. They are playing shows every night, without RZA, The Abbott. When I asked Chef Rae about the current Wu situation,…
