First rule of Club Atrium’s Fight Night? Anyone? We don’t have an answer. If we had to guess, we’d say the rules break down something like this: 1. Pop it. 2. Pop her in the face. 3. Anything else, goes. Tonight, Club Atrium, the same Fort Lauderdale hot spot that’s…
She is the Queen Bey of strong, independent ladies the world over. But that doesn’t stop haters from throwing shade whenever she proudly represents her famous hubby. Right now, Beyoncé is feeling pretty stoked about her personal life. The woman gave birth to her first child last year, and she’s…
There is an infinite number of ways to celebrate this fine country on the Fourth of July. Drag shows, twerking contests, pool party day raves? If these don’t immediately call to mind the Land of the Free, well, you’re simply un-American. As far as we’re concerned, as long as red,…
Local rapper Orion is one of a handful of individuals making hip-hop happen in South Florida away from the glitz and schmaltz of crappy-ass mainstream music. Does this make him any less ambitious than other MCs out there, reaping the wealth of dumb-ass consumers? No, it doesn’t. It makes him…
E. Grizzly is one of the most diverse MCs to come out of the South Florida scene in the last few years. Unrestrained by the physical limitations of the state, he has forged an identity through works in Philaelphia, New York City, and South Florida. A Renaissance man of sorts,…
The hashtag #twerk is picking up a lot of traction lately, and not just because Miley Cyrus is twerking the hell out of the web. As a self-proclaimed twerker, I was all ears, butt, thighs, and eyes when I first found out that there was a whole class devoted to…
Bass player George “Chocolate” Perry was on tour with Stephen Stills (of Buffalo Springfield), riding in a private 75-foot turboprop luxury airplane, when the pilot had a seizure at 34,000 feet. Amid the rock star excess of plush couches, and TV screens, the pilot lay shaking on the floor, foaming…
It was ten years ago this past June that Modernage first performed live in front of a South Florida audience. While the decade has not cemented the band into the annals of history or offered them riches and glory, their impact on the local rock and roll scene is undeniable…
Before Kimye “North” West emerged from the near perfect figure of Kim Kardashian, whenever someone asked what the baby’s name was going to be (as if I have the key to Kanye’s noggin), I would joke and say, “North.” And then about two weeks ago, North West was actually born;…
FastForward is a weekly column documenting the nighttime scene in Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach County. It’s a weeknight stop at your neighborhood dive; it’s a blurry, bass-filled Friday night in the club; it’s that one moment in a conversation you hope you’ll remember the next morning. “We wanted something…
A spotty, Spotified copy of Juanes: MTV Unplugged streams on an iPhone as New Times travels 70 mph down an unassuming stretch of I-75 near Resaca, Georgia. It’s the Monday after Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, and we are relying on the same 4G network that’s playing the music to…
Sitting courtside at a Miami Heat game, the rapper Flo Rida, bedecked in a shameless amount of gold and diamond jewelry, caught television analyst Charles Barkley’s eye. To a national audience Barkley commented, “I would knock the hell out of him if I caught him in an alley. That’s a…
Climb high enough on the tree of American rock ‘n’ roll history and you will reach two branches, one marked Elvis Presley, the other Bob Dylan. Every band since these two titans first strummed a guitar has been influenced by one or the other. Climbing higher up Elvis’ side, you…
We know it can get tough navigating the choppy, oft-unpredictable waters of our South Florida music scene. Besides this blog, (your ultimate source for the local lowdown and breaking music news, obvs), how else can a native keep an ear to the ground and an eye out for the next…
Last week, the internet was abuzz with a found relic, an isolated vocal track from 1981 of Freddy Mercury and David Bowie singing “Under Pressure.” There’s none of Brian May’s guitar, nor any bass or drums that might give you flashbacks to “Ice Ice Baby” which took its hook from…
Maybe the reason South Florida’s beachfront dives and downtown haunts are filled with so many reggae-rock bands is the year round sunshine, miles and miles of sandy beaches, our general love of flip-flops. The island grooves with dub bounce just feel natural here. But with such a saturation of like-mined…
Music writers all over the world were awakened today by this press release put out by the seminal alternative rock ban, the Pixies. “We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies. We are very proud to have worked with her on and off over…
At age 16, Donavon Frankenreiter fulfilled every teenaged fantasy by moving to Hawaii and becoming a professional surfer. Then a decade ago, he one-upped that fantasy by signing to a childhood friend’s record label and becoming a rock star. Five albums into his second career and a day before he…
It’s no new news that the first amendment of the United States Constitution protects our right to free speech, press, religion, and peaceful assembly. Though reasonable and righteous, it has become a crutch of complacency. Everybody has something to say, but generally, they’re only making a weak case about America’s…
Faster than you can say, “I’d like bottle service for a party of four,” upscale Downtown West Palm Beach nightclub Monarchy is reopening its doors. The posh Clematis Street venue is throwing itself a shindig this Saturday, with high-energy house DJ duo Salvatore and John Paul behind the decks. Just…
The term “hipster” is one that has evolved from a benign adjective used by grandmas and square folk to describe those with an inclination toward the arts and the off-kilter to a derogatory term of implied arrogance. Although we all know at least one individual who is guilty of the…
Chicago natives Plain White T’s have been making the ladies swoon since their 2007 number-one hit, “Hey There Delilah,” went platinum and lead singer Tom Higgenson made every guy feel dumb he hadn’t come up with such sweetly simple metaphors. Two Grammy nominations and two more platinum singles later, the…
