LMFAO is tacky, fratty, loud, goofy, and stupid. That’s not the biggest bad of the dance-party duo. Their worst quality is that they’re a group that is tacky, fratty, goofy, and stupid that performs for audiences of babies. This past year, three concerts in particular exemplified the phenomenon of what…
Glimpses of the South Florida Scene is a column devoted to the artists thriving within Broward and Palm Beach counties featuring interviews with the folks making it happen. This week, Chrome Dick.It goes without saying, but “Chrome Dick” is a jarring phrase, image, and idea. The sounds Raphael Alvarez constructs…
Singer/songwriter Conor Oberst is considered something of a boy wonder. He trod the way for off-the-beaten path, alt-folk indie rock in the late ’90s and early aughts. Born February 15, 1980, he began his music career at the tender age of 13. By the time he was 15, he had already accumulated tenure…
The damp and swampy expanse of grass just west of us would be a completely imperfect place for a goaty devil. A goat is totally what’s lunch in the Everglades. A cerberus with the possessed heads of a gator, dolphin, and manatee with a flamingo dick? That’s another story entirely. Gainesville’s…
It’s been almost three-and-a-half years since the release of Torche’s last proper full-length, Meanderthal. Sure, in 2010, there was Songs for Singles, but that was an all-too-short EP. You can’t blame the guys too much. The group, originally born in Miami and now scattered across Florida and Georgia — spends…
Soulful trip-hop darlings Astrea Corporation have been staying busy, managing to strike a balance between frequent live performances and fresh output. We emailed frontwoman Carly to find out what’s up.Aside from upcoming collaborations with rapper and producer Iron Ora, January marked the beginning of their live demo series. “The live demo…
You can’t have a miserably awesome Valentine’s Day without a new song by Pool Party! Download their sad lil’ tune “Discotech Valentimes” right here. Lead singer Creep Guirdo told us, “I wrote this valentime song because I know many people have a broken heart.” That was sweet of him. Guess this…
It’s likely that Nicki Minaj’s mom, a woman to whom she called out to often during her Grammy performance, even questioned the good taste of the “Roman Holiday” debacle on Sunday. Certainly, the rest of us watching were horrified. We weren’t scared of the devilish content, but rather the absolute…
It could be argued, and successfully, no doubt, that Peter Gabriel’s two-pronged career has made him one of the most innovative and ingenious musicians of the modern era. That reputation sprung to life at the helm of Genesis and then reached full bloom with a solo career that continued to awe…
Some people seem like they were born to be rock stars, like Keith Richards, Chrissie Hynde, Slash, and Lenny Kravitz. If that’s true, Dave Grohl would also have to be included among that number. An integral member of Nirvana, one of Grunge’s most influential bands, and later Queens of the Stone…
Psychedelic is a word that gets tossed around a lot about music, but it doesn’t always truly apply. If the true meaning of psychedelia is that it’s meant to induce an elevated state of consciousness, to remove you from your immediate surroundings, then most music described as “psychedelic” doesn’t necessarily…
Last night’s Grammys broadcast offered poignant and thrilling moments galore. Despite the obvious usual lip-synching complaints, there were glimmers of hope aplenty that true, from-the-heart performance survives. This was Adele’s night after all, she of the soulful, unretouched belting and refusal to mold herself into any part of the industry’s…
Last week we brought you some choice musical and drinking options for this upcoming romantic debacle known as “Valentine’s Day.” Not only do we share in your feelings of anxiety, depression and possible contemplation of suicide, we fully understand and appreciate how this day of all days can act similarly to…
Ladies and gentleman, it’s Grammy night. Here on County Grind, we’re doing something a little extra special for it. That’s right, we’re live blogging all the shenanigans. Are you an Adeleophile? Or are you totally over her? Are you just as confused as we are about this “Dance/Electronica” segment that…
If you’ve ever had a close friend or relative who’s a lifelong addict, you know there’s a time when you have to cut them off. There’s usually a tragedy that leads to it, and afterward, you don’t talk about the wild sister anymore. You don’t tell friends whether she called…
Just moments ago, the news broke that Whitney Houston, one of pop music’s greatest voices has passed away. It was reported by her publicist Kristen Foster that on Saturday Whitney Houston has passed away, but the cause and location are still unknown. Click here for more: How We’re Responsible for…
If you clicked on this, you probably already know the story: It was 1986, and Metallica released their third album, Master of Puppets to wild acclaim. They took their Damage, Inc. tour on a massive swing through Europe, only to have the excursion interrupted by a bus crash in Sweden. Everyone escaped…
It seems safe to say that beer is often viewed as a means to an end. We drink it because of how we feel if we drink enough of it. And, theoretically, the bar is the place where folks intent on achieving the liberated feeling of drunkenness, to gather and…
What are Sunday nights best for? Besides Downton Abbey, we’d have to say sitting around in your jammies with the family or pets and yelling at the awards show on television. This week, the Grammys’ll be blowing up TV sets from here to L.A. to Minnesota to Houston. We here at…
Even after being christened by the music media elite as an “it” band, the noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells has yet to forsake its Florida roots. It’s true that singer Alexis Krauss and guitarist Derek E. Miller got their big break not in the Sunshine State but in Brooklyn. But Florida…
We’ve been accused of a lot of things here at the Grind. We’ve been accused of loving Lil Wayne too much, worrying excessively about dance crazes nobody has ever heard of or cares about, celebrating birthdays of musicians who don’t know we’re alive… in short, grievances have been made against…
There was the Main Attrakionz track he produced with a member of the group, Squadda B. Then, in a meta-reaction, there were the two Squadda B tracks he produced himself (“Serve the Dealer” + “Different Color Gold”)…
