Throughout his lengthy metal career, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has battled the excesses of his destructive, younger years with an abundance of raw virtuosity and astuteness. (Heck, he mopped the floor with George Clinton and Moon Zappa on Rock ‘n’ Roll Jeopardy a few years ago.) Now 50 years young,…
The sleepy, odd and musical South Florida community of Lake Worth seems a perfect fit to house South Florida’s favorite crooners, Surfer Blood. Lately the guys reside in a charming, baby blue house among rambling homeless folks, buskers bumming cigarettes, and a young populace clad in ridiculous outfits from World…
Born 41 years ago today, Neko Case represents alt-country’s dark side… and its seductive side as well. For the past 14 years or so, she’s carved out a successful solo career spiked with an insurgent attitude and uncompromising character. Along the way, she’s also plied her talents with various roots-rock…
By the mid-’00s, Berlin digital hardcore outfit Atari Teenage Riot’s hard work toward mainstream success had all but eroded. The 2001 death of MC Carl Crack effectively stopped the band’s creative growth in its tracks, and all that remained was its too-punk-for-techno, too-techno-for-punk influence. Even mastermind Alec Empire had put…
Swans founder and lone constant Michael Gira objects to the suggestion that the recent activity from his legendary, long-dormant band constitutes a reunion. With the release of the irrepressibly dark and loud outfit’s first full-length in 13 years and comprehensive international tour dates — featuring slots at big-name festivals like…
In July, Blondie announced a North American fall tour in support of the upcoming release of its ninth studio album, Panic of Girls. Founding members Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, and Clem Burke have teamed up with newer additions Leigh Foxx, Tommy Kessler, and Matt Katz-Bohen and kicked off the tour…
There are few stories of talent, luck, and looks combining in as serendipitous a way as they have for the Pretenders’ lead singer, Chrissie Hynde, and today we celebrate the raven-haired high priestess of fem-rock’s 60th birthday.The native of Akron, Ohio, attended Kent State University, where she was witness to…
Regardless of your personal level of inkedness, it would be an impossibility to ignore the widespread tattoo culture of South Florida. Skin is a commodity to show off and scope out, and for many, this means adding a little (or a lot!) of permanent personal flair. On a recent song,…
“I really overestimated myself, or underestimated the Black Eyed Peas,” Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy says at the beginning of his performance of “I Gotta Feeling,” “My Humps,” and “Rock That Body” by the pop act Tuesday evening. “I honestly have no idea which, but it’s really not my skill set.”…
Buddy Holly is among a handful of artists responsible for nearly everything we call rock ‘n’ roll. The man was barely a man by today’s legal standards when he built the original power trio, the Crickets, and at 19, he first topped the charts with “That’ll Be the Day.” He…
The always-enterprising Beached Miami crew has hatched upon a lovely idea for much of the remaining days of September, which will henceforth be known as “flannel-tember.” Up until the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s grunge-rock cornerstone Nevermind’s release date on September 24, expect a bevy of covers (13, to be exact)…
This weekend, we celebrate the scene that celebrates itself with a playlist dedicated to the musical genre known as shoegaze. A subgenre of ’90s alternative rock, shoegaze emerged as a response to the flamboyant glam-rock stylings of the previous era. The British music media labeled these bands as “shoegazers” because…
So here we are in the dying days of summer vacation, and if you get paid like some of us around these here parts, chances are your “getaway” these past few months has been on the couch, compliments of your basic cable subscription. We feel your pain and hear your…
It’s easy to picture the Puddle of Mudd of a decade ago. Frontman Wes Scantlin’s Cobainesque hair flowed out of a backward-fitted baseball cap, the guys were signed to Fred Durst’s Flawless Records, and their breakthrough album, Come Clean, birthed four songs that got massive play locally on 93 Rock…
“I think all of my records are exactly the same,” indie-rock singer/songwriter John Vanderslice reflects. “I’m not saying this is a good thing — it might be a bad thing — but I don’t think my sensibilities have changed since I was 15 years old. I really don’t feel that…
When Debbie Gibson’s debut album, Out of the Blue, dropped in the early fall of 1987 I was already primed by a summer spent watching American music television and the inevitable crush on young Deborah was so well formed that when I saw the cassette at the record store at…
Breaking: Langerado 2011 has been canceled.Yesterday, revived South Florida music festival Langerado announced the final 15 bands for its Last Band Standing competition. In conjunction with indie MP3 sharing site PureVolume, the band bout pitted 159 upstart acts against each other for an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform alongside festival headliners…
The eternal soul of Van Morrison meets us like an old friend each time we drop the needle on such classic albums as Astral Weeks or Moondance. Those works embody mysterious, penetrating beauty that we listeners grow to appreciate more and more as we go through life, realizing their depth…
You already know that we enjoy “Miranda” by Surfer Blood. But up until this point, the evidence was strictly live performances and completely tangential associations with actress/director/artist Miranda July (at right). Sidenote: We know that July likes music — and possibly would even dig this song — because she put…
Sometimes pure joy comes out of the strangest places. In this case, we’re talking about interviewer Jose Flores’ conversation with Puddle of Mudd guitarist Paul Phillips. Today marks the release of the postgrunge band’s covers album, Re:(disc)overed, and also the release of Flores’ print profile of the band ahead of…
A song like Flo Rida’s “Good Feeling” would’ve been better suited for release about two months ago. But perhaps he has some sort of home state pact with Pitbull, and just just as we’re starting to tire of “Give Me Everything,” this feisty Etta James-studded club jam as a shot…
This week, we have assembled a playlist of women who may have been a little down at one point. Luckily for us, they picked up guitars and microphones and shared their distress with the rest of us, making really great records as a result. Gothic, sullen, and somber, these women…
