Daniel Ash is much sexier than any ol’ vampire. If you’re not familiar with Ash, you are missing out on hotness and talent. The dark, glam musician of Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, and Love & Rockets fame turns 54 today, but he has aged well. Here are ten reasons he’s…
Although hailed in her homeland as one of the most distinctive and inventive British artists of the past 30 years, appreciation for Kate Bush has been sadly elusive here in the States. Born 53 years ago today, Bush’s American following has been limited to a small core of devotees, suggesting…
Our satanic majesty has requested that we make an offering. With no virgins present, we instead pay tribute in the form of a playlist.This week, we take a look at bands that define the field of slow, sludgy metal. Its origins established almost entirely by Black Sabbath, the genre continues…
Conflict-of-interest alert: I know that Manny Mangos is really named Manuel Vazquez because I actually know Manny. I met him about a year ago, and he is a buddy of mine, though I don’t see him around much these days. Beached Miami compared Manny Mangos to Calvin Johnson, and it’s…
Today is Rush singer-bassist Geddy Lee’s 58th birthday! In our attempts to entertain and educate those a bit light on their musical celebrity trivia, we present some interesting factoids you may not know about Canadian rock’s pride and joy, as well as some of our personal favorite Geddy moments.The holy…
You may have heard that we are giving away a pair of Langerado Music Festival 2011 tickets. To allow busy local music fans to get their entries together, we’ve extended the deadline until Friday, August 5, at noon. This will allow you an additional week to brainstorm and film a…
Brewzzi 2222 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Call 561-392-2739, or visit here. Brewzzi sounds like the second name of a rapper. You know, about the time his ego has grown to epic proportions and sometime after said rapper has enjoyed moderate success with his first name. Snide remarks aside, I cracked…
If we didn’t know any better, we’d assume Afroman was harvested by scientists hunkered down in a secret government bunker trying to cook up the perfect rapper. But their experiment went terribly wrong, you see. Or, depending on your countenance — and proclivity to get lifted — terribly right. Those scientists were…
For those already shaking their heads in disapproval at another ironic mainstream rap parody, save your neck muscles for the nod factor on this Lex Luger-produced banger — cuz ain’t shit sweet here. Starring Fort Lauderdale’s own flighty friend Bleubird as Ace Hood, L.A.’s K-the-I-??? as Rick Ross and Anticon…
Rhino Records just announced that it will release a deluxe boxed set of all eight of the Smiths’ full-length albums, reworked and remastered by Johnny Marr. They failed to mention, though, that this new collection comes complete with a 24 oz. can of snake oil…
Although we were bummed to hear the news that West Palm Beach shimmering indie pop troupe the Clementines called it quits back in February, the group’s talented frontman Andrew Marr assured us that he would be putting together a new outfit called Ski Lodge with a similar post-punk leaning frame…
Lloyd Polite Jr. has employed a variety of aliases over his R&B career. Early on, he was Young Lloyd. On the 2009 Young Money single “Bedrock,” he encouraged females to call him Mr. Flintstone, because “I can make your bed rock.” That same year, he released a hyperpersonal collection of…
The state of the Vans Warped Tour is in constant flux. What started as a haven for skateboarders and punk kids to watch bands like No Doubt and Sublime has reinvented itself time and again with fresh genres and revamped stages. Throughout its 17-year history, young music fans have come…
It is with a heap of delight that we announce that our cross-county siblings at the Miami New Times’ music blog Crossfade are hosting a concert Friday evening.Dubbed “The Local” at the Stage Miami, the event boasts the considerable live talents of punkabilly fire-breathers Everymen, as well as fellow rabble-rousers…
Bash of Boca 5970 SW 18th St., Boca Raton. Call 561-447-7171, or visit here. “What’s a ‘Brazilian’?” a woman to my left asked. “It’s when they do all of it,” her brunet friend replied. She recoiled. “Ooh, I had that once — never again. From now on, I just keep…
One of the most beloved rockers of the ’90s, Juliana Hatfield, turns 44 today. Damn, girl — you don’t look a day over 26; for real. Her work with the Lemonheads, Blake Babies, the Juliana Hatfield 3, and on her own raised the bar for women in rock ‘n’ roll…
Not the first and hopefully not the last time that the wisdom of R&B charmer Lloyd graces our digital pages. A couple of weeks back, we let people know which Guns N’ Roses song piqued his interest most after he got that huge tattoo on the back of his head…
Today marks former Extreme lead singer Gary Cherone’s 50th year alive. It also marks just about 21 years since anyone really thought a ton about Gary Cherone, because Extreme’s megahit acoust-a-ballad, “More Than Words,” was released in August of 1990. In honor of the man becoming a half centurion, here…
Sir Michael Philip Jagger, the only member of the Rolling Stones to be granted knighthood, turns 68 today.Much of the recent focus on the Stones has been their lack of touring and that rift between Jagger and Keith Richards that’s been around for about 50 years. But Jagger’s been keeping…
Thurston Moore is one cool cat. He was there — in NYC circa the mid- to late ’70s — for punk and was one of the tantrum-throwing No Wavers who didn’t think the Ramones et al. took their rock reinvention far enough. Thus, he and the rest of Sonic Youth…
The music community’s response to losing gifted British soul vocalist Amy Winehouse at the tender (and fateful) age of 27 has only just begun. Many will continue speaking eloquently about her voice — notably actor friend Russell Brand has done so, and so has our colleague Maura Johnston — and…
Today is Alison Krauss’ 40th birthday. If you’re thinking “Who the hell is that?” then you’re obviously unaware that’s she is quite a commodity in the bluegrass-roots community. Until recently, it was her chief claim to fame, but there’s also every indication that she has the potential for a wider…
