So much genre misrepresentation happens these days, but Surfer Blood has definitely singled itself out as a “pop” act. Through a partnership with Jones Soda, the West Palm Beach band is promoting one of its signature songs, “Swim,” on bottles of Blue Bubblegum soda.The bottles are being distributed at the…
T.S. Eliot once said that April was the cruelest month. He did not live in Florida. It isn’t even officially summer yet and South Florida temperatures are already exceeding 90 degrees daily. Brain-melting heat coupled with enough humidity to leave anyone sweat-soaked in less than ten minutes can dissuade anyone from…
Tom Cruise’s hair is making a comeback — big time. For the movie adaptation of Rock of Ages, which is currently filming in Fort Lauderdale, the actor plays Stacee Jaxx, the rocker frontman of Arsenal. One of his last memorable roles had him playing a pissed-off movie studio executive known…
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, Your Umbrella. Your Umbrella is very good at being heartbreakingly sweet: bare-all lyrics, vocalist Daniel Demosthenes’ rich voice — even…
Electronic allstars Basment Jaxx are slated to release a new record featuring orchestral versions of their back catalog, enlisting Metropole Orketst, a 60-piece orchestra and 20-piece choir. Entitled Basement Jaxx Vs. Metropole Orkest, the album is set for arrival on July 11th on the duo’s own record label, Atlantic Jaxx…
As reported today on Metallica’s official website, the veritable cat has been let out of the bag regarding Lou Reed’s secret collaboration for the hard rockers’ new record. The cloak and dagger attitude towards the LouTallica project does seem odd, considering that nobody really cares about Metallica these days…
If you thought you could just roll up to last month’s Del the Funky Homosapien show at Churchill’s Pub in Miami, you would have been sadly mistaken. Though the solo output of the legendary Hieroglyphics crew has been eclipsed by his status as a member of Gorillaz, the elastic-mouthed Del…
It’s been a tough go lately for Katy Perry. First off, there’s the upcoming release of her mother’s memoir, which her father told Star magazine “has caused quite a bit of tension.” That would be because Perry’s mom is an evangelical Christian who would not let Perry watch the Smurfs…
Michael Elwood Gochenour, best known for opening Elwood’s Dixie Bar-B-Q in Delray Beach in the early ’90s, has died just shy of his 60th birthday. Many friends and supporters have posted tributes to his memory at the live haunt’s Facebook page remembering the Delray Beach music and barbecue pioneer. Gochenour’s…
Folks are gathering this evening to remember the good works of Michael Gochenour, the man who brought Elwood’s Dixie Bar-B-Q to Delray Beach. Since he was found dead in his home over Memorial Day Weekend, there has been an outpouring of support from the community he helped lift up with…
Saxophonist Clarence Clemons suffered a serious stroke over the weekend but is in stable condition, according to reports from earlier this week Update: R.I.P. Clarence Clemons (1942-2011)The longtime Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band member is based in Singer Island near West Palm Beach. According to a message from…
Not long after Katy Perry’s weekend performance at the BankAtlantic Center, she unveiled “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).” The clip stars her alter ego, Kathy Beth Terry, a geeky teenager who drinks and has a kick-ass body underneath all the dork. I had hoped that Kathy T. would make an appearance…
Most of the time, hearing a song like Lil Wayne’s latest masterstroke, “Dear Anne (Stan Pt. 2),” brings out a flood of emotions directly connected with the content (a semicreepy letter to a fan) or the beats (Swizz Beatz’ wise repurposing of t.A.T.u’s “30 Minutes”). After several listens, though, the…
When it comes to improving the public transportation system in South Florida, every little bit counts. Kudos to Fort Lauderdale alt-country act Harvey and the Buckets for getting into the mindset for “Downtown Trains” — which probably isn’t about the Tri-Rail system, but still. How much heartbreak can you really…
Glimpses of the South Florida Scene is devoted to the artists thriving within Broward and Palm Beach counties featuring interviews with the folks making it happen.This week, Sea Things.We mentioned Sea Things a couple of months back after West Palm’s Sumsun did a remix of his track “Sad Girls.” Since…
Update: R.I.P. Clarence Clemons (1942-2011)Saxophonist Clarence Clemons, a longtime member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and a recent Lady Gaga collaborator, has suffered a stroke. According to Roger Friedman’s Showbiz 411, Clemons is at his home in the Singer Island section of Riviera Beach.”I am told that members of…
Fat Joe, best-known for the song “Lean Back,” is looking like he’s been dining on Lean Cuisine of late. The rapper’s fresh physique came into the public’s consciousness earlier this week when he premiered the “Drop a Body” video looking like the body of an 88-pound weakling had been shed…
If you thought you’d missed your chance to don your best ’80s rocker costume alongside Russell Brand and Tom Cruise, you can breathe easy. Rock of Ages, the musically inclined film that brought you Mount Trashmore Hollywood Edition and convinced Alec Baldwin to forget about his “newly discovered medical condition,”…
Musician Jack White and model/singer wife Karen Elson have officially announced the ending of their six-year marriage — with an invite to a divorce party. Albeit not the most typical of celebrations, at least they know how to go out with a bang. In a news release, the couple stated:”We…
English hard-rock act Def Leppard has turned out to be equally durable and prophetic. “It’s better to burn out than to fade away” was all fine and good for a 6-year-old band to proclaim on “Rock of Ages,” but nearly three decades have since passed. At the time, lead guitarist…
It might be that cocktails are easy to come by. Or it might be that South Florida is difficult terrain to safely navigate while sober. But it’s probably just that we fucking love to drink. Because we all love to drink, and because there are so many venues in which…
In the latest New Times Broward-Palm Beach print music section: Def Leppard’s Phil Collen was game to answer questions about strippers, his marriage, his lullaby CD, and a few things actually related to his band’s upcoming tour with Heart. Read our conversation here.Very unfortunate, sad news regarding Elwood’s Dixie BBQ…
