Photo from tenthousandislands.blogspot.comIt seems another Miami band has gotten its gear stolen. New Times reported yesterday that Torche, currently on tour with Circa Survive and Coheed and Cambria, had a slew of equipment jacked in Chicago on Friday, including a guitar, bass, pedals, iPod, and passports. The incident precludes their…
I tried to think of snarky lyrical references with which to pepper this blog. After all, irony and perversion (blowjobs in theaters, hands in pockets) could all work their way into a blog about ’90s alternative-rock chanteuse Alanis Morissette carrying a bun in the oven, according to Perez Hilton. But quirky…
Sorry guys, I think this cover is the most interesting thing about the NationalIn our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.This week, Radio-Active Records’ assistant manager Paul Poletz fills…
For fans of actual hip-hop, Wacka Flocka Flame had a few things against him from the outset. First, there is, of course, the unfortunate name that recalls Fozzie Bear more than anything. Oh well, that’s what you get when you decide to take your professional moniker from Gucci Mane’s mumbled…
via myspace.com/torcheGear theft is a sad reality of the touring life, but despite its many, many months on the road, Miami-birthed Torche had been lucky enough to avoid a major incident — until this past Friday. The band is currently on tour with Circa Survive and Coheed and Cambria, a…
Lunch Money has been part of Miami’s hip-hop scene for a number of years now. He’s been a solo artist and has also been involved in a couple group related projects throughout the years. His name has always stayed synonymous with being associated with all the right people.As of late,…
Photo by Ben ThackerCrossfade Live presents live concert audio from the last nine minutes of Agnostic Front’s set from Friday’s show at Churchill’s. They were celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of their first album, Victim In Pain. They closed out their all old-school set with “Gotta Go,” “Crucified,”…
If you are a big fan of 103.5 The Beat and their hip-hop and R&B format, you may have noticed something different when you turned on the radio this afternoon. The Beat’s yet another in a slew of stations to be taken over by Spanish radio. Now replaced by “103.5…
Miami musician and Berklee grad Joseph Espinoza, AKA Jesp, is back with a new track called “Removing the Heartache.” This release comes on the heels of last year’s full-length Heart Rhythms, a synth-pop heavy which we described as a mix between Chromeo and Jan Hammer.The new track features more of…
Like many of you, I had the immense pleasure of hearing Ryan Elliott spin at White Room last May, and witnessed a DJ at the peak of his powers. The Spectral Sound label man crafts truly spellbinding live sets that are dually physical and mental — “body music for the…
Photo by David “Dro” Rosario — Pitbull revealed yesterday that he was going to be canceling his May 31st show in Phoenix, Arizona. The cancelation comes as an open call for a protest of Arizona, after their state legislature passed the controversial Immigration Bill that has caused furious battles between…
Photo by Francesco LoCastroKill Miss Pretty’s Alicia OlinkLocal artist Francesco LoCastro recently held a photo shoot with Boynton electro raunch-pop act Kill Miss Pretty. Broken up into three parts, with a fourth coming in a week or so, each set of photos is equal parts titillation, art, and theatrics, featuring…
Nothing’s ever been quite as intriguing to me as a clown. I think it has something to do with the eerie looks a lot of them give while performing, and their faces disguised in white makeup. So when I came across this flyer announcing local Circus Artists performing at recently…
Mainstream appropriation of black culture isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. Elvis Presley did it back in the day, and Justin Timberlake does it now. But Switch and Diplo’s side project, Major Lazer, definitely hits a nerve in that department. Despite reggae’s mainstream crossover, Jamaican dancehall is still relatively unknown outside…
Gentlemen can be hard to spot these days, so it’s convenient that New York City-based two-man vaudeville act the Two Man Gentlemen Band has two of them. If your nose is buried in a pint when Andy Bean strolls past in a well-cut suit and tips his hat, you’ll be…
Nonpoint flits just under the tipping point of huge commercial success, miles away from hipsterdom and its particularly stringent sense of cred and inches away from being a household name. From the band’s origins in the insular South Florida metal scene and the Fort Lauderdale club circuit, this brand of…
What does it mean to be American, if not celebrating good music, cheap booze, and scantily clad ladies? This week, I journeyed north to celebrate the finer things in life. American Rock Bar & Grill: Walking into American Rock Bar & Grill means coming face to face with the legends…
DJ S1 is a Miami native that is currently living in New York City. A lot of you may remember him from his stint at FIU’s college radio station Radiate 88, 88.1 FM. DJ S1 was once an apprentice of legendary DJ and personality, Felix Sama. And since getting his…
Aside from checking out how Nonpoint’s packaging for new album Miracle unfolds, fans and foes of the band should read Nicholas L. Hall’s feature about the Fort Lauderdale act that appears in the print edition of New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Below is Hall’s assessment of Miracle. Miracle starts off…
You’ve all had more than enough notice about the Major Lazer show on Saturday at Grand Central. But here’s something a little different: Major Lazer’s Diplo’s collaborated with Trouble Andrew for his Trouble Gang Mixtape, which also features Santigold, Spankrock, Amanda Blank, Lil Jon, and Timbaland. The song, “Run Hide,”…
Flying Lotus: Possibly as bangin’ as Sleigh Bells’ new album, and actually available in brick and mortar storesIn our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.For the uninitiated, Flying Lotus…
Now you did it again, Lil Wayne. We’re sitting here reading an incarcerated rapper’s blog and getting all misty eyed with his message to the mothers of the world — several of whom happen to be the mothers of Weezy’s own children.On Friday, he posted “Letter #02: A Mother’s Worth”…
