Vanilla Ice Filming a New Reality Show in Wellington

C. StilesRob posing with his walleroo, Buckey.​Rob Van Winkle, better known to the world as Vanilla Ice, is filming a new reality show in Wellington, the posh suburb west of Palm Beach. The show, tentatively scheduled to debut in September on the DIY Network, will feature Rob and some of…

Green Sky, Bad Actor, and Nebraska Sun Bring the Sludge to Sweat May 22

​A conundrum: What kind of sound would a morbidly obese, four-titted, screaming Cyclops make while being probed by multicolored psychic lamprey? Hmm … That’s a mind-bender so deep and twisty it could put you into a permanent coma, turning certain centers of your brain into scorched-out pudding. Thankfully, the New…

Local Motion: Shroud Eater and Hit Play!

Shroud Eater​ Shroud Eater Self-Titled EP (Self-released) www.shroudeaterrocks.com If only the righteous will pass hereon then I’m an ecstatic little fuckin’ piggy to have received this EP in the mail because it is just what I had been craving. Talk about doctor’s orders. This heavy trio does the down-tuned stoner…

Heathrow Lounge Departs For Good

Image via NefariousGirl’s TwitpicOi! Looking for a posh British club? Well, keep looking.​Remember Heathrow Lounge? No? Don’t worry, it was only a minor blip in South Beach’s nightlife scene. At one point it seemed like it could be the beach’s answer to a downtown rock club, then all of a…

Album Review: Trina’s Amazin’

​New Times writer Esther Park wrote a profile of Trina and the activities surrounding the release of her triumphant fourth album, Amazin’. Read it here.TrinaAmazin’ (Slip-N-Slide Records) “Who is Trina?” — that’s the first thing you hear when you press play on Amazin’, the fifth full-length studio album from Miami’s…

Minus the Bear Leads Indie Bill at Revolution

Often characterized by eclecticism, Seattle indie pop group Minus the Bear just released a refined fourth album, OMNI, that is more mature than all of its past efforts combined. Unveiled May 4, the band’s first LP on Dangerbird Records features a new producer and a new attitude. Ahead of Minus…

Lady Antebellum Balances Country and Pop

Lady Antebellum’s collision of country with pop and rock ‘n’ roll is one of the most exciting examples of the current musical climate. Sample the crowds swarming to see Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Emmylou Harris, and the Dixie Chicks and try to discern any narrow demographic, class, or…

Photo Gallery: Trina Shows Vibe Magazine Around Miami

Vibe.comTrina hits up Bal Harbour for some retail therapy​Over at Vibe.com, we get an up-close look into the daily life of one of South Florida’s current musical successes, Trina. Amazin’, her fourth studio album just dropped yesterday, so the rapper has been working nonstop to keep her business in check…

Blast From the Past: L’Trimm – Grab It!

​L’Trimm Grab It! (Atlantic/WEA) I guess I always felt that hip-hop was a Miami thing since I grew up in Latin America and came here for summer visits with my relatives. Now, that does not mean that my relatives influenced me in some way or educated me in the ways…

MP3 of the Day: Fireside Social – “Wristbands”

​ Empty bars with sticky floors is a pretty good way of summing Fireside Social up as far as playing with gusto and passion is concerned. And while they are currently caught between Miami and St. Augustine, it is refreshing to find out they’ve committed to some studio time. This track,…

Moving Units: Radio-Active Records’ Top 5 Releases for April 27-May 3

No confirmation if Caribou’s album title is a nod to Surfer Blood​In 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.Hole is officially back. And, er, so is Caribou. Sure, it…

Backyard Bash Welcomes FAT Village Residents to the Neighborhood

Photo by Mickie CentroneSimply Puppets’ David Goboff shows how puppetry can bite — and still be worthwhile​New Times Broward-Palm Beach Calendar Editor Mickie Centrone has the enviable job of knowing about every event that happens within the boundaries of the two counties, and then some. When she attends some of…

Local Motion: Orion and DJ Manuvers

OrionOrionEsperanza(O.E. Entertainment) www.orionhiphop.com Gauging from his work with Elastic Bond I could tell that Orion is the type of rapper who “gets it.” There is something innately eclectic from this young man that is refreshing and exciting and in his debut solo effort it comes through like an eighteen wheeler…