I Will Be reluctant to answer questions about my pastEvery week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications’ music sections. Just for kicks. Here’s last week’s entry.Owl City has a song called “Hello Seattle” and Seattle Weekly likes that fact.The story behind Sonny Smith’s 100…
HarmonixIt’s been a while since I’d heard from reclusive producer/instrumentalist Harmonix. Yup, last time his work graced my stereo was way back in 2008 when he dropped the space-jazz, crunk-flavored and New Wave savvy Instrumentals, Volume 1. And this track here has a funny story, seems like he was trying…
Thursday’s show at the Fillmore marks the Arctic Monkeys’ first performance in South Florida, but the Sheffield, England, rockers already count a famous Miami resident as an unlikely fan: Diddy. About this time last year, the band was in New York, putting the finishing touches on some studio tracks with…
Sam Lloyd, best-known as Ted Buckland, the sweaty, nervous lawyer on TV medical comedy Scrubs, is headed to South Florida with his a cappella group, the Blanks. Yes, the guys known as the Worthless Peons who periodically break into song on the show. The troupe, made up of Lloyd and…
By the time Topspot USA’s inaugural showcase begins Saturday at the Talent Farm in Pembroke Pines, Sean Russell and Frankie “Famous” Nobile will already be thinking about the next project — and the project after that. Be it web promotion, up-close interviews with rising punk and indie bands, or maintaining…
Palm Trees & Bomb Weed is an authentic product exported out of the streets of Carol City. Phatz, a native of Carol City, puts together a collective of songs displaying his ability to stay fresh in rhyme, and in style. The word “swag” has pretty much been used to exhaustion,…
photo courtesy of Mischa RichterGil Scott-HeronWhile we update Crossfade a bunch of times a day, the Miami New Times still features a fresh crop of music news weekly, including features that go into more depth than the usual blog post.This week, Steve Almond talks with legendary poet / spoken-word artist…
Should we just rename the column “Two-ving Units” already?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.Quoting Ramirez: “What’s up with the number 2 this week?!?!” We agree 200 percent…
Click to view tracklisting.We somehow survived the onslaught of Winter Music Conference events last week, and we look forward not having to party six days straight for a while. Right now we are taking a daily vitamin regiment in order to avoid the dreaded post-WMC flu, which considering the amount…
Wellington resident Rob Van Winkle (Vanilla Ice to you) is back with a brand new invention. Well, it’s kind of brand new. And kind of his invention. Either way, this collaboration with the Irish pop duo Jedward (teenage twins named John and Edward) went to number two on the UK…
Myspace.ComHialeah’s LMS is one of Miami’s most outspoken rappers. He’s been active in Miami’s hip-hop scene for a while now. From entering freestyle battles, to hosting and throwing events; LMS has worked through many years of paying his dues. This past December he released a street album/mixtape on New Era…
No, YOU win, Community PropertyIt is with great pleasure — and a bellyful of hops — that we announce that Fort Lauderdale rock and soul masters Community Property will open up Beerfest 2010.As you may have heard, New Times Broward-Palm Beach teamed up with Revoution Live to host a Battle…
Slip-N-Slide Records– Trina is gearing up for her new album Amazin’ to hit stores on May 4th. With appearances by Keri Hilson, Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Lady GaGa, Monica, and others Normal false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;…
Richard Finch in custody.Busted in Licking County, Ohio, Richard Finch, co-founder of KC and the Sunshine Band, is being held on a $250,000 bond after his arrest Tuesday on a charge of “gross sexual imposition.”In other words, the way he likes it is with underage boys. Finch acknowledged inappropriate contact…
Blast From the Past is an occasional Crossfade column re-examining classic South Florida releases of yesteryear. Click here for past editions. FUTURISK – The Sound of Futurism (Clark Humphrey Records) For all the cool synth acts the hipsters drool their PBR’s for nowadays, I’m glad and quite freaking happy to…
For the past dozen years, most Winter Music Conference attendees have chosen to close out their week of nonstop partying by heading for the great outdoors — or rather, the outdoor Ultra Music Festival. In 1999, it was on the beach, where the Atlantic washed up against Ocean Drive. But…
Cedric Gervais, Miami’s king of Space, has a lot to live up to at this year’s WMC. Last year, his moody, slow-burning jam “Mauri’s Dream” scored a nearly monthlong “essential tune of the week” nod on Pete Tong’s BBC One radio show. With that coronation, the track soon became the…
Pity the record-company honchos charged with marketing country singer Rodney Atkins. Image is everything in the music biz — look no further than Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, or Lady Gaga. Atkins is an artist whose image is eschewing any image at all. In fact, since the launch of his platinum-selling…
Gilberto Gil is one of the rare foxes managing to carve an almost five-decade career while remaining in the shadows of larger names that have come and gone. While successfully spreading the beauty of Brazilian music across the continents, he’s done the same for Brazilian listeners by infusing the styles…
English composer Frederick Delius once said, “Music is an outburst of the soul.” Most of my “outbursts” are alcohol-induced tantrums thrown in parking lots directly following forcible removal from booze-serving venues. Subsequent psychological breakdown occasionally ensues. In an effort to contain myself for one evening, to appreciate the gentle flow…
Donald Glover’s flow is serious, so stop laughing at his jokesEvery week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications’ music sections. Just for kicks. Here’s last week’s entry.An in-depth look back at N.W.A. frontman Eazy E resides in Phoenix New Times.SF Weekly goes deep with…
American Idol Season 8 star Danny Gokey, who finished third behind Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, will not perform at the Culture Room on April 8, according to the venue’s website. Gokey’s debut country album My Best Days is selling briskly, though. The album’s first single is “My Best Days Are…
