As we lay heavy in recovery from our overindulgent ways during this Thanksgiving season, we can’t help but sneer a little at the hysteria occurring across American malls today. So USA, do you really prefer to spend this most American of holidays camped out in front of a Wal-Mart in…
Before David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia sat comfortably atop the Billboard charts, U.S. nightclubs were getting their first taste of hook-laden electro-house, dance-rock tracks around 2006. These cuts were produced by artists like Justice, MSTRKRFT, Para One, and, yes, Boys Noize. Based out of Berlin, Alexander Ridha, AKA Boys…
“Things just couldn’t be better,” says Miami Heat’s DJ Irie about the team he’s been with for 12 years. “I’d like to get a second championship ring,” he adds hopefully. Well, he along with the rest of South Florida. Sure, Irie’s a fan of the home team, but we asked…
You know it’s holiday season when self-professed merciless gangsta playboys are hosting food giveaways. See also – Scott Storch, Rock Star Energy Drink, and Birdman’s Multi-Million Dollar SoBe Mansion: WTF?! TimelineAnother indication would be said SPMGPs suddenly taking a turn for the wholesome. Young Money/Cash Money founder, CEO, rapper, and local, Bryan “Birdman”…
Unless you were at the Sunshine Theater in New York City last night, you’ll have to wait till Friday to watch the next episode of R. Kelly’s R&B opera Trapped in the Closet on IFC. Gawker was there though, and reported back to the rest of us lowly folk with…
Bon Jovi juuuuust announced U.S. dates for Because We Can Tour. And it happens to come to Sunrise, Florida, on Jon Bon Jovi’s birthday! (Yes, I know when Jon Bon Jovi’s birthday is. Not ashamed.) Let’s hope Jon’s daughter is all better from her recent heroin overdose; let’s hope that…
At least once a week, Top 40 pop-rap-EDM megastar, Rihanna, reminds the internet that she smokes weed. A lot of it.See also- Is Rihanna Redefining Her Image with Seapunk SNL Performance?When she’s not posing for 420 friendly Instagram pix or puffin’ trees at musical festivals, the Barbadian singer has been…
Early this morning, TMZ released photos that implied barely legal pop stars (and former couple), Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, have been engaging in the ancient rite of break-up sex. See also- Justin Bieber to Co-Host Y100’s 2012 Jingle Ball; Headliners Include PSY, Enrique Iglesias, Ke$ha, and Others- Justin Bieber Busted by Cops…
Born on November 17, 1966, Jeff Buckley was never close to his famous father, folksinger Tim. And by the time the elder Buckley died of a drug overdose in 1975, his son had only met him once. Consequently, he was raised by his mother and her second husband, and given…
Is screamo the new classic rock? Think about it. The genre is over twenty years old. In the ’90s, “twenty years ago” was the ’70s. And isn’t that when the grand genesis of “Dad Rock” took place? Y’know, following the bloating of psychedelic rock into arena-sized blowcaine music, but preceding…
Beach Day is set on taking the city of Hollywood out of wrinkly geriatric paws and passing it over to the smooth surf-obsessed hands of youth. See also- Beach Day’s Favorite Hollywood Hideouts- Beach Day’s Favorite Records and Musical Instruments- Photos: Hanging Out with Beach DayThe Hollywood trio aren’t really old-people-haters, they’re actually really…
Madonna is a dirty old lady. And though she wasn’t always old, the Queen of Pop has been a hot and proud taboo-smashing slut from birth. Even before becoming famous, Ms. Madonna Louise Ciccone was making thought-provoking egg porn. She’s also burned through an insanely long line of famous and…
Das Biebz is busted!Ever since rapidly puberting pop star Justin Bieber split with longtime flame Selena Gomez, the wunderkind Canuck has been descending down a sinful spiral of biblically epic proportions. We’re talkin’ venial, carnal, and mortal sins.The latest addition to zee Biebzes exceptionally long confessional booth itinerary?Immediately following cold…
To say the web bridges worlds together seamlessly through invisible streams of data would be a gross understatement. In any case, New Times is well aware of the importance of the web, and we’re celebrating with our first annual South Florida Web Awards. We’ve scoured the Internet in search of…
Every nerdy, indie, glasses-wearing music snob has something to say about Weezer, good and bad. The band’s sound hasn’t so much changed since its first two releases as much as its fans’ tastes have. Drummer Patrick Wilson explains this, one of the great musical mysteries of all time. “I wonder…
Since the mid-’90s, when gangsta rap almost popped a cap in its own ass, hip-hop has become increasingly ridiculous. We mean this in the best way possible. A big part of rap music’s new wave of silly has to do with fanciful linguistic feats, resplendent with technique and cleverness. Starting…
Last Friday, County Grind committed third degree black belt content regurgitation with TMZ’s exclusive scoop on Cee Lo Green’s ecstasy sleazery. See also- Five Questions about Cee Lo Green’s Alleged Ecstasy Sleazery Allegedly, the R&B/rapsensation turned pop culture megastar slipped a woman a Mickey and then sexually assaulted her. We had…
Whether they were rooting for Romney or Obama, musicians, actors, and pop stars took to Twitter during this presidential election to show their support and encourage voters to hit the polls. There were even a few — ahem, Beyonce — who went so far as to break the rules and…
And the winner is… You! Cause you’ve got this mix to get ya through your day. Good morning, Americans! It’s time again to exercise your civic duties. Time to argue with your brethren about Mittens this and Hussein that. Time to demand recounts and wait eight hours in line to cast…
Boy is this race getting heated! We, of course, refrain from overt political commentary within these pages because the New Times, and County Grind more precisely, aim to maintain an air of decorum and bipartisan neutrality. It’s your vote, we do not want to sway your decision-making process with cutesy blogs…
It’s somewhat intriguing to note how people born on the same day can either share similarities or, on the other hand, actually be polar opposites in every single way, besides both being human, of course.See also- Happy Birthday, Bryan Adams and Ryan Adams!Just yesterday, pop crooner Bryan Adams and indie…
According to TMZ, Goodie Mob member and solo vocalist, Cee Lo Green, is wrapped up in some messy, confusing shit. It’s a like a he-said, she-said warzone out there. And Green is trying to avoid a cap in his ass. The charges are grizzly: The Top 40 superstar is being accused of…
