Top Seven Anti-Consumerist Songs

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…

Boys Noize “Curious” About How His First Live U.S. Tour Will Go

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…

Birdman Serves New Orleans Thanksgiving Turkeys and Mixed Messages on Being a Gangsta

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”…

R. Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet Goes to Broadway

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…

Rihanna Drops Out of Life with Bong in Hand: Her Five Next Stoner Moves

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…

Paparazzi Creepoids Catch Justin Bieber Hooking Up with Ex Selena Gomez

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…

Beach Day Releases New Song on Kanine Records “Walking on the Streets”

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 at the American Airlines Arena November 19 and 20

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…

Justin Bieber Busted by Cops During Ferrari Joy Ride, Uploads Police Pic to Instagram

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…

South Florida Web Awards: Meet Your Music Blogging Nominees

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…

Waka What?! Top Five Wackiest Waka Flocka Flame Rhymes on Triple F

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…

Cee Lo Green’s Roofie Madness: Plot Thickens with Startling New Revelation

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…

Fresh Out of the Deck: Mitt Romney’s Mixtape for Barack Obama

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…

Five Questions about Cee Lo Green’s Alleged Ecstasy Sleazery

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…