Paul Simon’s been one of those rare artists who has managed to travel the seas of time unscathed and making worthy contributions to the world’s culture. But he will always be better-known for his work with Art Garfunkel and the seminal generation-defining hits they dropped during that time, like “The…
Clutching a Stars song close to your chest is appropriate and downright comforting. For more than a decade, the Canadian baroque pop outfit has dealt out emotional wares featuring fragile, thoughtful souls — exemplified by a song like “Personal” from 2007’s In Our Bedroom After the War. In it, vocalists…
Surfer Blood is finally releasing its new EP, Tarot Classics, later this month. As was noted back in August, the pride and pomp of West Palm Beach’s indie-rock scene will include several snazzy remixes in the expanded version of the release.Expanded is the perfect word to describe the latest track…
Local artist Marcos Marchesani caught our attention in a cryptic post that simply read, “Here’s a new demo.” Marchesani provided a link to his Soundcloud page, wherein a song titled “Laura Lynn” could be found. We followed up with him and confirmed that this is, in fact, a new offering…
If Daryl Hall never did another thing, his place in music history would still be assured. Hall, who turns 65 today, is, of course, half of Hall & Oates, which, according to the record books, ranks as the most successful duo in pop history. From the mid-’70s to the mid-’80s, the…
Things are aligning nicely for Alligator City, a new local hip-hop duo looking to take over your next informal gathering with their rhymes about the various forms of intoxication and the many, sordid routes used to arrive there.Made up of Protoman, a guy who has gotten a load of ink…
The Occupy Wall Street movement currently taking over public spaces across the nation has an ally in South Florida psychedelic rock act Young Circles. (Photos from the Occupy Fort Lauderdale event this past weekend here.) The group has penned a new track released over the weekend titled “Ninety-Nine Percent” that…
Glimpses of the South Florida Scene is a weekly column devoted to the artists thriving within Broward and Palm Beach counties featuring interviews with the folks making it happen. This week, The Goddamn Hustle.Full disclosure: I’ve known the Goddamn Hustle’s frontman, Ashley Reda, since I was 10 years old. We…
Even if he had relegated himself to working strictly behind the scenes, Simon Cowell would still have been a music business superstar. Born 52 years ago today, this tart-tongued Brit built himself a career as a successful A&R executive, producer, and entrepreneur who would virtually redefine the television talent-show format…
Glimpses of the South Florida Scene is a weekly column devoted to the artists thriving within Broward and Palm Beach counties featuring interviews with the folks making it happen. This week, Leading the Heroes.On Leading the Heroes’ Reverb Nation page, one band member, Dan Potvin, gets credit for both bass…
Exciting news, job hunters! Planet Pit is hiring… interns. According to a recent posting on Craigslist, Pitbull’s “Record Label, Management, Marketing and Promotions company” is seeking folks who are “looking to grow with our company.” So maybe you won’t be taking home a pile of cash to start, but every…
With a 30-year career and the critical kudos reaped by crucial albums like Girlfriend, Altered Beast, and 100% Fun, Matthew Sweet has earned his inclusion among power pop’s elite. While his wavering commercial fortunes have reflected his never-ending shift in record-label affiliations, each new album still brings renewed possibility for…
Without even sitting down in a darkened theater, getting the feel of Ryan Gosling’s enigmatic stunt-driving flick Drive is as simple as hearing the moody throngs of “Nightcall.” Nothing like a robotic voice promising to “show you where it’s dark” to send a cold prickle up your spine.The 2010 track…
Fifteen years ago this week, the shock-punk troupe known as Marilyn Manson reached a new peak as a commercial entity with its second proper studio album, Antichrist Superstar. Although the record was a platinum-selling commercial smash with hit singles “The Beautiful People” and “Tourniquet,” it also reflected the dissolution of…
Today Bob Geldof turns 60. Unfortunately for Bob, many people these days know him only as the sire of poorly behaved and awkwardly named socialite Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof. Also known as Lindsay Lohan’s understudy, Peaches has been tabloid fodder for years with a seemingly never-ending stream of naked photographs and…
For the boisterous fan base of Rick Ross, it’s almost like two suns rose in the sky today or the Wingstop delivery boy accidentally brought two orders. Making the rounds are a pair of new tracks that are reportedly part of the South Florida-bred rapper’s fifth studio album, God Forgives,…
While Holly Hunt can certainly refer to a brand of some high-end furnishings I could never care about, South Florida’s Holly Hunt is the bone-crunching duo of local artist/guitarist Gavin Perry and everybody’s favorite local artist/drummer, Betty Monteavaro. The latter is something I certainly care about. And I’m beginning to…
Initially when I read this, I thought this was Method Man teaming up with Garbage Pail Kids, which would have been an even better idea. But anyhow, Mr. Meth has launched yet another commercial partnership — this time with the tongue-scraping, tooth-gumming Sour Patch Kids. Remember Wu Wear and all…
In Guitar Center and Sam Ash guitar departments across the country, myriad axe-playing stereotypes kick tires and waste time. A rocker girlfriend looking bored as hell while her boyfriend finds new ways to blow his freshly printed paycheck is a familiar sight. There are also the metal guys chugging out…
“Stone cold sober? I don’t believe in that.” That quote by Jerry Lee Lewis, born 76 years ago today, might make an appropriate epitaph for a man who’s not only one of rock ‘n’ roll’s original innovators and iconic figures but also one of its most outrageous madmen and irrepressible…
“I regard everything I’ve achieved in my career as the old-fashioned way of going out, standing in front of people, and playing, and apparently that is old-fashioned. To me, it seems like the best way of doing things and the most honest way of doing things.” That’s a typical sentiment…
There are very few FTLien rappers who move and shake as much as Bleubird and Protoman, so when the two combined forces last year for the uptempo 954 anthem “Guns Don’t Kill People (Florida Does),” it wasn’t hard to imagine that it’d end up in the hands of some music-industry…
