AltWeeklies Wire
2008: The Year South Florida Hip-Hop Went Globalnew
Rappers from the region stepped up their game exponentially, and the entire country responded.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
12-30-2008 |
Music
Ace Hood: From Broward County to the Worldnew
The 20-year-old flame-throwing MC is in the midst of his official career launch to the world, and it appears he's getting cosigns galore.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
12-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Reggae Artist Queen Ifrica Speaks Truth to Powernew
While she's been working on building her name throughout Jamaica for the past ten years, Ifrica (born Ventrice Morgan) is just now starting to gain an international following.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
11-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
If Bill Ayers is a Terrorist, Then So Am Inew
Spending a weekend with an accused domestic terrorist shows what kind of guy he is.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
11-04-2008 |
Politics
Blues Hound Bobby 'Blue' Bland Walks Straightnew
Like most old-school R&B guys, the word retirement doesn't mean much to the 78-year-old blues legend.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: blues, Bobby 'Blue' Bland
There's Genius Below the Gross-Out Surface of 'Live at the Platypussery'new
The fact that Blowfly (born Clarence Reid) likes to rap about wet pussy, old pussy, fat pussy, and smelly pussy is not news. What's clever, however, is the way Blowfly takes already established standards on this disc and turns them into his own freaky-deaky platforms.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Blowfly, Live at the Platypussery
Cover Band Panic Disorder Finally Releases an Album of Originalsnew
The band has been grinding away three nights a week for the past two years, trying to make a name for itself — though the reality is that cover gigs are what pay the bills.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Brazilian Forro Star Chico Cesar Returnsnew
For a variety of reasons, Latin American proponents of music from the native lands often pretend that race and class aren't relevant when it comes to music. But listen to the rhythms and the lyrics and it's easy to see that race and class are right up there in the forefront.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kill Miss Pretty Returns to the Stagenew
They just finished the new album, Permission for Strange, last month and shot a new video, and there's already a small buzz generating locally around their return to the stage. And rightfully so.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Top Ten Beres Hammond Tunes of All Timenew
Within reggae, few people could argue that Hammond is revered as one of the greatest balladeers to ever live — if not the best.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
08-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Reggae, Beres Hammond
Matisyahu: A Hasidic State of Mindnew
if you delve into his music and embrace the solid songwriting and instrumentation attached to it, you'll discover that Matisyahu (born Matthew Miller) is more serious about his craft than most people give him credit for.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Guitar Shorty's Got a Right to Sing the Bluesnew
At 72, he should be living off the royalties and riches of his blues career. Instead Shorty's still out on the road three to four times a year like most blues artists.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
30 Days and 30 Nights with Timbnew
After years of grinding in the underground, Timb veers even further from the mainstream.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
No Travel Visa Required on This Global Music Voyagenew
Every week, new music shows up in my mailbox from around the globe, and most of it is stuff I think audiophiles around these parts need to hear. This week: England Prince Fatty, Calypso Gold and John McKinstry.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
06-24-2008 |
Music
Halftime Report: Examining the Most Buzzed About Albums of the Yearnew
Taking stock of some of the top releases thus far (Al Green learns to Lay It Down), flops (Trina is not Still Da Baddest), and annoyances (Mariah Carey — nobody but Nick Cannon even cares anymore), here's a look at some of 2008's most talked-about albums.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
06-24-2008 |
Music
