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Eclectic Latin Rockers Café Tacuba Defy Distinctionnew
In gringo terms, you can think of them as the Mexican U2. But with costumes, polka dancing, and music that makes you act instead of think, their live shows are much more interesting than anything Bono and the boys have come up with in years.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
12-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cafe Tacuba, Sino
What the Funk?new
Barbés Records' latest disc, The Roots of Chicha, unearths the master recordings from a group of Amazonian musicians of the late '60s who made a meager living combining indigenous music with Western surf rock, wah-wah pedals, and mind-altering funk overtones.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
12-18-2007 |
Reviews
Jukebox in the Skynew
I've been playing with a few phones lately, chiefly the iPhone and the Motorazr from Sprint, testing their features to try to figure out why people would want to make cell phones their preferred method of listening.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
12-11-2007 |
Music
Kingston's Rootz Underground Prepares for Reggae Anarchynew
The group makes highly addictive music in the vein of traditional roots rock reggae but with an updated, modern approach.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
12-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rootz Underground
Grey's Anatomy Made Her Famous, but That's Only Half the Storynew
When it comes to the music industry, all it takes is a combination of luck, talent, and exposure to become a star. Getting that concoction just right is easier said than done, but if you're lucky, talented, and have a MySpace page, anything is possible. Take it from Ingrid Michaelson.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Girls and Boys, Ingrid Michaelson
Black Reign and Ohkang Appreciate Lo-fi Glorynew
The duo specializes in taking stripped-down soul samples, coupling them with 808 drum kicks that wallop like a mule, and lacing it all with lyrics that stick to your cerebrum like they're made of Velcro.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
11-27-2007 |
Reviews
Brazil's Longtime King of Tropicalia Outlasts the Oppositionnew
Caetano Veloso represents not only a nation and a craft but also the infallible counterculture of the '60s that couldn't stop if it wanted to.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
11-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Caetano Veloso, Ce
DJ Oscar G Creates Solid Live Albumnew
But the 17-track disc isn't the grand opus his fans have been waiting for.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
11-14-2007 |
Reviews
E.F.O.N. Spreads the Underground Lovenew
Every independent music scene needs a selfless character to help shine the light on other artists -- even when it detracts from his own spotlight. As far as Palm Beach hip-hop goes, that catalyst is a producer/MC by the name of E.F.O.N., but this time, he gathered underground singles from around the country.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
10-30-2007 |
Reviews
South Florida Creates its Own American Idolnew
Catapulting off the success of other televised vocal competitions, The Next Pop Star is in its first year of production and in the early stages of auditions.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
10-16-2007 |
Music
Tags: The Next Pop Star
Ky-Mani Marley Embraces Florida Rootsnew
Where other Marley offspring tend to stick with variations of straight-ahead reggae, South Florida's Ky-Mani has a style that's a local mix of Southern hip-hop, raga, and, at times, ghetto balladry that reflect his upbringing in the hood of Liberty City.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: radio, Ky-Mani Marley
Miss Cleo, This Time for Realnew
The album's eight tracks find Mis Cleo in a far different mood than America might anticipate. She's left the tarot cards and psychic-speak behind in favor of straight-to-the-gut protest poetry, as fierce and passionate as anything released by June Jordan or Nikki Giovanni.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
10-02-2007 |
Poetry
John Lee Hooker Jr. Cuts His Own Path Through the Bluesnew
Hooker, 55, says he's led a far harder life than what you'd expect for the son of a blues legend, including drug and alcohol addictions, divorce, and prison time, but the benefits are palpable in the conviction in his singing voice.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Lee Hooker Jr.
Brooklyn's Dub Master Releases a Smash Solo Discnew
Ticklah vs. Axelrod is so good that it warms you one minute and gives you the chills right afterward.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ticklah, Ticklah vs. Axelrod
Trumpet Player Hugh Masekela Packs New Album with Gustonew
Recorded last year in Johannesburg, South Africa, Live at the Market Theatre is full of soul not just from Masekela and his band but from the audience as well.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-11-2007 |
Reviews
