AltWeeklies Wire
Lyrikill.com Bumrushes South Florida TV Reportersnew
'This is how we do,' whispers the rapper, who calls himself Lyrikill.com. 'We stake it out, and then if you look right over these bushes, you can see they 'bout to go live... And when they go live, that's when we hop out these bushes.'
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
03-02-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Post-Hardcore Titans Thursday Headline the Taste of Chaos Tournew
With Common Existence, Rickly and company have reexamined the essential pieces of post-hardcore, spinning them into a web sticky with British shoegaze guitar textures and a humanities degree's worth of source subject matter.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Arielle Castillo |
03-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
New Anthology Resurrects One of South Florida's Most Revered Rockersnew
The case of Charlie Pickett is one of rock 'n' roll's classic stories of almost-was.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lee Zimmerman |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
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
Tales of Traveling Troubadour Shawn Snydernew
For the time being, however, Snyder is back home in Cooper City. He recently released his second album, Romantic's Requiem, a collection of soulful, introspective ballads and narratives culled from the experiences and encounters he gleaned from his journey, both physical and emotional.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lee Zimmerman |
07-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Romantic's Requiem, Shawn Snyder
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
The 30-year-old Radiators Still Crank Out Heatnew
There's something to be said for a group that -- after 30 years -- still boasts all its original members, is still touring tirelessly, and still makes new music.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lee Zimmerman |
07-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
