AltWeeklies Wire
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
Dogging a High-Flying Birdnew
Planes crash, coke spills, but Mr. O'Connor remains a mystery.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
10-16-2007 |
Commentary
Tranny Regretnew
Do transsexuals get a second chance in the great gender-identity sweepstakes?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Ashley Harrell |
10-16-2007 |
Sex
Gov. Crist Needs to Find the Stones to Deal with the Seminolesnew
Crist is involved in high-stakes negotiations with the Seminoles to expand gambling at reservation casinos, which will give the Indians a state monopoly on table games like blackjack and baccarat in its seven Florida casinos.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
10-02-2007 |
Commentary
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
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Lovernew
Some chasers say owning up to a fat fetish is like coming out of the closet a second time; chubbies and chasers are often ridiculed within a gay community where svelte figures and boyish good looks are prized.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
10-02-2007 |
Culture
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.
Ultimate Party Cruisenew
The pitch for the high-seas bacchanalia was all about sex -- the payoff was anything but.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Ashley Harrell |
09-19-2007 |
Culture
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
The 'Villain' of 'The King of Kong' Speaks Outnew
Billy Mitchell is trying to prevent history from being revised, and, he says, his reputation tarnished by the newly released video game documentary.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
John Linn |
09-11-2007 |
Movies
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
Regina Milbourne Specializes in Pure Fraudnew
When somebody offers to "purify" your possessions, call the bunko squad.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
09-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'The Heroin Diaries': The Most Fascinating Read Evernew
Particularly if you're into blow, hookers, and all things Crue.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
08-28-2007 |
Nonfiction
Does Mayor Jim Naugle Still Know Fort Lauderdale?new
It is in theory a tolerant area, where gays are a significant part of the population -- and now here was Naugle, an elected leader, saying they should not be called "gay" because they are unhappy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
08-28-2007 |
Politics
