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The Ditchflowers Try to Revive Florida Rock 'n' Roll

By Lee Zimmerman

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | May 22, 2007

The group's debut album draws from the melodic influences of Paul McCartney, Squeeze, and Steely Dan.

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Tags: Carried Away, The Ditchflowers

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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

Tags: Bloodshot Records, Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett, Charlie Pickett

The Greats of '68new

It may not get its due, but 1968 helped alter rock's reality.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Lee Zimmerman | 07-29-2008 | Music

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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

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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

Tags: Jen Herrera, Jordan Michael Seitz, Lyrikill.com, WPLG

Iggy Pop Chips in to Help Indie Miami Record Storenew

The godfather of punk will appear at a benefit for Sweat Records, which has faced reduced hours and activity since its air conditioner broke earlier this summer.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Arielle Castillo | 08-25-2009 | Music

Tags: independent record stores, Sweat Records, Miami, Iggy Pop

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

Tags: rock music, Common Existence, Thursday