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Beyonce: How Pregnant Is She, Really? (UPDATE: Probably Very!)
May 17, 2013 in County Grind
Is Queen B 'bout to pop out another heir to the Throne? UPDATE: E! is reporting that Beyonce is indeed knocked up! Bey and Jay's reps aren't saying, but it's looking...
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Top Ten Best Acts to Perform at SunFest 2013
April 30, 2013 in County Grind
Andrew Youssef If we are superior at anything at New Times, it is at having opinions. We're talking like we even have something to say about the kind of toilet paper...
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Staccato Du Mal Talks Zeitgeist: "It's Free! And You May Get Lucky With a Sexy Dwarf"
April 26, 2013 in Crossfade
Via facebook.com/Staccato-du-Mal Vintage gear enthusiast and reclusive composer, Ramiro Jeancarlo, is renowned the world over as Staccato Du Mal. Under this handle, and in cahoots with post-punk electronica label Wierd Records,...
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Thurston Moore Doing Noise Session at Sweat Records, Free With O, Miami Tickets
April 26, 2013 in Crossfade
Photo by Ian Witlen A tragically pea-brained swath of society doesn't believe P. Scott Cunningham and the University of Wynwood's month-long, citywide "O, Miami" poetry festival is worth its weight in...
Plush Lounge at Coastars Coffee Bar in Lake Worth Promises Luxurious and Experimental Playlist Exploration
April 26, 2013 in County Grind
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Justin "Bluntin'" Bieber: Tour Busted for Bags of Bubonic
April 25, 2013 in County Grind
All year round, Bieber all 'bout 'dem trees. At the very beginning of 2013, we declared that Canadian Tweety Bird heartthrob extraordinaire, Justin Bieber, was going to the year's Pothead...
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Kanye West: Is He Jealous of Jay-Z's Bromance with Justin Timberlake?
April 23, 2013 in County Grind
Yeezy misses his BFFRemember when Kanye West was touring Europe this past February, and -- night after night -- lost his metaphorical shit onstage? In case you don't, let us...
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Bob Dylan's Americanarama Tour with Wilco and My Morning Jacket Kicks off in West Palm Beach
April 22, 2013 in County Grind
Perennial folk rocker and original self-mythologizing hippie, Bob Dylan, has announced a 26-date tour across the United States with Chicago-based brothers-in-roots-rock, Wilco, and the fresher-faced righteous jammers known as My...
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Rihanna's Miami Heat Courtside Cameo: Fairweather Fandom, Pregnancy Coverup, or Neither?
April 22, 2013 in County Grind
instagram.com/badgalririWitness RihannaIs anything sweeter than watching LeBron Fucking James and Ray Goddamn Allen metaphorically mash the collective face of the Milwaukee Bucks into a gravel pit of defeat? Sure, there...
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Rick Ross Gets Dumped by Reebok Over Rape Lyric on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O." (UPDATE with Apology)
April 12, 2013 in County Grind
Is Ricky Rozay 'bout to choke on his own foot? After almost a decade of ribald gangsta rhymes spun from controversial trap lord fan fiction, Rick Ross has finally penned...
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Joe Preston (AKA Thrones) Predicts Miami Show With Floor Will Be "Best Part of the Tour"
April 12, 2013 in Crossfade
Thrones with hose. If Joe Preston had simply hopped from prolific, legendary stoner metal band to prolific, legendary stoner metal band, he would still probably be Joe Preston. But he didn't....
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Rihanna Inspires Hockey-Themed Twitter Trend #rihannaing in Ottawa, Canada
April 11, 2013 in County Grind
Rihanna showed up to da club in a Senators jersey and no pants. But first, she took a selfie.What do Rihanna and professional hockey team the Ottawa Senators have in...
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Trick Daddy to Lil Wayne at Mack Maine's King of Diamonds Birthday Booby Bash: "GTFO!"
April 10, 2013 in County Grind
Trick Daddy, AKA Miami-Dade's unofficial mayor. Back in 1999, a still-babyfaced Lil Wayne declared on his debut album that "Tha Block" was "hot." We have a feeling young Weezy had...
Shroud Eater's Jean Saiz Predicts "Sonic Abuse and Excessive Drinking" on Upcoming Tour
April 10, 2013 in County Grind
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Five Theories Behind the Real Reason Jay-Z and Beyonc Went to Cuba
April 09, 2013 in County Grind
Were they after the perfect caf con leche? Cuban-Americans and certain members of Congress are getting their pee-pee-soaked pantaloons in a major twist over Jay-Z and Beyonc celebrating their fifth wedding...
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Ray J Addresses Kanye West in Kim Kardashian Diss Track: "I Hit It First"
April 08, 2013 in County Grind
Did Ray J write "I Hit It First" because he is still hung up on Kim K? Or is he just milkin' the last of that sex tape relevancy? Wait,...
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Planetarium: Krautrock Was Trippy, Man! Like Woodstock With Lasers in German
April 08, 2013 in Crossfade
Image by Brad Lovett The traditional rock 'n' roll laser show just got a reboot. A quick scan of the repertoire reveals your standard-issue Planetarium jams: Led Zeppelin, the Doors, Grateful Dead,...
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Joe Preston: A Brutal Five-Part Guide, From Earth and Melvins to Thrones
April 05, 2013 in Crossfade
Photo by Jean-Marc Luneau You know something's up when legendary South Florida-slash-Gainesville metal group Floor is playing a local show and it's not even the band we're most excited about. We love...
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber's Breakdown: A Freudian Psychosexual Analysis
April 03, 2013 in County Grind
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New Times' Beerfest 2013 Lineup: Modernage, Beatmachines, Hongs, and Tremends!
April 02, 2013 in Crossfade
Modernage says, "Let's party!"A wise man once said, "Ain't no party like a New Times party 'cause a New Times party don't stop." But why are our parties so awesome? The two-pronged...
Buckwild Star Shain Gandee Dead at 21
April 02, 2013 in Cultist
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Beerfest 2013: How to Party with Modernage, Beat Machines, the Hongs, and More!
April 02, 2013 in County Grind
Modernage says, "Let's party!" A wise man once said, "Ain't no party like a New Times party 'cause a New Times party don't stop." But what accounts for this seemingly infinite...
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Hoodie Allen, ODB Meets Larry David, to Perform at Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale
March 29, 2013 in County Grind
This guy named his rap project Hoodie AllenWhen we hear the name Hoodie Allen we envision a cross between Big Baby Jesus, a.k.a. Dirt McGirt, or Wu Tang Clan's Ol'...
John Legend Croons His Way to Hollywood
March 28, 2013 in County Grind
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Kevin Arrow Talks Planetarium: Krautrock, a "Strangely Appropriate" Laser Light Show
March 28, 2013 in Crossfade
Kraftwerk: Essential to every laser show about experimental Germans.The ancient art of the laser show (much like figure skating and the intentional spread of infectious diseases) is a sorely underutilized...
