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This week’s charts from WPRK [Jan 8-14]
From WPRK’s website, here’s a rundown of this week’s nine most-played local artists (it’s not 10, because one of ’em was an interview with the Legendary J.C.’s and that doesn’t really count): Mumpsy Paul Johnson Yip Yip Dirty Gee Sincere Vega Benjamin Bear Cleveland Lounge Gargamel Joshua Nye And here’s their Top 10 “overall chart”…
New Granada Records announces SXSW showcase lineup
Although New Granada Records is a Tampa-based label, they love Orlando, and we love them. And we love the lineup they’ve put together for their showcase at South By Southwest 2011; there’s not a band on it that’s not awesome. In addition to obvious Orlando sweethearts the Pauses (who, in case you didn’t notice it…
Patty shack, part deux
Graffiti Junktion 2501 Edgewater Drive 407-344-1961 www.graffitijunktion.com $ Usually, the nice thing about a popular restaurant’s second location is it gets to iron out the wrinkles from the original joint. Yet when Graffiti Junktion popped itself into the cloning machine and took over the College Park address formerly held by K Restaurant and Wine Bar, it did almost…
Milk man delivers
Quirky café is Bret Ashman’s latest Milk District offering
On the grid
Can a massive database of personal information help the homeless without violating their privacy?
Live Active Cultures
Check out the year’s first art events
Happytown
Rick Scott’s never gonna give us up, Social Security’s never gonna let us down, Linda Chapin’s always gonna run around and deter us
Game on
Top video game publisher Electronic Arts gets top billing at Otronicon V 6.0
DVDs Nuts!
Lesser-seen OW approved titles
Savage Love
Any time I have relationship questions, I always ask my inner Dan Savage, and he never leads me astray
Made in Dagenham
True women’s rights story feels factory assembled
This Little Underground
Bao Le-Huu takes on the Two-Piece Mini-Fest, Golden Age Wednesdays at the Attic and the Pauses’ comfy CD-release party
Rabbit Hole
Nicole Kidman beautifies tragedy in this tender, picturesque drama
Council Watch
Billy Manes paying attention to local government so you don’t have to
Upward trajectory
No Age attempt to square punk ethos with national attention
Divided we stand
A few great albums that suffered online slings and arrows
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) What empire are you building, Aries? What master plan are you in the midst of carrying out? As you gaze out upon your realm, are you content with the way it’s evolving? Judging from the current astrological omens, I’d say it’s an excellent time to ponder questions like those. And if…
Culture 2 Go
Last week in this space, we promised to keep you up to date on the development of Urban ReThink in Thornton Park, which announced that it’d be reconfiguring its space and reopening in early 2011. The group told us it wasn’t quite ready to unveil its plans, but the Orlando Sentinel managed to pry some…
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, heartthrob
A few minutes after midday today, husband and wife Jerry and Val Demings, the heads of the Orange County police and Orlando police, respectively, strode into the downtown Sorosis Club to speak to the local League of Women Voters chapter about The State of Crime Fighting in the area or something like that. Since we…
Check out “Drakkar Noir,” a new track from Potsie
We’ve told you about Potsie, right? The new band with Steve Garron (Precious), Erin Nolan (Little Debbies), and Dana Fasano (Cotton Candy Cookies & Cream)? Yes, we have. And even if we hadn’t, they’re playing a shit-ton of gigs around town, so you’ve got little excuse to have missed them. Anyway, they are a rock…
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Concert News for Heshers [Metalliance, United Hate Across America tours coming soon]
HOLYSHITSAINTVITUSISCOMINGTOTOWN. [youtube WOUMRjpJgwA] The other day, when I got a press release announcing the lineup for the awfully-named Metalliance tour, it seemed like the big news was the headliners Helmet would be playing their Meantime album in its entirety. To me, this was not big news, because EVERY BAND ON THE PLANET is doing the…
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Concert News for Hippies [Wanee, Furthur]
Hey hippie! GET A JOB!! No, seriously, get a job, because you’re gonna need one to buy tickets for some shows. First up, the big one: Wanee. The dates were announced back in October, but if you’ve forgotten, the annual festival is going down April 14-16 at the usual spot: the Spirit of Suwannee Music…
Let’s get to work! Or the distant drums of the coming class war
If you’re reading this right now, you’re probably really poor and likely unemployed. Things aren’t about to get much better any time soon, either, no matter how hard you stare at the dividend graphs on your pirated CNBC feed and wait for somebody’s wig to fall off. Things, as they say, are tough all over.…
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Park Ave CDs’ Top 25 of the week [Jan 3 – Jan 9]
This chart covers Jan. 3 – Jan. 9, which means that, for all intents and purposes, it’s less the first chart of 2011 than it is the last chart of 2010. The Black Keys / Brothers / Nonesuch Arcade Fire / The Suburbs / Merge Kanye West / My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy / Def…
Calling all nudists (and artists)
Remember last year when we got all hot-and-bothered about a “totem of horror” that took center stage at Nude Nite? In case you don’t, here’s a reminder: Well, it’s that time of year again. The artist submission deadline for Orlando’s Nude Nite 2011 is this Thursday. Artists interested in participating can download a submission form…
Concert Announcement: Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue brings her LOGO TV-sponsored “Aphrodite 2011” tour to Hard Rock Live on May 8. Tickets go on sale Saturday, Jan. 22 and they are pricey. $139 Reserved Balcony Tables $98 Reserved Lower Balcony $75 Reserved Upper Balcony & GA Standing Floor But hey, Entertainment Weekly called Minogue’s last US tour (back in 2009)…
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Live Music Tonight [Styx, Ivan Neville/Brown Note]
Styx and Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk are playing the Plaza tonight. No, not together, silly. The Styx show starts at 6:30, and the funk show gets underway at 9:30. I’ve written about my deep and abiding and embarrassing love for Styx before, so no need to humiliate myself again on that front. As for the second…
