Miami Book Fair: My talk with Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson on...
The 29th Miami Book Fair International is here, and I was asked to participate. I will be hosting a conversation with Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson tomorrow afternoon (here's...
Film review: ‘A Late Quartet’ offers intimate look at musicians and...
I love musicians. Many of my friends are musicians. I was once a student of music, and I have spent a couple of decades...
Temper Trap visit Miami, read my interview and maybe get free...
So, a few weeks ago, I was hanging on the telephone waiting for Temper Trap's frontman Dougy Mandagi (pictured above, center) to get on the...
Swans near end of US tour with 3 Florida dates; Leader...
So today Swans arrive in Florida for three dates before continuing on with its world tour. Starting with a show at the Social in Orlando (Buy tickets), the...
From the Archives: Aphex Twin – ‘Richard D. James’ reissued on...
I do feel it seems rather pointless to reissue music largely produced on computer via vinyl record. Vinyl is an analog medium, after all,...
Live review: PiL at Grand Central, Miami, Oct. 5, 2012
I've seen the unglamorous aging of punk rock and--- wouldn't you know it--- John Lydon, once known as Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols, is...
On Fiona Apple bullying and her lackluster Miami Beach appearance
Anyone who follows Independent Ethos knows an artist's perceived popularity matters little to this blog. What matters is the work produced, though sometimes the...
Facebook contest for free Modern English tix: What’s your fave 1-hit...
I have decided to spread the word about Independent Ethos by creating a Facebook page. The social networking opportunities cannot be ignored by a...
Modern English returns to Miami – here’s to hopes for encore...
Last year I celebrated a variety of bands performing in Miami in September. I offered nary a follow-up because I wound up in the...
New season of ‘Austin City Limits’ to feature Radiohead, Bon Iver
This year, amazing live shows for this writer in South Florida have been sporadic at best (discounting the almost holy experience of watching a...