JAMES BROWN
Ani Quinn was raised in NYC and had his first band at age 14. He went on to play shows at legendary venues like CBGBs. By 17 he started experimenting with turntables and a mixer and subsequently moved out from his parents' house. "All I did was practice mixing and scratching. It was too loud and too constant for my folks, so I moved out!" Since then it has all been uphill for Ani. He's established himself as a premier DJ and has worked with the likes of Kelly Rowland, Run DMC, Cyprus Hill, 2 Live Crew, Britney Spears, Moby and Slick Rick. He's also spun at parties with DJ AM, DJ Vice, Quest Love, Biz Markie, Jazzy Jeff, DJ A-trak, DJ Craze, Jam Master Jay, Samantha Ronson & Mark Ronson. We had a chance to chat with DJ Ani Quinn about his love for NYC, touring, and his biggest achievement.
Zach Deputy is by definition a one-man band. No, not the perfunctory phrase used too often to describe a talented musician, but really - a one-man band. Deputy plays more than 250 shows a year with his island-infused music that comes naturally with his roots steeped in the Caribbean. With his funky melodies, no one is left standing at a Zach Deputy show, where he uses live loops that layer sounds to create a full band effect.
With Deputy taking the Bamboo Stage Nov. 9 at the Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery, 2621 N Federal Highway in Boca Raton, Mike Rothman grabbed a few spare minutes of this touring machine’s time to talk about his influences, upcoming music and why fans need to check him out when he takes over Boca like the Pied Piper.
Pooh Bear, Yoga, Spaceships. That's how Tim Reynolds kicks off a Dave Matthews Band weekend.
With two highly anticipated DMB shows Friday and Saturday at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm, DMB guitarist Tim Reynolds shared his humorous side as he jumpstarted the weekend with a show of his own at Roxy’s Pub.
Reynolds and his eclectic ensemble TR3 played an intimate 2-hour set that featured costumed creatures like Pooh Bear and Elmo crashing the stage in flashing gas masks during his rendition of James Brown‘s “Sex Machine.”
With three separate bands, the release of a highly acclaimed and well constructed tour documentary, and word coming in of plans to make a solo album, Jack White just may usurp James Brown’s self-proclaimed title as the “hardest working man in show business”… if he wasn’t so lackadaisical about setting deadlines.
Indeed, the creativity is unyielding for White, who apparently is still working with his latest collaborative project, The Dead Weather, on their second album, which was “halfway done” as of last October. Also in production is the latest album with longtime musical acquaintance Meg White of The White Stripes (as if you didn’t already know) which is also reportedly due out sometime this year. And even though nothing has been officially announced about new material by The Raconteurs, White’s third musical formulation, it wouldn’t be a stretch to imagine that something of this nature might possibly be brewing within the confines of White’s recording studio in Nashville, TN.
The Harvard Lampoon boasts itself as the longest running humor magazine based on the English language. Along with the vast numbers of humorists who have gone on to careers in the comedic entertainment industry, the organization will occasionally honor those whom it finds worthy of being included in the notable ranks of humerati. The latest of these honorees is the controversial synth-glam maven Peaches, who will be honored in an induction ceremony tonight in the mysterious “Lampoon Castle” located just outside of Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA.
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