Guest nofx Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2008/01/last_night_the_12th_annual_can.phpBetter Than: Medieval heat torture. The Review: Candyland, the hyped-up party of the year, was NOT what I expected. In previewing the party, the New Times was told that the party was to be, “the best of the best.†Therefore, I was anticipating Disneyland fireworks. I have seen Culture Productions do much better, I have seen Voodoo do much better, and in its 12th year anniversary, this party was not up to par. At around 12 o’clock, the time I arrived, the only room that caught my attention was Rodman’s Rehab. It’s the room to the side of Voodoo Lounge. Chino was terminating his Drum and Bass set as I stepped into a fiery sauna of hell. It was incredibly hot and moist in there, not to mention the extra heat emanating off the few people that were brave enough to dance under those conditions. I began to perspire before I came close to the stage to see Lemon D begin and M.C. Madd continue. In fact, Madd, an up-and-coming Laundry Bar commoner, MC'd through about 3 hours of different sets, if not more. He free styled throughout the night. Even though no one could understand what he was saying, as is the case with most Drum and Bass M.C.s, his persistence was impressive. Whether it was due to dedication or uppers, he managed to liven up the room a tad-bit. Once the sweat on my forehead began frizzing my hair, I decided it was time to get out. I headed to the main room, where Krafty Kuts was performing, and I could not seem to get into the music. So I headed to the back of the club, and I still wasn’t moved. The music was all sounding a bit cheesy. After a while, I went back to Rodman’s Rehab to stick it out until AK1200. To soothe the torturous heat, I walked to the bar to get a bottle of water. Unfortunately, the limit for debit cards is $20. Call me cheep, but I was not going to buy 4 bottles of water, and it was way to hot to drink alcohol. So I asked for a cup of ice. “No!†said the girl at the bar, quite rudely I might add. I sucked it up and watched AK1200 for a while as he remixed some old school tracks. But since sweating is not an activity that I like to do outside of the gym, I left to go check out Jackal and Hyde. Upon my midnight arrival to Voodoo, Jackal and Hyde was the best performance that I had witnessed. Now, don’t get me wrong, I did miss a few acts, and surely, Rodman’s Rehab had some good Drum and Bass, but it was too hot to bear, at least for this princess. Like other break-beat acts in Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Jackal and Hyde delve into dark sound. Their live-set included synthesizers and a dancing girl in a gas mask dressed in skimpy PVC. For those that don't know, PVC (Poly-Vinyl-Chloride), is a shiny fabric found in much gothic and fetish attire. Even Hyde, was dressed in semi-gothic fashion. In fact, Jackal and Hyde have performed live with Gen of the Genitorturers, so obviously their style, much like their music, has an industrial feel, along with the heavy bass of break-beats. It’s like being a beat boy, getting trapped in the dungeon of a beautiful dominatrix, becoming aroused as she beats you, and then being inspired to make some music. However, once the dancer on stage started sweating on me, my Hypochondria began to kick in, and I felt it was time to go. Critics Notebook:Personal Bias: Culture Productions and Voodoo Lounge have been known to throw some awesome parties and I’m probably going to get a lot of heat for this (no pun intended) but I gots to keep it real. Ya heard. It’s not to say that the party wasn’t awesome in its heyday, but we’re in the cash-money millennium where it’s all about selling the scene, not having one. Random Detail: Parties shouldn’t only be about getting smashed. They should be about an all around euphoric musical experience, even before you get smashed. By The Way: Swinging flashing lights around in the form of a figure eight is NOT dancing. It is annoying, it is hard to maneuver around, and it pisses me off. -- Lucy OrozcoCategory: Concert Review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JustDade Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 I think that it would have been fair to point out that you work for or are involved with Euphoria Project, which tries to compete with Culture so your bias goes beyond what was stated in your post.I just think it's really telling that you didn't have enough cash in your pocket for a bottle of water and that you would rather go thirsty for hours in that heat than pony-up $20. Who does that? OK....maybe you and Mitch do that but not normal people...... Maybe we could take donations so you could get a bottle of water EP style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LaundryBar Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 I had a good time. Props to Culture for 12+ years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aj2234 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 candyland was packed. over 1000 people. everyone i know had fun. we made money. the club made money. ALL THE ARTISTS WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO GET PAID DID! succesful show in my eyes. candyland 13 will be even better! Culture 3 Nofx 0 lol keep trying lil boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JustDade Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 candyland was packed. over 1000 people. everyone i know had fun. we made money. the club made money. ALL THE ARTISTS WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO GET PAID DID! succesful show in my eyes. candyland 13 will be even better! Culture 3 Nofx 0 lol keep trying lil boy!You paid the smoothie guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aj2234 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 You paid the smoothie guy?lol no smoothie guy here. this event was 21 and up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan2772 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 who the hell would go to a drum n bass/breaks/jungle party and not expect to sweat (a lot)??? what a stupid article. new times is a freaking rag. the people that write for it are idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aj2234 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 who the hell would go to a drum n bass/breaks/jungle party and not expect to sweat (a lot)??? what a stupid article. new times is a freaking rag. the people that write for it are idiots.she also forgot to mention that rodmans rehab is outdoors. of course you are going to sweat when you're outdoors! we live in south florida! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shadeone Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 the party was dope!the after party was dope!overall i think candyland 12 was a great jam! props to Culture for keeping it going strong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ICON Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 That article was brutal. It sounded like Lucy was a sorority chick visiting an underground club for the first time. CULTURE SHOCK. Of course she had to make a sarcastic drug reference about the MC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JustDade Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 I thought it was NoFx's review......just realized that it was from NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oni1414777741 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 That article was brutal. It sounded like Lucy was a sorority chick visiting an underground club for the first time. CULTURE SHOCK. Of course she had to make a sarcastic drug reference about the MCThats what i got from the article too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr.miami Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Candyland was awesome and packed enough for me. Great night. I can't wait for some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest djxtac Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 Wow Even Culture gets slammed publically on the forums... I must admit Its hard to beat the candylands that were held years back at Orbit/Ovation, but times have changed and obviously so did the venue... but if there was over a thousand people in the club of that size its going to be hot... When we broke 1000 people in auguest it actually felt like hell.. It was a suana.. i think if we didnt use as much c02 as we did peole would have been dropping from heat exaustion... I wasnt able to make it this night cause we actually had a party of our own in boca but i made it to see jackel & hyde down at studio A and I enjoyed the show... It actually brought me back in time for a bit.. Had a very old school feel to it.. like I was smack dab in one of the original candylands.. And for the candyland @ Voodoo the Line-up was on point..I Like voodoo and I come out when I can but on the other hand when I saw candy land was being thrown there I must admit I kinda questioned it, Its only my opinion but I think candyland should be held at a much more open feeling/warehouse feeling venue. I just always remebered it that way.. I remebered not only the turnout being massive but club it was in as well...But 1000 people & a Killer-line up, Sound like success to me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NicoleC Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 OK, but was this really written by a New Times writer? I can't believe an editor would let something so poorly written get published. A couple of you are just smashing on New Times, but I think this was just a blog entry on their site, right? I don't care to do the work to find out, but I think anyone can post on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ICON Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 OK, but was this really written by a New Times writer? I can't believe an editor would let something so poorly written get published. A couple of you are just smashing on New Times, but I think this was just a blog entry on their site, right? I don't care to do the work to find out, but I think anyone can post on there.i dont know what it was, but what i just read here on CJ was brutal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shadeone Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 OK, but was this really written by a New Times writer? I can't believe an editor would let something so poorly written get published. A couple of you are just smashing on New Times, but I think this was just a blog entry on their site, right? I don't care to do the work to find out, but I think anyone can post on there. yes it was... She writes for the crossfade section of New Times, which is the online version of New Times for music/concert reviews... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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