Creative Loafing Tampa

Top Chef Masters preview: It's getting harder and harder to cook

• by Katie Machol
Check out the preview videos of Top Chef Masters!
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Television, Top Chef Podcast, Television, cooking, top chef, bravo, reality TV, top chef masters, top chef podcast, Top Chef Podcast, Maroon 5

The Voice Recap: Blind Auditions Part Two

The honeymoon is over but we are still in love.

• by Amanda Allwood
• Tags: Pop Culture, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee-Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, dia controversy, dia on the voice, dia on warner bros records, Maroon 5, meg & dia, meg and dia, NBC, nbc's the voice, play 98.7 the voice, recap of the voice, see-lo, tampa the voice, The Voice, the voice in tampa, the voice recap. the voice episode 2, voice, voice recap, warner bros records, Television

AltDotPop: Lindsay Lohan moves in next to Samantha Ronson, Adam Levine gets naked, Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift split plus rehab, a DUI and more.

• by Amanda Allwood
Break-ups, move-ins, boob jobs and the opposite, engagements that will surely end in divorce and nakedness: A supersized AltDotPop, just for you.
• Tags: Pop Culture, Maroon 5, Lilo, lindsay lohan, Playboy Mansion, Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis, david arquette, jake gyllenhaal, hugh hefner, victoria beckham, Macaulay Culkin, taylor swift, adam levine, snooki, Pop Culture, adam levine naked, Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift, David Arquette going to rehab, Victoria Beckham implants, Jamie Pressly DUI, Jamie Pressly, Lindsay Lohan and samantha ronson, jordan bratman, cosmo Uk, Izabella St. James, playboy playmate, playboy book, LeAnn Rimes, Macaulay Culkin and Mila Kunis

Maroon 5's Adam Levine gets naked for prostate cancer

• by Amanda Allwood
• Tags: Sex and Love, Health & Wellness, Pop Culture, photos, Maroon 5, Sex and Love, Health & Wellness, adam levine, Pop Culture, adam levine naked, cosmo, nsfk

Photo review: 93.3FLZ Jingle Ball with Maroon 5, B.o.B, Enrique Iglesias, Train, Bruno Mars and more at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa

• by Tracy May
• Tags: photography, Music, Concerts, Maroon 5, St. Pete Times Forum, enrique iglesias, train, photography, Music, Concerts, jingle ball, Bruno Mars, B.o.B

CD review: Maroon 5, Hands All Over

• by Amber Mcdonald
• Tags: Music, Music Review, Creative-Loafing, Maroon 5, review, Music, Music Review, lady antebellum, Hands All Over

New music releases out this Tuesday, September 21: Paula Cole, Michael Franti & Spearhead, John Legend & The Roots, The Script, Santana, Swans, Lauris Vidal, and more (with lots of audio & video)

• by Leilani Polk
New music!
• Tags: Music, New Music, Maroon 5, confessions, Music, Santana, liza minnelli, thievery corporation, Opeth, Torche, Serj Tankian, New Music, Margot & The Nuclear So and So's, Maximum Balloon, John Legend & The Roots, Wake Up!, Buzzard, Hands All Over, Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Pete International Airport, Frankie Rose & The Outs, Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time, The Script, Science & Faith, Imperfect Harmonies, Shontelle, No Gravity, Swans, My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky, It Takes a Thief, Songs For Singles, Twiztid, Heartbroken & Homicidal, The Wonder Years, The Upsides, You Say Party, REMIXXXX

Black people love Ken Apperson: How a skinny white boy gets down

• by Courtney Bishop
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Music, Local Music, Neighborhoods, Ybor, Arts & Entertainment, Tampa, Ybor City, Maroon 5, Local Music, Ybor, Jannus Landing, Centro Ybor, Channelside, hip hop, cigarette, musician, Music, green iguana, falsetto, Neighborhoods, lollipop, jannus live, Ken Apperson, black person, white boy, tenor, cover songs, Little Wayne, Weezy, autotune, phase vocoder, Keep Dreaming, original songs, acoustic guitar, St. Louis, Gilligan's Bar and Grill, JJ's Cafe and Bar, Channelside Courtyard, Centro Cantina, Palm Pavilion, Rock for Research, Havana Room, TinaTapas, electric guitar, Uncategorized

Making music tours more sustainable: Reverb and the Green Music Group

• by Katie Machol
The environmental impact of touring shows and music festivals can be huge- tons of fuel, resources and waste. But one musician decided to make a difference by creating an organization that makes tours more eco-friendly.
• Tags: Activism, Green Living, Music, Activism, dave matthews band, Maroon 5, Sheryl Crow, Music, Sierra Club, Green Living, eco friendly, waste, carbon emissions, coldplay, Brandi Carlile, carbon offsets, reverb, music tours, bands, guster, Adam Gardner, green music tours, party like a rockstar, green music group, eco-village, carpooling, green grants, biodiesel, rider, lilith fair, warner music group, brushfire records, oxfam america, music for relief, eco-friendly music festivals, Uncategorized

Top 10 ridiculously awesome Christmas songs you won't hear on the radio (with video)

• by Kristina Welch
Man cannot live on the holiday offerings of Magic 94.9-FM radio alone, because alas, the station tends to play the same songs year after year. Check out a list of 10 songs that everyone ought to hear this holiday season.
• Tags: Music, south park, Maroon 5, John Lennon, santa claus, christmas, stephen-colbert, John Legend, mariah carey, Music, britney spears, the colbert report, Comedy Central, Extreme, martha stewart, Johnny Cash, Santa, the killers, blink-182, brandon flowers, adam levine, magic 94.9, simple plan, raffi, Uncategorized

Maroon 5 releases teaser trailers for upcoming album

• by Kristina Welch
Maroon 5 builds excitement for their upcoming release with a teaser trailer.
• Tags: Music, Maroon 5, Music, adam levine, Uncategorized

Sunday music news links: Maroon 5, Nirvana, Them Crooked Vultures, Pearl Jam, Weezer and more (with video) news

• by Kristina Welch
Music news links for the weekend.
• Tags: Music, south park, Miley-Cyrus, Maroon 5, rolling stone, nine inch nails, gossip, steve martin, Pearl Jam, Michael Jackson, killers, nirvana, fuse, Music, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Trent Reznor, Sara Bareilles, the killers, kanye west, taylor swift, kid cudi, Weezer, them crooked vultures, liam gallagher, tim mcgraw, vivian girls, adam levine, r.e.m., national campaign to close guantanamo, chamillionaire, kenny g, alan jackson, robbie williams, brit awards, steep canyon rangers, good vibrations festival, gym class heroes, busta rhymes, Uncategorized

Tickets on sale for spring wine events

• by Taylor Eason
Although there's a frickin' wine and food tasting practically every weekend, most blend in like weak pinot in a sea of bullying cabernet. But a few manage to float to the surface.
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Food News, Food and Restaurants, Food News, abilities, tampa wine events, sea grapes, bern's steakhouse, St. Pete Times Forum, B.o.B, The Ready Set, Bruno Mars, train, Maroon 5, jingle ball, mike posner, Uncategorized

Valkyria Chronicles Review: It's World War II, anime style!

• by Rick Dakan
• Tags: Tech, Tech, video games, war, review, valkyria chronicles, x-com, St. Pete Times Forum, B.o.B, The Ready Set, Bruno Mars, train, Maroon 5, jingle ball, mike posner, Uncategorized

Local vs. organic foods: Which is better?

• by John Matthews
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Food News, Food and Restaurants, produce, food, Florida, organic, Food News, local food, peter burkard, my mother's garden, worden farm, locavore, watercress farm, hunsader farms, real dirt, St. Pete Times Forum, B.o.B, The Ready Set, Mike Possner, Bruno Mars, train, Maroon 5, jingle ball, Clearwater, concert, Bahnz Selby, best buy, in-store, Uncategorized

Going the distance for Spanish love at B-21

• by Audra
New wine blogger Audra explores the bounty of Spanish wines and Tarpon Springs' retailer B-21.
• Tags: Drink, wine, Drink, b-21, spanish wines, St. Pete Times Forum, B.o.B, The Ready Set, Bruno Mars, train, Maroon 5, jingle ball, mike posner, Tampa, HRC, hard rock cafe, styx, hard rock casino, Uncategorized

My Apartment Hunt: Nightmare on Craigslist

• by Arielle Stevenson
I'm not one to bash Craigslist, but when searching for roommates online you meet more than your share of crazies.
• Tags: Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Daily Loaf, Progress Energy, fees, Craigslist, Arielle Stevenson, roommates, Trotsky, apartment hunt, St. Pete Times Forum, B.o.B, The Ready Set, Mike Possner, Bruno Mars, train, Maroon 5, jingle ball, Uncategorized

Does anyone, anywhere, care about the Grammys?

• by Stephen Hammill
For an event whose most-cited moments include Milli Vanilli's 1990 Grammy for Best New Artist and the Bob Dylan soy bomb dancer, We're guessing probably not.
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Television, Arts & Entertainment, Television, event, Bob-Dylan, bomb, Grammys, Grammys suck, Milli, Milli Vanilli, soy, streaker, Vanilli, St. Pete Times Forum, B.o.B, The Ready Set, Bruno Mars, train, Maroon 5, jingle ball, mike posner, Uncategorized

The Short List: Please, just pass the damn stimulus already!

• by Joe Bardi
Gasparilla video, Michael Steele clearing his "good name," the never-ending stimulus debate rolls on, Ann Coulter under investigation for voter fraud and much more on today's Short List.
• Tags: The Short List, The Short List, Australia, stimulus-package, unemployment, ann coulter, michael steele, michael lewis, salma hayek, St. Pete Times Forum, B.o.B, The Ready Set, Bruno Mars, train, Maroon 5, jingle ball, mike posner, Uncategorized

Do It Today: Peters, Meaney and NAACP

• by Leilani Polk
Stuff to do Monday, Febry
• Tags: Events, Events, To do in Tampa, do it in Tampa, Hip Hop Soda Shop, Burnadette peters, Kevin Meaney, NAACP birthday, Hillsborough County NAACP 100th Birthday, St. Pete Times Forum, B.o.B, The Ready Set, Bruno Mars, train, Maroon 5, jingle ball, mike posner, Uncategorized