Static Live Magazine

12/27/2025

https://nypost.com/2025/12/26/entertainment/the-cure-guitarist-dead-at-65-after-a-short-illness/

12/25/2025

12/22/2025

🎄 CHER JUST WON CHRISTMAS (AGAIN) 🎄
Coffee in hand. Pajamas on. Zero apologies given.

Cher rolled into Saturday Night Live and reminded everyone that holiday season isn’t about subtlety — it’s about glitter, guitars, and absolutely owning the moment. From “DJ Play a Christmas Song” to a rock-solid “Run Rudolph Run,” this was festive dominance, not a suggestion.

👉 Read the full breakdown here:
https://staticlive.com/cher-shows-snl-how-christmas-is-really-done-coffee-pajamas-and-zero-apologies/

And yes — while you’re cozied up watching Elf for the 300-something-th time, don’t forget to grab the Static Live Music Calendar App to keep tabs on live shows across Daytona Beach, New Smyrna, Flagler, Ormond Beach, and beyond.

12/19/2025

🎸🌴 New year, new stage, new noise.

Starting January, Static Live is bringing live music to Big Tunas Beach Bar & Grill — right where the ocean breeze hits, the drinks stay cold, and sunsets do most of the heavy lifting.

Beachfront vibes, killer food, ice-cold beers, and now a rotating lineup of live bands and artists courtesy of us. Because a place this good deserves a soundtrack that doesn’t suck.

📍 Big Tuna’s Beach Bar & Grill
🎶 Live music powered by Static Live
🗓️ Kicking off January

Stay tuned. Bring friends. Stay late.
This one’s gonna ripple. 🌊🔥

12/16/2025

🎄 Love it or hate it, Mariah Carey just broke the internet AGAIN. 🎄

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” just hit 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, because apparently time is a flat circle and Mariah owns December. Some people are tired of it. We are absolutely not.

Read why the Queen of Christmas keeps winning — and why resistance is futile 👉
https://staticlive.com/mariah-carey-breaks-the-internet-again-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-hits-20-weeks-at-no-1-and-were-not-mad-about-it/

12/16/2025

Legendary singer Carl Carlton, best known for his 1981 hit “She’s a Bad Mama Jama,” has passed away at 72.
His iconic song earned a Grammy nomination and continues to appear in films and TV shows, including Miss Congeniality 2 and Friends. 

Carlton, whose career began in the ’60s and included a Top 10 Billboard hit with “Everlasting Love,” left a lasting mark on music and pop culture.

12/15/2025

✨🪄 Harry Potter just unlocked a LEGENDARY bonus level.

Dame Shirley Bassey — yes, that voice — has officially entered the Wizarding World, lending original songs to the new Harry Potter full-cast audiobooks. Because apparently magic wasn’t powerful enough without one of the most iconic voices in music history.

From Bond themes to big band wizardry, this is the kind of crossover that makes us proud to be lifelong Potter nerds. Read the full story (and bask in the greatness) right here:
👉 https://staticlive.com/shirley-bassey-enters-the-wizarding-world-because-harry-potter-just-got-a-little-more-legendary/

⚡📚 Music. Magic. Legends only.

12/12/2025

Alabama Shakes are officially back, and Brittany Howard’s voice is still doing that thing where it grabs you by the soul and refuses to let go. 🎶🔥
Spring 2026 dates are locked, Florida is blessed (St. Augustine included), and if you’ve ever screamed along to Sound & Color, you already know this tour is non-negotiable.

Read the full breakdown, dates, and why this comeback actually matters right here 👉
https://staticlive.com/alabama-shakes-are-back-on-the-road-for-2026-brittany-howards-voice-is-still-a-force-of-nature/

(Pro tip: if they’re anywhere near you, stop pretending you’re “thinking about it” and just go.)

12/10/2025

Queen energy incoming. While the rest of us are locked in mortal combat with the couch and a champagne bottle, Diana Ross is about to own and ring in 2026 like the absolute legend she is. Midnight. Lights. Hits. Goosebumps guaranteed.

👉 Read the full story here:
https://staticlive.com/queen-diana-takes-times-square-ross-to-ring-in-2026-while-the-rest-of-us-fight-the-couch-for-the-remote/

Pro tip: If you’re not watching this, your New Year’s resolution is already broken. 🍾✨

12/09/2025

🚨 STREETS ARE TALKING 🚨
21 Savage just dropped the mic and threw down a question: “What Happened to the Streets?” His new album lands this Friday, Dec. 12 — and yeah, we’re already counting the hours.

If you thought the rap game was mellowing out, think again.
👉 Dive into the full story here: https://staticlive.com/streets-are-talking-21-savageis-back-with-a-new-album-and-a-question-that-hits-hard/

TL;DR: old beats, new heat — and you know Static Live has your back when it comes to tuning into every pulse of culture (and live music) up and down Florida’s east coast. 🎯

12/08/2025

🎸 THE NEXT GROHL ERA BEGINS
just stepped out of dad’s shadow and onto the stage. Her debut tracks “THUM” & “APPLEFISH” are live — raw, real, and ready to shred expectations.

👉 Read the full rundown: https://staticlive.com/violet-grohl-steps-into-the-spotlight-dave-grohls-daughter-drops-debut-tracks-thum-applefish/

Florida rockers — if you dig real music (not plastic playlists), hit up the Static Live Music Calendar App to catch local shows worthy of a platinum-grade headphone playlist.

12/07/2025

lee_buckner_music kicking off the Rocking Country Christmas Party at the hardrockdaytona for 931coastcountry