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2012 Stories by Jacob Katel

• Beat It, Jr.

  published December 27, 2012

  Spanish Harlem, 1930. Seven-year-old Tito Puente smacks a pot with a wooden spoon, slaps the windowsill, and makes a crude yet funky beat. A... More >>

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  Kool Keith, Araabmuzik, Steven A. Clark, and SPIN's Basel Party: A 25-Photo Recap

  published Dec 10, 2012

  Wynwood got wilder than a thousand hungry lions at a zebra convention. And SPIN magazine's Art Basel Miami Beach week party at new club Gramps offered plenty of great music for the soundtrack. We g... More >>

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  Jahfe for the People: Words of Wisdom From Sasha Sanon

  published Dec 04, 2012

  Jahfe is the greatest reggae band in South Florida. When the group's in show mode, it gigs about 17 nights a month at venues throughout the tri-county area. The crew also tours internationally, play... More >>

• Hated for Trying's Punk Comp "Cadence to Valor" Honors Local Fallen Soldier

  published November 29, 2012

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  Kim Kardashian Makes Sex Eyes at Violinists, Receives Keys to the City of North Miami

  published Nov 20, 2012

  If a girl looks at your shoes and smiles, plays with her hair while checking you out, and then makes physical contact, it usually means she wants to fuck. So Kanye West may have some competition from... More >>

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  Henry Stone: Legendary Soul

  published November 22, 2012

  Overtown, 1950. Henry Stone sits in the lobby of the Mary Elizabeth Hotel, a classy joint with a lounge, several bars, and a concert hall. He's... More >>

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  Ice "Billion" Berg and Rick Ross Drop "I Ain't Got No Time" Collabo at 3:05 p.m. Today

  published Nov 19, 2012

  Ice "Billion" Berg ain't got no time, he's chasing money. The only thing on his mind is stackin' those gotdam hundreds. He told his "bitch" he's on his grind, she says she understands, and even if sh... More >>

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  Top Ten Reasons Tobacco Road Should Live Another 100 Years

  published Nov 16, 2012

  The Road is 100 fucking years old! There's never been a better time to get wasted, eat great, and have consensual drunk sex in a parking lot than tomorrow's big birthday bash. Here are the top ten ... More >>

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  Metro Zu's Lofty305 Talks Zuology, Bitches, Weed, Coke, LSD, and Basel Party Plans

  published Nov 14, 2012

  Metro Zu is high above Miami on a cumulus of kush. They're dropping acid rain on the people in the streets. They're surfing through the County on a tidal wave of bass. They're wide awake, they're m... More >>

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  Ten Worst House Music Videos of All Time

  published Nov 12, 2012

  House rose from the cracks of Chicago's warehouse disco scene to be a global force in music. But just because billions of ears dig this stuff and it changed pop history ... Sometimes, it still sucks.... More >>

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  Cypress Hill's B-Real and Sen Dog Talk Weed, Rap, Punk, Gang Life, and Being Cuban

  published Nov 07, 2012

  If you're ever in Amsterdam, cop a slab of paper-flat hash, palm the sheet, and breathe hot air on it. Once the sheet becomes pliable, load it up with OG Kush, roll it like a blunt, and smoke up till ... More >>

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  Obama Bitchslaps Romney! Five Tribute Songs, From Young Jeezy to Some Croatian Dude

  published Nov 07, 2012

  Obama wins everything. Game of horseshoes in the backyardr Obama wins. Beer Pong with the Prezr Barack is the champ. Play HORSE at the neighborhood parkr Victory to the O-man. Rock, paper, scissorsr... More >>

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  Obama vs. Romney: Top Ten Musical Endorsements, From Vanilla Ice to Pitbull

  published Nov 06, 2012

  Pop music celebrities are sex-drenched, weapon-obsessed, drug-addicted, angry, deranged, and sometimes criminal. In short, they're unconventional, always-entertaining personalities who may or may no... More >>

• Cypress Hill, With Action Bronson, at Grand Central November 13

  published November 8, 2012

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  Cypress Hill's B Real: "Guys Who Smoke Weed Can Relate to Obama, I Support Him"

  published Nov 02, 2012

  If Mitt Romney smoked a joint, nothing would happen. Because robots can't get high. But Crossfade's backing Obama. Like most Americans, we've smoked marijuana. And we're not afraid to admit it. We a... More >>

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  Icona Pop and New Times' Miami Live Music Month Kickoff at Grand Central

  published Oct 30, 2012

  The Swedish electro chicks of Icona Pop sing: "I crash my car into a bridge. I don't care. I love it," to a floor-smashing dance beat. They are the perfect example of a species that one of their song... More >>

• Miami Live Music Month Kickoff Party at Grand Central November 3

  published November 1, 2012

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• Askultura Album-Release Party at Churchill's Pub November 3

  published November 1, 2012

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  Candye Kane, BBW Blues Singer: "Porn and the Music Biz Are Almost the Same"

  published Oct 26, 2012

  Candye Kane is a tough chick from Cali who came up playing country, blues, and rock on the L.A. punk scene in the '80s at the same time as she stripped to pay the bills. Later, she became a porn star... More >>

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  Askultura's Superpunks: "Politicans Say 'F#$% the Public,' I Say 'Anarchy and Legalize Weed'"

  published Oct 24, 2012

  Ascolta is Italian for listen, and that's exactly what local punk crew Askultura want you to do. "Listen to the culture," says the band's founder Andrew, a Lakota Nation warrior poet. He and his nin... More >>

• Uzi, Nigerian-American Rapper: "We Don't Live in Huts and Walk Around Naked"

  published Oct 22, 2012

  The savage lands of Dade and Broward counties can be a wild place at times. The Chevys roar like lions, and bass pounds from their trunks like a foot drop from an elephant. Nigerian-American rapper U... More >>

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  Ky-Mani Marley Talks Life, Death, and Konfrontation Muzik

  published Oct 19, 2012

  Ky-Mani Marley's first name means "Adventurous Traveler." He is the son of Bob Marley and Jamaican table tennis champion Anita Belnavis. He was born in Jamaica. But he grew up in Liberty City. The n... More >>

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  Matt & Kim Cancel Fillmore Show, Opening Act Oberhofer Playing The Stage Miami Tonight

  published Oct 15, 2012

  Matt & Kim work so hard ... They got too sick to play Miami. Last night, the perpetually psyched indie duo canceled their show at the Fillmore Miami Beach because Matt lost his voice. But openin... More >>

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  Win Free Tix for Diego Garcia and Jovanotti: "Give It Away to Whoever Likes It Raw"

  published Oct 08, 2012

  Diego Garcia is a first-generation Latin kid who grew up in Florida. Now he's touring the world's stages and playing tiny desks for NPR. On Wednesday night, he'll be at the Fillmore Miami Beach, ope... More >>

• Locos por Juana Releases New Album, Somos de la Calle

  published October 4, 2012

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