Email Author Jose D. Duran

2012 Stories by Jose D. Duran

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  FEATURED STORY

  DJ Mehdi Tribute Mural Goes Up at Grand Central for WMC and Miami Music Week

  published Mar 20, 2012

  This past September, the world of dance music lost Mehdi Faveris-Essadi, an amazing DJ and producer at the age of 34. Of course, Mehdi was no stranger to Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Fest... More >>

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  Top Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week Parties for Tuesday, March 20

  published Mar 20, 2012

  Are you still aliver Yesr Good. Because there are still six more days of partying. God help your liver.Today marks the official start of Miami Music Week (AKA Ultra Week), so that means big parties fr... More >>

• SBTRKT Talks American Dubstep, Post-Dubstep, and Ultra Music Festival

  published Mar 20, 2012

  When we mentioned SBTRKT (pronounced subtract) in our list of of ten most exciting acts at Ultra Music Festival, we were being dead serious. The British musician is often pigeonholed as post-dubstep... More >>

• The Overthrow Taking Over Mamushka's For MMW, Making it Hard 2 Leave Next Sunday

  published Mar 16, 2012

  During WMC 2010, White Room (currently Eve) was the unofficial DJ VIP room. Except, it wasn't really VIP. DJ and fans easily hung out side by side. It was the only place were the average partygoer cou... More >>

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  Top Winter Music Conference 2012 Parties For Friday, March 16

  published Mar 16, 2012

  It's finally here! Winter Music Conference starts today. And while the big, splashy parties don't really get going until next week, there are still plenty good reasons why you should start your electr... More >>

• Simian Mobile Disco's James Ford Talks New Unpatterns Album and WMC 2012

  published Mar 15, 2012

  If there is one act that rarely disappoints, it's Simian Mobile Disco. We've caught the duo so many times live that we've started to lose count. From a cavernous light show at the now-defunct Studio A... More >>

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  Afrobeta, Krisp, PLAINS Headline Sweatstock 2012 at Sweat Records

  published Mar 14, 2012

  Here's a quick break from the pre-Winter Music Conference hoopla to give you some local music news. Sweat Records has announced the lineup from its third annual Sweatstock on April 21, which also coin... More >>

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  Does Winter Music Conference Need Another Makeoverr

  published Mar 14, 2012

  In October 2011, good news came early for beat freaks when Winter Music Conference announced the 27-year-old event would be growing -- not only with new events but also with an expanded ten-day itiner... More >>

• Tensnake Makes His Miami Debut at WMC 2012 and Ultra Music Festival

  published Mar 13, 2012

  Before Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week became a spring breaker's paradise, it was all about discovering new music and artists. When did we all lose sight of thatr Well, if you look close... More >>

• Art, Film, and Booze

  published March 1, 2012

  During Art Basel, everyone likes to pretend it's all about the art, but we know better. It's about the easy-on-the-eyes guys and gals, the... More >>

• Kraftwerk as part of Ultra Music Festival 2012 at Bayfront Park March 23

  published March 15, 2012

  Kraftwerk as part of Ultra Music Festival 2012 at Bayfront Park March 23 More >>

• Ten best acts at Ultra Music Fest 2012

  published March 15, 2012

  Ten best acts at Ultra Music Fest 2012 More >>

• WMC is back with Ultra but still needs a makeover

  published March 15, 2012

  WMC is back with Ultra but still needs a makeover More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Kraftwerk's Ralf Hutter on Ultra Music Festival, New Music, and the MoMA Retrospective in New York

  published Mar 07, 2012

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• Beach Bodies and Beats

  published March 1, 2012

  As far as Miami circuit parties go, Winter Party is the best. And after almost a week’s worth of events, what better to way to show your... More >>

• Opium Group's Miami Music Week 2012 Lineup: Dirty South, John Digweed, and More

  published Feb 22, 2012

  The official start of Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week is less than a month away, and local venues are starting to reveal all the beat-wrapped goodies. One of the bigger juggernauts of t... More >>

• The Bodyguard: Whitney Houston's Moment Under the Miami Sun

  published Feb 14, 2012

  This past weekend's news about R&B and pop icon Whitney Houston's death still seems unbelievable to us. But even with all the demons that seemed to haunt her until her untimely passing, we'd still... More >>

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  Whitney Houston Dead at 48

  published Feb 11, 2012

  Shocking news as publicist Kristen Foster confirms the death of R&B and pop legend Whitney Houston at the age of 48.The singer, who catapulted instantly to super-stardom in 1985 with her self-titl... More >>

• Tool Performed for the "Devout" at BankAtlantic Center

  published Feb 07, 2012

  Tool is just one of those bands that inspires crazy cult-like fandom. Or a totally indifferent shrug of the shoulders. But according to our sister blog County Grind, last night's show at the BankAtla... More >>

• M.I.A.'s "Bad Girls" Video: An Extremely Detailed Breakdown

  published Feb 03, 2012

  Today, the world got an overdose of Maya Arulpragasam, AKA M.I.A., who released not one, but two music videos. The first was a featured guest spot on Madonna's "Hollaback Girl" "Give Me All Your Luvin... More >>

• ANR Warms Up for SXSW With Mamushka's Gig on February 4

  published Feb 01, 2012

  Last time we checked, ANR's Brian Robertson and Michael-John Hancock said they were busy recording an album. So when 10K Islands' Will Suter emailed us about the band's upcoming show at Mamushka's, ... More >>

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  Disney's Mickey Mouse Joy Division T-Shirt: How I'm Out $300

  published Jan 26, 2012

  Midnight on Saturday, I found myself walking down Main Street U.S.A. after a long day at the Magic Kingdom. I was there to celebrate my sister's birthday and had met up along with former New Times mus... More >>

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  Hard Miami Returns as a Two-Day Party at Grand Central on March 21 and 22

  published Jan 25, 2012

  Hard, the long-running Los Angeles club night and electronic music festival, made its Miami debut during WMC 2010 with a pool party at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. We called it out for being a lite ... More >>

• Otto Von Schirach Monkeys Around With Modeselektor in "Evil Twin" Video

  published Jan 17, 2012

  A while back, we talked to Otto Von Schirach about his recent collaboration with German DJ-producer duo Modeselektor. He called the collabo track a "banger," which is a spot-on description of the gli... More >>

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  Ultra Music Festival 2012's Ten Most Exciting Acts

  published Jan 11, 2012

  Coachella's lineup got announced on Monday. And personally, we were underwhelmed. But it got us thinking how excited we are for Ultra Music Festival 2012. Sure, Deadmau5 may think the number of head... More >>