Email Author Victor Gonzalez

2012 Stories by Victor Gonzalez

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  Religious Rock Stars: Five Catholic Acts for Ash Wednesday

  published Feb 22, 2012

  Happy Ash Wednesday, y'all! Christians are just 46 days away from the celebration of their 1,979th Easter, commemorating the day when Jesus Christ allegedly resurrected from the dead and escaped his More >>

• Watch a Man Get Pepper-Sprayed at Disneyland, and Other Theme Park Fiascos

  published Feb 21, 2012

  Disneyland, Walt Disney World Resort's half-sibling on the West Coast, was dangerously unprepared for what hit them over the weekend. A seemingly inebriated 53-year-old patron with a mean right hook More >>

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  Rihanna Tells Chris Brown, "Imma Make You My Bitch"

  published Feb 21, 2012

  Rihanna celebrated her 24th birthday yesterday by dropping "Birthday Cake (Remix)," a sadomasochistic collaboration with abusive ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. At just under four minutes long, "Birthday More >>

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  Masquerade Motel Adds Second Day, Tickets on Sale Today at 10 a.m.

  published Feb 21, 2012

  Jesus loves electronic dance music. The bearded one with the ripped abs totally answered our prayer to have just one more day with Swedish House Mafia at the Masquerade Motel. A second day -- Saturday More >>

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  MTV: Rick Ross Is a Better MC Than Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne

  published Feb 20, 2012

  The folks over at MTV News are the tits when it comes to milking arbitrary blog coverage for web hits. In December, Music Television's news team assembled a March Madness-like bracket system to coun More >>

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  Nate Dogg's Posthumous Porno: Wanna Watchr

  published Feb 20, 2012

  Prior to his untimely death last March, "G-Funk's most melodic homie" had several "hoes in different area codes." And on at least one occasion, he and his "Bad Girls" kept it "G-A-N-G-S-T-A" by shooti More >>

• Masquerade Motel Sells Out (Sorta), Ticket Scalpers Charging $300 on Craigslist

  published Feb 17, 2012

  It only took two hours for the inevitable to happen ... Swedish House Mafia's Masquerade Motel tickets sold out and opened a scalper floodgate. But don't blow your paycheck just yet. Inside sources More >>

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  Swedish House Mafia Announces Masquerade Motel Miami Location, Tickets on Sale Now UPDATED

  published Feb 17, 2012

  Swedish House Mafia's Masquerade Motel is a go, and tickets for the two one-day event went on sale about an hour ago. Update: The event has sold out its first batch of tickets. But rather than going More >>

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  Ten Best Things to Do in Miami This Weekend

  published Feb 17, 2012

  Loverboy said it best: "Everybody's workin' for the weekend/Everybody wants a new romance/Everybody's goin' off the deep end/Everybody needs a second chance."  It's true, y'all. As society, we r More >>

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  Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do in Miami This Weekend Under $10

  published Feb 17, 2012

  Holy cold front, bro! It was mad frigid this week. Like, 50-degrees. WTF, Mother Naturer C'mon, we live in Miami, not Antarctica. So glad it's getting back to normal, socks and sandals-type weathe More >>

• Tony Bennett Announces Two Shows at Hard Rock Live, Survives Great Depression

  published Feb 16, 2012

  Octogenarians rejoice, fellow 80-something-year-old and Great Depression survivor Tony Bennett has just announced a two-night engagement at a South Florida casino. Anthony Dominick Benedetto will l More >>

• Diana Ross Appearing at Hard Rock Live February 23, Refuses to Speak with Crossfade

  published Feb 16, 2012

  Diana Ross is coming out to South Florida and she wants the world to know. The 67-year-old Motown singer is bringing her live show to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino's Hard Rock Live venue o More >>

• Whitney Houston's Funeral Live Stream: Five Predictions

  published Feb 16, 2012

  The internet, a safe haven where perverts can download fetish porn and degenerates bet on sports. It's an information superhighway trolled by digital pirates on the lookout for copyrighted gold and a More >>

• Redneck Recklessness

  published February 9, 2012

  On the list of hillbilly awesomeness, monster-truck rallies fall somewhere between mudding and moonshine. Nothing screams red, white, and blue... More >>

• Dave Matthews Band Announces Summer Tour, Crash Into Cruzan Amphitheater in July

  published Feb 15, 2012

  What's better than Dave Matthews Band concertr An aneurismr Hemorrhoidsr Bio-terrorismr No, hater, two Dave Matthews Band concerts! The South Africa-born, Virginia-based dad-rocker, winemaker and o More >>

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  Major Lazer Get "Pon De Floor" at LIV Tonight for Dirty Hairy's Three-Year Anniversary

  published Feb 15, 2012

  Remember when we told you that LIV was among the highest-grossing nightclubs in Americar Well, the reason this glossy Miami Beach joint gets so damn paid is because it books really dope backup acts li More >>

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  Eight Best Presidents Day Weekend Club Parties on South Beach

  published Feb 15, 2012

  Of all federal holidays, the third Monday in February is often welcomed with very little fanfare. With the exception of a month-long celebration in Alexandria, Virginia, and the annual George Fest in More >>

• I Now Pronounce You Kitschy

  published February 9, 2012

  Elvis Presley perhaps wasn’t the world’s foremost expert on relationships and marriage. He was an alleged womanizer, after all, and... More >>

• Bonnaroo Unveils 2012 Lineup, SportsCenter Anchor John Anderson Helps

  published Feb 14, 2012

  Bonnaroo unveiled its 2012 lineup moments ago with the random help of ESPN's John Anderson. And according the SportsCenter funnyman, it's going to be "crazy good." Appearing in a YouTube video, Ande More >>

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  Swedish House Mafia's Masquerade Motel Permit Denied by Miami-Dade County

  published Feb 14, 2012

  The Swedish House Mafia may be the top family in organized dance music. But they've got very little clout when it comes to striking deals with city officials. The Miami Herald reports that Miami-Dad More >>

• South Beach's eight best Presidents' Day parties, February 16 to 18

  published February 16, 2012

  South Beach's eight best Presidents' Day parties, February 16 to 18 More >>

• Premio Lo Nuestro 2012 at American Airlines Arena February 16

  published February 16, 2012

  Premio Lo Nuestro 2012 at American Airlines Arena February 16 More >>

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  The 2012 Grammy Awards: Twitter Reactions

  published Feb 13, 2012

  It's a shame the Grammy Awards don't scroll real-time Tweets throughout the ceremony because last night's show was Osama Bin Laden-level funny. The "twitterverse" was on fire last night with Grammy- More >>

• Whitney Houston May or May Not Have Drowned, These Five Musicians Did

  published Feb 13, 2012

  Whitey Houston, dead at 48. While the cause remains unknown, the circumstances surrounding the singer's untimely death suggest that she may have drowned in her Beverly Hilton hotel room after fallin More >>

• Silver Ball, Silver Screen

  published February 2, 2012

  Prediction: Pinball, a seemingly forgotten pastime once enjoyed by children, teens, and adults alike, will see a worldwide resurgence,... More >>