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2011 Stories by Victor Gonzalez

• Dancing With the Stars Alt Celeb Wish List: Zooey Deschanel, Thom Yorke, etc.

  published Mar 24, 2011

  As 18 to 35-year olds with liberal arts degrees, low-paying gigs, and strong stomachs for celebrity train wrecks, we caught part of Dancing With the Stars earlier this week and realized the ABC realit... More >>

• Morons of the Week: 92-Year-Old Woman, Deprived of a Kiss, Opens Fire

  published Mar 23, 2011

  It's Wednesday, and what better way to celebrate hump day than with a collection of morons, rightr In this edition of Riptide's occasional series Morons of the Week, you'll meet a 92-year-old lady and... More >>

• Shit Robot, Pink Skull, Blondes, and Others at the Fixed Miami Party This Friday

  published Mar 22, 2011

  This weekend, Bicentennial Park will be flooded by an international wave of beat-makers and pookie heads for Ultra Music Festival. But just a half-mile west of downtown's loudest outdoor fiesta, Shit ... More >>

• Chris Brown Goes Chris Brown on a Window, Shatters Glass in NYC

  published Mar 22, 2011

  Chris Brown's new album, F.A.M.E., is out today, and so is part of a window at Good Morning America's New York City studio. Various sources are reporting that the 21-year-old pop-star-with-major-ang... More >>

• Shit Robot at the Vagabond March 25

  published March 24, 2011

  This weekend, Bicentennial Park will be flooded by an international wave of beatmakers and pookie heads for Ultra Music Festival. But just a... More >>

• All Aboard the Biscayne Lady! Meet Your Yacht Party Skipper Captain James Cho

  published Mar 21, 2011

  Behind Bayside Marketplace's Hard Rock Cafe, the Biscayne Lady enjoys a mid-afternoon hosing under the hot Florida sun. As cold water trickles down her sleek frame, we board the vessel to meet the shi... More >>

• Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Played an Empty Fillmore, Thousands Missed Best Show Ever

  published Mar 21, 2011

  See the full 30-photo Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings slideshow. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings The Fillmore Miami Beach Sunday, March 20, 2011 Better Than: Anything that's ever happened to me. ... More >>

• Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at the Fillmore Miami Beach March 20

  published March 17, 2011

  Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at the Fillmore Miami Beach March 20 More >>

• Biscayne Lady Ultra Fest yacht cruises March 24 to 26

  published March 17, 2011

  Biscayne Lady Ultra Fest yacht cruises March 24 to 26 More >>

• Hardly Art's Ruben Mendez Talks About Jacuzzi Boys' New Label

  published Mar 04, 2011

  After releasing a live album on Jack White's Third Man Records in January and then generating boatloads of blog buzz as one of nine bands aboard the inaugural Bruise Cruise Festival, Jacuzzi Boys welc... More >>

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  Winning! Cocaine! Tiger Blood! The Interweb's Seven Best Charlie Sheen Parody Songs

  published Mar 02, 2011

  Charlie Sheen is a hell of a drug, and he's also the inspiration for several amateur musicians on YouTube. From a white Missouri rapper to a creepy old man's Sheen-inspired parody of "You're Beautiful... More >>

• Bruise Cruise: An Internet Recap of All the S@!T We Missed

  published Feb 28, 2011

  The Bruise Cruise set sail last weekend sans Crossfade, and while we were totally bummed El Jefe didn't swing us the $500 cabin fee, we were stoked to be part of the Grand Central kickoff party last T... More >>

• Wizard World Comic Con: Gremlins, Ghostbusters, and B-Listers

  published Feb 28, 2011

  Move over, Art Basel. Take a hike, Miami Book Fair International. Nothing is as intellectually stimulating or culturally relevant as a Wizard World Comic Con event. And this past weekend, we were luck... More >>

• Live Blogging From Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party

  published Feb 24, 2011

  It's a big night in Miami. Some indie music's biggest names--Surfer Blood, Black Lips, Vivian Girls--are in town for the inaugural Bruise Cruise Festival, and before they set sail with 400 other seafa... More >>

• Vivian Girls' Katy Goodman: The Interview that Never Happened

  published Feb 24, 2011

  The Bruise Cruise Kick-off Party is tonight at Grand Central, and while we're totally stoked about the nine-act line-up including Thee Oh Sees, Black Lips, and Surfer Blood, we're a little bummed Vivi... More >>

• The Strange Boys Talk Bruise Cruise, Urinating in Public, and Future Plans

  published Feb 23, 2011

  When the Strange Boys played Churchill's last September, our review was, well, a bit harsh. "The band appeared to be catching a cold," we wrote, "seemingly disinterested in their songs, and even less ... More >>

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  Bruise Cruise Travel Tip: Don't Smuggle Drugs Onto the Ship

  published Feb 22, 2011

  The Bruise Cruise sets sail from the Port of Miami on Friday. And while there's plenty of dope coming through Dodge Island, y'all better think twice about sneaking some out; narcs like to prey on unsu... More >>

• Ultra Sells Out, Scalper Tickets Going for Triple the Face Value

  published Feb 19, 2011

  Tickets for Ultra Music Festival have sold out. But for procrastinating electro nuts willing to drop a few hundred bucks on scalper tickets, the opportunity to trip balls in downtown Miami is still ... More >>

• Holy Comic Con, Batman!

  published February 17, 2011

  Attention nerds, Wizard World Miami Comic Con is coming to Miami Airport Convention Center this weekend. For fans of sci-fi television and... More >>

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  Justin Bieber Hates American Health Care System, Abortions

  published Feb 16, 2011

  The Biebz thinks Americans are "evil," and according the 16-year-old Canuck, sometimes rape "happens for a reason." At least, that's what he told Rolling Stone's Vanessa Grigoriadis in the forthcoming... More >>

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  Adam West Talks Batman, Family Guy, and Comic Con

  published Feb 16, 2011

  Attention nerds: The Wizard World Miami Comic Con is going down February 26 and 27 at the Miami Airport Convention Center. For fans of comic books, sci-fi, professional wrestling, and all sorts of oth... More >>

• Bruise Cruise Sold Out, But Tickets Still Available for the Dry-Land Kickoff Party

  published Feb 16, 2011

  In a little over a week, the most ironic theme cruise in kitsch travel history will hit the high seas. That's right, the first ever Bruise Cruise will set sail aboard Carnival's Imagination "Fun Ship"... More >>

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  The Brady Bunch Predicted Justin Bieber's Most Embarrassing Moments

  published Feb 11, 2011

  Justin Bieber is a prepubescent pop star who looks like a butch extra on The L Word. His music is obnoxiously popular and his (hotr) mom's not a big fan of the Jews. Yet despite his faults, America re... More >>

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  Five Worst Miami Sports Songs Ever

  published Feb 08, 2011

  Lil Wayne's new joint, "Green and Yellow," is a love song dedicated to his favorite football team, the Green Bay Packers. In it, he threatens to cut a Steelers' hair off, "We knock the Eagles and the ... More >>

• An Open Letter to The Decemberists, Love Crossfade

  published Feb 08, 2011

  Dear Decemberists, Congratulations, The King is Dead is a remarkable album. We can't wait to hear it live. Actually, on second thought, we probably won't hear it live because the awful reality is t... More >>