Email Author Victor Gonzalez

2013 Stories by Victor Gonzalez

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  Deadmau5 Versus Ultra: Four Things That'll Probably Piss Off Joel Zimmerman at UMF 2013

  published Mar 06, 2013

  He's admittedly "more tech than Mozart or whatever the hell," and he has "never really felt like a musician." Yet Joel Zimmerman -- the chart-topping, 32-year-old computer geek otherwise known as De... More >>

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  The Deftones Celebrating 25 Years of Alt Metal, Coming to Fillmore Miami Beach

  published Mar 06, 2013

  Don't call it a comeback. Because the Deftones never left. And avoid using the term "rap metal." Because this band detests musical subgenres. Instead, celebrate the fact that this crew is still tear... More >>

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  Snoop Lion to Oakenfold: Bamboo Miami Beach's WMC and MMW 2013 Lineup

  published Mar 05, 2013

  With the kickoff of Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week just a little over seven days away, our anxiety has reached an all-time high. Only Election Day voting lines throughout South Florida, ... More >>

• Dadgum Good Hoops

  published February 21, 2013

  If you haven’t already, join the rest of the city and pretend you love college hoops. The University of Miami Hurricanes men’s... More >>

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  Mark McGrath Abandons Ship, Cancels Nineties Nostalgia Cruise

  published Mar 01, 2013

  Every morning, there's a halo hanging from the corner of our girlfriend's four post bed. Today, it's soiled in sadness because Mark McGrath, lead singer of Sugar Ray and former Extra co-host, has canc... More >>

• Rick Ross Safe in New York City, Gets 24-Hour NYPD Protection

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Of the over 8.2 million permanent inhabitants of New York City, and the nearly 51 million international and domestic tourists who visit each year, only one pinguo from Miami has around-the-clock prote... More >>

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  Shakey Graves: "What I'm Trying to Do Is About Storytelling; It's About the Human Struggle"

  published Feb 28, 2013

  "There is a reason I have a stage name," Alejandro Rose-Garcia (AKA Shakey Graves) admits. "There is something to be said about performing outside of yourself. I feel that when a lot of people get o... More >>

• Kanye West: "I Am Walt Disney. I Am Steve Jobs."

  published Feb 27, 2013

  Oh, Kanye... Mr. Kim Kardashian-in-waiting was performing at a show in France on Monday night when the Chicago MC decided to proverbially blow himself on stage, shooting a heavy load of arrogance fr... More >>

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  Beatport Sells Out: SFX Entertainment Buys Music Website for Undisclosed Sum

  published Feb 27, 2013

  If a picture's worth a thousand words, an electronic-dance-music site has to be in the neighborhood of $50 million, rightr According to the New York Times, SFX Entertainment, which owns a stake in th... More >>

• Pitbull Joins "VEVO 100 Million Certified" Club, Discusses Love for Miami in New Video

  published Feb 27, 2013

  Cono, mira que ese Pitbull es tremendo tipo. The Miami-born, 305-based MC recently sat down with VEVO after becoming a 100 Million Certified artist, a distinction reserved exclusively for the websi... More >>

• Senator Marco Rubio Takes Subtle Jab at Lil Wayne, Still Thinks Tupac is the Greatest (Video)

  published Feb 26, 2013

  Cottonmouth king and Miami-born U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is a sucker for good hip-hop. And as such, he thinks Lil Wayne Lame is simply a vehicle of mindless entertainment with little substance. TMZ ... More >>

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  Pepe Billete Releases "Welcome to Dade County" Music Video, Miami Continues to S#!* on Lil Wayne Lame

  published Feb 26, 2013

  First, it was a three-page open letter directed at some shitty rapper who said extraordinarily heinous things about a city that has unconditionally and inexplicably embraced his sorry ass. Now, Pepe... More >>

• Pitbull to Lil Wayne: Stop Eating "Pinga," Drops "Harlem Shake" Freestyle

  published Feb 25, 2013

  Con los terroristas Cubanitos... Get it straight: When it comes to Miami-Dade County, Pitbull will "ride for [his] motherfuckin' clique, die for [his] motherfuckin' clique," and "bust heads with [his... More >>

• Gunplay Cleared of Armed Robbery and Aggravated Assault, Prosecutors Can't Locate Victim

  published Feb 25, 2013

  Chalk it under a simple misunderstanding with a side of armed robbery and aggravated assault; Maybach Music Group's Gunplay will not be spending the rest of his days locked up behind bars for robbing ... More >>

• 15th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit Concert at Tobacco Road March 2

  published February 28, 2013

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• 50 Cent Rejected by Erin Andrews at Daytona 500, Tweets "I Don't See No Black People"

  published Feb 25, 2013

  He may have the "Magic Stick," but 50 Cent couldn't find an opportunity to "hit once" nor "hit twice" while kicking it NASCAR-style at the Daytona 500 yesterday. Before the start of Sunday's "Great... More >>

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  Akon Sued for Stage-Diving Injury; Six Worst Stage-Diving Incidents Caught on Video

  published Feb 25, 2013

  Stage-diving. It's all fun and games until someone's seriously injured, which is exactly what Matthew Graham says happened to him when Akon unleashed his inner Iggy Pop and dove off the stage at the B... More >>

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  Shakey Graves on the Thrill of Writing a Great Song: "Holy Shit, I Made Thisr"

  published Feb 25, 2013

  There's something inherently blue collar about working on cars. Grease stains. The inescapable smell of motor oil on calloused hands. Engine grit collecting under already dirty fingernails. The ciga... More >>

• Ten Best Things to Do in Miami This Weekend

  published Feb 22, 2013

  Welcome back, weekend. But above all, welcome back, Mr. Guy Fieri, who's in town this weekend for the annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival. A year between running into Fieri -- and his bitchi... More >>

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  Pitbull Beats Lindsay Lohan Lawsuit, Defends First Amendment

  published Feb 22, 2013

  When she's not appearing in a Los Angeles County criminal courtroom, Lindsay Lohan can be found filing frivolous lawsuits in the state of New York. And for nearly two years, the most frivolous of su... More >>

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  Hard Miami Announces Pool Party Lineup: Felix Da Housecat, Baauer, 13 Others

  published Feb 21, 2013

  Y'all ready to get your HARD onr It's beginning to look a lot like springtime. And as such, electro bangers will soon drown out every other noise Miami generates in a 24-hour period -- construction... More >>

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  Shelborne's WMC 2013 Pool Parties: Murk, Erick Morillo, Victor Calderone, and Others

  published Feb 20, 2013

  Beware the Ides of March. No, not because someone's planning to stab you in the back a la Brutus. But rather because this year's Winter Music Conference kicks off on March 15, meaning you have only ... More >>

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  Rapper Cam'ron Says "My Man Had Bosh Wifey" Too, Proves He's Classless as Lil Wayne

  published Feb 20, 2013

  Whether Lil Wayne is actually persona non grata at the American Airlines Arena remains a mystery. What is certain, however, is that Weezy is a classless, kiss-and-tellin' fool who has fallen so... More >>

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  Ricardo Arjona Returns to Miami With Metamorfosis World Tour March 9

  published Feb 20, 2013

  Skeptical until about 46 minutes ago, we just learned there is, in fact, a God. And while it took her several years to answer the one prayer that we'd been repeating every night for the past 1,460 day... More >>

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  Matchbox Twenty Announces Three-Night Cruise Aboard the "S.S. Matchbox"

  published Feb 19, 2013

  Some say "happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway." But in reality, happiness is a three-night cruise with Matchbox Twenty's Rob Thomas at the helm. For the first time ever, the 2004 People's Cho... More >>