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Flying Lotus at Ultra March 25

Flying Lotus Bringing Avant-Hop Beats to Ultra Music Festival on March 24

​Flying Lotus isn't like most acts you'll encounter at Ultra Music Festival. The Los Angeles native, born Steven Ellison and known as "FlyLo" to his fans, doesn't make dance music -- at least not in the traditional sense. The acclaimed knob fiddler (Pitchfork named his Cosmogramma the 14th best ... More >>

DIY Kinda Guy

​Flying Lotus isn't like most acts you'll encounter at Ultra Music Festival. The Los Angeles native, born Steven Ellison and known as "FlyLo" to his fans, doesn't make dance music -- at least not in the traditional sense. The acclaimed knob fiddler (Pitchfork named his Cosmogramma the 14th best ... More >>

Loiter Squad: Four Swag Suggestions for Odd Future's Adult Swim Series

He's "a fucking walking paradox."​In less than a year, the LA-based Odd Future crew's gone from relative obscurity to total fucking superstardom. They're slanging dick with supermodels at Fashion Week, headlining Alexander Wang's frat-themed closing party, and Tyler the Creator's spilling drinks o ... More >>

Mugshots Friday: A Meta T-Shirt, A Pimp's Broken Spirit, and Beards, Beards, Beards

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that series.

After battling Castro, James Cason takes on Coral Gables

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that series.

Andrew W.K. Really Wants to Party With You This Wednesday! Get Free Tickets Now!

Photo by Atiba JeffersonThe ever-glowing party prince, Andrew W.K.​Beer! Party! Fun! Do you know how incredibly rare it is to meet someone (let alone a fucking celebrity!) who exudes an Andrew W.K. level of pure and unironic enthusiasm for Life? Ever since he first exploded into popular consciou ... More >>

Ninjasonik at Grand Central September 25

Photo by Atiba JeffersonThe ever-glowing party prince, Andrew W.K.​Beer! Party! Fun! Do you know how incredibly rare it is to meet someone (let alone a fucking celebrity!) who exudes an Andrew W.K. level of pure and unironic enthusiasm for Life? Ever since he first exploded into popular consciou ... More >>

Ninjasonik Gonna Get Internet Bitches Pregnant at Grand Central

via deckalot.com​With your anemic attention span fed on endless helpings of Adult Swim, Count Chocula, and hot chronic, maybe a night of partying alongside Brooklyn rap punks Ninjasonik doesn't sound all that exciting. Well, bro, you need to get off that jaded hipster ish because these three cro ... More >>

Miami Free Times: Cold War Kids, The Hold Steady, Daisy Martinez

Mark SeligerThe Hold Steady tries to get you to drink Heineken on Friday.​This week, the music gods have looked down upon thee and deemed you all worthy of a smattering of free live shows. Oh, and the usual gratis art and book events are in here too. Monday: While some artists are putting their he ... More >>

Switch Talks Major Lazer, the New Album, and the Ultra Fest

Left to right: Switch, the Major, and Diplo​What do you need to know that you don't already know? Over the last few years, Switch (real name Dave Tayor) has become one of the most massive masterminds of mash-up music in this new-ish millennium. He and Diplo (real name Wesley Pentz) were the guys b ... More >>

Watch the Freaknik: The Musical Trailer Featuring Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, T-Pain and Snoop Dogg

We have no clue​T-Pain's Freaknik: The Musical is exactly the sort of amalgamation of talent and weirdness that the late-night, cartoon-watching, Doritos-eating demographic lives for, but how it plays out is a mystery. "It is based on Freaknik, a once popular annual festival in Atlanta, Georgia," ... More >>

Concert Review: Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge and High on Fire at Pompano Beach Amphitheater, November 8

photo by Ian WitlenClick here to view a full slideshow of photos from the show.Adult Swim Presents the Dethklok Tour 2009With High on Fire, Converge, Mastodon, and DethklokPompano Beach AmphitheaterSunday, November 8, 2009Better Than: Getting home in time for Robot Chicken.The Review: The curre ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Peaches, Sleepless Night and Dethklok

With the high season in full swing, the events just keep rolling into South Florida. It was a busy weekend that even with a case of the post-Halloween doldrums that almost kept us at home, there was just too much to do and see. So here is what you missed over the weekend:Peaches at Revolution LivePh ... More >>

Q&A with Brendon Small, Co-Creator of Metalocalypse and "Guitarist" for Dethklok, Playing Sunday at Pompano Beach Amphitheater

William Murderface, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Nathan Explosion, Pickles, and Toki WartoothLate Generation X'ers and Gen Y blasted the notion that cartoons are only for kids. Maybe we didn't want to grow up, or maybe we just didn't want to trade creativity and imagination for the drudgery of eve ... More >>

The Beach Chronicles Gives South Beach a Neo-Noir Facelift

Courtesy of The Beach Chronicles​Miami gets animated in a new graphic-animated novel from creators Gianfranco Bianchi and Kevin Sharpley. The duo teamed up to create a sexy, gritty action-thriller set against the backdrop of South Beach.Titled The Beach Chronicles, the series is the antithesis to ... More >>

Q&A With Converge, Playing With Mastodon and Dethklok November 8

photo by Matt MillerConverge, with Jacob Bannon second from right​To the uninitiated, the Massachusetts quartet Converge can be downright terrifying. And it's not because they appear clad in face paint or leather and chains -- this underground punk-bred foursome would never waste time on costume-l ... More >>

South Florida According to Brooklyn: Q&A With Tommy Newman of Murderous Rampage

​This week I decided to try something new -- an interview. I asked my friend Tommy Newman of Murderous Rampage ten questions about his band. Here we go. Please let me know what you guys think. Brooklyn: What bands have you been in around South Florida, and what did they sound like?Tommy Newma ... More >>

Dethklok, Mastodon, High on Fire, and Converge at Pompano Beach November 8

​Fans of Adult Swim's Metalocalypse are probably not reading this post right now. No, they're feverishly searching out tickets for the show, which goes down on November 8 at Pompano Beach Amphitheater.If you're not familiar with Metalocalypse or Dethklok, the death metal band it profiles, here's t ... More >>

Concert Review: Black Moth Super Rainbow at White Room

Photo by Jae RubertoBlack Moth Super Rainbow​Black Moth Super RainbowSaturday, August 1, 2009White Room, MiamiBetter Than: An acid throwback.There was something bittersweet about catching Black Moth Super Rainbow at White Room Saturday night. On the one hand it was among the absolute best nights P ... More >>

Otaku Haiku Ryu

Photo by Jae RubertoBlack Moth Super Rainbow​Black Moth Super RainbowSaturday, August 1, 2009White Room, MiamiBetter Than: An acid throwback.There was something bittersweet about catching Black Moth Super Rainbow at White Room Saturday night. On the one hand it was among the absolute best nights P ... More >>

Last Night: Adult Swim Presents Tim and Eric Live

Ian WitlenTim and Eric backstage at Revolution Sunday night. Click here to view the full slideshow.Adult Swim Presents Tim and Eric LiveRevolution, Ft. LauderdaleSunday, February 8, 2009Better Than: Grammys, ShmammysThe Review: It takes an, um, special sensibility to really get into the Cartoon Netw ... More >>

Rakontur Teams Up With Pharrell For Adult Swim Show

2009 is looking to be a huge year for the Rakontur Films. Not only will they be teaming up with super-producers Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer to turn their Cocaine Cowboys documentary into an HBO series, but they've also announced on their blog they're developing a half-hour series for Adult Swi ... More >>

Cocaine Cowboys 2 Takes Its Cues From '90s West Coast Hood Flicks

2009 is looking to be a huge year for the Rakontur Films. Not only will they be teaming up with super-producers Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer to turn their Cocaine Cowboys documentary into an HBO series, but they've also announced on their blog they're developing a half-hour series for Adult Swi ... More >>

Rapper Camu Tao Passes Away at Age 30

2009 is looking to be a huge year for the Rakontur Films. Not only will they be teaming up with super-producers Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer to turn their Cocaine Cowboys documentary into an HBO series, but they've also announced on their blog they're developing a half-hour series for Adult Swi ... More >>

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