George Michael

Robert Elias and the Revenge at the Clevelander Hotel May 30

Robert Elias Says Pop Artists Get No Respect in Miami: "It's As If You Can't Be Cool Enough"

The debate over the merit -- or lack thereof -- of various Miami venues for live music recurs pretty much every day across the local blogosphere and social media landscape. One day, it's commercial radio rock that's getting the shaft. The next day, it's all bands, indie rock or not. And so goes th ... More >>

12th Planet Gives Us His DJ Playlist for the Apocalypse

According to doomsday fearmonger Zecharia Sitchin, the "12th Planet" (or Nibiru) is a hypothetical planet hidden in the outskirts of the solar system that will collide with Earth and destroy all life as soon as 2012. In a way, Nibiru is like dubstep. It came flying out of obscurity like a meteor, c ... More >>

Sexy Sax Man Sergio Interrupts Miami Beach Commission Meeting With "Careless Whisper" (Video)

​Steve Berke, a candidate for Miami Beach mayor, had a serious message at the city commission meeting last night: He wants current Mayor Matti Herrera Bower to resign.Then Berke brought out some serious music to emphasize his point: a sexy sax man named Sergio with a live rendition of George Micha ... More >>

Six Sad Songs About Dad Stuff In Honor of Father's Day

via wsilver's Flickr​Whatever you call your male parent -- pops, dad, father, papa, man-whose-seed-enabled-my-existence, the-reason-I'm-so-fucked-up -- and whatever your relationship is with your one or two dads, we all appreciate a good song about daddyness.In honor of Father's Day, which is thi ... More >>

Eight Random Hipster Holiday Songs

Spend Christmas on Mars with Wayne Coyne and the Flaming Lips.​Holiday music, ugh. There's nothing festive about reindeer trampling grandmothers, little drummer boys, or catching your mother making out with Santa. In fact, it sucks. But for some reason, it's the type of shit music big-box retailer ... More >>

Top Ten Worst Christmas Songs of All Time

Turn that shit off! You're making Santa sad!​Shitty Christmas music makes Santa mad. Hey, the guy's gotta drive 'round the whole world and the last thing he wants on such a long road trip is crappy tunes. And that means all the CDs he throws out of his sleigh end up falling down your chimney. Whic ... More >>

Ten Worst Cover Songs: From Vanilla Ice vs. Public Enemy to All Time Low on Rihanna

Rob Van Winkle is no Chuck D.​All great imitation, even when it's parody, respects the original source. The covers that disappoint fail to do this. Notably missing from Crossfade's list are the pain-inducing covers that have been discussed to death. Examples: Celine Dion's cover of AC/DC's "You S ... More >>

The Shapeshifters

Rob Van Winkle is no Chuck D.​All great imitation, even when it's parody, respects the original source. The covers that disappoint fail to do this. Notably missing from Crossfade's list are the pain-inducing covers that have been discussed to death. Examples: Celine Dion's cover of AC/DC's "You S ... More >>

The Shapeshifters Play Mansion on May 8

​Pulling off the whole big-room commercial house music thing without falling into the lowest common denominator is no easy feat (I'm looking at you, David Guetta,) but The Shapeshifters have managed to find that difficult balance between mainstream appeal and true musical quality fairly successful ... More >>

Aretha Franklin

​Pulling off the whole big-room commercial house music thing without falling into the lowest common denominator is no easy feat (I'm looking at you, David Guetta,) but The Shapeshifters have managed to find that difficult balance between mainstream appeal and true musical quality fairly successful ... More >>

Camilo Sesto, Classic Latin Pop at the AAA Saturday

​Camilo Sesto was Spain's answer to artists like George Michael and Prince in Britain and the US in the '80s and '90s, which is to say a major pop icon. In fact, it might even be fair to say he was the iconic figure in Spanish pop of the era. The singer-songwriter has dropped a score of records an ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: "Digital World" by Awesome New Republic, Playing Rokbar Tonight

Album art by Reeve Schumacher​For five years, local duo Michael John Hancock and Brian Robertson of Awesome New Republic have made hipsterized pop that sounds like some dead future from the '80s. They self-describe as "punk, soul, R&B," but that hardly probes the bloggy depths of the ANR enigm ... More >>

Naugle Easily Confused

Album art by Reeve Schumacher​For five years, local duo Michael John Hancock and Brian Robertson of Awesome New Republic have made hipsterized pop that sounds like some dead future from the '80s. They self-describe as "punk, soul, R&B," but that hardly probes the bloggy depths of the ANR enigm ... More >>

George Michael

Album art by Reeve Schumacher​For five years, local duo Michael John Hancock and Brian Robertson of Awesome New Republic have made hipsterized pop that sounds like some dead future from the '80s. They self-describe as "punk, soul, R&B," but that hardly probes the bloggy depths of the ANR enigm ... More >>

The Name Game

Twenty years of identity crisis.

Louie's Lair

Deep beneath the Shelborne Hotel, Studio is an underground haven for karaoke connoisseurs

Bebel Gilberto Rusty in Return to the Stage

Deep beneath the Shelborne Hotel, Studio is an underground haven for karaoke connoisseurs

Low Note

Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore do not make sweet, sweet music

Whisper Campaign

Who is thedirtmiami.com? Plus: Timoney drinks.

After Brokeback, Still Queer

Film fest puts gay life onscreen

Camp Classic

More than just gay culture for dummies, Scissor Sisters practice the art of subversion

Party Monsters

It's all about the music, drinking, drugging, and spontaneous consumer frenzy

Kenna

New Sacred Cow (Columbia)

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Do the Shuffle

A number of famous South Beach chefs have ditched their dance partners

Night & Day

May 28 - June 3, 1998

Letters

May 28 - June 3, 1998

Calendar for the week

May 28 - June 3, 1998

Attitude Dancing

Wire editor and former club owner Andrew Delaplaine wants to be the next mayor of Miami Beach. Is this guy tilting at windmills?

Kings of the Road

Wire editor and former club owner Andrew Delaplaine wants to be the next mayor of Miami Beach. Is this guy tilting at windmills?

Be My Guest

The music biz mixes and matches to line its coffers

Boltin' Bolton

In an impromptu phone call, Good Michael says Bad Michael's outta here

The Last Dance

In an impromptu phone call, Good Michael says Bad Michael's outta here

Club Nu

In an impromptu phone call, Good Michael says Bad Michael's outta here