Melbourne

I came, I saw, I got totally nude!

SXSW so far (I think): Black Angels, Van Morrison, Roky Erickson, Cut Copy, Tough Alliance

Program Notes

Program Notes

Rave New World

Raindance could very well shine as the event of the summer. Maybe even the event of peace.

Program Notes

Raindance could very well shine as the event of the summer. Maybe even the event of peace.

King Con Returns

A bumbling justice system has allowed self-proclaimed AIDS miracle worker Basil Wainwright to continue peddling hope -- with harrowing results

Blowfly

Live at the Platypussery (Steel Cage)

Muscles

Guns, Babes, Lemonade (Modular)

Letters from the Issue of August 23, 2007

"You publish this garbage here because you can"

Chris Fortier

As Long as the Moment Exists (EQ Recordings)

Charcoal and Cocktails

Show us your etchings at Sunset Tavern

Traveling Without Moving

Show us your etchings at Sunset Tavern

Axing the Property Tax

Potamkin’s homestead has a market value of $21 million.... Raul Masvidal owes $33,639 in taxes for his four-bedroom residence.

Station to Station

From Austin to Australia, Ozomatli spreads its world funk message

Letters from the Issue of June 3, 2004

The Best of Miami backlash is as good as it gets

Letters from the Issue of October16, 2003

The Best of Miami backlash is as good as it gets

A Cabbie's Crusade

Javier Peña is a maverick cabbie on a mission to turn the notorious Miami taxi industry into a respectable profession. So far he's been threatened, shot at, fined, and fired. In other words, he's making progress.

Cashed

Labors to legalize bud in Florida have gone sour as week-old bong water

All God's Children (Except Some)

Rev. Tommie Watkins knocked on the church door but no one answered

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of September 21, 2000

News of the Weird

From the issue of September 21, 2000

News of the Weird

From the issue of September 21, 2000

Flipper's Revenge

They're cute. They're cuddly. They're smart. And as the fiasco at Sugarloaf Key shows, they make humans do crazy things.

News of the Weird

They're cute. They're cuddly. They're smart. And as the fiasco at Sugarloaf Key shows, they make humans do crazy things.

Prisoners of Rock and Roll

Cell 63 free themselves from the retro morass

MP3s of the Day: Clock Hands Strangle - "Distaccati" and "Desert Music"

The fivesome Clock Hands Strangle are based a little further north, in Melbourne, but have increasingly ventured outside their hometown, recently playing in Miami for an in-store at Sweat. We should be seeing more of this band after the release of its forthcoming full-length, Distaccati. And to whet ... More >>

News Roundup

Hank -- a 2,000-pound, 20-foot-long, 47-year-old crocodile -- was found dead in his Jungle Island home. [NBCMiami]Teens who take the GED will no longer receive the standard diploma. [TBO]State officials have some questions about the proposed airport slot machines. [Sentinel] "A Central Flo ... More >>

Video: Jim Morrison Interview in Miami, 1970, Talking About The Doors' Miami Incident

Lizard King Jim Morrison, one of the most influential American rock singers ever, was born in Melbourne, Florida on December 8, 1943.He went to UCLA film school, graduated, and hung out on Venice Beach, where he and Ray Manzarek started The Doors.There's a famous incident that took place at Dinne ... More >>

It's a Beer Bonanza at Cervezas

​Two Saturdays ago, a beer bar with a no-bullshit name opened up in the shadow of the Shops at Sunset. From its trio of giant booze fridges, Cervezas (5835 Sunset Dr., South Miami) serves up an international selection of bottled brews, including Canada's Labatt Blue, China's Tsing Tao, and Britain ... More >>

Concert Review: Brother Bean at the Aura Music Festival, January 15 through 17

via myspace.com/brotherbeanA past photo of Brother Bean, who performed its final show at Aura.Brother Bean's final performance and Aura Music FestivalSeratoma Youth Ranch, Brooksville, FloridaJanuary 15 through 17, 2010Better Than: Crossing paths with a crazy redneck on a shooting rampage. The ... More >>

Miami is World's Seventh's Most Livable City, Says Askmen.com

Local pride took another hit today. Fresh off that embarrassing #4 party school ranking from Playboy, Askmen.com has named Miami the seventh most livable city in the world. Ranked above Magic City: Cape Town, South Africa, and Melbourne, Australia. That's right, the former ground zero of apartheid a ... More >>

Hack Pack

The biggest identity theft case ever. Right here in Miami.

Dr. Captain America Will Not Go To Jail For Burrito Groping Incident... Or Something

​In yet another of our occasional reminders that Floridians outside of Miami-Dade are crazy, horrible people here's the lead from a newstory from Central Florida news station WFTV: "The Brevard County doctor who was arrested for groping a woman while dressed as Captain America with a burrito in hi ... More >>

Dirty South Hits Mansion This Saturday, June 5

Dirty South's methodical mixing skills can, perhaps, be traced back to the DJ's humble beginnings. Born Dragan Roganovic in Belgrade, Serbia, the encroaching unrest in then-Yugoslavia sent his family packing to Melbourne, Australia when he was 13 years old. Already a budding music nut, young Roganov ... More >>

Dirty South

Dirty South's methodical mixing skills can, perhaps, be traced back to the DJ's humble beginnings. Born Dragan Roganovic in Belgrade, Serbia, the encroaching unrest in then-Yugoslavia sent his family packing to Melbourne, Australia when he was 13 years old. Already a budding music nut, young Roganov ... More >>

Video: Miami Horror Releases Music Video for "I Look to You;" Playing LIV September 15

Oh, the horror! Miami Horror isn't really from Miami, but they'd like for you to think so.​In all of our efforts to track down the best in local music, sometimes we just land upon little gems that hardly have anything to do with Miami, but we still can't help but share. Granted, Miami Horror is no ... More >>

Miami Horror at LIV

Oh, the horror! Miami Horror isn't really from Miami, but they'd like for you to think so.​In all of our efforts to track down the best in local music, sometimes we just land upon little gems that hardly have anything to do with Miami, but we still can't help but share. Granted, Miami Horror is no ... More >>

International Noise Conference Announces Another Bout of Chaos February 10

Photo by Mike NunnGet yr noise with Clang Quartet.​Hey noiseniks, it's almost time again to put your auditory system through those 72 hours of awesome sonic abuse commonly known as the International Noise Conference. As always, Rat Bastard and Laundry Room Squelchers will be helming the whole th ... More >>

Dirty South at SET January 23

Photo by Mike NunnGet yr noise with Clang Quartet.​Hey noiseniks, it's almost time again to put your auditory system through those 72 hours of awesome sonic abuse commonly known as the International Noise Conference. As always, Rat Bastard and Laundry Room Squelchers will be helming the whole th ... More >>

Naked Tourist Tripping on LSD Tased in Florida Keys

Richard Gervasi was tased in the nude. ​Running into traffic naked almost never ends well, does it? A man visiting the Florida Keys was tased by a Monroe County Sheriff's Officer after he stripped down to nothing, took a jog through oncoming cars, and yelled he was "the King of the World." This ap ... More >>

Five Groove Cruise DJs Totally Worth the Sea Sickness

Share a cabin with Sydney Blu on the Groove Cruise.​The Groove Cruise sets sail from Miami January 29! It's gonna be three days of unadulterated hedonistic fun under the sun, all to the beat of some seriously high-energy electronic tuneage. You'll need some tan in a can. You'll need tons of wate ... More >>

Cut Copy's Ben Browning Talks Zonoscope, the Perils of Isolation, and Karaoke Bars

Photo by Timothy SaccentiSome of Cut Copy's best friends are geometric objects.​Australia's Cut Copy began as the solo production extension of Dan Whitford, a DJ in Melbourne. The project then expanded to a trio concurrent with the release of 2004's Bright Like Neon Love, which cemented the group' ... More >>

America's Next Great Restaurant: A Quick Review

The judges.​Quick impressions on last night's episode of America's Next Great Restaurant: I didn't catch the beginning of the show, because frankly I had no intention of watching it. Just happened to turn a channel and there it was.Bobby Flay, Steve Ells (CEO of Chipotle), Melbourne chef Curtis St ... More >>

Ramon Buchanan, UM Linebacker, Suspended Over Felony Arrest in Coconut Grove UPDATED

via University of MiamiRamon Buchanan​With Randy Shannon at the helm, the University of Miami's football team may not have won any titles -- but it did keep its nose clean, with zero player arrests since 2007. That's one record that new coach Al Golden's regime has already shattered.Ramon Buchanan ... More >>

Voice of the Valley Noise Rally 2011: Crossfade, Bleeding Palm, and Laundry Room Squelchers' Vision Quest

Lead the way, Rat!​Last night, noise swami Frank "Rat Bastard" Falestra appeared to Crossfade in a strange dream.He didn't say anything. But even if he did, it would have been drowned out by the sound of his hands (which were, uh, made of broccoli) forcing his four-string telecaster to cry out in ... More >>

Jennifer Lynn Hearn Killed Husband, Buried Him In Hog Pen, Lied On Facebook, Police Say

via Brevard County Sheriff's OfficeJennifer Lynn Hearn​Six weeks ago, Jennifer Lynn Hearn started bragging on Facebook that her husband had left her, but she'd already found a new man: "Wow. I am so glad one person walked out of my life so others could walk in," she wrote.Turns out, her husband, C ... More >>

Alimony Bill Would Let Rich Dudes Who Cheat on Their Wives Off Easier

​Ritch Workman, the Republican state representative from Melbourne who has already introduced a bill to legalize dwarf tossing, is back with another stunningly stupid and controversial bill. Just eight days after Workman finalized his own divorce, he introduced a new piece of legislation that woul ... More >>

Florida's Drunkest Cities? Not Miami, But Old People Meccas

​U.S. News and World Reports has unleashed a top ten list of America's drunkest cities. Florida dominates the list with whopping three cities on the top ten. Surely, Miami, America's nightlife capital, would make the list? Or perhaps Fort Liquordale or Ernest Hemingway's favorite booze-drenched is ... More >>

Florida Beer Company Says Bud Light Stole Their Blue Bottle Idea

​Now that craft beer has firmly established itself as more than a market niche, beer giants are looking to microbreweries for their next edge. To wit:Anheuser-Busch Inbev is going bottle to bottle with South Florida's Florida Beer Company and FBC is not too excited about it.Next month the bee ... More >>