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  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Identity Festival 2012 Announces Tour Schedule and Lineup, Tries Again in Miami on August 4

    Perhaps the third time's the charm? When the Identity Festival set out on its inaugural summer tour across the United States last year, Miami was left out after the threat of a hurricane that never hit. Organizers tried to reschedule the show at a later date. But it proved too difficult to accompl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Only 36 Percent of Americans View Miami Favorably; 33 Percent Just Don't Like Us

    Miami's polling numbers are almost as bad as Gov. Rick Scott's.Public Policy Polling decided to ask Americans whether they view 21 prominent American cities favorably or unfavorably, and Miami didn't do too well. Only 36 percent of Americans view Miami favorably, compared to 33 percent who view the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Miami-Dade County Just Overtook Brooklyn to Become America's Seventh Most Populous County

    Miami-Dade County saw its population grow by 58,331 residents between April 1, 2010 and July 1, 2011 according to the United State Census. That adds up to the fourth largest numeric growth by any county in the country. These estimates also make Miami-Dade the seventh largest county by population in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Kiss and Mötley Crüe Announce "Biggest, Baddest Rock Tour," Playing Cruzan Amphitheater in July

    ​When he's not pushing Dr Pepper or exposing his Family Jewels on A&E, Gene Simmons rocks silly makeup and platform shoes as the legendary lead singer of Kiss. Similarly, when he's not dubstepping aboard Holy Ship! or steering megayachts with his penis, Tommy Lee beats the skins for arena rock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Madonna Announces 2012 World Tour With Miami Concert

    ​For every fat, drunk American football fan who couldn't even sit (or, uh, dance) through Madonna's 12-minute Super Bowl XLVI halftime bonanza, there are millions of giddy pop music fans in party towns like Istanbul, Zagreb, Warsaw, Kansas City, and St. Paul who'd be totally willing to blow their ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2012

    The Super Bowl prostitution hoax

    Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend.

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Lenny Kravitz Announces First US Tour in Five Years, (Funk) Rocks Miami Beach February 25

    ​Christmas came early indeed. According to a press release sent moments ago to Crossfade, Lenny Kravitz "is pleased to announce dates for his first American tour in five years!" Best of all, dude's got a gig in the Big Mango. The "nearly 20-city tour" kicks off at New York City's Radio City Mu ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2011

    Insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities

    ​Christmas came early indeed. According to a press release sent moments ago to Crossfade, Lenny Kravitz "is pleased to announce dates for his first American tour in five years!" Best of all, dude's got a gig in the Big Mango. The "nearly 20-city tour" kicks off at New York City's Radio City Mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Aventura's Romeo Santos Announces 2012 Solo Tour With Miami Show on March 1

    ​Over the last 17 years, Romeo Santos and bachata boy band Aventura have won the overflowing adoration of prepubescent girls, their mothers, and 35-year-old guys in white pants who love to dance. In the process, Santos and sidekicks scored a surplus of American Music Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Grimes Announces Visions Spring 2012 Tour With Miami Show at Bardot on March 8

    ​Question: What do you get when a girl who lives by the motto, "its not about the program its about what you do with ur brain," gets her hands on Garage Band? Answer: Grimes (nee Claire Boucher), a 23-year-old bedroom dweller, witch house dabbler, and dark electro wizard from Montreal, whose sel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    The Rapture's U.S. Tour Stops at Grand Central October 17

    ​When we last saw the Rapture, it was at Nocturnal, of all places, alongside the Miami Heat's DJ Irie and electro icon Felix Da Housecat. Odd lineup? Definitely. It was one of those liquor-sponsored events that took over the 11th Street nightclub on a weekday for the sole purpose of creating "br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Art vs. Science Kicks Off US Tour at the Electric Pickle Tonight

    Art vs. Science​Hailing from a Land Down Under, the men of Art vs. Science have quickly claimed both commercial and critical success in their native Australia.Now, the trio is looking to replicate its achievements in America. The band's US invasion kicked off in March with the release of the Magic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    The Woman Who Groped a TSA Screener and The Rising Tide of TSA Resistance

    Yukari Miyamae, released on Friday after allegedly groping an airport security officer​People have hated it from the beginning. The Transportation Security Administration's "advanced imaging technology," rolled out in November 2010, has caused all kinds of drama -- there was the breast cancer surv ... More >>

  • Music

    April 7, 2011

    Sluggo at Eve April 8

    Yukari Miyamae, released on Friday after allegedly groping an airport security officer​People have hated it from the beginning. The Transportation Security Administration's "advanced imaging technology," rolled out in November 2010, has caused all kinds of drama -- there was the breast cancer surv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Taylor Swift Adds 16 U.S. Dates to Speak Now World Tour With Miami Show November 13

    ​See the cut for a list of all 16 U.S. dates added to Taylor Swift's Speak Now World Tour. Taylor Swift is adorable. Like a cherry-cheeked, golden-fleeced little doll. Or your sweet, innocent baby sister. And honestly, you'd think her audience of millions was nothing other than pretty teenage gi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Sluggo's Gonna Bash You With Bass at Eve April 8

    via myspace.com/theonespyHeavy low-end hitter Sluggo.​Go gas up your midnight purple donk, load six Marshall stacks into that big-ass trunk, snag some Hennessy and promethazine, and pick up your girl 'cause next Friday, come sundown, we're driving into the deep, dark, insidiously dry heat of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Grammy Winner and Cocaine Convict Bruno Mars Announces Miami Gig With Janelle Monae

    ​Straight from scoring a gold-plated gramophone statuette for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at last Sunday's 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, Hawaiian pop crooner Bruno Mars and his bouffant hairdo were pleading guilty to cocaine possession in a Las Vegas courtroom. Back in September, the Mars man g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    IDMA 2011 Nominees Announced and Crossfade Picks the Winners

    James Murphy deserves an IDMA or two.​Every year, coinciding with Winter Music Conference, the International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs) recognizes those who make electronic music great. Sure, it's not exactly the Grammys or MTV's Video Music Awards. But dammit, it's a homegrown awards show and tha ... More >>

  • News

    January 27, 2011

    Invasion of the Cleavage

    Sorry, but 100,000 hookers -- including tens of thousands of teens -- won't be showing for the Super Bowl this week. They send their regrets.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Lil Wayne Announces I Am Music II North American Tour With Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross

    Photo by DJ Scoob Doo via weezythanxyou.comLil Wayne's hitting the highways with Nicky Minaj and Rick Ross.​Ever since he made the break from Rikers back in November, we've been so hyped about Lil Wayne's inevitable trip across these United States that we could barely sleep. Or shit. Our goggles ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    FAIR-y tales: The immigration saga continues

    Photo by DJ Scoob Doo via weezythanxyou.comLil Wayne's hitting the highways with Nicky Minaj and Rick Ross.​Ever since he made the break from Rikers back in November, we've been so hyped about Lil Wayne's inevitable trip across these United States that we could barely sleep. Or shit. Our goggles ... More >>

  • Music

    October 28, 2010

    Crocodiles at Grand Central November 3

    Photo by DJ Scoob Doo via weezythanxyou.comLil Wayne's hitting the highways with Nicky Minaj and Rick Ross.​Ever since he made the break from Rikers back in November, we've been so hyped about Lil Wayne's inevitable trip across these United States that we could barely sleep. Or shit. Our goggles ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Crocodiles to Play "Kill Joe Arpaio" and Other Big Hits to Grand Central November 3

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio says, "Bite me, Alligators!"​Some people don't know shit about music. And Arizona immigration zealot Sheriff Joe Arpaio can no doubt be counted among the hopeless, tone-deaf, and ignorant. Ever wonder what that guy blares while cruising the US-Mexico border in his personally p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Sluggo Talks Nintendo, Bass, and Slime

    dontstayin.com​There's no debate that Miami is ground zero for bass-rattling dance music. For as long as cars have come factory-equipped with a throb knobs, people named Luke, Laz, and Maggotron have been finding ways to turn them up to 11. And 1,976 miles and twenty years later, DJs like Sluggo ... More >>

  • News

    September 23, 2010

    Arizona cop's tale of a Latino drug smuggler shooting him doesn't add up

    dontstayin.com​There's no debate that Miami is ground zero for bass-rattling dance music. For as long as cars have come factory-equipped with a throb knobs, people named Luke, Laz, and Maggotron have been finding ways to turn them up to 11. And 1,976 miles and twenty years later, DJs like Sluggo ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2010

    Phoenix, Arizona: America's kidnapping capital is brutal

    dontstayin.com​There's no debate that Miami is ground zero for bass-rattling dance music. For as long as cars have come factory-equipped with a throb knobs, people named Luke, Laz, and Maggotron have been finding ways to turn them up to 11. And 1,976 miles and twenty years later, DJs like Sluggo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Video: Lady Gaga Protests Arizona's SB 1070 by Playing There Anyway, Giving Rambling Speech

    ​A lot of musicians have taken to boycotting Arizona over its SB 1070 immigration law, our homegrown Pitbull included. Lady Gaga, meanwhile, went in a different direction. She played her show in Phoenix, Arizona this past Saturday as scheduled, but as the performance wore on, she revealed her true ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2010

    Arizona and America join Joe Arpaio in rushing to inquire: Are your papers in order?

    ​A lot of musicians have taken to boycotting Arizona over its SB 1070 immigration law, our homegrown Pitbull included. Lady Gaga, meanwhile, went in a different direction. She played her show in Phoenix, Arizona this past Saturday as scheduled, but as the performance wore on, she revealed her true ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2010

    ILLEGAL from Terry Greene Sterling

    Read a penetrating chapter from former Phoenix New Times investigative reporter Terry Greene Sterling's book: ILLEGAL: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone.

  • News

    June 10, 2010

    Cowboy Down: Rob Krentz's family talks about the life and death of the murdered Arizona rancher

    Read a penetrating chapter from former Phoenix New Times investigative reporter Terry Greene Sterling's book: ILLEGAL: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone.

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Mixtape of the Week: Pitbull - Mr. Worldwide

    ​Next week, Pitbull will embark on his Mr. Worldwide Carnaval Tour, which is set to make 20-plus stops around the U.S. It's one fewer than was originally planned -- in protest of the Arizona Immigration Bill, he's just canceled a date originally set for May 31 in Phoenix. (Read more about that he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Trooper Patrick Ambroise Killed in Car Fire After Being Hit by Teen Driver

    Patrick Ambroise, a Florida Highway Patrol man was parked on the shoulder of the Florida Turnpike, most likely running a radar on traffic, when his patrol car was hit from behind by a Lexus. The collision sparked a fire in the patrol car, and the officer died on the scene. The accident happened arou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Pitbull, Cubo, DJ Craze and more

    Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​ -- Pitbull revealed yesterday that he was going to be canceling his May 31st show in Phoenix, Arizona. The cancelation comes as an open call for a protest of Arizona, after their state legislature passed the controversial Immigration Bill that has caused furious bat ... More >>

  • News

    May 6, 2010

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reign of terror becomes state policy, thanks to Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce and Gov. Jan Brewer

    Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​ -- Pitbull revealed yesterday that he was going to be canceling his May 31st show in Phoenix, Arizona. The cancelation comes as an open call for a protest of Arizona, after their state legislature passed the controversial Immigration Bill that has caused furious bat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Morons of the Week: Ron Book, Jeff Ireland, and Arizona

    Some say it's the heat that causes it. Others blame Jimmy Buffett. Whatever the reason, South Florida is Mecca for this hemisphere's most devoted morons. Let's see who took the pilgrimage this week: Sorry, Ron, you've been overdue in this column for a while.​5. Ron Book, who apparently thoug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Around the Voice: Actor Donald Glover Can Rhyme Better Than Joel McHale

    Donald Glover's flow is serious, so stop laughing at his jokes​Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications' music sections. Just for kicks. Here's last week's entry.An in-depth look back at N.W.A. frontman Eazy E resides in Phoenix New Times.SF ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Around the Voice: The Flaming Lips and Gil Scott-Heron State the Obvious

    Wait, he's not new here?​Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications' music sections. Just for kicks. Here's last week's entry.In the Dallas Observer's bumper crop of content: Surfer Blood mourns the loss of Jay Reatard and confirms that even Pitch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    New Times Blogging from McCain Rally in Phoenix

    Wait, he's not new here?​Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications' music sections. Just for kicks. Here's last week's entry.In the Dallas Observer's bumper crop of content: Surfer Blood mourns the loss of Jay Reatard and confirms that even Pitch ... More >>

  • Music

    September 11, 2008

    Markus Schulz

    Wait, he's not new here?​Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications' music sections. Just for kicks. Here's last week's entry.In the Dallas Observer's bumper crop of content: Surfer Blood mourns the loss of Jay Reatard and confirms that even Pitch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    Daddy Yankee Endorses McCain, Spreads Secret Republican Messages Through Lyrics

    Wait, he's not new here?​Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications' music sections. Just for kicks. Here's last week's entry.In the Dallas Observer's bumper crop of content: Surfer Blood mourns the loss of Jay Reatard and confirms that even Pitch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2008

    Design the Poster for Counting Crows Tour Arriving in West Palm Beach this October... Bonus: Free MP3s!

    Wait, he's not new here?​Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications' music sections. Just for kicks. Here's last week's entry.In the Dallas Observer's bumper crop of content: Surfer Blood mourns the loss of Jay Reatard and confirms that even Pitch ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 26, 2007

    International Kicks

    Wait, he's not new here?​Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications' music sections. Just for kicks. Here's last week's entry.In the Dallas Observer's bumper crop of content: Surfer Blood mourns the loss of Jay Reatard and confirms that even Pitch ... More >>

  • Music

    June 29, 2006

    The Mantra at Tantra

    Wait, he's not new here?​Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications' music sections. Just for kicks. Here's last week's entry.In the Dallas Observer's bumper crop of content: Surfer Blood mourns the loss of Jay Reatard and confirms that even Pitch ... More >>

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    November 17, 2005

    Smiles to Go

    Felicity Huffman is desperately engaging in an off-kilter road movie

  • News

    January 13, 2005

    The Bitch

    Full Blown

  • Music

    July 22, 2004

    Jump Up

    Floridian hero Mr. Mendez returns to the magic jungle

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    Letters from the Issue of January 30, 2003

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    December 17, 1998

    News of the Weird

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    Swelter

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    December 9, 1992

    Built for Speed Reading

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