Subject: Santogold

• Rock The Bells Line-Up Announced

  May 29, 2008

• REMINDER: Rock The Bells 2008 Ticket Giveaway

  July 29, 2008

• On The List - Vagabond Redux, Skream and DJ Huggs

  July 31, 2008

• Rock the Bells Setlist...Plan Accordingly

  August 1, 2008

• Last Night: Rock the Bells 2008 at Bayfront Park

  August 4, 2008

• Over the Weekend - Projekt Revolution, Rock the Bells and Yasumicon

  August 4, 2008

• Craze and Dave Nada at The Vagabond August 14

  August 6, 2008

• Switch Coming to Heathrow December 13

  Chromeo, Crookers, and now Switch? Whoever is responsible for the string of bookings at Heathrow Lounge deserves a gold star because it's getting ridiculous. It almost seems like Heathrow is quickly becoming the Studio A replacement we hoped for -- except it's ill equipped to handle any kind of live performance. Save the date, because Saturday, December 13, Switch takes over the decks at the South Beach nightclub. Switch, also known as Dave Taylor, is the man responsible for producing dancefl

  November 18, 2008

• Opening This Week: The King Is Dead, Louis at the Gansevoort

  Roxy Cottontail is getting you high at The King Is Dead Friday. Are we in a recession? Because the nightlife industry sure hasn't gotten the memo. In fact, this week the much delayed opening of The King Is Dead is finally happening. The venue is rumored to officially open tonight (Roc Media, the venue's contact, didn't return our calls asking for confirmation), but it's the Friday night party in conjunction with Poplife, Supermarket Creative and Gorillas called Heir to the Throne that has us e

  November 19, 2008

• On the List - Dieselboy, Holy Ghost!, Switch and Black Sunday

  They say distance makes the heart grown fonder, but we sort of dropped the ball with On the List; its being almost three weeks since our last compilation. Don't fret children, we're back! And we promise we will never leave you -- er, again.We aren't sure how many of you actually want to go out this week, because we ourselves are still recovering from the Baselmania of last week. No more Grolsch, please! We're sticking to our fav from now on -- vodka and tonic with a twist of lime. Free drinks fo

  December 12, 2008

• Top Dance Albums of 2008

  Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from dry and synthetic to wet and gushy), rhythm tracks can be tempo-tweaked with an upward toggle to change a Timbaland beat into a Chromeo one. Add some T-Pain-esque pitch-correction vocals to your between

  December 18, 2008

• Free Podcast from DJ Alex Caso Features "Miami Stoner Disco"

  Few local DJs in any genre have such a scarily deep and broad knowledge of music as Alex Caso. Able to wax poetic on and dig deep into any genre from psychedelic garage nuggets, to Jamaican rocksteady, to robotic electro, Caso's consequently spun everywhere from straight-up raves to hipster hotspots. (He's also used the monikers Cookieheadz and Sad Tiger, among others). He's proved a little more elusive lately (or, selective about where he spins, or less willing to deal with scenester douchebags

  January 5, 2009

• Ultra Music Festival Announces Phase Two of Its Lineup

  Ultra Music Festival released the second phase of its lineup, and while the biggest names in the list offer no big surprises, a number of other, smaller acts added to the bill demonstrate more of the festival's forward-thinking approach this year. So here are the titans who will play (again): Paul Van Dyk and Armin Van Buuren. Another dance legend to play is Moby, who didn't appear at Ultra last year, but is generally always lurking around during WMC and thus seems not too rare. But remember th

  January 9, 2009

• DJ Mix: DJ Ross One "Favela Chic, Vol. 2"

  It's often the complaint of many that South Beach has become stale, particularly its DJs, who seem completely content with spinning the usual Top 40/hip-hop mess that really is no different than you just turning on your car's stereo. But if there is one DJ that is try to walk the fine line of giving the masses what they want but at the same time showing great technique as well as superb track selection, it's DJ Ross One. He skillfully laces his mixes with Top 40 mainstays, but he doesn't forget

  January 13, 2009

• Thursday: XXXChange at PS14

  There hasn't been much word going around about this, but Spank Rock DJ XXXChange will be spinning tomorrow at PS14 for the bar's Happy House party. Also on the bill are resident DJs Jonathan Brody, Carlos Llanos, C. Mora and Benton.If you either love or hate the current wave of hipster-hop, XXXChange -- real name Alex Epton -- holds much of the blame. While MC Spank Rock usually enjoys the spotlight in the group, their one-of-kind sound is thanks in large part to XXXChange. Epton has produced tr

  January 14, 2009

• Go S.E.E. the Notorious One

  Finally, the movie on Notorious B.I.G. hits theaters today and it seems that the anticipation for the film's release is running high. Notorious actors have been hitting the talk show circuit, Lil' Kim is up in arms about how she was portrayed, Diddy is being all dramatic on YouTube, and people are just excited to get a peek in to the life of a legend.Big was undoubtedly one of the best to ever grab the mic and whether that type of hip-hop is dead or not, his gargantuan presence can still be fel

  January 16, 2009

• Oddest. Booking. Ever? Diplo and Dave 1 (Chromeo) at LIV

  Diplo spins at LIV March 4.Really, we don't know why are shocked anymore. It's getting obvious that clubs are grasping anything in order to stay afloat. But during our daily Pitchfork read, we stumbled upon the news that M.I.A./Santogold producer/DJ Diplo would be spinning at LIV alongside Dave 1 of Chromeo Wednesday, March 4.LIV is the megaclub located inside the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. We personally haven't stopped by the venue, for several reasons: We've been told it's basically l

  February 12, 2009

• Black Eyed Peas to Perform at Ultra Music Festival (UPDATED)

  Black Eyed Peas bringing their humps to Bicentennial Park.There are some things in this world better left unexplained, but this is definitely not one of them. It's been confirmed that the Black Eyed Peas (yes, the very same ones that created the weapon of mass destruction called "My Humps") are set to perform at Ultra Music Festival next month. The Peas join other previously announced acts like The Prodigy, Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto, Bloc Party, Carl Cox, Deadmau5, Crystal Castles, Ting Tings, Santog

  February 12, 2009

• Full Ultra Music Festival Lineup Revealed

  So in addition to yesterday's news of the unexplainable choice of booking the Black Eyed Peas for next month's Ultra Music Festival, the final phase of the lineup has been announced. Notable additions include Rinton, Rye Rye, Surkin, Para One and Shiny Toy Guns to Day 1, and MSTRKRFT, BT Laptop Symphony and Stanton Warriors to Day 2. The Bloody Beetroots and L.A. Riots are scheduled to perform both days, while The Whip's Day 2 appearance has been switched to Day 1, and Late of the Pier has switc

  February 13, 2009

• WMC Preview: Santigold

  Santigold isn't pop. She isn't electro. And she sure as hell isn't hip-hop or R&B, despite what some narrow-minded critics have implied. It's a position she continues to defend, though just listening to her music should allow her to rest her case. Rather her music is a blend of underground sounds, leaning heavily on dub and New Wave with elements of electronica and what she herself calls a "psychobilly" groove. The smartest thing would be to avoid classifying it altogether."I decided to just

  March 24, 2009

• Winter Music Conference Event Listings

  March 26, 2009

• Live at Ultra Music Festival

  March 26, 2009

• Winter Music Conference Event Listings

  March 19, 2009

• Head Spins: DJ Midas

  This DJ's got that golden touch.

  March 19, 2009

• DJ Enferno

  March 19, 2009

• Fool's Gold, Poplife, White Room

  March 19, 2009

• Must-See Acts on Ultra's Lineup

  March 19, 2009

• Head Spins: DJ A-Train

  From Stone Groove to Back Door Bamby and all points beyond.

  March 5, 2009

• Dip It Lo

  This DJ can certainly save your life.

  February 26, 2009

• Estelle: Birth of a Diva

  January 29, 2009

• Best Dance-Floor Anthems of 2008

  December 25, 2008

• Switch

  December 11, 2008

• Head Spins: Mike Deuce

  He's got your Money $hot.

  September 11, 2008

• CSS

  Donkey (Sub Pop)

  September 4, 2008

• Lady Tigra

  Please Mr. Boombox (High Score Records)

  August 14, 2008

• Dave Nada and DJ Craze

  August 14, 2008

• Rock the Bells Returns to Miami with a Fresh Crop, Including the Cool Kids, Dead Prez, Santogold, and Wale

  July 31, 2008

• Head Spins: Induce

  June 12, 2008

• Show Announcements: The Bravery and Perpetual Groove Coming to Culture Room

  ​No not on the same ticket, but The Bravery and Perpetual Groove have both announced dates at the Culture Room. Rock and Roll darlings The Bravery, fresh off a stint opening for Green Day, are coming to Culture Room on October 16. They'll surely be trying out songs off their yet unnamed album (which was produced by John Hill of Santogold and M.I.A. fame) which hits in November. Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster for a penny less than $20.South Florida Jams is bringing Perpetual Gro

  August 25, 2009

• Diesel U:Music with Santigold, Kid Cudi November 17 at Paris Theatre

  Santigold: She's a lady.​Last time Santigold (a.k.a., Santi White, formerly Santogold) was in Miami, she played at Ultra Music Festival back in March. Unfortunately, she was relegated to an early slot on the first day of the festival, so she played to a sparse crowd. We missed her set all together because it never crossed our minds that the festival organizers would waste her talent by putting her on so early. As we were picking up our press passes, we could hear Santi singing "Creator" from a

  November 6, 2009