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  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    The Daily Show Will Broadcast From Florida During RNC

    Left-leaning Floridians are probably not too enthused that the Republican Party is descending on Tampa to crown Mitt Romney as its official nominee in August. But don't worry, you hippies -- there's now something for you to get excited about, too. The Daily Show has announced it'll tape a week's wor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Truck Crash Spews Gallons of Sulfuric Acid Over Florida Highway

    Massive semi-truck crashes can run the gamut from the comical -- liquor everywhere! and milk! -- to the bizarre -- like  that Chinese truck that spewed live fish all over the highway -- to the profitable, when a bank truck overturns and spews millions of coins. It's hard to think of too many pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Tampa Strip Clubs Prepare for Horny Conservatives During Republican National Convention

    In late August, hundreds of thousands of Republican heavyweights will descend on Tampa to officially crown Mitt Romney their presidential nominee and celebrate their policies, which include abstinence-only education, limiting women's reproductive health choices, and an aversion to birth control and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Want to Protest GOP Convention In Tampa? Be Ready to Pay $50, Leave Knives at Home

    ​Attention Miami-area anarchists, liberals, and Occupiers: Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is worried about "knuckleheads" causing trouble during the Republican National Convention this August. So to keep all the Romney-disturbers in line, last night he proposed a "Clean Zone" across most of downtown Tam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Burger 21 is Offering You A Miami Franchise

    ​Burger 21 is a new "fast casual" concept brought to you by the folks behind a rather old concept, The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc. The idea behind this particular burger emporium is to offer 21 "chef-inspired" creations culled from freshly ground beef, chicken, turkey, shrimp, and tuna -- with cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Breakfast Beer: Not Just For Alcoholics Anymore

    ​The craft beer movement has produced some surprising side effects for the brewery world; suddenly blueberries, cherries and chocolate are considered hops-friendly ingredients, giving beer a whole new aisle in your local liquor store. In fact, beer is so user friendly with food these days, we are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    State Senator Cites Chris Rock Joke in Gambling Debate by Claiming Tampa is the Strip Club Capital of the World

    ​"People do not go to South Beach to see Mickey Mouse. They just don't," said state Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff (R-Ft. Lauderdale) yesterday during a debate on her bill that would bring casinos to South Florida. "They go there for different reasons. We have the strip club capital of the world in Tampa. I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2011

    Top Five Food Trends of 2011: Local Beers, Cheap Eats and Damned Tiny Cupcakes

    ​Looking back upon the year that was, it's not too difficult to narrow the field of food trends that gripped Miami's culinary scene. There are those that we love (local craft brews to go with your meal) and naturally, those that we hate (those silly mini-cupcakes that are everywhere), but overall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    DJ Three Waxes Poetic About Ten Dance-Floor Weapons

    ​You'd be hard-pressed to find a more encyclopedic guru of house and techno than Chistopher Milo AKA DJ Three. And it's no surprise, given he's one of the most highly regarded tastemakers on the underground American EDM scene. The Florida native has been commanding dancefloors since the early '90 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Jeffrey Lluis, Tampa Comedian, Joked On Stage About Arrests Then Robbed Bank Twice

    via Hillsborough County Sheriff's OfficeJeffrey Lluis​On stage in Tampa, local comedian Jeffrey Lluis told the audience that his relationship with Johnny Law wasn't fantastic: "As you just heard, I'm on probation," he says in a routine uploaded to YouTube. "I lost my job recently ... things got ki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Fried Kool-Aid, Fried Bubblegum, and Brain-Freeze Burgers: Florida Fairs Are Coming

    ​"We try to keep it as new as we can. You've really got to stay ahead of the customers," says veteran food vendor Dennis Reas. He and wife Cheryl are based in Indiana but travel with their food truck to various festivals and fairs around the country. In case you weren't aware, the state-fair seaso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Strippers Edition: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Exotic Dancers

    ​Some things are so good, they should not be f*cked with: Starsky & Hutch, rum & coke, mugshots & Fridays.But rules are made to be broken, especially random-ass Riptide rules. So we present you with a special mid-week, Gulf Coast edition of Mugshots Friday Tuesday.Today's version is de ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2011

    Glow Away

    ​Some things are so good, they should not be f*cked with: Starsky & Hutch, rum & coke, mugshots & Fridays.But rules are made to be broken, especially random-ass Riptide rules. So we present you with a special mid-week, Gulf Coast edition of Mugshots Friday Tuesday.Today's version is de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Send Your Kids to Florida's Tea Party Summer Camp

    Sorry, baby, those Bush-era adjustable doll house mortgages really screwed us all. ​Are you a faithful member of the Tea Party? Are you worried that your kids, little Ronnie and Reagan, aren't fully committed to your political cause? Well, why not have them stay with a relative in Tampa for a week ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Woman Busted for Buying Prostitute for Elderly Dad in Tampa

    ​Undoubtedly the first time Maurice Kirchberg held his daughter Pia 51 years ago, he looked down at the baby girl and thought, Someday, when I'm old and gray and completely devoid of sex, this baby girl will buy me a prostitute. Nothing quite cements that father-daughter bond like a lady buying a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Ten-Year-Old Florida Boy Commits Suicide After Being Sent to Room

    via Ten ConnectThe apartment where the little boy is believed to have committed suicide. ​A little after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the parents of 10-year-old Tyriq Ammons sent him to his room for misbehaving. Forty-five minutes later his mother went to check on him. She opened the door to fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    No, 70 People Were Not Trapped in an Airport Hangar Due to Central Florida's Crazy Weather

    via Bay News 9​It's in the 80s and perfectly sunny here in Miami, but our state-mates in the central part of Florida aren't enjoying the same good weather. An apparent tornado that ripped through Tampa has left many areas in Central Florida in disarray. But a report carried by numerous national me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Ten Supereclectic Acts Not to Miss at the International Noise Conference

    Tampa's Neon Blud is the INC's rock spoiler.​See the full, three-day International Noise Conference 2011 lineup. People have the internet and it's hard to shock them. Once threatening musical aesthetics like punk and hip-hop have long been neutered and incorporated into the popular culture canon. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2010

    Going Tribal

    Tampa's Neon Blud is the INC's rock spoiler.​See the full, three-day International Noise Conference 2011 lineup. People have the internet and it's hard to shock them. Once threatening musical aesthetics like punk and hip-hop have long been neutered and incorporated into the popular culture canon. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Magadog's Ska, Soul, and Roots Reggae Mashup

    ​Magadog Self-titled (Moon Ska Reocrds) myspace.com/magadogtampa It's hard to believe Magadog has been soldiering since 1992. This band (and this album in particular) recall a time in life when going to shows with a group of friends was 100-percent fun. I'm referring to cool Sunday night show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Bulletproof Tiger's Kris Huseby Talks Boxed Wine, Groupies, and Handmade CDs

    Bulletproof Tiger at play.​Kris Huseby is a local musician, chef, syndicated sports columnist, and thong-sandal model. But he's probably better known for having pounded the drums with Fireside Social and currently fronting Bulletproof Tiger. The latter band recently got back to South Florida ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Blast From the Past: Gotohells - Six Packs & Race Tracks

    Gotohells Six Packs & Race Tracks (Stiff Pole Records) In honor of Richard "Big Stiff" Konwinski, who passed this past July in Tampa, I'll be juggling between the County Grind and Crossfade blogs doing my Blast From the Past thing on the record label that he founded, Stiff Pole Records, that, i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Thousands of Angry Activists Expected to Destroy Tampa in 2012

    It's like Miami, but with uglier beaches and whiter people. ​Tampa, our slightly "off" cousin to the North East, has been chosen to host the 2012 Republican National Convention in which the Grand Ol' Party will nominate Sarah Palin or Marco Rubio or Ron Paul or someone else slightly "off" to take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    70,000 Tons of Metal Adds Florida-Based Obituary

    ​After voyaging to Portugal last week, the 70,000 Tons of Metal tanker returns to American shores to welcome Tampa-based Obituary aboard. Now there are 13 bands confirmed for the cruise, which sets sail from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico, and heads back to Miami, Jan. 24-28, 2011. The self-proclaimed " ... More >>

  • News

    February 18, 2010

    The Stripper Mobile rolled into Miami Super Bowl weekend, and no one noticed

    ​After voyaging to Portugal last week, the 70,000 Tons of Metal tanker returns to American shores to welcome Tampa-based Obituary aboard. Now there are 13 bands confirmed for the cruise, which sets sail from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico, and heads back to Miami, Jan. 24-28, 2011. The self-proclaimed " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Did Obama Bow to the Mayor of Tampa?

    Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Last year when Barack Obama was in Florida, he engaged in the "man hug" heard around the right wing. Now his body language has caused another needless brouhaha, after an AP photographer caught the POTUS apparently bowing to Pam Iorio, the mayor of Ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Super Bowl 2010: Maxim and Playboy Parties Among This Year's Hottest Tickets, of Course

    CC by 2.0, via P Keigan's FlickrThe bunnies are at the Sagamore on Saturday night.​Is it really any surprise? Maxim magazine's annual Super Bowl bash is famously full of the perky, pneumatic flesh featured in its pages, as well as all the celebrities, pseudo-celebrities, and just wealthy and well- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Slip N Slide DJ Purfiya Can't R.I.P. Because He's Not Dead

    via myspace/djpurfiyaDJ Purfiya with Suga Shack from Wild 98.7​DJ Purfiya is from the city of Palmetto, Florida, just south of Tampa. He's affiliated with Miami's own Slip N Slide Records as one of their official DJs.Wednesday, rumors hit the Internet -- namely Twitter -- that he had died due to c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Seminole Hard Rock Denies Gambler $166 Million Jackpot Due to Another "Malfunction" (Updated After Settlement)

    via Flickr​On Sunday, a gambler at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa was playing a $4 slot machine when its bells started ringing and an enormous figure began flashing on its jackpot screen: $166,666,666.65. Bill Seebeck thought he was set for life. Alas, 'twas not to be. After investigating ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    Former Department of Children and Families Spokesman Pleads Guilty to Kiddy Porn

    Albert Andre Zimmerman used to have a sweet gig being the mouthpiece for Florida's Department of Children and Families, the department charged with the well being of kids. That was until he was indicted for producing child pornography back in February, 2008, and yesterday he pleaded guilty to the ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Nudists Save Lingerie Bowl

    Well, those prudes in Tampa got their way, and the Lingerie Bowl won't be tainting their apparently pure city. Instead a nudist resort in Pasco County stepped in and saved the day. The joint is appropriately called the Caliente Clothing Optional Resort, which should fair well for the Miami Caliente ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Tampa Prudes Promise to Ruin Lingerie Bowl for Everyone

    We understand the disgust some folks might feel when they're introduced to the idea of lingerie football. It's always something like "blah blah blah exploitation, vulgar, sexist blah blah blah." But this is America, and if pretty, young ladies want to be exploited or whatever by making money to play ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Miami Is Losing Its Buzz

    Do you remember the citywide excitement last year when Miami was named the third most caffeinated city in the United States? Don't you remember all the parades and the front-page headlines and the outpouring of civic pride? Remember how we danced? Oh, how we danced, while each downing ten café c ... More >>

  • Music

    June 12, 2008

    The Tim Version

    Decline of the Southern Gentleman (No Idea Records)

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2008

    Full Q&A with Yo Majesty

    Decline of the Southern Gentleman (No Idea Records)

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2007

    Trafficante in Miami: "He Had the Clout"

    Decline of the Southern Gentleman (No Idea Records)

  • Calendar

    April 5, 2007

    Walk On the Dark Side

    And now for something completely different

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2007

    Last Chance to See "Bodies"

    And now for something completely different

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    International Noise Conference

    And now for something completely different

  • Music

    April 13, 2006

    Home

    "Push" (Brah/Jagjaguwar)

  • Music

    September 16, 2004

    TwoFourteen

    "Push" (Brah/Jagjaguwar)

  • Music

    April 11, 2002

    Get Monked Up

    Monk and Rabbit in the Moon and attention-deficit-disorder music

  • Music

    April 6, 2000

    Man-Eating Music in the Subtropics!

    The Subtropics New Music Festival

  • Culture

    November 9, 1995

    Public Art, Private Parts

    The Subtropics New Music Festival

  • Music

    May 18, 1995

    Hot Milk and Bow Tie Goatees

    Driving home the point at the Southeastern Music Conference

  • News

    December 29, 1993

    Program Notes 37

    Driving home the point at the Southeastern Music Conference

  • News

    March 4, 1992

    New Times and the Law

    Driving home the point at the Southeastern Music Conference

  • News

    January 1, 1992

    Program Notes

    Driving home the point at the Southeastern Music Conference

  • Music

    December 11, 1991

    Local Is As Local Does

    Miami could take a rock lesson or two

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