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Miami could take a rock lesson or two

Program Notes

Miami could take a rock lesson or two

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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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 >>

Hot Milk and Bow Tie Goatees

Driving home the point at the Southeastern Music Conference

Public Art, Private Parts

Driving home the point at the Southeastern Music Conference

The Tim Version

Decline of the Southern Gentleman (No Idea Records)

Home

"Push" (Brah/Jagjaguwar)

Walk On the Dark Side

And now for something completely different

International Noise Conference

And now for something completely different

Banned in Tampa

And now for something completely different

TwoFourteen

And now for something completely different

Get Monked Up

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

Man-Eating Music in the Subtropics!

The Subtropics New Music Festival

New Times and the Law

The Subtropics New Music Festival

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

Concert Review: Deicide Brings Devilish Delights to Revolution, March 14

Earache​DeicideWith Kalakai, At Odds With God, Paris Is Burning, and First Born5Revolution, Fort LauderdaleSunday, March 14, 2010Schlepping to Broward from Miami-Dade isn't too much of a task when the end product is something like metal muthas Deicide. They carry a real Floridian pedigree along th ... More >>

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 >>

Blast From the Past: The Pink Lincolns - Sumo Fumes 2

​Pink Lincolns - Sumo Fumes 2 (Stiff Pole Records) www.stiffpolerecords.com 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, St ... More >>

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 >>

Dominique Young Unique Shows Off Her Bling in New Video for "The World is Mine"

Photo by Thomas Giddings​Is Dominique Young Unique looking in the mirror in her new video for "The World is Mine"? She might as well be, as she's extremely aware of the camera, staring straight at it and smiling. The spunky, fashion conscious Tampa-based hip-hop artist effortlessly mixes hip-hop w ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Going Tribal

​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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Glow Away

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 >>

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 >>

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

The brain freeze burger.​"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 awa ... More >>

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 >>

Miami, Tampa and St. Petersburg Among the Top 10 Saddest Cities in America

​Calling Florida the "Sunshine State" might seem like a cruel joke after having almost all its major cities ranked by Men's Health magazine as some of the saddest cities in America.It's one thing to have a city as part of this dreaded list, but to include Miami, Tampa, St. Pete and Jacksonville .. ... More >>

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 >>

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

Rachel Kramer BusselIt's just too sad, one bite and they are gone. ​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 ... More >>

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 >>

Breakfast Beer: Not Just For Alcoholics Anymore

Betty Crocker/Facebook​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 fo ... More >>