Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has a thousand stories to tell. The group’s only remaining original member helped found the Pumpkins in 1988 after relocating to his native Chicago from none other than St. Petersburg, Florida. He had moved to the Sunshine State briefly in ’85 after graduating from high…
We all miss Heath Ledger. The Academy Award-winning actor wooed us in 10 Things I Hate About You, and shocked us with his performances in Brokeback Mountain and The Dark Knight. Now his legacy lives on, as a rap video he directed for old friend N’FA has just been released…
Rarely does a social media addiction pay off in a big way. We tweet our favorite celebs and hope for a reply, “like” products and cross our fingers for some freebies, and mention every move we make via Foursquare, hoping that special someone will “follow” us there. But we hardly…
Yes, we mean that Robert Pattinson, a.k.a. R. Pattz, a.k.a. Edward Cullen. We’re not exactly sure what would happen if Twi-hards and Nirvana grungers were to battle it out, but now thanks to Pattinson, we know that vampires pack a mean bite.It all started when rumors surfaced this past April…
As you’ve probably heard by now, next week’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim isn’t open to the public. (We know, freakin’ fashion elitists!) We’ll be there to be your eyes and ears, and to fill you in on the latest in swimwear trends as well as any celebrities sightings. (Think Jon…
You’ll probably recognize Vampire Weekend’s keyboardist/guitarist and backup vocalist Rostam Batmanglij in the video above, where he talks to Converse about his musical beginnings. You can catch him along with the rest of the band on October 13 with Beach House. But if you can’t wait that long, Batmanglij has…
We all know how difficult it is to text while driving. Speaking from experience, it’s virtually impossible — and in some parts of South Florida, even illegal. AT&T adds a little label to the front of new phones suggesting not to do it, and we’ve all heard of the friend…
Calm down, muchachos. There’ll be plenty of lovely lady humps pics posted for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim. This one is for men-loving ladies and dudes who like to wear short shorts. Local events firm Swell Suits Miami is organizing the first all male swimwear group show during MBFWS. The men’s…
For those of you that haven’t turned on the TV, listened to the radio, read a newspaper, or spoken to anyone else today, Ohio native LeBron James is signing with the Miami Heat. There have been numerous celebrations, outcries, outrages, jersey burnings, and then some since last night’s announcement, but…
Anyone who knows of 50 Cent, knows how often he’s gotten into arguments and/or picked fights with people. From making skits to songs deliberately crushing his enemies, he’s pretty much run the gamut. But now he may have just run out of people to have beef with — or maybe…
We all know how much the Kardashians love Miami, what with sisters Khloe and Kourtney’s reality show, Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami, their first DASH store outside of California in — where else, SoBe — and Kim serving as de facto celebrity host at local events. But now the Kardashian…
The masses waited in day-long lines when the iPhone 4 was released just a few weeks ago, but now after reports that the new iPhone has terrible reception, there are a lot of very unhappy customers. Even Apple’s commented on it, but rather than do something about it, they wrote…
Music and politics seem to be meshing together a lot lately, and we’re not really sure why. The latest: Aretha Franklin has just announced that she’s going to team up with the former US Secretary of State to sing songs like “Natural Woman” and “Say a Little Prayer.”Taking place on…
Are you obsessed with everything Mac/Apple related? If you found out about the iPhone 4 before Gizmodo did and every tech gadget in your house has a bitten apple logo on it, this one’s for you. IT product and service provider Loop USA is hosting the Apple Business Expo 2K10…
Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd quietly announced his debut album, The Wild Trapeze, via his Facebook page only a month ago, and not much else has been said about it since.Today, it was officially released. His first solo album a music career spanning more than 15 years, Boyd describes his debut…
Yes, you read right: The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech have just announced they’re working together to build a car that a visually impaired person can drive independently. And Florida has something to do with it. It was announced Friday that the vehicle in question is scheduled…
Fresh off of the enormous success of Avatar, James Cameron’s latest 3D effort will include tons of live music as he teams up with Black Eyed Peas to make a not-yet-titled full-length tour film. We’re not kidding.Will.I.Am spilled all the deets in a recent interview with Vibe, where he said:”We…
Click here to view photos from Black Kids at the Vagabond.Black Kids With Pop Glow The Vagabond, Miami Friday, July 2, 2010 Better than: Dancing in your underwear a ‘la Tom Cruise in Risky Business — hey, we know you’ve all done it. The Review: The first room at the…
We love a good lawsuit just as much as the next person, but we never thought we’d utter these words: Drake is being sued by Playboy? The rapper — who caused riots in New York City just a few weeks ago when he scheduled a free concert with Hanson at the…
It’s always a good feeling when a local band comes back to us. You’ve probably heard Black Kids’ first hit single “I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You” in one variation or another, and now they’re doing a statewide Florida tour to test out their never-played-in-public…
As evidenced by the video below, Wednesday night’s first Social Media Day was a big success in Miami. It was an epic celebration of everything social media, and the Miami festivities were the biggest in the Southeast — even bigger than L.A.’s. Miamians have once again proven their digital prowess,…
When we hear the words “Material Girl” we think of the obvious: the Marilyn Monroe-inspired music video above. Yes, Madonna will always be synonymous with this song — but now she’s named her new Junior’s clothing line, co-created with daughter Lola, “Material Girl” as well. We’re not so sure how…
