There’s probably nothing we love more than a private party with open bar. Well, maybe our families or something, but not much else. So when we heard that Hennessy was following in Heineken’s footsteps and launching a Hennessy Artistry bash with free booze, we jumped out of our seats.We didn’t…
We posted an interview we did with The Drums’ Jacob Graham recently on Crossfade. But the band seemed happy with how things were moving forward for them, with no mention of bandmates leaving or any turmoil within the group. We’ve got some sad news to report, though: It’s been confirmed…
Brooklyn-based indie-poppers The Drums aren’t what you think they are. Sure, they put out their Summertime! EP, filled with beach-themed tracks like “Let’s Go Surfing,” “Down by the Water,” and “Submarine.” But they actually mentioned to us recently that they probably wouldn’t go to the beach if you paid them…
The cover art for Japanese Cartoon’s In the Jaws of the Lords of DeathYou probably know Wasalu Jaco best for all of his hip-hop collaborations. With Lupe Fiasco as his stage name, he’s worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Neptunes, and Pharrell Williams, Justice, and Rihanna. But…
We all breathed really heavy sighs when we heard that Metallica was going to release a DVD along with Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer, but realized they won’t be joining them for their October 3 South Florida show. After all, what’s real metal fan doesn’t have a little Metallica stashed away…
The last time Surfer Blood was in Miami, the local crew caused a stir, swearing it’d never again play Grand Central. Now only a few months later, the group has made amends and scheduled a return to the downtown venue, this time with Brooklyn indie-poppers the Drums. Surfer Blood is…
The Kings of Rap Concert scheduled for this Saturday with Ludacris and Rick Ross has been canceled. We started to get a bit suspicious when we saw the James L. Knight Center’s site mention that Rick Ross will no longer be performing, but kept our hopes up, anyway.We’ve just received…
We’ve been showing Afrobeta some love lately, naming them as “Best Band,” tracking down their latest releases, and even following them around their home studio recently, and with good reason. The duo have been combining synths, heavy basslines, and catchy, often Miami-themed bilingual lyrics that makes us just want to…
In quite possibly the coolest vinyl promo we’ve ever seen on video, Third Man Records has just revealed their latest releases — and they’re good. They’re releasing glow-in-the-dark Halloween 45s, black and blue live series LPs, tri-color 45s, and a peach-scented Karen Elson LP. As if all of that weren’t…
One of the many low-tech messages we received from Princess PeachThough we often praise (or disregard) the biggest things to hit technology, sometimes we just want to honor the little things. You know, those little treasure troves that we grew up with that made us realize how important technology is,…
We were all pretty excited when we heard news that System of a Down’s Serj Tankian was coming to South Florida with a full orchestra. So excited, in fact, that we decided to launch a contest to giveaway tickets and a meet and greet for the show on October 9.Well,…
Illustration by by Johnnie Cluney, via Daytrotter Toro Y Moi had managed to stay slightly below the radar until the chillwave movement took off in the Summer of ’09. The barely-there often only one-man band fronted by Chaz Bundick is at once relaxing and arm swaying, and as his voice…
John Legend and The Roots are each talented in their own right, and they’ve teamed up for a collaborative album called Wake Up! to be released next Tuesday. The album is a funky ’70s soul throwback, and takes direction from legends like Marvin Gaye and Nina Simone. Special guest collaborators…
Unfortunately not all big shows can launch their tours in Miami. We get that. But when we heard that last night’s Jay-Z/ Eminem concert in New York — the first in the new Yankee Stadium — had a ton of special musical guests, we just had to share some footage…
via his MySpace pageWe like to lay claim on musicians whenever we can. If they’ve lived in South Florida for more than a few months, went to school here, had a girlfriend from here, or even their dog lived here, we like to think they’re ours. So it should come…
The afternoon Tupac Shakur died of cardiopulmonary arrest and respiratory failure due to multiple gunshot wounds on September 13, 1996, the rap game changed instantly. The words “Thug Life” and “Makaveli” were never the same, and hip-hop enthusiasts the world over mourned the loss of a great musician. He touched…
Photo by Getty ImagesChelsea Handler as a Lady Gaga-esque houseWe were expecting quite the spectacle at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. In lieu of last year’s Taylor Swift acceptance speech interruption, Kanye’s apologetic tweets, and her tweets suggesting she was going to interrupt him this year, we thought there…
A lot of South Floridians were crushed when Bono had to reschedule U2’s July stop in Miami because of a back injury. The show was rescheduled for August of next year, but what are we supposed to do until then?Bono and the Edge contributed the music and the lyrics for…
via their MySpace pageUnfortunately Metallica won’t be joining Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer for their October 3 performance at Bayfront Park. But they’re still a band that always comes to mind when thinking of classic metal. And what’s more “metal” than a band putting together an EP filled with fan bootlegs?The…
Photo by Sean MurphyWhen we reminisce and look at days gone by, we tend to think of the fun times we’ve had first, and the people who we’ve shared them with. We have a hunch that Rivers Cuomo was on the same track mentally when he came up with the…
Yesterday was the start of the High Holidays for the Jewish faith. Dubbed “Rosh Hashanah” (meaning “Head of the Year”), most Jews have now begun their 10 days of repentance leading up to Yom Kippur. Since we always have tech on the brain, it got us thinking: What technological advances…
Enrique Iglesias was a bit of a heartthrob when we were growing up. We had friends who had huge posters of his face on their walls, and it might not be too far fetched to suggest that he was pretty much South Florida’s very own grown-up version of Justin Bieber…
