It seems everyone makes an appearance on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, which The New York Times says is more influential than ever, in order to score some cool points with the Gen X and Y set. John Stewart sits down with Florida Senator Mel Martinez and mild mannerly asks…
“You may be T-Pain and you got the mothafuckin’ hits, but I’m DJ Irie and I’m the shit,” boasted our hometown spindoctor at the DJ Battle that the Headliner Market Group had engineered to rock their “It’s Actually Fly.” party last Saturday night. But the Pain didn’t let Irie get…
DJ Gunars DJ Gunars has been spinning all over Miami for quite some time now. His more prominent gigs have included stints at Pawn Shop Lounge (er, back when it was the place to see and be seen) and Rokbar. This week, writer John Hood profile’s Gunars for his “Head…
Peter Beste In tomorrow’s issue of the Miami New Times, music editor Arielle Castillo stumbles upon Vice Books’ True Norwegian Black Metal, a collection of photos by Peter Beste. The book chronicles Norway’s black metal scene which is marred by violence and arson. They say the cold weather makes you…
Jose D. Duran A soaked Monday night along North Miami Avenue. As the outer bands of Tropical Storm Fay went over South Florida, local stations were having a field day. It had been some time since the area was threaten by storm. WSVN reporter Rene Marsh stood along the shore…
All that dreaming longingly about someday seeing bike lanes along Coral Way has finally paid off. Mike Lydon of Transit Miami wrote last week: “expect to see new bicycle lanes from SW 12th Avenue to SW 15th Road in the not-too-distant-future.” The lanes will span about 16 blocks. From there,…
Tonight’s Smashing Pumpkins concert — or Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin with some other people who aren’t James Iha and Darcy Wretzky — at the Center for the Arts at Mizner Park has been reschedule for Thursday, August 21. Tickets purchased for tonight’s show will be honored Thursday. — Jose…
Elyse Wanshel As far as I know, there wasn’t a full moon last night — I didn’t accidentally rub my big ass against a lamp, resulting in a magical genie oozing free with a pocket-full of wishes to be used at my disposal. Hell didn’t freeze over, pigs never flew,…
Alexandra Lipsitz Talk about creepy: Village Voice’s Sound of the City posts up a promo picture for the movie Soul Men, which features the late Isaac Hayes and the late Bernie Mac. Quick, someone get Samuel L. Jackson to a panic room! LA Weekly gives us a glimpse of the…
Courtesy of Laundry Bar Pack up the suds. Laundry Bar has its last wash. South Beach venue Laundry Bar is calling it quits. Well, not exactly. The place we come to know as Laundry Bar will in fact cease to exists, but its owners are still planning to keep it…
Justin Namon Asses were shakin’ as local turnable master Craze and Baltimore DJ Dave Nada put The Vagabond’s bass to the test. Thursday night party Money Shot brought the duo’s Borrachos Locos tour to the Downtown Miami venue, along with resident DJs Contra, Mike Deuce and DS. Click here to…
I’ve been on a mission to find the place to get my brow situation dealt with on a regular basis. I don’t ask for much – it has to be affordable, the place has to be clean and conveniently located, and they have to do a great job on the…
Coming into these Olympic games, it seemed as if Dwyane Wade was only known for being the pitchman for a Chinese sex pill (without his permission). Oh, and a guy who once won an NBA title or something. Now, the Chinese are chanting his name when he walks by: “Wade-a!…
Last year, Riptide touched on the plight of Cocodorm.com, er, which despite the use of “dorm” in its name it isn’t collegiate housing. It’s a site where Internet users can peer into the lives of men of color who live together in a house in Edgewater at NE 27th Street…
Courtesy of Girls Gone Wildlife You love this ass! Debbie Attias takes a cross country bike ride to raise money for the World Wildlife Fund. Does she look like a slut? No, Debbie Attias, half of the now-defunct, Brooklyn-based, MIA born-and-raised Avenue D, looks like a cyclist. She and friend…
Justin Namon In order to beat the heat, PS14’s Wednesday night party YO! BBQ had a pool party — er, except there is one problem, PS14 doesn’t have a pool. That’s why kiddie pools were brought in and downtown night crawlers were encouraged to come in swimwear. Check out the…
When Baltimore DJ Dave Nada stops by The Vagabond’s Money Shot party tomorrow along with DJ Craze, expect to give your ass a thorough workout. The grooves will be plenty heavy, but that’s to be expected since Baltimore has emerged as one of the more promising DJ scenes in United…
Lam Vuong Club editor Jason Handelsman at the mercy of ScaryMary, literally suffering for his craft. I like wearing panties, and walking around in high heels. I like wearing a G-string and handcuffs while being flogged by a dominatrix. I like having a ball gag in my mouth and a…
The two months of fine-dining deals known as Miami Spice isn’t all about the culinary savings. This year, organizers are also putting on cooking demos around the city with chefs of some of the city’s top restaurants. Macy’s at Dadeland and Aventura will showcase the cooking skills of chefs from…
Justin Namon Gutter sounds invade White Room’s Monday night party Exposure when Baltimore DJ Scottie B. The downtown Miami party has been going against the Monday-night-parties-don’t-work odds by booking solid national DJs, giving us a great excuse to go hungover to work on Tuesdays. Click here to enjoy last night’s…
Last week’s post covered the Bicycle Action Committee’s biking trends survey regarding local riding habits. Riders seemed to stay bicycle law savvy, though admittedly choose which moments to obey the rules. This week covers the geography of ridership, particularly the participants’ daily jaunts and where they want to see bike…
This weekend was on a personal level, er, less than spectacular to say the least. Some events scheduled to be covered fell to the wayside, so today’s weekend recap is somewhat bare. Other than a brief reunion by ’70s rock band Bad Company, there were few other noteworthy events. Even…
