He’s here, he’s queer, but former weeknight anchor Charles Perez says WPLG doesn’t want to get used to it. According to Herald columnist Steve Rothaus, the anchor has filed a complaint with Miami-Dade’s Equality Opportunity Board. In the complaint, he says news director Bill Pohovey told him WPLG would switch to…
Miami has been so hot lately that the AC wall unit in my Edgewater studio is fighting a losing battle. I’m actually hoping we get some rain soon because I’m not sure how much longer I can stand the heat. So while I sit directly in front of the vents,…
When New York’s Aaron “A-Ron” Bondaroff and local art collector Al Moran decided to open a Miami exhibition space, they didn’t choose the obvious Wynwood locale. Instead they looked to Allapattah and founded Our House West of Wynwood. As crazy as it probably sounded, it worked, and O.H.W.O.W. easily became…
Poplife has never really been a faithful lover, so White Room should have seen this coming from a mile away. We heard the rumors weeks ago, but we were told it was off the record. However, today we received word via press release that Saturday’s event with Black Moth Super…
If anyone embodies the indie-dance phenomenon, it’s Dim Mak founder Steve Aoki. The hipsterati mogul is notorious for crowd surfing, pouring endless bottles of Grey Goose into open mouths, and hyping the crowd to the brink of insanity. His music, on the other hand, isn’t exactly blowing anyone away. But…
Miami isn’t shy about its love of bass. And not just any bass. Big-booty bass — bass so fat that when the room shakes, it feels like an earthquake. So it’s no surprise that the dubstep genre has finally boiled over from the underground. Its natural evolution from electro-house —…
If anyone embodies the indie-dance phenomenon the best its Dim Mak founder Steve Aoki. The hipsterati mogul is notorious for crowd surfing, pouring endless bottles of Grey Goose into open mouths, and hyping the crowd to the brink of insanity. His music on the other hand isn’t exactly blowing anyone…
The Internets seem to be at a consensus about Miami Social, which premieres tonight at 10 on Bravo: It sucks. But perhaps the people who feel the most angered are those of us who call ourselves Miamians, because the cast members embody so many of the things we hate about this city: vanity,…
We interrupt your daily snarky news intake for a special announcement: Miami New Times has a Flickr photo pool! What does this mean? Local photographers (amateur, professionals and everything in between) are welcome to submit photos of local events and occurrences. Once the community is active enough, we’ll start compiling…
Rain has been replaced by intolerable heat, and we aren’t sure which is worse. Still, we braved the rise in temperature to make sure we wouldn’t miss everything that happened over the weekend:Grand Opening of FameParkwest reopened Friday night under a new moniker, Fame. The club “officially” opens next weekend,…
Last time we posted it was in May. Why? Because you’re boring us Miami! Same shit every weekend over and over again. We thought the economic crisis would force clubs and promoters to get creative — obviously, they don’t care they are hemorrhaging money. Whatever, Miami can use one or…
Miami’s isn’t shy about it’s love of bass. Big-booty bass so fat that when the room shakes you could almost mistake it for an earthquake. So it’s no surprise that the dubstep genre has finally boiled over from the underground. It’s natural evolution from electro-house – think dirty, choppy beats…
Awesome New Republic’s popularity seems to just keep growing and growing. With Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester covering their track and the release of their EP Rational Geographic Vol. 1, the Miami duo seem to be on the cusp of making it as a national act.Speaking of Rational Geographic Vol. 1,…
Poplife has confirmed Baltimore club-hop artist Rye Rye has canceled the remainder of her U.S. dates; no specific reason was given. She was scheduled to appear at yesterday’s Just Add Water pool party at Blade at the Fontainebleau and Wednesday at LIV’s Dirty Hairy party…
MSTRKRFTWednesday, July 1, 2009LIV at the Fontainbleau, Miami BeachBetter than: Doing blow off the toilet seat at LIV.My relationship with MSTRKRFT is an old one. Before all the hype, I was a fan of their remixes and after the release of The Looks, I knew I had stumbled on a…
Tourists are scarce during Miami’s summer months for two good reasons. Just idly standing outside sends sweat glands into overdrive, and sudden thunderstorms often dampen one’s mood. But weather be damned! It isn’t going to stop the band of downtown misfits of Poplife from making the Sunday hangover a little…
Next Wednesday, LIV is hosting the 10,000-LB Hamburger Tour featuring A-Trak, Rye Rye and Treasure Fingers. But before everyone shakes it to the ground at Dirty Hairy, we’ve been told that Rye Rye will be making an appearance at Just Add Water Sunday at Blade at the Fontainebleau. The party…
While I’m not exactly a fan of their new album, Fist of God, I’m still glad electro-house pioneers MSTRKRFT are returning to Miami in order to give LIV’s sound system a workout. The Toronto duo is undeniably talented and really do know how to immerse the crowd into all-out sonic…
While Michael Jackson’s music was undeniably influential to a lot of artists, he is a product of the MTV generation. What does that mean? Michael Jackson was a video artist and took pride in making his videos into cinematic masterpieces. Though music videos are on the decline, they are still…
Everyone grieves in different ways. Some like crying endlessly, while others just like to be left alone. But for everyone who wants to pay respect to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, while having a bit of fun — which we’d like to think is how Michael would have wanted…
Today, Gloria and Emilio Estefan officially announced their minority ownership of the Miami Dolphins. And while some people may scoff at the Estefans’ acquisition, Gloria herself has had some previous sports-related endeavors. So come on everybody let’s do the conga as Riptide takes a trip back in time:Superbowl XXVI Halftime…
Scion A/V Trouble & Bass CD Release Party with Drop the Lime, AC Slater, Star Eyes and The CaptainSunday, June 21, 2009Bella Rose, Miami BeachBetter than: Partying in a sauna.Electro-house is dead and New York-based label Trouble & Bass is making sure its never resurrected. And I don’t mean that…
