One minute, you’re writing commercial jingles with your buddies. The next, you’re touring the United States as the opening act for Katy Perry. Alright, a career jump like that doesn’t really take 60 seconds. It actually took Capital Cities’ Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian about four years, following the release…
We’re not so lucky as to have been one of those hot disco roller mamas from the ’70s. That’s why we’re so thankful to the people of Lundi Dis Moi Oui! and Grand Central for putting together an amazing roller disco party Monday night, featuring none other than DJ Nicki…
They say nothing worth having comes without hard work, and that’s certainly true for Telescopic Thieves’ Mario De Los Santos. Despite a ten-day (and counting) workday streak, he’s forgoing sleep tonight to invade Slap & Tickle at Bardot and celebrate the release of his new four-song release, Quiet Hearts, on…
People used to laugh at those who said disco would come back. Well, haters, who’s laughing now? Rewind the clock and experience the golden age of boogie with a very-special edition of Lundi Dis Moi Oui!, Grand Central’s weekly old-school disco and house extravaganza. Whether you’re a Dis Moi regular…
Living in Miami, one thing is glaringly obvious — the rich are very rich; the poor are very poor. “I used to live downtown, right across the street from the arena, on Ninth and Biscayne,” says Mandon Lovett, a documentary director who just moved to L.A. after five years in…
Jay Z and Beyoncé On the Run Tour Sun Life Stadium, Miami Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Better Than: Any power couple in the history of the world. We were somewhere around NW 175th Street, on the edge of victory and madness, when the traffic kicked in. Suddenly, a light burst…
What makes someone a hack? A hack purports to be something he’s not. It’s a person who holds himself above others on false grounds. The entertainment industry is full of them, and tons of people get into the music industry for the wrong reasons. We can’t help ourselves from feeling…
The hottest trend in pop music is a serious case of East meets West. South Korean pop groups are taking over, and if you’re into choreographed dance moves and gravity-defying hairstyles, nothing could be better. The new movement is more than just Psy. Billboard has been charting and closely covering…
It doesn’t get much more one-dimensional than the modern popular music scene. Blame the Internet, marketers, the apathy or distraction of a generation, but things aren’t like they used to be. “Back in the day, people were more into exploring things,” says Guy Gerber, an Israeli electronic producer more likely…
In these modern times, real love is hard to find. But if you’re feeling too hopeless to even touch yourself, remember that Beyoncé and Jay Z found each other. They have what the rest of the world may never know — a mutually-beneficial marriage that may or may not include…
What do matching tattoos, gay porn, and local DJ Adrianna “Gooddroid” Moschides have in common? It takes a little of all three to tell the tale of her label, Loveless Records. “This story is awesome,” she says, turning the clock back to 2011. Back then, she was busy casting and…
It takes about five seconds of exposure to the current weather conditions before your body breaks out into a muggy sweat. We live in an urban jungle, and this pack of fashionably wild animals needs a watering hole. Welcome summer with Jungle Island this Saturday, when the attraction happily announces…
It’s usually weird when actors spit rhymes, but it’s even weirder when you find out the sparkly vampire hunk from Twilight wants to be a rapper named “Big Tub.” That’s the truth Robert Pattinson revealed on the couch with Seth Meyers on Late Night. The poor kid was self-conscious about…
It may sound snobbish, but some music moves beyond the commercial realm into nothing short of art. When it’s more than just a good beat and a hook, when an artist takes melody from clichéd to conceptual, that’s when things get really interesting. Teenage Fantasy is a dance duo from…
When we were kids, our dads made us listen to a lot of classic rock and heavy metal. Of course, electronic producer Eats Everything of the Dirtybird crew has his own priorities. “I’d been playing techno into my wife’s belly all the way through the pregnancy,” says the proud father…
The mainstream rap game is servin’ up so many soft rappers, we should stop calling them MCs and start calling them TCBYs. Have you listened to the hip-hop charts lately? It’s like a damn 16-year-old girl’s mix tape in this mess. Someone must have let the dogs out, because all…
Some cities are gayer than others, and South Beach is pulling a serious three or four on the Kinsey scale. The influence the gay community has had on our development through the decades is no secret, and why would we ever want it to be? Miami is out and proud,…
Remember when you used to spend all day playing arcade fighting games against your friends, and you had that one buddy who just kept pressing the same attack button, over and over, leaving you no time to gather your thoughts and use your actual skills? That shit was cheap as…
Everyone wants to feel special and loved, but not everyone is a Very Important Person. Of course, if VIP is really about anything at all, it’s money and status and exclusivity. A person cannot be “very important” unless there are “less important” people at which to snicker and point from…
The music industry is a male-dominated business. And though punk rock disturbs the status-quo, it’s no exception to paternal rule. That being said, it is one of the most open and inviting genres in music. With the right attitude, anyone can be a punk rocker, and plenty of ladies have…
When we were kids, our dads made us listen to a lot of classic rock and heavy metal. Of course, electronic producer Eats Everything of the Dirtybird crew has his own priorities. “I’d been playing techno into my wife’s belly all the way through the pregnancy,” says the proud father…
It’s a blessing and a curse. It’s a tourist trap and an aging icon. It’s a wonder of the world and a wonder that it isn’t under water. Love it or hate it, South Beach is the jewel of Miami, and it’s not going anywhere just yet. The bridge acts…
