Have you heard of Kid Ink? No doubt you’ve been partying to this newcomer from L.A.’s summertime megahit, “Show Me,” thanks in part to Chris Brown’s you-hate-him-for-being-so-sexy vocals. Bad-boy friends aside, Kid Ink is making a hot name for himself on the charts. His single “Main Chick” broke the Billboard…
Conversations about the old-school days of hip-hop don’t get very far before someone brings up Sugar Hill Gang. These three dudes from New Jersey were the first to break onto the Billboard charts with a recorded rap hit. Even if you don’t particularly like rap music, you know their jam…
Two years isn’t forever. But in clubland, it might as well be a lifetime. Most weekly nightlife ventures are lucky to last six months. A full 24 means that you’ve built something special. Miami’s Slap & Tickle is the Tuesday party with a reputation for wild nights and unique sets…
The ’90s are back! The fashions, the music, the attitude. There are more people Rollerblading by the beach than we’ve seen in about 25 years. (Wow, it’s been too long!) Now, we couldn’t be more excited about the return of the most bleakly apathetic decade in pop culture. But along…
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, playing the legendary rock journalist Lester Bangs in the film Almost Famous, once said the most brilliant thing about modern music. “They’re trying to buy respectability for a form that is gloriously and righteously dumb. The day it ceases to be dumb is the day it ceases…
It’s time to get outside, enjoy the spring weather, and get some use out of those wheels. We’re not saying go for a drive. May is National Bike Month, and while Miami isn’t known as the most bike-friendly city in America, it’s still the proud home of a growing cyclist…
Remember when DJ Khaled was just some loud motherfucker on Miami’s 99 Jamz, restarting every track about five times, and yelling at us to “Listennn!” even though the greatest impediment to actually paying attention was his own obnoxious cries? He used to just be our disruptive big boy. But ever…
Miami’s rap scene is making headlines once again, this time for a music video showing an 18-year-old unsigned hellion waving AKs and pounds of cocaine in the air. Stitches, named for his sewn-up Glasgow Smile tattoo, has garnered more than 8 million views for “Brick in Yo Face” on WorldStarHipHop…
What do fairy tales, botany, Jungian psychology, musicals, and New York City have in common? Seemingly nothing, but if you allow yourself to go just a little insane, you’ll find they all come together quite beautifully onstage. At least that’s the goal of the latest production from SoBe Institute of…
Depeche Mode once said, “Words are very unnecessary,” and while the ’80s synthpop group certainly didn’t mean that in regard to three painted bald dudes shooting colorful streams of goop onstage and toilet paper into the audience, it really does fit the conversation about Blue Man Group. The silent trio…
Everyone knows the best way to burn calories is with a fun activity that doesn’t even feel like exercise. Every time you hit a dance floor, you’re toning your thighs, working that middle, even warming up those arms. Any style of music will do, as long as it’s bumping, but…
Before Dirt Nasty was doing coke like it was 1980, before Riff Raff was embarrassing white people everywhere, before Miley Cyrus was rappin’ about bad life decisions, Mickey Avalon was the king of late-night, dirty-sex, skinny-white nastiness. He might not be someone your daughter should ever touch with a 20-foot…
Meet Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt. Only 20 years old, he has a life story that already unfolds like an historical drama, and his skills as a wordsmith go arguably unmatched. He’ll perform at Revolution Live this weekend, so we listed just a few reasons Earl might be the most interesting…
Could it be? Is that the taste of freedom hanging in the air? Why yes, we think it’s true. The weekend is so close, we can almost touch it if we stretch our arms really, really far. Before you know it, the weekend will be through, so make the most…
Could Miami be the Silicon Valley of the East? If the inaugural eMerge Americas conference has its way, that’ll be the course on which our fair city is headed, and why not? Miami is having a moment, but it will take the combined efforts of our community as a whole…
Have you voted for your favorite museum? Think you follow the best twitter feed in Miami? Which strip club reigns supreme? C’mon, you know you’ve got opinions, and we’re giving you the chance to speak your mind. You can cast your vote for those categories and more in the Miami…
Not very long ago in a city very close to our hearts, a Guatemalan-born actor was cast in the upcoming seventh episode of Star Wars. We don’t yet know what role is in store for Oscar Isaac, previously known for supporting characters in Drive and the 2010 remake of Robin…
If you saw a bunch of horses on the beach this weekend, it wasn’t the apocalypse, just the return of the always-fashionable Miami Beach Polo World Cup. This year marked the 10-year anniversary of the prestigious event, pitting men and women against one another on the beautiful sands of South…
What do fairy tales, botany, Jungian psychology, musicals, and New York City all have in common? Seemingly nothing, but if you allow yourself to go just a little bit insane, you’ll find they all can all come together quite beautifully on stage. At least, that’s the goal of Fairy Tales:…
This weekend brings a lot of chances for change. Instead of the usual, why not try something new? Why not help beautify the city or support the arts? Why not get some dank food while you’re at it? Put on your ugliest prom dress and hit the streets. Go see…
Have you ever seen ten piano aficionados killing it at the same time? No? Well, of course you haven’t. That sort of thing doesn’t just happen. It takes a lovely, brilliant mind to orchestrate such a feat of musical prowess, and luckily, Barry University (11300 NW Second Ave., Miami Shores)…
We’re Miami. We know we’re hot, and so does the whole world, but now, it’s official. Shape Magazine just counted the 50 sexiest male trainers in the country, and two of them are representing us and our scorching endless-summer bods. Who are the gorgeous fellas ready to sweat and sculpt…
