“Have you ever dreamed of being a star?” Who’s asking? Flo Rida! He wants to make your dreams come true, and he’s not going to do it with the exciting new BeamzByFlo, “the future of interactive music.” What is it? Probably the cheapest piece of plastic crap turned musical instrument…
Chief Keef has been 18 for less than a month, but he’s already got a police record riddled with more crimes than 50 Cent’s body got bullets.
Peace, love, unity, and respect are words that ravers throw around a lot. But rarely do you meet a partier who steadfastly lives by that code, let alone a producer, like Kaskade, whose music so honestly captures the PLUR spirit. He’s quickly become one of the most beloved producer-DJs on…
Ever since dance music decided to overdose on molly, the only thing respectable alternative for pop music lovers is hip-hop. With that said, we’re sorry, hip-hop, but we have to start holding you to a higher standard. You don’t want to end up like EDM, do you? Trust us, you…
Sometimes, you’re better off dead. But sometimes, your music is the kind of synth-pop perfection that lives through the ages, and in the end, we’re all a lot better off because you survived the ’90s. That’s certainly the case with London’s electronic forefathers Pet Shop Boys. They helped lay the…
College rules. Forget the stupid classes — we’re talking about all the partying, drinking, and wasting time. We miss those days. Sometimes we even want to relive those days, and in that scenario, the best thing to do is go see a topnotch DJ known for making the college kids…
How many rappers are there with multiple number-ones and college degrees? How many rappers ignore the media circus, refusing to change who they are physically or morally? How many rappers are immediately embraced by the biggest names in the industry while spitting cold hard truth? On second thought, maybe we…
Bass, the final frontier. For a venue that’s made its name giving house heads and the trance family a place to party into the wee morning hours, Space is just beginning to open its doors to the newer, rawer rhythms of the trap movement. For the last couple of months,…
Being a music journalist in Miami is what one might call a “sick deal.” For starters, you get press passes to Ultra Music Festival with the opportunity to cover almost every artist on the forefront of electronic music. Some might say it’s enviable, but it’s honestly more of a headache…
Right now, EDM is the cheesiest, most sellout-prone music on the planet. It’s a hot-ticket item, and regardless of what the culture might think it signifies or stands for, it’s really all about the Benjamins. C.R.E.A.M., PLUR … Same shit, right? So unfortunately, we’re now becoming accustomed to hearing all…
Poor Miley Cyrus. The former Disney princess finally has her moment in the spotlight, and turns out, she’s a one-trick pony. We’re starting to think she just shows up at parties and gets to doing the single awkward thing she can. Well, she’s probably pretty good at bummin’ lines, but…
Move over, Detroit. Make room, New York City. Miami is about to make some serious noise. Churchill’s Pub (5501 NE Second Ave., Miami) is the home of all things thrashy, trashy, and raw in the 305, and for the 19th year running, the Little Haiti mainstay has announced the return of…
The name Delta Heavy might conjure images of a Mississippi bluesman bellowing hardship over an old acoustic guitar. However, in this case, it’s two London blokes with a penchant for deep, booming bass. But they’ve still got plenty of soul. Big-room theatrics mix with London’s grimy underbelly for some of…
Attention Miami trapaholics! Your days of wandering the streets, following ratchet bass systems in random cars are over. Your weekly fix has arrived. It’s time to get Based. Every Saturday, Red Rabbit Presents is bringing Base at Space and real trap music to Miami. Since debuting in June, this weekly…
It’s been almost ten years since Goodie Mob’s Cee Lo, Big Gipp, Khujo, and T-Mo last released an album together. And a lot has changed. Their funky, forward-thinking approach helped put Southern hip-hop on the map in the ’90s and early 2000s. And in their absence, the South has continued…
Have you ever walked through Wynwood and thought, There should totally be a SXSW-style festival up in here? Even if you haven’t, we’re sure you now realize that’s the best idea ever. Thankfully, the people who make Bardot one of the dopest spots in town had that idea months ago…
Did you watch the MTV Vide Music Awards last night? No? Doesn’t matter, we’ve got your back. Oh, you did? Doesn’t matter, these GIFs are still worth a few minutes of your time. Seriously, what better way is there to capture the high-energy, low-brow atmosphere of the VMAs than to…
Damn it, our favorite show of the year is already over. Like a whirlwind of confusion, corporate sponsorship, and cocaine-induced egotism, the MTV Video Music Awards blew through our living rooms last night, and we wish we could live it all over again. Judging by last night’s show, it seems…
Can you smell it? That hot, sugary corn-flavor smell? Well, that’s what we’d imagine the MTV Video Music Awards smell like. There’s almost nothing as poppy, shiny or over-the-top commercialized at the VMAs, and its coming back Sunday, Aug. 25, to rear its star-studded head like the hydra of the…
Robin Thicke is making a ton of money off his collaboration with Pharrell and T.I. titled “Blurred Lines,” but have you ever bothered to consider what that song is about? Well, the more we think about it, the more we think he’s talking about date rape. “Just let me liberate…
Calling men and women of the ’90s, midnight marauders, all intelligent beat seekers and dance freakers: It’s time to take back the night. Miami is in store for a celebration of good music and fresh beats. Two of the dopest DJ-producers from the era of hip-hop consciousness are coming to…
DJ Carnage — he’s “just chilling, eating food, watching Netflix,” doing whatever. You might have heard his breakout Bang! EP. Or you might have heard about how he pissed off a bunch of aggro commenters by saying he was over trap. Or you might have seen him killing it at…
