Welcome to Miami. The beach is bangin’. Ditto the babes of both sexes. And the music is the effing best, bro. But while the rest of America might want to limit the MIA’s music scene to its coked-out clubbers, horny Calle Ocho party crews, and ass-blasting rappers, Dade County has…
See more photos from Mizucon; Seven Cosplay Characters at Mizucon; Inside Mizucon’s Shibari Workshop.As an anime newbie, I was a bit apprehensive attending Mizucon. I thought it would be, for lack of a better term, completely foreign to me. But as it turned out, I was among my people, at…
See Seven Crazy Cosplay Characters, and more photos from Mizucon 2012.Walking among Mizucon’s cosplay, anime showings, and teens eating Japanese candy, you would think that the annual convention of anime and other assorted geekery would be considered child’s play.But Master Tatu, his lovely assistants, and lengths upon lengths of hemp…
There were plenty of reasons to check out Mizucon, Miami’s annual anime convention, last weekend. There were parties. There were panels. There were workshops detailing the intricacies of Japanese rope-tying, which doesn’t sound all that exciting until you realize it’s for bondage in the bedroom. (More on that later.)But the…
See the full archive of Pepe Billete’s columns here.A couple of weeks ago I wrote an open letter to Chad “OchoCinco” Johnson, welcoming him back to Miami and updating him on some things that have changed in the 305 since his departure to Langston, Oklahoma in 1997. I was excited…
Mizucon is a convention devoted to Japanese animation (or anime, as the cool kids call it) and a grab-bag of other geek-out-worthy pursuits. Whether you’re a devoted anime lover or just getting your feet wet in the fandom, there’s something at Mizucon for type of nerd.Not an anime fan? No…
You know Miami stripper Skrawberry for her rap skills, her political commentary, and of course, her sexy moves on the pole. Now, you’ll also know her for her sound advice. In this weekly column, Skraw responds to readers’ questions about life, love, and beyond. Got a question for Skraw? Hit…
Last Saturday, during arguably the slowest art walk of the year, one local artist managed to draw a big crowd. 101/Exhibit presented “kn0b0dy,” the first solo show by emerging Miami artist JeanPaul Mallozzi. The show, comprised primarily of a series of mixed media pieces with two oil paintings, was a…
Kickstarter campaigns have been used to fund everything from albums to video games. It is only natural that Miami natives and long time X-Men fans Miguel Ferrer and John-Paul Bermudez took to the platform to help fund their fan film, RISE. RISE is comprised of three scenes as a way…
If I say Juicy Couture, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Most likely a pink velour tracksuit with a logo strewn across the rear. A lazy Sunday outfit that, overnight, infiltrated daily dressing in a way that forever soured our taste for tracksuits. And, oh, what incarnations that…
You know Miami stripper Skrawberry for her rap skills, her political commentary, and of course, her sexy moves on the pole. Now, you’ll also know her for her sound advice. In this weekly column, Skraw responds to readers’ questions about life, love, and beyond. Got a question for Skraw? Hit…
See also “Fashion Freakouts at Lollapalooza 2012” — plus “Day One: M83, Black Sabbath, Die Antwoord, Afghan Wigs, TEED,” “Day Two: Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Twin Shadow, and Others,” and “Day Three: Jack White, Sigur Ros, Florence + The Machine, and Others.” With every year that passes, it feels like…
Forget Zumba. There’s nothing like the energy, passion and rhythm of Afro-Cuban dance to get a good workout.But there’s a lot more to the practice than breaking a sweat. There’s profound history, going all the way back to the painful days when slaves were brought from West and Central Africa…
In “holy crap, we’re old” news, The Legend of Zelda gaming franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2012. The Nintendo franchise is up there with Super Mario Brothers as one of the most recognizable and popular game franchises ever, with its newest entry, Skyward Sword (Wii), becoming the franchise’s fastest-selling…
See also “Fashion Freakouts at Lollapalooza 2012” — plus “Lollapalooza 2012, Day One: M83, Black Sabbath, Die Antwoord, Afghan Whigs, TEED” and “Lollapalooza 2012, Day Two: Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Twin Shadow, and Others.” What have we learned following Lollapalooza 2012? Not only do reunions (Afghan Whigs, Black Sabbath, At…
See also “Fashion Freakouts at Lollapalooza 2012” — plus “Day One: M83, Black Sabbath, Die Antwoord, Afghan Whigs, TEED” and “Day Three: Jack White, Sigur Ros, Florence + The Machine, and Others.” The second day of Lollapalooza could not have been more different than the first. A bunch of noted…
Gigantes Tour Marc Anthony, Marco Antonio Solis, and Chayanne American Airlines Arena, Miami Saturday, August 4 Better Than: Reality television for relationship drama. The three Gigantes who sold out two of three shows at the American Airlines Arena this weekend delivered a whopping 36 songs in three and a half…
Photo by Erik HessThe rains left Lollapalooza mud-faced, but undeterred.See also “Fashion Freakouts at Lollapalooza 2012” — plus “Day One: M83, Black Sabbath, Die Antwoord, Afghan Wigs, TEED,” “Day Two: Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Twin Shadow, and Others,” and “Day Three: Jack White, Sigur Ros, Florence + The Machine, and…
See also “Fashion Freakouts at Lollapalooza 2012” — plus “Day Two: Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Twin Shadow, and Others” and “Day Three: Jack White, Sigur Ros, Florence + The Machine, and Others.” The first of three days of music in the hot cauldron of Grant Park in Chicago is now…
See also “Lollapalooza 2012, Day One: M83, Black Sabbath, Die Antwoord, Afghan Wigs, TEED,” “Day Two: Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Twin Shadow, and Others,” and “Day Three: Jack White, Sigur Ros, Florence + The Machine, and Others.” Now more than ever, Lollapalooza is a mélange of different fashion decisions to…
The third annual African Diaspora Dance and Drum Festival of Florida, presented by Delou Africa Inc., comes to town this weekend, with 24 dance and drum workshops taught by world renowned artists who hail from Haiti, Cuba, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and The Republic of Guinea. On Saturday night they, along…
See the full archive of Pepe Billete’s columns here.Last week I took a little break from the column to celebrate my birthday. The party was amazing and even managed to get the attention of NBC!While it did take me a couple of days to recover, I had a plan to…
