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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Still Represent Real Hip-Hop

By Notorious Nastie
Oct 28, 2017

I can’t hear the term "first of the month" without being transported back to my summer-school graduation in 1995. Cap in tow, sporting my Cross Colors and a mullet, I would bump Bone Thugs-N-Harmony in my Camaro IROC-Z as I cruised the Grove with my homies.
27 Miami Bands We Really Wish Would Get Back Together

By Steve Vaynshtok, David Rolland, Tim Moffatt, Eric Garcia, Notorious Nastie, Kat Bein, Junette Reyes, Ryan Pfeffer, Liz Tracy and Lee Zimmerman
Jul 22, 2015

Bands get together. Bands break up. From national arena acts to tiny garage bands, no musician is immune. Even when things are going well, you never know when a cymbal might fly across the recording studio, striking a lead singer in the forehead and forever ending your favorite group's career...
Notorious Nastie Do's and Don'ts of Getting in the Club for Free

By Notorious Nastie
Jul 10, 2015

I've been navigating the alcohol-infused waters of the Miami nightlife since I was 16-years-old. In total, I've spent 25 years in Miami club land. And for a good chunk of those I've been working as a promoter for various musicians and parties all around the Magic City. I put together...
Around the World in 80 Decibels: Otto von Schirach with Nastie in the Netherlands

By Notorious Nastie
Sep 18, 2009

I don't know about you, but when I was in high school I would sit in class and daydream, often whisking myself away to a magical place in my mind. Sometimes I would imagine myself less fat and awkward. Other times I'd see myself flying all over the world meeting...
Around the World in 80 Decibels: Bermudas to Berlin, Otto Brings the Bass

By Notorious Nastie
Sep 14, 2009

The year is 1945 and Berlin falls to the allied troops as World War II comes to an end. Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun have one last glass of apple juice as they depart for the big ol' Deutschland in the sky. I wonder what our old Führer would make...

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