If West Coast rock met laid-back Florida acoustics, mingled, had a few drinks, and then had a baby, it’d be awesome. Actually, they did. Sort of. South Florida native Tom Gorrio of Call It Radar and Cali native James Bratton of Boy and the Wolf have joined forces (and band…
According to pseudo-science, Nibiru is the 12th planet, if you count all eight planets plus Pluto, the sun, and the moon. It reaches the inner solar system every 3,600 years, but luckily, Miami won’t have to wait that long. Dubstep artist 12th Planet will return to White Room just two…
If we said, “I need some action,” a large portion of you would answer, “Tender satisfaction,” thanks to the earworm planted by Nadine Sutherland and Terror Fabulous back in 1993. Their infectious reggae hit “Action” was a Billboard hit stateside, and back in Jamaica, the Labour Party even used it…
Whether you own a $135,000 Maserati GranTurismo S or a ’96 Ford Taurus that can be driven only downhill, your ride probably qualifies for this Friday’s Speedway T-n-T at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The only requirements are “street-legal cars and trucks with valid vehicle registration and driver’s license.” So, basically, if it…
While tirelessly promoting the fantabulous sport of women’s jai alai with its varsity Lady Pythons, the University of Wynwood also serves as Miami’s gracious ambassador to the whole wide world of words. Founded in 2008 by P. Scott Cunningham and recently flooded with cash from the John S. and James…
It’s been a solid season thus far for the Miami Hurricanes baseball club. Eric Erickson and his 2.51 ERA have been a sound, efficient force for the Canes’ rotation, holding batters to a .242 average as he looks to lead Miami back to Omaha in June. But to get to…
If you like rock en español, chances are you know Gustavo Cerati. The former frontman of Soda Stereo, considered by many to be the best Latin rock band of all time and the patriarchal trio behind the sound of contemporary Latin rock, is coming to the Magic City to promote…
A few years ago, Miami-bred, L.A.-based indie guy Vic Kingsley sat down for a midafternoon meal with Neil Young. It wasn’t a power lunch. It was pure coincidence. “We didn’t talk about music,” Kingsley laughs. “I didn’t wanna seem like a fan so much as someone interested in good conversation.”…
The Haitian town of Croix-des-Bouquets pulsates with rhythm as local artists bang intricate designs out of recycled 55-gallon oil drums. There, in the heart of the Haitian metalwork movement, artists Serge Jolimeau and Michée Ramil Remy can be found removing the ends from the reclaimed cylinders, slicing the drums from…
Comedians such as Mitch Fatel verify a lot of the stereotypes we ladies have about men. First, they have indeed been stealing our Victoria’s Secret catalogues, and, second, they actually think about sex every 11 seconds, with very few neurons firing in between. Still, there’s something cathartic about hearing Fatel…
Say you’re luckily to bag some real art for your walls – we’re talking original bonafide one of a kind pieces, here. You can’t just slap them on the wall. In fact, you should probably get them framed by a frame shop, maybe even splurge for those that are gilded…
In 1983, South Carolina lesbian writer Dorothy Allison made her literary debut with The Women Who Hate Me. Full of free-verse poetic benders, the chapbook set the thematic territory — rural white poverty, sexual violence, gender politics, etc. — that Allison would return to again and again in later work,…
The cult of the auteur has been around as long as cinema. But for every Alfred Hitchcock, there’s a great editor, cinematographer, set designer, and so on who brings a unique vision to the film. Each Sunday in May, local cinema salon Ciné-Club 24 is paying tribute not to the…
Have you been hit in the nuts lately? Did you get it on tape? Yeah?! Then you’ll probably get a call from Daniel Tosh, host of Comedy Central’s Tosh.0, the weekly survey of all things viral (that’s lolcats, not swine flu). Even if you haven’t yet inspired LMFAOs in cubicles…
For those of you who’ve been crying into your Le Creuset braisers ever since Gourmet stopped appearing in your mailbox, dry your eyes. Queen of the foodies, raven-coiffed ex-Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl is coming back to Miami. A four-time James Beard winner and former food critic at the Los Angeles…
As a general rule, it’s a really bad idea to get drunk at the zoo. Consuming massive amounts of alcohol while surrounded by wild, vicious beasts could very easily lead to any number of embarrassing and/or deadly mishaps. You might mistake a gorilla for your girlfriend. You might fall into…
“The hate you gave little infants f**ks everybody” is the breakdown of the THUG LIFE acronym Tupac Shakur had tatted on his belly. Before exploding metal cylinders sent his body to the pavement and his soul to Heaven’s ghetto, he’d already survived five bullet wounds, gone to prison, and spent…
No Florida Marlins player has come out of the gates hotter than this season’s third baseman Jorge Cantu. Two weeks ago, Cantu set a Major League record by becoming the first player in history with at least one RBI in his team’s first nine games. Cantu found himself tied with…
Even the most rabid fans of the Back to the Future franchise are unaware that a planned fourth film was junked because it was deemed “too gritty.” The plot: It’s 2010, and our hero, Marty McFly, is now a broke 42-year-old used-car salesman. One day while browsing Craigslist for clunkers,…
In reporting “Blow Hard,” this week’s feature about former megaproducer and recovering coke addict Scott Storch, we collected reams of fascinating documents detailing his fall. That will happen when you have 28 creditors file lawsuits against you in the span of four years. But these two documents sum up Storch’s…
Purvis Young, who in the later years of his life rose from poverty and obscurity to become one of Miami’s most well-known and respected artists, has died today at the age of 67 from cardiac arrest following a battle with diabetes that had left him in a wheel chair. Young lived…
You have one week left to register for the Miami Film Race, a national filmmaking competition where you must create an original film (no longer than four minutes) in less than 24 hours. The 24-clock starts Friday, April 30, at 10 p.m. when your team will receive a theme and…
