Electric Daisy Carnival went down over the weekend in Las Vegas, bringing the EDM generation out en masse to celebrate its love of sensory overstimulation and all things electronic. The scene inside the Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a sight to behold, with fireworks, complex stage productions, lights, carnival rides,…
A spotty, Spotified copy of Juanes: MTV Unplugged streams on an iPhone as Crossfade travels 70mph down an unassuming stretch of I-75 near Resaca, Georgia. It’s the Monday after Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, and we are relying on the same 4G network that’s playing the music to sustain a…
A new feature this year at Electric Daisy Carnival is a wedding chapel, which is not actually a chapel but an outdoor deck area tricked out with an arch made of fake flowers. Here couples can legally tie the knot — or just take part in a commitment ceremony and…
Yay! Summer’s here! That means endless beach days packed with beer, sun, and perfectly chiseled bods. And because it’s the summer and we live in Miami, that means cool, endless nights filled with music from EDM to indie rock to tropipop that’ll keep you partying till the sun comes up…
We’re #1! We’re #1! We’re #1! That’s right, your Miami Heat are NBA champs! And the whole Heat Nation agrees that our boys worked their asses off and didn’t let anything (haters, bandwagon fans, and refs who didn’t call fouls) get in the way of a championship ring. And if…
The city of Miami is ablaze with Heat love. We’re all so proud to call our home a champion city. And that goes for all 305ers, big and small. Of course, who doesn’t want to see how all our famous residents are celebrating the win? All our favorite rappers and…
Damn, it (must) feel good to be a gangsta. And by gangsta, we mean the Miami Heat. After slaughtering the San Antonio Spurs and racking up the third NBA title in franchise history last night, Miami’s best professional sports team celebrated its incredible victory till the wee hours of Friday…
Unlike the “Jimmy Brooks” character he played on Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation, rapper Drake’s street credibility is virtually nonexistent. Rather than “gettin’ brain on Biscayne” last night, the 26-year-old pop-hopper allegedly shouted down an elderly basketball fan at the American Airlines Arena. And Miami New Times…
Seven. That’s how many NBA Final games it takes for you to get broke. That’s seven nights of endless beer, chicken wings, and even more beer. And although it was all worth it, you’re left with no money to party like an NBA champ. Lucky for you, there are plenty…
Techno may have been born in late-’80s Detroit, but its seeds sprouted all over the planet. In Spain, techno took hold of a young Paco Osuna, who would go on to become one of his country’s foremost ambassadors. It helps that by his early 20s, Osuna was already a resident…
DJ Irie (or Ian Grocher, as he’s known to his family back in St. Croix, Virgin Islands) is possibly the hardest working man in the Miami music biz. Rarely seen anywhere but behind the decks, he has been the official DJ to the Miami Heat for 13 years. Off season,…
What makes a man with about 20 years of success on the dance music scene change his name, his label, and nearly everything about his brand. Well, sometimes, you’ve just go to challenge yourself to make life more interesting. That’s the story behind Matt “Bushwacka” Benajmin’s new identity, Just Be…
Way before Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync, One Direction, and The Wanted, there was New Kids on the Block. And OMG, did these Hangin’ Tough boys start somethin’. For almost a decade, Donnie, Danny, Jordan, Jonathan, and Joey had the world’s teenage female population obsessed with their smooth “Step By Step”…
To most Floridians, Orlando may seem like nothing other than a toll-road tourist trap. But it’s also the home of one of the Sunshine State’s youngest and most promising musicians — though he wouldn’t tell you that himself. Marcel Everett is 17, shy, humble and soulful beyond his years. He’s…
The room is steamy and dark. Magenta and blue spotlights contour sweaty, gyrating bodies as grimy hip-hop booms through bass-y speakers. This isn’t a seedy sausage fest at a club on South Beach. “Imagine LIV on Sunday without the drinks and without the men and enough room where you can…
“Read more books” and “fall in love.” We can’t help you tick these things off your summer checklist. But if “get freaky” or “get really freaky” is on there, good news: Cherub is on the way. Nashville’s reigning electro-pop party freaks will head to Miami this week, in part because…
From the very beginning, Crookers wasn’t like other dance music producers. Its first hit, a remix of Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘n’ Nite,” didn’t even have a hook, just some blaring sirens and attacking synths, but it was a game-changing chart-topper. Yes, Crookers is really weird. And that’s what makes this…
Climb high enough on the tree of American rock ‘n’ roll history and you will reach two branches, one marked Elvis Presley, the other Bob Dylan. Climbing higher up Elvis’ side, you find rhythm and blues and gospel; higher on Dylan’s side is country and folk. As polar opposite as…
Grizzly Bear With Majical Cloudz Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Better Than: A real bear attack on the beach. Nope … The Grizzly Bear isn’t native to South Florida. Maybe that’s why, as the Brooklyn band admits: “It’s been seven years since we played Florida. And this is…
In the whole world of EDM, there might not be a more fun-loving DJ-producer than Francesco “Phra” Barbaglia, AKA Crookers. Like, what kind of mind does it take to make a song called “Ghetto Guetta”? Clearly, Phra has the kind of brain that’s always racing to test new waters. Speaking…
The proof’s in the pudding, and the proof for the paparazzi is on the tape. Remember that angry Miami photographer, Jeffrey Binion, who’s suing Justin Bieber for allegedly assaulting him and stealing his sim card outside of the Hit Factory recording studio on South Beach? Well, another Miami photog, Gustavo…
Suit up for the second annual iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party and catch some rays at the world-famous, anything-but-subtle Fontainebleau Miami Beach. It’s all going down this weekend. And because this wet ‘n’ wild bash is Clear Channel’s baby, we’ll be gettin’ a poptastic lineup loaded with superstars and megahits. So…
