Irie Weekend 2013, With DJ Irie, LMFAO’s Sky Blu, Jermaine Dupri, and Others, June 27 to 29
Irie Weekend 2013, With DJ Irie, LMFAO’s Sky Blu, Jermaine Dupri, and Others, June 27 to 29
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Showing 8559 - 8580 of 26094Miley Cyrus Twerking on South Beach With Calvin Harris and Y100’s Mackapalooza 2013
Remember when Miley Cyrus was just a lil’ buck-toothed, aw-shucks, Southern-fried Disney princess? Well, erase that shit from your mind. ‘Cause Hannah Montana has been dead since 2011. And Ms. Cyrus has grown up into a twerking, penis cake-loving, side boob-flashing, porn star-smooching, 20-year-old Glamazon from some not-so-distant NC17-rated future…
XXYYXX: “People Expect the Same Popular Song, Over and Over Again, I Hate That”
Marcel Everett, AKA XXYYXX, is just like any other teenager on the planet. He hated high school. He’s mourning some broken young love. Oh, and he’s toured Europe a few times. No big deal. Everett stumbled onto the path of success with a self-titled release that he produced almost as…
Fillmore Miami Beach Should Be Demolished, According to Miami Beach Planning Board
Who needs the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater? Definitely not the Miami Beach Planning Board, a seven-member group that’s recommended city commissioners consider demolishing Miami’s best midsized live music venue to clear space for the new convention center. Oh, and more condos. After all, “the Jackie Gleason…
Miami Tops Amazon’s Cities for Music Sales
Oh, how times have changed. Miami used to drop mad loot on blow, an estimated $11 billion each year at the height of Magic City’s cocaine days, according to some economists. “In 1979, there was a $7 billion [cash] surplus from the Miami banks,” former IRS special agent Michael McDonald…
Do Not Sit on the Furniture! Behrouz and Will Renuart Open New Miami Beach Club
The “liquor-fueled love machine” that is the Electric Pickle has been bringing the best underground beats of the DJs of SAFE, Dirtybird, Crosstown Rebels, and others of the ilk to Wynwood since ’09. And now, Miami Beach will be introduced to the quality uhntz-uhntz the Pickle is known for when…
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Joint Custody Talks Florida EDM, Drops Exclusive DJ Mix for Crossfade
Tampa may be a small town compared to Miami. But thanks to local resident DJ Three, his longstanding Snatch club night, and his esteemed Hallucination Limited label, T-Town definitely holds its own when it comes to underground electronic dance music. One of the talented acts to come up under the…
Miami’s Elastic Bond Signs to Nacional Records, Releases New Album Real
Elastic Bond is the latest Miami band to get some well-deserved time in the national spotlight. For years, the crew’s smooth and melodious global rhythms have flowed through the nights and mornings of the city’s clubs, bars, festivals, and parties, luring a legion of local fans that’s set to grow…
Beyonce: Five Reasons Queen Bey Is a Modern Feminist Icon
Beyonce is the Queen Bey of strong, independent ladies the world over. But that doesn’t stop haters from throwing shade when she proudly represents her famous hubby. Right now, Beyonce’s feeling pretty stoked on her personal life. The woman just had her first child and she’s happily wed to hip-hop…
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Best and Worst of Electric Daisy Carnival 2013
Josh “CuriousJosh” Reiss If there is any lingering question about the mass popularity of electronic music, one need look no further than Electric Daisy Carnival. We’d be remiss to call EDC the “Woodstock of EDM,” because even one of rock’s most iconic festivals doesn’t hold a candle to the production,…
Six Best Parties on South Beach This Week
Come summer, most Miamians will either practically live on the beach or find a way to escape the scorching heat. But with endless nights of debauchery and uhntz-uhntz from Calvin Harris, Arty, and other superstar DJs, you’ll probably find yourself hitting up SoBe more than usual, with make-up melting down…
Mayday’s Wrekonize on Solo Debut, War Within: “Written on Some Real-Life Shit”
Never give up. Never give in. Miami makes champions. Ten years ago, Wrekonize won a series of MTV rap battles for $25,000 and a recording contract with Roc-A-Fella Records. The deal never materialized, and he spent his prize money on DVDs and pizza. But he never stopped working on music…
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Flo Rida Baby Mama Drama, Ordered to Pay Child Support by State of Florida
Uh-oh. Flo Rida’s Miami Heat floor seats and his $2.25 million gold-wrapped Bugatti Veyron may be in jeopardy. The Florida Department of Revenue filed legal documents requiring the 33-year-old rapper to fork over child support in a highly contested paternity suit filed two years ago by Gloria Holloway, reports TMZ…
Electric Daisy Carnival: Five Reasons the EDM Fest Is Totally Epic
Electric Daisy Carnival is crazy, guys! All weekend, we were scorching in the heat of the desert by day and trekking out to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (16 miles north of the Strip) at night to experience the full-on sensory overload that is EDC. The event has come a…
Miami Heat Comped $100,000 Booze Tab at Story Nightclub After NBA Championship Win
The Miami Heat ain’t cheap. To reach, and ultimately conquer, the NBA Finals for a second consecutive year and secure the third title in franchise history, El Heat had to spend roughly $84 million on player salaries, the fourth largest amount in professional basketball. But when the billionaire-owned Heat waltzed…
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Ten Dumb T-Shirts at Electric Daisy Carnival
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,…
Juanes on Good Music, God, and Exile Enmity Toward Cuba: “That Mentality Is Changing”
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…
Three EDM-Loving Couples Talk Getting Married at Electric Daisy Carnival 2013
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…
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Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week
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…
Miami Heat Repeat! Top Ten NBA Champ Anthems
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…
Miami Heat Win! Six Hometown Heroes, From Trick Daddy to Pitbull, Celebrate NBA Champs
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…
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Miami Heat and Drake’s NBA Champ Party on South Beach: A Four-Part Recap
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…