Snoop Dogg Lion Endorses Barack Obama, Says President “Bush F#$%ed Up”

See also “Snoop Doggy Dogg Lion and Six Other Musicians’ Midcareer Name-Changes.” During a recent trip to Toronto, hip-hop elder statesman and born-again reggae artist Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg) was asked about the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Snoop was in Canada promoting Reincarnated, a new documentary detailing the MC’s…

Finley Quaye at Ricochet Miami, September 12

Finley Quaye Ricochet, Miami Wednesday, September 13, 2012 Better Than: Shopping for overpriced fedoras. At a little after 11 p.m., amid smoke and buzz, Scottish reggae guy Finley Quaye took to Ricochet’s stage and started crooning, no unnecessary fanfare or wild shout outs. It was a mellow start to his…

50 Cent Dumps Floyd Mayweather, Hooks Up With Manny Pacquiao

Even though their raging bromance seems to be fizzling, 50 Cent recently told radio jock Rickey Smiley that he and Floyd Mayweather were “always [going to] be cool.” And until this morning, we believed him. But then Fiddy turned his back on Money and ventured into enemy territory with the…

Matt Tolfrey Talks Leftroom Label and His New Word of Mouth Album

NOTE Matt Tolfrey and a number of other shows have been moved from the Electric Pickle to Villa 221, because of a temporary club closure. In an Internet-era dance music market oversaturated with labels and releases, London’s Leftroom Records has emerged as a veritable touchstone for quality tech-house. With international…

Kreayshawn Bringin’ “Twerkin'” Party to LIV Miami on November 7

See also “Kreayshawn Talks Debut Album, Smokin’ Weed and Keepin’ It Craccin’ With Snoop Dogg.” Calling all sexy, bad bitches to the dance floor … It’s time to twerk it. Oakland’s dirtiest designer hater, Kreayshawn, is coming back to Miami to tear up the stage at LIV on Wednesday, November…

Lady Gaga Shaves Her Head to Honor Terry Richardson’s Dead Mom

See also “Lady Gaga Announces Born This Way Ball Tour” — plus “Gaga Photo Book by Terry Richardson: Perfect Gift for Gay Hipster Nephews.” Every time a pop star shaves her head, a famous photographer’s mother dies. Alright, not really. But in the case of Lady Gaga and Terry Richardson,…

PillowTalk Plans to “Destroy All Genres” at Villa 221 on September 22

NOTE PillowTalk and a number of other shows have been moved from the Electric Pickle to Villa 221, because of a temporary club closure. Electronic dance music nerds love to label their uhntz-uhntz ad nauseam: tech-house, deep house, electro-house, disco-house, micro-house, and on and on. But San Francisco production threesome…