Top Ten Thanksgiving Songs About Your Screwed-Up Family

Adam Sandler is right. Thanksgiving is a special time of year. But we’re already sick of his song and dance, and the last movie he made was so terrible that even turkeys begged for a trip to the ovens rather than watch it. So here are the true top ten…

Nicolas Jaar Names His Top Five Rock, Pop, and Electronic Jams

Electronica wunderkind Nicolas Jaar is many things. But he’s definitely not a genre purist. After all, this is a guy who name-checks minimal techno DJ Ricardo Villalobos and Ethiopian jazz maestro Mulatu Astatke in a single sentence. Jaar’s live sets, in particular, are kaleidoscopic sonic tapestries where you might hear pop…

Blowfly Does the Dirty in New Times‘ Miami People Issue 2011

From the day that he was born in 1939, Clarence Reid’s been a filthy-mouthed motherfucker. Now notorious for pornographic pop song satires like “Suck Around the Clock,” “All Fucked Up,” and “Whole Lotta Fuckin’ Goin’ On,” Reid’s childish antics weren’t any less XXX. As we write in New Times’ Miami…

Trina Makes the Cover of New Times‘ Miami People Issue 2011

For the last decade, Trina has been a reigning member of the 305’s rap royal family. No doubt, she is the Magic City’s Diamond Princess. And nobody rocks those blinged-out “Red Bottoms” like her. She’s raw, real, and regal. She’s badder than all them other bitches. But Ms. Trina is…

Which Musical Act Should New Times Book for Brew at the Zoo?

Miami’s wildest keg party is just five months away. Of course, we’re talking about New Times’ Brew at the Zoo, the all-you-can-drink extravaganza presented by Miller’s Ale House. While we’ve locked down the venue — Zoo Miami — and the date — April 28 — we’re still trying to figure…

Lazaro Casanova Drops Feel-Good Miami House With Our Kind of Love EP

Lazaro Casanova Our Kind of Love EP (petFood) Lazaro Casanova and his petFood label seem intent on taking over Miami’s underground house scene. And they might be accomplishing that goal through sheer production volume alone. Just this year, petFood has released a whopping ten EPs by various budding transatlantic stars…