Once you get a taste of that A-1 quality rap, then there’s no going back. No mid-level trash. Nothing but high-grade tracks. It’s be a little over a year since Miami rapper Jigg released the second installment of his on going HighGrade series with DJ Folk, a project followed by…
Now in its sophomore year, Miami Beach’s Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its 2014 nominees. In all, this latest class counts 24 singers-songwriters and composers who represent, in LSHOF members’ estimation, “the greatest Latin talents from all over the world in every genre. ” Among the shortlisted: Miami’s…
The least surprising news of the day is that tickets to Deadmau5’s free February 15 show at Ice Palace Studios were gone in about a minute. A source confirms the 60-second sell-out time is right and that people were only allowed to request two tickets per account. Still, there’s bound…
“We are not open.” And that’s the bottom line at Bamboo Miami Beach, the sixth best hip-hop club in the 305. Over the last year, the Washington Avenue club’s become a mandatory stopover for rap’s most famous jetsetters, from longtime MIA residents Rick Ross and Lil Wayne to out-of-towners like…
As a ’90s Miami kid, Jesse Perez has bass in his DNA. In a way, his signature bump ‘n’ grind style of house music — designed, as Jesse says, for “grinding chongitas” — is descended directly from the booty bass that ruled Miami airwaves in the ’90s via 2 Live…
It seems that Deadmau5 and Space made good on their promise of putting on a 100-percent free event in Miami. This evening, Deadmau5 announced that it will take place on Saturday, February 15, at Ice Palace Studios in downtown Miami. The all-access show will have a capacity of 4,000. Tickets…
“Mark Leventhal,” as we at New Times noted in 2008, “helped make SoBe happen.” And even over the past year, the 36-year club veteran has continued to keep the beat at local nightspots, restaurants, and private parties. But sadly, Leventhal fell “gravely ill” last week, according to his sister Amy,…
After last night’s Grammy Awards, everyone is talking about Daft Punk’s appearance (and a most awkward display of white people dancing), not to mention Beyoncé’s oh-so-very-hot performance, and Queen Latifah marrying everyone while Macklemore provided the music. But before all of that went down, while everyone was coming down the…
Beliebers are beliebing that there’s been some mistake. Yesterday, the Miami Beach Police Department confirmed via Twitter that Justin Bieber had been arrested on charges of DUI, resisting arrest without violence, and driving with an expired Georgia driver’s license. Later, the MBPD blasted out the Biebz’ mugshot and arrest report…
“Why the fuck are you doing this?” That’s what Justin Bieber whined when a Miami Beach Police Department officer halted the 19-year-old pop star and his homies’ impromptu, early-morning street-racing escapades along Pine Tree Drive. According to the MBPD’s arrest report, Bieber had “a flushed face, bloodshot eyes, and an…
DJ Woozles got his name from watching a movie where Winnie the Pooh takes a psychedelic journey by eating honey before bedtime. The DJ was with his grandma, who everybody called “Elephant.” And since a face-tripping Pooh Bear refers to elephants and weasels as “Hephalumps and Woozles,” he says, “I…
Are you tuned in to the constant hum of these streets? It’s steady bass pounding into the night. It’s a tinny hi-hat on repeat. It’s the indefinite groove of Miami. But who’s supplying the rhythm that our city dances to? Who’s carving a giant 305 into the side of the…
Over the weekend, a head-on car accident on Krome Avenue tragically killed three people. At approximately 1:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, a Dodge Durango SUV driven by 19-year-old Erick Betancourt veered into oncoming traffic and smashed into a Chevy Cavalier. “The impact was so severe,” Florida Highway Patrol trooper Joe…
How did Justin Bieber celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day? He began by dropping a choice quote from the civil rights leader via Twitter: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” And…
Are Dubfire and Sharam finally getting back together? On hiatus since 2006, this house music duo, famously known as Deep Dish, have been independently pursuing solo careers for the last eight years. Today, though, a website at DeepDish.com began a mysterious “countdown to Miami.” UPDATE Deep Dish’s Dubfire and Sharam…
All across Miami, the roar of motorcycle engines is a signal that it’s time to ride. And the destination: Churchill’s Pub, where the drinks are cheap, the bands are loud, and the air smells like burning oil. Every Thursday night, the real bikers ride up to hang out, talk shop,…
Oh, the perks of being the Jiggaman and Queen Bey’s baby girl. At only 14 days old, Jay Z and Beyonce’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter (born January 7, 2012), became the youngest person in the history of recorded music to crack Billboard’s Top 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs by contributing heartbeats…
What’s your favorite turn-up song? Ours is still French Montana’s “Don’t Stop.” But somewhere in Miami, it’s very possible that your favorite stripper is twerking to Kirby Maurier’s “Iz U Wit It.” The provocative Bass Boys Intl. produced melody has distanced itself from Maurier’s previous project, Class of 96, a…
What do bass music, a pig, and Miami have in common? Why, Slow Roast Records, of course! Now, you may know that Slow Roast was spawned by the 305’s own three-time DMC world champ, DJ Craze, and studio-junky producer Kill the Noise. And you may have heard how their artist…
Mere days after Deadmau5 declared, “I won’t be playing any more Miami clubs,” he is considering the possibility of playing a Miami club. However, unlike the Mau5 man’s usual flip-flops (e.g. bitching about Ultra Music Festival 2012, then headlining UMF 2013), this latest 180-degree turnabout might not be so bad…
If, as the Rick Ross says, “Every day, [he’s] hustlin'” … Why did it take three full years to sue LMFAO’s Redfoo and SkyBlu (plus Kobalt Music Publishing America and Kia Motors America Inc.) for profiting off that famous, Bawsely lyrical phrase? Maybe he was too busy battling (and beating)…
Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll go together so well that people just wear t-shirts that say, “Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll.” But what about pop music? It turns out drugs and pop music go together like money and excess. But in the pop music world, being a substance…
