I remember sprinting into Toys “R” Us as a young tot and barreling towards the Pokémon cards, stabbing anyone who dare obstruct my path with a mechanical pencil. I was obsessed. The world was obsessed. And, within the last week, that obsession that gripped so many millennials tightly in its little yellow…
Men have had it pretty good for the last, oh, few thousand years. Ruling the world, waging war, oppressing anyone weaker and penis-less — it must have been tiring work. Well, good news, men. You can take a break. Your time at the top of everything from the corporate world…
Like other urbanized bastions of creative inspiration, the South Florida landscape alternates between mind-numbingly dull and breathtakingly stunning. For as much as the monotonous stretch of suburban sprawl dominates the conception of South Florida living, people are all too quick to forget about the quiet wonders and opportunities that are…
“Does Miami have any punks?” director Penelope Spheeris wondered in a phone call with New Times. “I’m surprised when there are any in these fancy resort cities.” Apparently Spheeris has never been to Churchill’s. But she has seen her fair share of punks. Her 1981 documentary, Decline of Western Civilization,…
Today, III Points’ single-day passes went on sale. A limited number of single-day tickets went live at 11:11 a.m., starting at $70 plus fees. General admission three-day passes are currently on sale for $155. A few weeks ago, the Wynwood festival heading into its fourth year introduced its Foresight pass, a sort of…
Few rappers have fallen as fast, as far, and as hard as Ja Rule. From the late 1990s through the early 2000s, the Queens native released a string of top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits and earned four Grammy nominations along the way. He was featured on tracks with Jay…
In July of 1810, the people of Colombia took to the streets to protest the rule of the Spanish in a movement that would eventually lead to a permanent state of independence. Officially, the South American nation celebrates that break from imperialism July 20 even though the struggle lasted nearly…
“How Pitbull Went from Miami Street Rapper to Global Brand Ambassador.” That was the headline for Vanity Fair’s recent profile of Armando Perez, which will run in the magazine’s April issue. But, sadly, over the course of 2,396 words, the magazine fails to deliver on its promise. What it gives…
Double headlining shows like Modest Mouse and Brand New seem to only make sense financially. You get two bands who might not be able to sell out a venue as large as Bayfront individually, and clump them together for a big turnout, even if it is kind of weird. And,…
This week, there’s no need for music fans to stray too far from the cultural, working class heart of Miami, Little Havana. For decades the area was just another one of the city’s quirky neighborhoods that, along with so many of our boroughs, sported a rich and unique personality all…
Miami’s annual Swim Week is both an international celebration of the latest in swimwear fashion and the plot of a 13-year-old boy’s erotic novel: A sunny city awakes one morning to find it has been invaded by models in…bikinis. But if you’re not interested in runways or fashion or bikinis,…
Founded in 2007 by the acclaimed DJs A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs, Fool’s Gold Records is known as one of the most exciting incubators of hip-hop and electronic talent this world has to offer. With a roster of dozens of artists — both well known and underground — and a rolodex…
If you were to just see the name before hearing the music, you might expect the Velocity Gospel to be some sort of speed metal gospel choir, which — don’t get us wrong — sounds awesome. But if you ask the man behind it all (and he has been asked…
Last week we saw Trick Daddy nearly lose his marbles on Facebook live, but it’s not all bad news for Miami hip-hop. Check out the brighter side of South Florida rap and see what dropped this week that caught out attention. 5. Zoey Dollaz, “Port Au Prince.” North Miami native…
Close your eyes and imagine a Miami Vice remake, but instead of Don Johnson, a young Giorgio Moroder wears the neon suit. He walks into a bar in Wynwood and orders a drink with a little yellow umbrella. He sees a curvy blonde eying him as a band tears it up in…
Yesterday was the world premiere of Otto Von Schirach’s newest video for “Biscayne Block Boyz.”At first glance, the four-minute long video seems like an acid trip of bass, but even that fails to capture the gestalt of the work and its pure Miami-ness. “All love, zero budget,” is how artist…
Last year Zack Bush, co-owner of Little Havana bar Ball & Chain, was devastated after the death of Sandra Bland, an African-American woman who was arrested and later found dead, hanging in her prison cell. At the time, Bland was just the latest in a string of police killings involving…
With the recent demise of Grand Central, it’s easy to feel there’s a dearth of locations serving up local sounds in Miami. Thankfully, places like Bardot and Churchill’s still fill their bills with homegrown talent, but outside of the customary clubs, what else is out there? Thankfully, the A+E District,…
In 1656, English poet Abraham Cowley wrote, “A mighty pain to love it is/And ‘t is a pain that pain to miss; But of all pains, the greatest pain/It is to love, but love in vain.” Sometimes, that’s what it feels like to be a fan of Brand New. Thanks…
One of South Florida’s hottest hip-hop and Latin venues isn’t even in Dade County. To the north, sandwiched between the desolate wastelands we call Weston and Miramar, an odd little joint known as Cafe Iguana Pines has been giving people a reason to commute to Pembroke Pines for years. After some pricy…
Quintron is a jack of many trades. He made a name for himself with experimental musical performances, like his puppet shows with his wife Miss Pussycat or his gangsta rap album featuring one of his blind neighbors. But the New Orleans resident is also an inventor. “I’ve always been building…
Just about a year ago, Kent Jones was living out of Cool & Dre’s lavish North Miami studio when he dropped his Tours mixtape, which features the single “Don’t Mind.” A lot has changed in twelve months. As Jones crisscrossed the country, performing “Don’t Mind” at major shows like opening…
