Electronic dance music is officially in love with its own sonic past. All across the international scene, you can hear the recycling of classic styles from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. Now hate all you want, but the fact remains: Some of the golden oldies truly nailed a timeless formula…
WWLD–What Would Laz Do? We’ve been asking ourselves that question since DJ Laz severed ties with Power 96, a radio station he helped build into what it is today, Miami’s true party station… if you’re party’s in Kendall or Hialeah. Nevertheless, Lazaro Mendez’s voice will be sorely missed. So again,…
Yes, Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week are over. But that doesn’t mean the uhntz-uhntz is dead and gone. On Friday, April 13, Mansion is bringing the party back with Flosstradamus. If you didn’t catch J2K and Autobot at last month’s Fool’s Gold showcase, don’t miss this chance to…
Paco de Lucia at Fillmore Miami Beach April 5
Van Halen at BankAtlantic Center April 10
Scraping Teeth’s Worst Band in America 2012 Tour Kickoff at Churchill’s Pub April 10
Stalley at Eve Miami April 6
Dragonette at Mansion Miami April 6
The Juan MacLean at Bardot April 7
Andrew W.K. at Revolution Live April 7
Professional hip hop lyricist Parable MC only spent three months out of the last year in Miami. The rest of the time he was working events across America as an MC for hire. He was on a side stage at the Superbowl, and working at a Lil Wayne concert too.But…
Like so many others, this publication is guilty of milking the Rihanna vs. Chris Brown cow. But for the amount of drama it produces, you can’t really blame us. Rolling Stone is reporting that RiRi recently opened up about the public’s reaction to her February collaboration with Chris Brown. In…
See also “Best Coast’s Guide to Local Eats Across America” and “Best Coast Ranks Other Coasts, Survives Slayer Riot, Can’t Punch Out Glenn Danzig.” We failed you, Miami. We’re sorry. News that Bethany Consentino’s Best Coast would hit the road later this year in support of their upcoming LP, The…
Read our original report on DJ Laz’s departure from WPOW — plus Uncle Luke’s comments on talking to DJ Laz about quitting Power 96. Former radio impresario and longtime Power 96 DJ Lazaro Mendez never returned our calls. The “pimp with the limp” did, however, sit down with NBC 6…
At the end of 2010, Toronto-based electro-pop trio Dragonette released, “Hello,” a spritely collaborative single with DJ Martin Solveig. Though too late to make the cut for year-end lists and recaps, the track — boasting three centerpiece hooks: a gleefully tickled piano lick; singer and chief songwriter, Martina Sorbrara’s crystal-clear…
The DFA Records love affair with Miami continues. And what has seemingly become the label’s home-away-from-home venue, Bardot, is once again opening its Midtown doors to welcome former Six Finger Satellite guitarist and DFA fan favorite Juan MacLean. This Saturday marks MacLean’s returns to the intimate Miami lounge where he…
Read our original report on DJ Laz’s departure from WPOW — plus Uncle Luke’s comments on talking to DJ Laz about quitting Power 96. First, a heartbreaking tweet that some interpreted as a cruel and belated April Fools’ Day hoax. “Rumors are true, I am no longer with Power 96,”…
Sorry to beat an aggressively dead horse, but drugs are bad. If you’re dumb enough – and you probably are because you’re doing drugs in the first place – they will kill you. And if they don’t kill you, they’ll make you uglier, dumber, and dead broke. Sure Drugs make…
Governments create human killing-machines by robbing them of sleep. Yogis deprive themselves of it for spiritual enlightenment. Electronic collective NoSleep305’s Dni replaces it with music, and runs wild eyed beat-freak party marathons on pure, maniac adrenaline. The information security dude spends all day outsmarting data-thieving Chinese hackers, and all night…
Read Uncle Luke’s comments on talking to DJ Laz about quitting Power 96. UPDATE: Beasley Broadcast Group, Power 96’s parent company just released a statement regarding Laz’s departure.”Effective today, DJ LAZ, who has been with the station for 22 years, has decided to move on and explore other professional opportunities.”The…
There’s been a lot of chatter on the internet about swag rapper Lil B Based God’s upcoming guest lecture at NYU. Come April 11, the master chef pretty boy himself will impart what he told Fuse, “a real progressive talk and when everybody leaves, their lives will be changed.” You may…
Retiring. In a weakened economy, the thought of calling it quits at the age of 55 is a pipe dream. The grim reality for many is they’ll work till the day they die, much like the 80-year-old who settles for a part-time gig at Publix to supplement a $300 Social…
