In the spirit of the season, I will lay down for you some hurricane tips and tricks and do’s and don’t’s. Do you dread putting up your shutters like I do? Keep them up all year! It’s easier, you only have to do it once and you are always prepared…
They don’t call Marlon T. Moore “X-Large” for nothing. Back in December 2007, Moore, a 38-year-old Miami resident, walked out of the federal pen in Coleman, Florida after serving a six year sentence on felony money laundering charges as part of a cocaine smuggling ring. Soon after his release, Moore…
The biggest thing going for retro culture lovers over the past weekend was, of course, Hukilau 2009. Los Straitjackets headlined the weekend’s biggest show, Friday night at the Bahia Cabana hotel. There are a ton of amazing photos of the whole event on Phinzup’s Flickr photostream. Mr. Bali Hai took…
It would be enough of an accomplishment if 24 – year – old DJ Chachi simply spun at Tenjune — after all, it is one of the Big Bad Apple’s hippest hotspots. But that’s not nearly enough for this go-getter, who also counts to his credit residencies at both Mur.Mur…
Tweet, tweet ya’ll! Guess who was spotted yesterday at Poplife’s Just Add Water at the Fontainebleau? Funny man/boy Andy Milonakis, who just release a new single “Let Me Twitter Dat” via Diplo’s Mad Decent label, wasn’t showing off his pre-pubescent body but our cameras caught him enjoying some drinks, which…
The premiere of Brooke Knows Best’s second season was, dare I say, touching. We all know the personal saga of the Hogans (a messy divorce, the son’s stint in jail, and the matriarch dating a 19-year-old boy toy), but that episode almost made you feel for a family with loads of money and a…
In honor of New Times Best of Miami issue, we’ve decided to wrap up things on Riptide this week by awarding our posts this weeks with completely meaningless merits. Click through to find out who wins. I’m sure you’ll be super surprised. Best Media hissy fit involving Bill O’Reilly and Rick…
I once thought Biscayne Times editor and publisher Jim Mullin was a principled, smart journalist. I don’t anymore. Jack King’s June commentary “Miami’s Media Muddle” in the BT should embarrass both Mullin and the writer. It calls Miami New Times “a shadow of its former self,” says the staff is “down…
He passed away a year ago this month. Here are some of his observations on culinary matters:’Fussy eater’ is a euphemism for ‘big pain in the ass’.Leftovers make you feel good twice. First, when you put it away, you feel thrifty and intelligent: ‘I’m saving food!’ Then a month later…
This is old news, but bears repeating: The version of 2 Live Crew does not feature Luke. Ok, that’s out of the way. But as the remaining members of the group — Fresh Kid Ice and Brother Marquis — told Miami New Times last year, that doesn’t really matter. Luke…
Clouds of screaming devil birds rise from the swamps and descend on the flesh of the city to feast on the blood of our people. Mosquitoes suck.Will a Miami Ceviche keep them from biting you? Short Order called several Peruvian joints out of our extensive restaurant database to find out…
TV news is hurting. The best are deserting us. Nick Bogert, the WTVJ smart guy who has provided some politics and substance along with the gore on the local airwaves, will depart for Chicago this fall. He’s covered everything from hurricanes to the fall of commissioners such as Joe Gersten,…
To read past installments of South Florida According to Brooklyn, click here. It’s the middle of June, so that means it’s about time for the monthly Keirin Cycles open sprints. The event takes place tomorrow night, June 11. At last month’s events, we had a debut local screening of Maca…
The Hukilau is a little slice of tiki culture a.k.a. the best current approximation of a mid-century approximation of Polynesian culture. Think aloha shirts, high socks, flip-up sunglasses, wood carvings, fruity drinks of uncommon potency and lots of music. In this specific instance we are talking about surf music, specifically…
The soul great Betty Wright is one of Miami’s best not-so-well-kept secrets. Starting out as a gospel singer with a family group, in the mid-1960s Wright switched over to R&B. Her robust mid-range belting and knack for picking funky beats and melodies made her a hit, and Wright quickly racked…
Black Joe Lewis, the elusive, effusive frontman of, well, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, boasts only one studio album to his credit. And already, the myth-making has commenced — because, really, how could such an otherworldly blend of punk-fueled raw soul come from an ordinary human?Lewis picked up the…
Each year, upon issue of New Times’ Best Of edition, readers, bloggers, and foodies greet our restaurant and food selections with catcalls of derision. Which is just as it should be. But if we are to end up with differing conclusions, let’s at least start from the same page. Here…
Hollywood cops and politicians are hot on the trail of a “bold graffiti master” defacing their city’s walls, or they might be — once they figure out they’re actually after not one guy but a crew.Yep, yesterday the overall feeling of security among South Florida’s graffiti writers improved an estimated…
(To the tune of Adam Sandler’s Lunch Lady Land)Open up at 6 a.m.Got on my sage green polo Served croquetas de jamonCon un poco de amorGot no clue why we sell gallon jugs of milkJust know everything’s doing fineDown here at the Publix Cafe stand Yes I wear this net…
Damian Lazarus came to performing music from the enemy side: He started out as a music journalist, a notorious profession in his native England. Still, even as he worked as an editor at the legendary lifestyle mag Dazed and Confused, it was all part of a planned gradual move into…
Moving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to see past top sellers. Top Sellers for the Week of June 1 – 5:Sweat Records, Miami 1. Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear 2. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix 3. Rational Geographic Vol…
Wish You Were There is a new column on Crossfade highlighting pictures and videos from around the web of the weekend’s biggest shows. The biggest thing going in Miami this past weekend was the Poplife 10-year anniversary event, which luckily barely escaped the day’s torrential rain. But still, nada about…
