The motto is “Nothin’ but the goods.” And like some punch-drunk baby boxer beating a gong with bare bloody fists, the seven-week-old Champion Sound throwdown brings the noise in a big way. For proof of pure party acumen, just take a quick and dirty MySpace tour with a few members…
Lieutenant Ignatius “Iggy” Carroll, Public Information Officer for the City of Miami Fire Department, didn’t mess around when asked to play guinea pig for a story on July 4th eats. He suggested his old stomping grounds, Station 9 in Little Haiti.Lemon City’s finest may not have the iconic pole, but it’s safe…
What happens when a wayward cop goes unpunished for a blatant crime? Ask Sgt. Juan E. Mendez. Last month a citizen oversight group considered the 92nd complaint filed against the officer in his 25-year career.Those complaints include: 22 for excessive use of force, 22 for discourtesy, 20 for abusive treatment…
Because I penned two posts on corrupt businessman Antonio Junior earlier this week, former New Times scribe Kirk Nielsen turned me on to an opinion piece he wrote for Poder magazine last year. My sometime wingman suggested that tainted political campaign contributions be returned to taxpayers. And when I say “tainted,”…
Sign on bakery window: Cake 66 cents; upside-down cake 99 cents.Diner: Waiter, do you have any lobster tails?Waiter: Certainly, sir. Once upon a time there was a little lobster…Sign at dairy farm: You can whip our cream, but you can’t beat our milk.One thing is for certain about organic farms:…
As new numbers for jobs lost come out this month, everyone is filled with anxiety, anxiety about pursuing dream jobs vs. realizing responsibilities and weathering the economic storm. But at the same time everyone maintains hope, that ever-overused word that got pounded into our subconscious with Obama’s election. Musicians, however,…
Bobby Macintyre’s Studio 71 in the City of Miami is where he writes and records music. He’s got sessions between sessions, projects on top of projects, and on this day he’s working with Gil from Endo on what he called “comping,” going through 20 or so takes of the same…
Antonio Junior, a local businessman who last year admitted to accepting and giving bribes, was full of information the day he debriefed anti-public-corruption law enforcers about his involvement in ripping-off Miami-Dade taxpayers. In addition to dropping a dime on his pal and ex-county Commissioner Barbara Carey-Shuler, Junior revealed his connection to…
Thug or No Thug Careful, you writer wimp: I’m a retired cop, and after reading Gus Garcia-Roberts’s June 25 article “Cracked Cowboy,” I suggest the writer be careful with people such as Jon Roberts. Taunting could cause them to cross the line and do real harm to you. Remember that…
Loon Over Miami: Patriotic Pop Quiz for Independence Day
To read past installments of South Florida According to Brooklyn, click here. Last Sunday I went to the Cinema Paradiso record swap that was put on by Mark Pollack of New Art School. Three local bands played: the first was No Class Action, the second was Band Number 12, and…
Rick Ross has got lots and lots of money, and he wants to keep reminding you of that. Why else name his new single “Maybach Music Part 2” — a sequel to, well, “Maybach Music?”But damn, the unemployment rate here in Florida alone is 10.2 percent as of May. Do…
This week Archive Diver brings you an excerpt from an old New Times concert calendar from 1988. Look at this damn bill. California hardcore punk rock with Circle Jerks at the Button South. Texas thrash originators DRI with Creator (could that have actually been Kreator with a K?) and the…
This past Thursday’s main music story in both the Miami New Times and New Times Broward-Palm Beach tells the story of Cat Shell. She’s a young Boca singer-songwriter who performs material worthy of the torch-song divas of yesteryear, and you can read Lee Zimmerman’s full article about her here. As…
The Sun-Sentinel reports that Gordon Ramsay is in town visiting three South Florida restaurants for Kitchen Nightmares, his popular restaurant intervention series on Fox. The world renowned chef/multinational restaurant owner, cookbook author and TV personality is known for animated outbursts with knucklehead restaurant staff as he attempts to jump start…
Notes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing weekly on Crossfade, focused on pop music’s history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of the world. Click here to read past installments.In the coming days, this headline will…
Well, at least Antonio Junior can take solace in knowing he made a killing as a minority partner in several deals involving Miami-Dade taxpayer money. And even though he ratted out his political godmother — ex-county Commissioner Barbara Carey-Shuler — and some of his other politically connected buddies (according to a…
One of the biggest shows over the past weekend was the Lynyrd Skynyrd gig this past Saturday at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. Sadly, it seems not many people have shared photos from it on Flickr. But I did find this artsy-type shot from the crowd on elireskow’s…
Indomania Will Take August OffPieter Both, proprietor of Indomania Restaurant on Miami Beach, will be taking his annual vacation back home to Amsterdam — meaning that, as per usual, the restaurant will be closed for the month of August. He also wrote to remind me that ever since I mildly…
Yes, I just blogged about excellent Boca-based trio (sometimes quartet) Stonefox. Well, these guys are playing some of the best rock and roll to come out of Palm Beach County (!) in a long time. Also, I’m working up a feature about them for the Broward – Palm Beach New…
Uncle Sam’s Music, South Beach1. Cielo Playtime, Various Artists CD2. Far, Regina Spektor3. Farm, Dinosaur Junior4. Octahedron, Mars Zolta5. Back and Fourth, Pete YornRadio-Active Records, Fort Lauderdale1. Anything Michael Jackson2. God Help The Girl, God Help The Girl3. West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, Kasabian4. Farm, Dinosaur Junior5. Guns Don’t Kill People, Major LazerBackbone…
Last week Short Order introduced you to American warrior Chef Fernando “Fern” Garcia. We asked you to comment if you wanted more and the overwhelming response brings us to this, volume II of Fern’s Confessions of a Navy Cook. Keep the comments up, and tell your friends to give it…
