Wale’s third full-length release, The Gifted, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 when it dropped in July. But the DC rapper still hasn’t scored a platinum single, and he’s cool with that fact. Because in an era dominated by quick hits, he’s into making albums. And eventually, he…
It’s been almost ten years since Goodie Mob’s Cee Lo, Big Gipp, Khujo, and T-Mo last released an album together. And a lot has changed. Their funky, forward-thinking approach helped put Southern hip-hop on the map in the ’90s and early 2000s. And in their absence, the South has continued…
The Black Madonna (AKA Marea Vierge-Noire) has a bone to pick with the current state of dance music, particularly online digital distribution and the decline of analog audio formats like vinyl and tape. After all, she came up during the golden age of rave, before corporate “EDM” co-opted electronic dance…
Which way to III Points? Just buy a ticket, follow the noise, and take a sharp turn toward Wynwood in exactly 36 days. Yesterday, the III Points crew revealed its plans for a sprawling music, art, and technology festival that’ll swarm Miami’s hippest hood for a full three days during…
Sound = a change in air pressure traveling on waves that tickle the hairs inside your ears. Music = a series of sounds delivered rhythmically to make a song; and World music = sounds that defy American radio format classification. Clear channel sucks, music rules, and the Miami World Music…
We all spend our days slaving away, flipping burgers, serving slop, pouring drinks, hauling trash, driving big rigs, selling cars, cuffing creeps, dancing on poles, counting other people’s cash, or tapping data into crappy old desktop computers. But our nights (and paychecks) are gloriously wasted on cab rides, vodka shots,…
Have you ever walked through Wynwood and thought, There should totally be a SXSW-style festival up in here? Even if you haven’t, we’re sure you now realize that’s the best idea ever. Thankfully, the people who make Bardot one of the dopest spots in town had that idea months ago…
You work hard and you know it! That’s why the entire nation celebrates its hard-working citizens by dedicating an entire day in September to not working. But while much of America will celebrate Labor Day by sitting on the couch and watching a Lifetime movie marathon, the 305 will be…
Even with the sweeping sonic palette of synthesizers, mainstream electronic music has hit a certain threshold. It has to do with so many producers these days using the same store-bought music production software, virtual instruments, and sample packs. One producer who is certainly not guilty of adding to the derivative…
Parahoy, mateys! That’s right … Hayley Williams, Taylor York, Jeremy Davis, and the rest of the Paramore crew will be throwing a megabash aboard a four-day cruise, just for you, Parawhores. Departing from Port Miami aboard the Norwegian Pearl in March 2014, Paramore, Tegan and Sara, and other rockers will…
If someone were ever to sit down and draw out the family tree of local Miami bands, there would be a disturbing amount of inbreeding. Almost every band shares each member with at least three other bands. And just as one in two hundred men is a direct descendent of…
The Cure pretty much summed up how we all feel about the work week with their 1992 hit “Friday, I’m In Love.” “Monday’s blue. Tuesday’s grey and Wednesday too. Thursday [we] don’t care about you. It’s Friday, [we’re] in love” with the cheap parties, boozy libations, and great music you…
If you’ve haven’t heard of Chase & Status (AKA Saul Milton and Will Kennard), don’t fret. For 10 years, the British duo has been making music together, spanning everything from classic UK garage to dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass. But around 2009, pop star Rihanna came calling looking for a…
Toni Braxton’s been riding the roller coaster of fame ever since she broke into the R&B world in 1996 with the breakup anthem of all breakup anthems, “Un-Break My Heart.” Through the ’90s and early 2000s, the singer snagged six Grammys, seven American Music Awards, and nine Billboard trophies. Fame…
If London is the mecca of the global electronic dance music scene, then surely Fabric could be considered the Kaaba. At least one pilgrimage to the monolithic nightclub is a requisite for international house and techno heads during their lifetime. But even for those who have never made the trip,…
In the process of evolution, some species die, others get stronger. The guys and girl of Miami hip-hop fusion crew Cornerstoners and others of their ilk used to be fish, but then they grew legs, left the pond, and started walking the streets of downtown with flyers for the upcoming…
Take a break, America! But not you, Miami! It’s almost Labor Day, that annual 24-hour period during which we all celebrate workers by not working. Of course, though, the observance of this particular federal holiday is a bit different in the MIA. One day become a week. No one is…
“Party in the city where the heat is on. All night, on the beach till the break of dawn… Welcome to Miami.” Will Smith’s Magic City anthem may be over a decade old. But hey, the cliché still holds true. The 305 does party till the break of dawn and…
The Killers With the Virgins American Airlines Arena, Miami Saturday, August 17, 2013 It was the final show on the Battle Born tour. And the Killers definitely saved the best (and by best, we mean the 305) for last. As Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci, Dave Keuning, and the…
Electric Piquete bass player Michael Mut has a direct connection to the Bay of Pigs. His grandfather spent 18 months in a Cuban prison after John F. Kennedy abandoned him and hundreds of others on La Playa Girón during their invasion to topple Fidel Castro’s communist dictatorship. Today, the Cuban…
It’s Monday and the last place you wanna be is where you’re at right now: stuck inside your cubicle surrounded by stacks of paper, where the only source of light is the dim glare of your computer screen. We get it… Mondays are miserable. But hey, come 5 p.m., you’ll…
Justin Timberlake and Jay Z Legends of the Summer Tour Sun Life Stadium, Miami Friday, August 16, 2013 For a second-rate basketball team, there were a disproportionate number of Brooklyn Nets jerseys at Sun Life Stadium last night. Well, until you remember that Jay Z, the co-headliner of the evening’s…
