What’s the street value of Afrobeta’s “pigeon mascot”? Probably zilch. But that didn’t stop some pathetic burglar from thieving Cuci Amador and Tony Smurphio’s preciously plump and adorable columbidae charm from their car. That’s right … Over the weekend, the band got robbed. And it wasn’t just silly stuff, like…
Bumrush the bank, beat freaks. Because Ultra Music Festival has just announced that tickets for the 2014 edition of its annual uhntz-uhntz-ing extravaganza will be going on sale in exactly 7350 minutes! Oh, and obviously “festival organizers expect 2014 to be the fastest sell out in the event’s history.” See…
Everyone’s talking about Kanye West’s new album and how awesome it’s going to be. Meanwhile, Kim K is getting so plumped up, we know that baby is about to drop. His new album has a ridiculous name, and it goes without saying that the Louis Vuitton Don will concoct some…
“Mr. Worldwide! Pharrell! Daft Punk! Let’s ‘Get Lucky’!” The other day, a Pitbull remix of the lead single off Daft Punk’s new studio album, Random Access Memories, popped up on the Interwebs, thanks to YouTube user kevvy9gorillazfan and a guy named DJ Pup Dawg. But unsure of the clip’s authenticity,…
Well, the world has spoken. And Miami’s great for music. Rather, the English young men’s lifestyle brand Complex Magazine has spoken, and it thinks Blackbird Ordinary and the Electric Pickle are two of the best concert venues in the whole United States of America. Not only do our mighty musical…
A day at the beach is supposed to be relaxing. But shortly after Entertainment Tonight’s Rob Marciano sat down with Jennifer Lopez on the Fort Lauderdale Beach video shoot set for “Live It Up,” J-Lo’s latest collaboration with Pitbull, gunfire cast a dark cloud over production. “BREAKING: Gunshots fired on…
The beef is still hot. Last month, Trick Daddy got heated over Lil Wayne disrespecting Dade County, LeBron, D-Wade, Bosh (and wife), and the #HeatGang. So he showed out, rolled up, and confronted Weezy at Miami’s King of Diamonds strip club. There was apparently a scuffle, a flicked cigarette, some…
It’s a battle of bawses. Last month, sneaker mob Reebok killed its endorsement deal with Maybach Music Group honcho and rapper Rick Ross in the wake of his “U.O.E.N.O.” rape lyrics scandal. “Reebok holds our partners to a high standard,” the athletic shoe hustlers stated, “and we expect them to…
Lil Wayne is still alive. Last month, reports of Weezy’s imminent death started flying ’round the internet after TMZ inaccurately announced that a sizzurp-binge week’s worth of seizures had left the rapper “on life support, awaiting last rites.” Turned out, Wayne survived. He finished a new album. He even announced…
One day, you’re a young artist struggling to find yourself in a strict Christian household. But then, only 15 months later, you’ve moved out, released your first EP, and scored a co-sign from Pharrell who tweets that you’re “the future!” Life is strange that way. Just ask 20-year-old Austin Paul,…
“Retired marimbero” and Miami New Times columnist Pepe Billete doesn’t know many specifics about the Battle of Puebla, Mexico’s victorious May 5 mêlée against France during the Franco-Mexican War in 1862. However, that isn’t stopping the frisky felt puppet from hosting tremenda fiesta to commemorate the occasion with Nadastrom, Craze,…
King David. In the summer of 1992, we here at Miami New Times wrote: “If the nightcrawlers of South Beach were to appoint a DJ King, they would most likely crown David Padilla.” And a decade later, he was still reigning over the Miami dance scene, “attract[ing] more than 2,000…
Over the last few years, the so-called “New Miami” hip-hop scene has started to thrive, with artists J. Nics, Lil Fway Champ, Flight School Preps, Jigg, and 24-year-old Phresh James leading the charge. A couple weeks ago, though, the scene seemed to take a big blow, when Phresh took to…
There was so much rumba y baile going on last night at the Billboard Latin Music Awards that the Bank United Center almost erupted with all that Latin steam. And if you were watching the Miami Heat scorch the Milwaukee Bucks last night, chances are you missed lo caliente del…
The Electric Pickle lives. After a whole month of Pickle parties were moved to other downtown clubs in the wake of Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week (and some code compliance issues), regulars and casual clubbers alike started speculating about the Midtown party spot’s closure or relocation. But when…
If all y’all follow Bad Girl RiRi on Instagram, you already know she loves the weed, the green, and the big booties. So it’s no surprise that Rihanna got down with the Magic City’s finest smoke, cash money, and fat asses after her 4/20 show in SoFla. Just check the…
The panic alarm had sounded. It was time to save the Fillmore Miami Beach. “In case you haven’t heard, here’s the situation,” Sweat Records’ Lauren “Lolo” Reskin warned local music fans in a call to action earlier this month. “Two companies have proposals on the table to completely renovate the…
Tuesday morning around 9:35 a.m., Wilbrent Bain Jr., the brother of local rap legend Trina (born Katrina Laverne Taylor), was shot and killed in Northwest Miami-Dade near 91st Street after a dispute with a friend devolved into gunshots. His street name was “Goonkie.” He’d survived another shooting in 2008. And…
Oh, Radio broke your heart. Today, everyone’s favorite “bi-polar pop band from Hialeah” announced that “the time is right to end our beloved project.” After four years and two albums, this New Times reader’s pick for Best Band of 2009 is calling it quits. And the only consolation: “We do…
It is a dark day for booty- and bottle-poppin’ EBT welfare ballers in the FLA. Following a Thursday vote in the Florida house of representatives, Electronic Benefit Transfer cards are now prohibited “from being accepted in certain locations” like the strip club “or for certain activities” like buying booze. Sponsored…
If you’re a regular on Miami’s dance music scene, then you’ve probably caught Induce (AKA Ryan Smith) spinning records at any number of local hotspots over the years. Or maybe you remember him as half of DJ-production duos Midnight Moroders with Danny Daze and Casual Sax with Sven Barth. In…
It’s finally here! Record Store Day (and cough, 4/20) is right around the corner. And that means tons of great acts are ready to get down and dirty with all y’all Miami music lovers. Whether you’re looking for rock, punk, hip-hop, jazz, synth-pop, booty bass, or Latin, there’s the perfect…
