According to Wikipedia, Debbie Gibson holds the record for “youngest female artist ever to write, produce, and perform on a Billboard # 1 single.” That’s for her song “Foolish Beat,” which is a pretty shitty song.Thanks to a shared producer, Debbie Gibson also sang back ups for legendary hardcore punk…
Miami Social is everything you hate about Miami Beach. It is the reality-TV iteration of guest-list culture, of egotistical 30-somethings who’ve mistaken a sense of self for being able to get a bottle of Goose comped on the weekend, and of LMFAO’s “I’m in Miami, Bitch,” that comes off as real…
In case you missed it, during the early hours of July 1, the Miami-Dade County Commission approved a revision to the financing plan for the Marlins baseball stadium that is going to end up costing us $2.4 billion — a number that somehow eluded the intellectual prowess of financial guru…
Starting August 1st, China Grill’s new Summer menu will include half-orders of the existing sharing plates. As the press release explains, “The new pricing is ideal for single diners and smaller parties who can now enjoy the same China Grill Experience they’ve come to expect over the past 14 years…
Uncle Sam’s Music, South Beach1. Number Ones, Michael Jackson2. Thriller, Michael Jackson3. Black Summers’ Night, Maxwell4. The Eternal, Sonic Youth5. Manners, Passion Pit…
Six months ago, when New Times gave DJ Vertigo his props, the architecturally-inclined head-spinner was holding down each and every Saturday night at Pangaea in the Hard Rock. Well, guess what? Vertigo’s still Pangaea’s go-to cat. And if the crowds that continue to throng the Hollywood hotspot mean anything at…
Sometime early last night, Juan Tojeiro got in a bit of a spat with his girlfriend. Apparently still furious after the argument, the 38-year-old Miami resident took the only logical revenge: He plowed his motorcycle through the front door of her jewelry shop, barricaded himself inside, and then tried to…
If you find out your porn star wife is sleeping around with an attorney from White & Case, it is understandable you’d be angry. It is not really understandable to create a scandal by forwarding their sext messages to everyone at the lawyer’s firm and your children’s school.The ACLU is finally…
File under just another day at the office. Cristina Moguel, general manager of John Martin’s Restaurant and Irish Pub, relates this story of a memorable drunk.”This chick took our toilet seat out of the handicapped stall and ran out with it. She was wasted. I had to chase her out…
The artist known as Matthew Dear has got some serious (but not too serious) identity issues. I mean, it’s not as if his psychic split is the acid-activated, lock-myself-away-for-30-years-and-die Syd Barrett variety. It’s more that, musically, Dear is way too complex to be merely one man. And so, like a…
I just got a message from Kris Pabon of the Southernaires who sent me this link to their newest EP Doom Years. It’s really really really amazingly good. It has frantic moments, hilarious moments (including a random electro-soca breakdown in the middle of “20 Miles”) and some hints of Beach…
Donatella Arpaia, Restaurateur, Eos, and Creator and Owner, Donatella Food CollectionOne of my best dining experiences happened during a trip to Rome many years ago. I had heard and read about La Rosetta, one of the first restaurants in Rome to serve fish and seafood only. It is named after…
He’s so old that when he orders a three-minute egg, they ask for the money up front. ~Milton BerleThere’s a pizza place near where I live that only sells slices. In the back, you can see a guy tossing a triangle in the air. ~Steven WrightCandy Corn is the only…
Here’s a video of Miami’s own Hemlock playing a song called “Sweet Sweet Music,” and sounding like a disco version of the Allman Brothers. The movie appears to be a shoddy film to digital transfer. Click the HQ button at the bottom of the player to watch it in high…
Manuvers and Induce are part of the Hometeam series of podcasters that I blogged about last week. The current edition from Induce is a blast that really digs into some awesome soul, funk, and other classic black musical forms, highlighting the local DJ’s encyclopedic knowledge of music. In fact it’s…
Last week, we reported on “Secure Communities,” a new national program that links local detention centers into a national database of illegal aliens. In our story, critics of the plan said it might cause racial profiling. If cops know that anyone they book into custody gets run through an immigration database,…
Part of our ongoing series of snappy slogan suggestions for local restaurateurs. Solea at the W in South Beach: At last: An upscale Mediterranean restaurant in a fancy hotel!Area 31: No dude, we’re not about UFO’s.La Paloma: John McCain says our ambiance reminds him of his great-grandmother’s house!Asia de Cuba:…
Deportation Debate The government is wrong: “Immigrant Crackdown” (Tim Elfrink, July 2) got it right. It is not just violent criminals who are put on immigration hold. I know three people who were deported for driving without a license. The authorities are tearing families apart. My husband is an immigrant,…
He didn’t win the mayor’s seat in 2005, but Spanish-language radio host Enrique Santos is considering a second run at public office.The popular shock jock, who mans the morning show for La Kalle 98.3, is looking to join the already crowded race to take over Miami City Commissioner Joe Sanchez’s…
Jonathan Eismann’s Pacific Time in the Miami Design District is just over a year old. According to Eismann, it reminds him of his old Lincoln Road location (back when the outdoor mall was an empty strip). “In a lot of ways, it’s very similar. I remember Lincoln Road in ’93…
When New Times got with DJ A-Train a few months back, the neo-classicist head spinner was holding court every Tuesday night at the Vagabond’s beat-crazy Stone Groove, and every Saturday for the same joint’s long-running Back Door Bamby. Well, guess what? He’s still holding it down at Bamby, but has…
No, this has pretty much nothing to do with the martyred gay San Francisco city supervisor. The quattet Harvey Milk may have, in its name, nodded in tribute to that man, but that’s where any political notions end for this band. Rather, this sludgy, experimental noise-rock-type act spews forth the…
