Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times.This week, Luke explains how his efforts to organize Memorial Day Weekend festivities in Miami Beach were thwarted by city and…
Letters from the issue of June 2, 2011
Voters love Luther Campbell
Yesterday, we watched and listened as Bonnie Prince Billy, Cairo Gang, and Angel Olsen brought beautiful, soulful, sad music to Sweat Records. But before they headed off to the steamy Little Haiti store, brimming with people, they swung by our very own MTV Woody-winning college radio station WVUM for a…
Like any social-media-savvy politician, Miami Lakes Councilman Nelson Hernandez uses Facebook to correspond with his constituents. “This is the 21st Century,” Hernandez says. “Why wouldn’t I use a great communication tool to get my message across?”But a town resident accuses Hernandez and Councilman Richard Pulido of using Facebook as a…
You gotta admit, buying a hyena and keeping it as your pet in a South Beach apartment is pretty ballsy. It’s even gutsier to turn yourself in to the Florida Wildlife & Game Commission so that your pet hyena can be placed in a proper home. That’s what Bryan Hawn…
C’mon … Why aren’t you a fan of reggae-ish soul pop played by white guys with acoustic guitars? Do John Mayer’s douchey jokes make you wanna knock his perfectly coiffed hair off his perfectly shaped head? Do Jason Mraz’s sugary vocal croaks cause your ears to bleed uncontrollably? Do Jack…
The McClatchy Co. announced this morning that it has sold one of Miami’s most iconic buildings to a Malaysian resort and gambling company.The company’s chairman, Gary Pruitt, said it was no longer the era for a newspaper to be located on the bay. That says something about daily newspapers.The good…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke, who lost in Tuesday’s mayoral election, lets voters explain why they chose him.I raised only $12,000 for…
For all we know, you may already be a huge fan of these local cats. But then again, you may not. And we’d be remiss if we failed to introduce you. So, Crossfade reader, meet Morningwar, a hard-rocking indie-prog outfit that only got together in October 2009. Nothing if not…
The Town of Golden Beach Police Department is in turmoil. In April, two officers were criminally charged with defrauding the small enclave by double dipping. Yovany Diaz, 33, and Omar Paez, 41, are accused of working off-duty overtime details while on their regular duty assignments; altering reimbursement invoices; and failing…
With Carlos Gimenez and Julio Robaina duking it out to become the next county mayor, everybody wants to know in whose corner Luther Campbell will stand. His phone has been blowing up with calls from both camps seeking his endorsement, especially after Uncle Luke’s strong showing in the polls. And…
Usually the only exotic creatures one comes across on South Beach are leggy fashion models. But the American Riviera is an underground wild animal kingdom. This week, we brought you the story of Bryan Hawn, a dude who kept an African spotted hyena in his apartment for almost eleven months…
Look, Crossfade loves Weezy and Jeezy. We’re the first to start sweating at a Girl Talk concert. We go, ahem, gaga for Gaga. But sometimes you need to pay some respect to the classics. Neil Young is one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll composers of all time. And we…
Miami-Dade mayoral race: Julio Robaina squirms and Michael Putney flubs
Letters from the issue of May 26, 2011
Hey, it sucks to lose, but Luther Campbell has nothing to be ashamed of. With only 45 days to court voters with a $12,000 campaign war chest, the former 2 Live Crew front man and current New Times columnist convinced 20,000 Miami-Dade voters he was the right man for the…
12:00 p.m.: Just arrived at Norland Methodist Church in Miami Gardens wearing my Luther Campbell for Mayor tee. Holding my yard sign I start stumping for votes as a pair of elderly African American ladies get out of their car. “Punch 17! Don’t let Julio Robaina’s $1.2 million buy the…
The Minnesota Bard is seven decades old today. He is my hero. He is crazy. He owns — or owned – a big yacht. His mom knew my grandma in the North Country, where I was born. He was Jewish, Christian, and turned the Beatles on to LSD….Yackity, yackity. You…
Today is the day Miami-Dade voters who did not cast their ballots via absentee or during early voting days get their turn. With that said, we can’t have y’all voting for former county Commissioner Carlos Gimenez, who is playing spoiler to Luther Campbell’s chances to make the run-off against Hialeah…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, with the election still hanging in the balance, Luke reflects on the mayoral campaign he made serious.A few…
It pays to be Julio Robaina’s lackey. Just ask Julio Ponce, the Hialeah mayor’s former business partner who recently received a sweetheart deal to run the Hialeah Housing Authority. Despite only having a high school diploma and no experience in public housing, Ponce was approved for a $125,000 annual salary…
