For the last three years, we’ve always had a local artist work with us to create the cover for our Art Basel issue. This year, Bert Rodriguez, who is profiled in our upcoming issue, worked with art director, Pam Shavalier, to come up with this year’s cover.Spoofing W magazine’s “Art…
It used to be that half the fun of Le Baron’s pop-up nightclub during Art Basel Miami Beach was figuring out where it would be taking place. But the Parisian party spot isn’t even trying anymore, as it plops down at the Delano’s Florida Room for a third year in…
You can hate him all you want, but David Guetta is a superstar. He stays away from the kind of high-brow EDM that music lovers fawn over, instead delivering house music for the mainstream music consumer. He’s also won a Grammy and found massive success as the producer for Black…
There are few brands that evoke haute and glamour better than Vogue. But what’s better than Vogue? (Cover your eyes, Anna Wintour.) Italian Vogue, of course! Even an egomaniac like Tyra Banks knows it. That’s why she upgraded her prize package on this season’s America’s Next Top Model from a…
Tara Solomon: Queen of the SoBe Night
BooksIIII Bischof: Street Vendor
Mark Ronson at LIV December 1
It feels like we are beating a dead horse when it comes to Winter Music Conference vs. Ultra Music Festival news — even Louis Puig got in on the action by accusing Ultra of forcing booked acts to sign exclusivity contracts (something the festival’s been doing for years) and greed.On…
While this week, Miami New Times is celebrating our inaugural Miami People issue, our sister paper, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, has a feature that explores South Florida food trucks.Former food critic John Linn focuses on the meals-on-wheels phenomenon from Palm Beach to Miami-Dade, profiling trucks like Nacho Bizness, Latin Burger…
Miami People 2010 is finally here! In the issue, we capture 30 of the city’s most notable characters. The full list is available online, but don’t skip out on picking a hard copy tomorrow because there are a few extra bonuses. There are three different covers that will be available…
If the news of Rökysopp or Crystal Castles didn’t get you excited about this year’s three-day Ultra Music Festival, the news of UK big beat legends, the Chemical Brothers, being added to the lineup will. An inside source at the festival confirmed that the duo will be headlining next year’s…
This is quickly turning into a he-said, she-said. In a statement released by Ultra Music Festival organizers, they claimed to have given Winter Music Conference notice that the dates of March 8 to 12 would not work for them. The problem? Calle Ocho would fall on the same weekend as…
Norwegian duo Röyksopp just released upcoming list of North American tour dates. On that list is a scheduled stop at Ultra Music Festival on Friday, March 25. This is in addition to an already confirmed appearance by Crystal Castles the following day on March 26. Festival Outlook says Erick Morillo,…
In an interview with MTV News today, Club Space owner Louis Puig claimed, “The [City of Miami Beach] will not give out weekly permits for pool or beach parties outside of WMC [week], which means that there will not be Pool Parties the week of Ultra. What is Miami without…
You might recognize the surname Ronson thanks to the three famous siblings attached to it. Charlotte Ronson is a well-known designer, while Samantha Ronson is a semi-talented DJ better known for bedding damaged starlettes.Then there is Mark Ronson, the producer and musician. The Brit was responsible for Amy Winehouse’s massive…
Now that the lines have been drawn between Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival, we are interested in finding out what you, our readers, think about this whole debacle. Will you be attending WMC or Ultra? We’ve set up a nifty poll to gauge your response…
Winter Music Conference organizers have finally responded to all the commotion happening around Ultra Music Festival’s decision to hold its event outside of the week of the conference. In a press release WMC says, “We were blindsided by Ultra’s last minute announcement this morning.”…
Uh-oh. The whole Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival separation has suddenly taken a ugly turn. While there have been whispers and rumors as to why next year’s conference is occurring separate from Ultra, nobody has really come out and said anything publicly. But leave it to Club Space…
If you weren’t aware, producer-DJ A-Trak and Chromeo frontman Dave 1 are brothers. We don’t mean, like, pals … actual blood-related brothers. Both were born in Montreal, but A-Trak went on to become Kanye West’s touring DJ and later a well-known producer. Dave 1, on the other hand, took a…
The news that Winter Music Conference would be moving to mid-March seems to have shocked the electronic music scene. Most are questioning whether or not the conference can survive without the help of Ultra Music Festival. Local nightclubs and promoters are torn as to whether to hold their events during…
Finally, we are getting news about performances during Art Basel Miami Beach. It’s confirmed that Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell and his wife and collaborator Etty Farrell will be performing at Bardot Thursday, December 2 as part of their Precision Guided Musicians Art Project.The event will award a $7,000 grant…
UPDATE: Ultra’s official site has been updated, confirming all the information reported here earlier.UPDATE x2: Early-bird general admission tickets are sold out! That has to be some kind of record. Tickets are now $179.95, and are only available at that price for a limited time.Here it is! We got the…
