When Air’s Moon Safari came out in 1998, I was 15 years old and still in my teenage ska/punk phase. But here was an album with lush electronic soundscapes and minimal beats that really spoke to me. Air is responsible for introducing me to electronic music and the entire Astralwerks…
If you aren’t aware yet, it’s the holiday season, which means the advertisements on television are focusing heavily on toys kids don’t really need and will probably forget about a month after unwrapping. Still, that didn’t stop Crayola from brainwashing children into thinking they need a silly contraption called a…
Oh, you thought the slideshows we posted up yesterday was the end of our Art Basel Miami Beach coverage? Hahaha! Oh, sweet Jesus! Absolutely not. Seriously, we could close out the month of December and still not cover everything we saw and did last week.So here are a few bonus…
Somehow, someway we survived Art Basel week. We are exhausted to say the least, so no witty comments. Here is what you missed over the weekend:Justice at MansionElectrohouse icons Justice made a long overdue Magic City appearance Friday night at Mansion. Their banger-filled set brought the house down and keep…
One complaint about Art Basel: Local artists and galleries are given few opportunities to showcase their work. The only fair that has proven it values Miami’s artistic community is Scope.In this year’s catalog, [former] Miami Mayor Manny Diaz welcomes the fair right up front. In addition, local galleries Arune 5…
A guide to the major music events during Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami New Times, the Southeast’s top alternative news weekly, is giving away $4,000 in awards to local artists. As part of our annual Artopia® celebration, artists of all stripes — filmmakers, fashion designers, visual artists, performance artists, writers – can apply for a MasterMind Award. It’s easy to enter: Applicants…
Miami New Times, the Southeast’s top alternative news weekly, is giving away $4,000 in awards to local artists. As part of our annual Artopia® celebration, artists of all stripes — filmmakers, fashion designers, visual artists, performance artists, writers — can apply for a MasterMind Award. It’s easy to enter: Send…
The long weekend may be over but the busy season is just getting started. With Art Basel Miami Beach starting this weekend, you’ll be lucky if you’re alive come Sunday. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves — here is what you missed over the weekend: ’80s Prom at the…
When it comes to bringing out everyone’s childlike innocence, nobody does it better than art collective FriendsWithYou. Comprising artists Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III, FWY creates pieces that challenge the viewer to let go of adulthood — whether it be through their adorable plushies, vivid watercolors, or interactive playgrounds…
Hipster girls flashing their tits and a DJ with a French touch — what could be better? Well, the fact that it’s happening during the week of Art Basel is a bonus. And it’s all going down at Louis (2325 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach) December 4.If you aren’t familiar with…
What makes a party America’s Best Party? We’re not entirely sure, but if you have a strong desire to give show some hometown love, Miami’s own Poplife is nominated for the title in Paper Magazine’s Fifth Annual Nightlife Awards. The uber-hipster publication has pitted the party against other hipster nights…
We were more excited this weekend about the upcoming long weekend plus all the Basel fun that will follow. Still there were a few things that caught our attention. So here is what you missed over the weekend:Vivid Video Porn Star Ball at CameoVivid Video sure gets around within the…
Mark this as a must: Annie, who is best known for her tracks “Chewing Gum” and “I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me,” will be making a quick stop at LIV in Miami Beach November 25 for a DJ set alongside Ross One and Contra. We’d really like for this to…
Click here to view more photos from this show.Diesel U:Music Tour with Santigold, Kid Cudi, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Jemina Pearl and DJ Mom JeansTuesday, November 17, 2009Paris Theatre, Miami BeachBetter Than: Well, some were better than others.Free concert. Free booze. Awesome time, right? Well, for the most part it…
The ’80s brought Reaganomics, Rubik’s Cube, New Coke, Madonna, the end of the Cold War, high-tops, Swatches, and teased hair. They’re all awesome, so it’s no wonder that local indie record store Sweat Records holds an annual ode to the decade with its ’80s Prom. Already in its seventh year,…
We’re just going to come out and say it: The only reason OK Go has enjoyed any kind of popularity is because of that darn “quirky” music video. Their songs are okay at best, so we’re a little shocked that they’ve been tapped by forward-thinking fair Design Miami/ for a…
Click here to view more photos from this show.YACHTSaturday, November 14, 2009Electric Pickle, MiamiBetter Than: Yachting on Biscayne Bay.Hong Kong is a long way from Miami, but YACHT was somehow convinced to do a small, two-city Florida trek between the Chinese financial capital and subsequent Korean dates. Logistically it doesn’t…
Weekends are so busy there is bound to be stuff we’ve forgotten to highlight. But here are two high-profile events you might just want to check out:First up, Samanthan Ronson, who’s better known as Lindsay Lohan’s on-again/off-again girlfriend than for her DJ skills, will be helping Louis at the Gansevoort…
You probably know Samantha Ronson better for her tabloid magazines and gossip site notoriety than for her skills as a DJ. For a while, even we played a game of is-she-or-is-she-not when her seemingly 24/7 companion, fallen starlet Lindsay Lohan, fueled speculation the two were romantically involved. And when the…
Yes, you read it correctly. Just in time for Art Basel Miami Beach, Mansion is bringing French electrohouse duo Justice to Miami Friday, December 4.The pair haven’t really played a proper club set since Winter Music Conference 2007 when they spun at the Fixed/Ed Banger party at Studio A. They’ve…
With the high season in full swing, the events just keep rolling into South Florida. It was a busy weekend that even with a case of the post-Halloween doldrums that almost kept us at home, there was just too much to do and see. So here is what you missed…
