With a voice like melted butter and songs that defined the “quiet storm” slow-jam genre, Anita Baker ruled the Eighties. From the moment she released Rapture in 1986, Baker became a mainstay on R&B radio. Songs like “Caught Up in the Rapture,” “No One in the World,” and “Sweet Love”…
All things considered, 2007 has been a pretty sweet year for DJ Lance-O. After years of plugging away behind the turntables at practically every reggae venue in South Florida, the dreadlocked DJ made his dream a reality. Island Hoppers, his weekly TV show on the Sun Sports network, finds Mr…
Jeff Garlin just might be the most famous dropout of the University of Miami. “Actually I’m the second,” the ebullient comedian, costar of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, and auteur of the new indie rom-com I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, explains. “Sylvester Stallone is probably the most famous UM…
Holiday gift-giving is around the corner, and you’re too old for Toys-R-Us and too young for a gift-wrapped pair of argyle socks. If you’re anything like us, nothing could kick off your Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa with more style than a fly pair of sneakers. Luckily you don’t have to…
The burdensome workweek and nonstop barrage of pretentious arty parties got you down? Need a respite from the typical watering holes? We’ve got a suggestion. It’s all about Reggae Wednesdays at The Office, where DJ Firewood boldly promises “the best reggae this side of Kingston.” DJ Firewood starts chopping it…
Are you a fan of overpriced art? Look-at-me-aren’t-I-interesting hipsters? No? Well how’s about free cocktails and ho-hum gift bags? Excellent — you’re totally psyched for this year’s Art Basel. Of course, the really chi-chi parties (where you get the good gift bags) are by invitation only, and the most ballyhooed…
The Carnival Center for the Performing Arts strives to be an epicenter of all things culturally enriching. Just this year alone, it has featured everything from Irish tap dancing and traditional Mexican ballet to Haitian hip-hop theater and Indian folk music. But what if your goal is complete multiculti immersion?…
Shows like America’s Next Top Model and Project Runway are fun to watch, but they don’t really reveal the true glory of fashion. Let’s face it – in nine cycles, we have yet to see one of Tyra’s girls make the cover of any fashion magazine worth mentioning, and you’d…
You’re an early-Nineties band that gets pigeonholed into the “alternative” category. You have one big, insanely overplayed MTV hit, which you follow up with an edgier, darker album. The critics hate it, but you embark on a tour to drum up support. Then your lead singer – fresh outta rehab…
Local art connoisseurs already know about the World Erotic Art Museum, cherubically grandmotherly Naomi Wilzig’s wild display of tastefully depicted phalluses and pudendas. The museum, located smack-dab in the middle of bustling Miami Beach, has a truly spectacular display of genitals throughout history. Hand-carved Chinese penises and voluptuous African nude…
Today — just in time for the hustle and bustle of Art Basel, in the middle of the Design District – art lovers and culture appreciators will celebrate the opening of the Haitian Heritage Museum. The expansive 60,000-square-foot structure is brand-spankin’-new, but the idea for this spectacular centerpiece in the…
Every year the kiddies make their painstakingly scrawled-in-crayon lists – but this year Santa simply can’t deliver everything. Haven’t you been watching the news? It seems like every week there’s a different toy recall of some brand-new item made in China. Instead of gently explaining to your creative little angel…
South Beach is always depicted as this glowing neon nonstop party, with tropical music blaring from candy-painted cars and an endless parade of hot, scantily clad ladies looking for a good time with the wrong kind of guy. Beach officials may be trying to attract the family demographic, portraying SoBe…
It’s Thanksgiving, and finally we can channel Little Richard in that Geico commercial we love: “Mashed potatoes, gravy, and cranberry sauce! Wooooo!” Yeah, today is all about gathering in familial bliss to celebrate the ties that bind, but we gotta keep it real. All anyone really looks forward to on…
He’s been the chief flag waver at parties all over the world, making crowds jump and wave from Trinidad to Canada to Notting Hill and back for 25 years. Mind you, Machel Montano’s career began when he was only 11 years old. Tonight the main celebrator will host a fiesta…
So did your fork feel heavy as you laid waste to Thanksgiving dinner yesterday? Had to unbutton your pants a little to make room for dessert? There’s no shame in being a glutton on Turkey Day, but in the harsh light of day, you can’t escape the consequences of your…
With all the buzz about little brothers Damian and Stephen, some folks might forget Ziggy Marley started the whole talented-progeny thing in Bob’s clan. He even pops up at the tail end of Stephen’s video for “The Traffic Jam,” wearing a jacket with his name emblazoned on the back, just…
We admit it – we’re always a little skeptical when the Internet gets abuzz about some hot new indie rock band out of Florida. Not skeptical because of the pool of talent our state has to offer, but because we’ve noticed a trend of bands getting attention, dropping one EP,…
Back in the day, he was Cassius Clay, a handsome and sharp young boxer with a smart mouth and a knack for showmanship. He had won the light-heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics, but he hungered for a new title — Sonny Liston’s world heavyweight championship, to be…
People who are really into astrology set their calendars by the stars — planning where they’ll go and what they’ll do according to moon phases, planets in retrograde, and so on. Others look at the 12 symbols printed weekly in that little corner of the newspaper and think of that…
Northeast 79th Street was kind of a dump before it suddenly became an up-and-coming area for fine food, art, and culture. Way back in 2003, the only artsy place-to-be was the Flower Bar – a funky flower shop and gallery that aimed to bring beauty to the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood…
Is it just us, or does the Gold Coast Skating Rink seem like a pretty wacky location for this year’s Reggae Explosion? The event was originally scheduled for outdoorsy bar/massive Caribbean mecca Bayside Hut, but things have changed for the venerable venue. And fret not thyselves, nonskaters – the only…
