Lexus is hawking its new brand of hybrid cars July 20 at Grand Central with an event it dubs “The Darker Side of Green.” Scary, y’all! The debate will pit environmental journalist Amanda Little (the proponent) against professional cyclist Chris Horner (the skeptic). All these shenanigans will be moderated by,…
Music and politics seem to be meshing together a lot lately, and we’re not really sure why. The latest: Aretha Franklin has just announced that she’s going to team up with the former US Secretary of State to sing songs like “Natural Woman” and “Say a Little Prayer.”Taking place on…
UPDATE: Ultra’s organizers let us know about the fate of next year’s festival.UPDATE x2: Crystal Castles confirmed as part of the 2011 lineup.UPDATE x3: Ultra Music Festival will be taking place March 25 to 27, outside of the WMC dates.Monday, The Miami Herald reported that environmental cleanup of the contaminated…
Think Tank, a project of the Llamabeats and Parable MC, have a new video out for their song “Gun In My Hand” all shot in the City Of Miami in and around the Omni area of Biscayne and NE 2nd Ave South of 36th street. Recognize the landmarks, graffiti, pawn…
Sam Sneak — or @SamSneaker for all the Twitter addicts out there — is already well-known offline for his nonstop work promoting Miami’s underground (and now, overground) rap artists. Mixtape aficionados probably recognize his trademark yell of “Sam Sneak!” over the countless street release he’s hosted and produced, and party-goers…
Voila, the magic of editing! Just as Weezy was going away to prison, Gucci Mane was preparing to be set free. Yet somehow the rappers with overlapping sentences have managed to (finally) release a new video for their collabo track “Steady Mobbin.” Yes, the song’s already dominated the summer airwaves…
Miami may not have completely shed its reputation as a party mecca, even for its full-time residents. But with cats like DJ Manuvers coming up and taking over, we might one day also be known for our work ethic.Of course you might expect some fast action from one whose name…
The Latin Alternative Music Conference, or LAMC, descends once again on the normally peaceful city of New York. Okay, it’s never peaceful, but from today through Saturday, at least one of the causes for all the ripples on the surface will come from the annual Latin Alternative Music Conference. For anyone…
Fresh off of the enormous success of Avatar, James Cameron’s latest 3D effort will include tons of live music as he teams up with Black Eyed Peas to make a not-yet-titled full-length tour film. We’re not kidding.Will.I.Am spilled all the deets in a recent interview with Vibe, where he said:”We…
Poe Boy’s princess Brianna returns with another freestyle that offers a look into her lyrical prowess. She chooses the instrumental from one of the hottest street records in the country: Rick Ross’ “B.M.F.” that currently has the mixtape and club circuits in a craze. Ross’ original version opens up with…
If you could go back in time, would you kill Stalin before he ruined the communism? Do you live in a state of perpetual war against all that sucks? Is your total commitment to the cause what keeps you going everyday? Want to help create an entertainment industry in Miami…
-Hip-hop fans can officially relax now that Rick Ross and company have released the Kanye West collabo track from Teflon Don titled “Live Fast, Die Young”. The track features Kanye on the second verse as well as on the production side.Recorded in Hawaii not too long ago, the song finds…
This week, West Coast news agencies had a field day thanks to all the hoopla caused by this past weekend’s Electric Daisy Carnival, which took place at the Los Angeles Coliseum and its immediate surrounding grounds. The event is billed as North America’s largest rave, with over 185,000 attending the…
We love a good lawsuit just as much as the next person, but we never thought we’d utter these words: Drake is being sued by Playboy? The rapper — who caused riots in New York City just a few weeks ago when he scheduled a free concert with Hanson at the…
Who loves summer time? I know I do. Sure, it’s hotter than hell in SoFla these days (next time they’ll listen to you, Al Gore), and with a humidity index of, like, 975, opening the front door is practically like taking a shower, only in your own sweat. But it’s…
It’s still bigger than hip-hop for Dead Prez. Just listen to their new Miami Beat Wave produced track “This Is Life,” with lyrics like, “In your chromosomes, buried in your DNA, is somebody that’s waiting to get free today. Either man up or you could take the easy way, ain’t…
When we hear the words “Material Girl” we think of the obvious: the Marilyn Monroe-inspired music video above. Yes, Madonna will always be synonymous with this song — but now she’s named her new Junior’s clothing line, co-created with daughter Lola, “Material Girl” as well. We’re not so sure how…
Justin Bieber is officially the world’s most tireless teenager, with his current My World Tour recently extended through the end of the year. Although he’s already scheduled to play South Florida on August 5, at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, the new run of dates includes one in Miami proper…
Rick Ross’s homie, Maybach Music’s Carol City Cartel member Gunplay a.k.a. Don Logan, takes his name seriously. Just watch this new Dre Films video production to confirm the dude’s firepower, which includes “two Kalashnikov AK-47s, one with a 100-pound drum and red beam, the other with the flip clips, a Mac-10,…
The latest in a slew of legendary artist collaborations comes courtesy of founding Smiths member Johnny Marr. The guitarist was one of the main influences of the the Stone Roses, Oasis, and then some, and no less than Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien has even been cited as saying Marr is…
It’s been called a “sexy fast and fabulous hit,” “spectacular” and “amazing”. Now, to help celebrate our nation’s Independence, for just $17.76 (instead of $40) you can judge Tap Dogs for yourself. Miami New Times is offering a big price break for the hit musical from down under that has…
We reported earlier this morning on the passing of industry legend Bill Aucoin, best known as the mastermind for Kiss’ massive success in the ’70s. What the national obituaries fail to mention, though, is that in recent years, Aucoin had re-started an artist management business based in South Florida. Among his…
