Editorial Voice

Letters from the issue of May 13, 2010

The Tea Party is the KKK

DJ S1 is a Miami native that is currently living in New York City. A lot of you may remember him from his stint at FIU’s college radio station Radiate 88, 88.1 FM. DJ S1 was once an apprentice of legendary DJ and personality, Felix Sama. And since getting his…

In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records  graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.For the uninitiated, Flying Lotus is a California-based electronic music producer whose great-aunt is experimental jazz artist Alice Coltrane. Aside from the…

You may remember Bob Marley as the Jamaican Reggae superstar that he was, as the mascot of potheads the world over… or just as the namesake of our beloved Marley Fest. But today marks the 30th anniversary of the legendary musician’s death. He actually received treatment in Miami for an…

You can take the girl out of Jersey, but you can’t take the Jersey out of the girl. Jersey Shore castmate Sammi “Sweatheart” Giancola will be facing criminal assault charges and a civil lawsuit after she got into a brawl at a South Beach club this weekend 24-year-old Kristen DeMinco,…

Fort Lauderdale-based Iron Forge Press creates some of the most eye-popping rock posters we’ve ever seen. Whenever possible, we’ll share their designs right here on Crossfade.Iron Forge Press designer Ian Rowan sent over this shot of a Minus the Bear poster for Tuesday’s show at Revolution. According to Rowan: “It…

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 sizes up Senate candidates Charlie Crist, Kendrick Meek, and Marco Rubio.Rubio will probably go down in history…

Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week, quick snapshots in a book of memories.Sometimes even the briefest encounters can leave the most lingering impressions. While I’ve had occasion to spend quality time…

Yes! Pasta!, a “healthy, fast, casual, semi self-service restaurant” has opened at 14871 Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami Beach (formerly Pasha’s). Focus is on made-to-order pastas — you choose from seven types of noodles, 15 sauces, and poultry, seafood, or vegetable add-ins. Panini and salads are also on hand, everything…

It’s not quite as dramatic a step as it sounds: Every Monday, each of Batali’s establishments will proffer at least two vegetarian options, be it entrees, pastas, pizzas, or whatnot (and we hear he makes an incredible vegan whatnot).These dishes will be designated as Meatless Monday options. The idea is…

Less than an hour ago, police arrested a Miami-Dade cop accused of molesting a minor in his custody.​Charles J. Corban, a 41-year-old veteran, has been charged with six counts of sexual battery on a child older than 12 but younger than 18 years old, says Det. Alvaro Zabaleta, a spokesman…

Who knew that Harry Emilio Gottlieb, a prolific writer of letters to the editor denouncing cronyism, was a Hollywood wheeler-dealer?Why else would he get a $63,000-a-year gig as the man in charge of Miami’s film and cultural affairs office? It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with his close friendship…

If you think that Burger King Whopper Bar’s no tipping policy on deliveries saves you money, you’re right. But it’s the wrong thing to do.Whether the delivery person is a high school kid, a struggling immigrant, or a member of the desperately unemployed, the salary he or she makes is…

Exposé is a Miami born freestyle group from the 80’s with a contentious history full of label problems, legal disputes, and a revolving cast of members. But before all that drama, they were on top of the world with a hit record called “Point Of No Return,” a classic that…

A conundrum: What kind of sound would a morbidly obese, four-titted, screaming Cyclops make while being probed by multicolored psychic lamprey? Hmm … That’s a mind-bender so deep and twisty it could put you into a permanent coma, turning certain centers of your brain into scorched-out pudding. Thankfully, the New…

Fort Lauderdale’s own Nonpoint just sent us a copy of its just-released, fierce rock explosion of a new album, Miracle. Unfortunately, the image on the right isn’t nearly as bright and vibrant as the package sitting in front of me.Holding the CD, I noticed that it looked like there was…

When Natacha Seijas wants something done, you have to read between the lines. You have to decipher her messages with the keen sensibilities of a mob button man when he gets the order to whack somebody.So when a friendly county fire-fighter forwarded Banana Republican a letter the Miami-Dade County commissioner…

There are really like three types of mixtapes: One that an artist puts out with back-to-back tracks and no DJ–usually comprised of freestyles and maybe some original songs; one that an artist puts out in conjunction with a DJ; and then there’s the original mixtape format, where an actual DJ…

Letters from the issue of May 6, 2010

On Mother’s Day, Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland should go to the ghetto

Twisted mommies for Mother’s Day at Flanigan’s in Coconut Grove