Carl Sagan was a scientist, a teacher, and a poet. He wrote 20 best-selling books that, together with his epic Nova series, Cosmos, convinced a generation of the romance of the scientific endeavor. He lent respectability to the notion that there was life on other worlds, and that speculating... More >>
The Paris-born Sleepless Night seems tailor-made for a town like Miami Beach, where hotel rooms are just a secure place to store your bags. This Saturday, the all-night celebration is back with 150 free cultural events from Mid Beach down to the Pointe. Trying to hit them all is futile, so here... More >>
There are a lot of obvious things to dislike about Texas: the obesity, the racism, the arrogance, the football obsession, the political leaders. But there are also many things to vindicate the Lone Star State: barbecue that makes your toes curl, beautiful women, a tangerine sky that stretches... More >>
The Lilith Fair has officially announced 18 dates for 2010, none of which include South Florida. But for the last three years, we've had our own all-women's music fest. FemmeFest has hosted xx-staples like Zombies! Organize!!, Astari Nite, and The State Of in the past. This year the two-day... More >>
South African contemporary artist William Kentridge made Times list of 100 Most Influential People this year. However, being listed among such heavy hitters as Hillary Clinton, The Twitter Guys, and Paul Krugman wasnt the most impressive part. The person who wrote the... More >>
Hailing from Leeds, England, 2020Soundsystem is a quartet that puts the disco in disconnected. The combined effort of Danny "Dubble D" Ward, Ralph Lawson, Fernando Pulichino, and Julian Sanza, the group produces tracks that are diffused with dub, but still punctuated... More >>
Its enough to make metalhead purists wail and gnash their teeth. Half of the producer/DJ duo Mixhell is Iggor Cavalera, who co-founded seminal Brazilian groove-metal act Sepultura when he was just 15 years old. For the next 20 years, he toured the world and sold out stadiums as the... More >>
You already know Sander Kleinenberg's music, although you may not be aware of that fact. You probably first heard it at a certain Park West nightclub at 8 a.m. while rolling so hard you actually thought you were in Ibiza. But you weren;t in Ibiza -- Kleinenberg's track came on to save the day,... More >>
New Orleans has always been a bit of a melting pot. From language to food to culture, it's a place where combination and commingling are the rule rather than the exception. This fact is as true of New Orleans's musical history as of anything else, and few bands encapsulate the spirit of the... More >>