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Five Steps to a Perfect Turkey -- Good for Eating and Throwing

Photo by Flickr user KS Girl​Dead turkeys are aerodynamic disasters. I chose to prove this many Thanksgivings ago by hurling one at my sister as she ran screaming down the stairs from my Brooklyn apartment after a fight. It was cooked, it was in a broiling pan, and I was unable to get a clean hit ... More >>

Almost 20 Years On, Massachusetts Hardcore Grads Converge Still Shock and Awe

Happy Halloween: Vaguely Spooky Luxury Liner Leaves for Lauderdale

That's homemade footage of the world's largest cruise ship, seen leaving it's birthplace of Turku, Finland, bound for Fort Lauderdale. Set to make its posh premiere December 1 out of Port Everglades, Royal Caribbean's $1.2 billion, 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas offers titanic luxury, minus lurk ... More >>

Suspect in 2004 Pompano Murder Found

Photo: BSOBianca Sierra pictured with the boyfriend who allegedly killed her.​Jorge "Angel" Villamizar-Ayala, wanted in the November 2004 slaying of Bianca Sierra in Pompano Beach, was arrested Friday in Brownsville, Texas, after a television viewer phoned police with the tip. Here's the news rele ... More >>

New York Bagels Are Like the Second Coming to South Florida Newspapers

​In case you missed the gallons of ink spilled over the opening of the Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. in Delray Beach by the Sun Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post (where it was 1A news), allow us to get you up to date: a bagel shop in Delray Beach opened on Monday. They make their bagels with wa ... More >>

A League of Their Own

Sidestepping sports movie clichés, Boden and Fleck find the sweet spot.

The Govind Burger

The barrage of burgers continues unabated. Two more Five Guys  are poised to proffer their patties to the public -- one in the old Dogma space at Washington Ave. and 15th Street in South Beach, the other in Aventura Mall. But a bigger burger banner headline is that Govind Armstrong and the folk ... More >>

Maruta Seven-Inch With Fistula Due Out Soon

The Miami-based grind outfit Maruta is staying busy (as always) with an upcoming split with Fistula on Animosity Records and a tour with Crowpath in May.  Also look for them at Maryland Death Fest, the Auditory Assault Fest in Brooklyn, and at the Midwest Fuckfest.  If you don't know what ... More >>

On the List - Tony Rohr, White Room One Year and Sébastien Léger

Happy New Year, ya'll! It's 2009 and with the economy going south, everyone seems to be looking for answers at the bottom of a bottle -- and that means more parties! And January is already gearing up to be spectacular. But let us not get ahead of ourselves, because here is what you definitely want ... More >>

Miami According to Brooklyn: Tattoo Conventions are for Jackasses

To read past installments of Miami According to Brooklyn, click here. With the tattoo convention coming up this weekend in Miami, I want to talk about how these conventions are full of jackasses. I used to work for Eulogy Recordings, one of sponsors of it, and Madball is playing on Saturday - that's ... More >>

Top Dance Albums of 2008

Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from d ... More >>

Studio A Shooter Charged With First-Degree Murder

(Photo by Ivon David Rojas)The Herald reported yesterday a small item following up on this past April's shooting at the now-defunct Studio A. A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 24-year-old alleged victim. The shooting took place on Sunday, April 14, durin ... More >>

On the List - Dieselboy, Holy Ghost!, Switch and Black Sunday

They say distance makes the heart grown fonder, but we sort of dropped the ball with On the List; its being almost three weeks since our last compilation. Don't fret children, we're back! And we promise we will never leave you -- er, again.We aren't sure how many of you actually want to go out this ... More >>

Last Night: Nodzzz and Matt & Kim; The Gossip After Dark

Matt & KimNodzz and Matt & KimThe Converse/Kill Your Idols space at the Marcy Building, the Design District, MiamiThe Gossip After DarkO.H.W.O.W., MiamiThursday, Dec. 4Better Than: Anything else you could have been doing for free, without a guest list hassle, last night.The Review:Well, as ... More >>

Interview with Prefuse 73, at Heathrow Lounge on Sunday

If you are into dazzling, disjointed hip-hop beats, then you have probably heard of a whiz kid and producer that goes by the name of Prefuse 73. Born in Miami, but raised in Atlanta, Prefuse 73 (born Scott Herren) also records under various monikers like Savath & Savalas and Delarosa & Asora ... More >>

Keyshia Cole, Morgan Heritage, Etana, and More Rock the Bahamas

Of Montreal Coming to Revolution December 6

Latin Alternative Music Conference, Day 2

A Hasidic State of Mind

Matisyahu, Jewish reggae star, spits the facts

Duck Down

Buckshot's back, and he's ready to spray

Cheap Sex

Despite the labels and levity, big-screen SATC is a poor-man's knockoff

Gang Green

Six essential Irish acts that would win St. Paddy's approval

Matisyahu Tonight at Sound Advice Amphitheatre

Matis the Prophet

Hasidic reggae singer Matisyahu talks about religion and his journey into reggae

See Ya, Madiba

The Walkmen

Pussy Cats Starring the Walkmen (Record Collection)

Mixin' Up the Meyer

Palm Beach Music Festival

The Harder They Come

The subversive mainstream friendliness of Shortbus.

Ain't Nothin' But a Wu Thang

Wu-Tang Clan

Your Mom's Got Fangs

Say Hi to Your Mom

Dub Trio

New Heavy (ROIR)

The Teacher

KRS-One

Get Down With Dave

Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party

Declaration of Independence

Def Jux reasserts its status as this decade's most important hip-hop label

Seeing Red

Growing up in the glare of Communism

Palomar

Palomar III: Revenge of Palomar (Self-Starter Foundation)

They Might Be Giants

Spine (Idlewild/Rounder)

The Fever

Red Bedroom (Kemado)

Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra

Who Is This America? (Ropeadope)

Acidic Hasidic

The Chosen chooses

The Pernice Brothers

Yours, Mine, & Ours (Ashmont)

No Piss Christ here

Too few of the entries in the Broward Art Guild's "Controversy" are worthy of the label

Best Museum in Palm Beach

Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art

Bad Deal

Deuces Wild tries for retro chic but comes up a few cards short

Best Radio Personality

Scott Kaplan and Sid Rosenberg

Noshing on the Mob

Author Rich Cohen

Best Chinese Restaurant

China Dumpling

There's Humor in Numbers

The Band Played On