Looking at the 31-year-old Swedish musician now, it would be hard to imagine that Robyn is cut from the same cloth as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera — minus working for the Mouse. She got her break on the U.S. charts in 1997, thanks to fellow countryman and überproducer Max…
When the Vagabond’s Thursday-night party, Money Shot, went kaput a couple of years ago and left a void in the venue’s lineup, a group of misfits put together a little party called Shake that’s been an immense success. Now its creators are ready to delve deeper into clubland. They’ve launched…
When Afrobeta scored the sweetest time slot of all at the Bayfront Live Stage at Ultra Music Festival prior to Orbital’s performance, one hoped they would make the best out if it and rep South Florida well. Not surprisingly, they did, and perhaps that’s why they are crossing the pond…
Yesterday, we alerted you to David Guetta’s newest track “Gettin’ Over You,” featuring Fergie, Chris Willis, and LMFAO. It sounds like every other track Guetta has produced in the last three years — but taken to a much scarier, getting-raped-in-a-dark-alley kind of level. We dubbed it the “dance music apocalypse,”…
With Pharrell Williams spending a lot of time in Miami for the past few years, he is basically become a local act. But if you need an even stronger local angle, FriendsWithYou-decorated cars aside, you only have to look at the promos circulating around the interwebs for N.E.R.D’s new single…
Hollywood HoltWe promise we’ll stop writing about Grand Central when their bookings start to suck — which doesn’t seem to be happening any time soon. This weekend the downtown venue is packing another wallop of dance music.Friday, Green Velvet, AKA Cajmere, will be returning to Miami hopefully bringing the “Shake…
Photo by Ian WitlenSkerrit Bwoy and Mimi taking the lead for Major Lazer.Click here to view all the photos from this event.Major LazerGrand Central, MiamiSaturday, May 15, 2010Better than: Dealing with TSA at Miami International Airport in order to actually catch a flight to Jamaica.It was almost two months ago…
Miami musician and Berklee grad Joseph Espinoza, AKA Jesp, is back with a new track called “Removing the Heartache.” This release comes on the heels of last year’s full-length Heart Rhythms, a synth-pop heavy which we described as a mix between Chromeo and Jan Hammer.The new track features more of…
Tamara SkySwoon, y’all. Our number one crush Tamara Sky has sort of been laying low lately from spinning at local clubs, and now we know why. She’s been busy traveling around the world. She was at LA club Cinespace last month showing America’s worst (we have a natural hatred for…
Major Lazer: Switch and Diplo.Music aside, visuals have played an important role in the Switch and Diplo side project, Major Lazer. From the ’80s Saturday morning cartoon-style of Jamaican zombie comando Major Lazer himself to the odd-ball music videos. The man responsible for most of the music videos is director…
Mainstream appropriation of black culture isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. Elvis Presley did it back in the day, and Justin Timberlake does it now. But Switch and Diplo’s side project, Major Lazer, definitely hits a nerve in that department. Despite reggae’s mainstream crossover, Jamaican dancehall is still relatively unknown outside…
Photo by JipsySasha Lauzon (right) and Michelle Leshem are Ess & Emm.It’s not a secret that Canadians love South Florida. Every time you are stuck behind some idiot on I-95, it’s almost a guarantee that their license plate says Je me souviens. Still, our neighbor to the (way up) north…
In order to prepare for Saturday’s Major Lazer concert at Grand Central, Skerrit Bwoy and Fader have conveniently released an instructional video explaining daggering. If you aren’t familiar with daggering it’s basically simulated sex (at least, we hope so) on the dancefloor. It’s definitely not for shy people or the…
Felix Da Housecat: The DJ with nine lives.Seems like Grand Central’s opening weekend is going to be a busy one. We already talked about Thursday night’s grand opening as well as Saturday’s massive event with Major Lazer. Well, you might as well camp out at venue the entire weekend because…
Where the train tracks meet Miami nightlife.If you skipped out on getting a look at Miami’s newest mid-size music venue/nightclub Grand Central during Winter Music Conference, you’ll finally get a chance to check it out this week. The venue officially opens this Thursday, with DJ sets by Paco, Sebastian Puga,…
Jamaican me crazy Major Lazer!We are only about a week away, but we’re pretty sure you haven’t forgotten that Major Lazer is bring its crazy mix of dancehall-meets-electro to Grand Central May 15. If that wasn’t awesome in itself, Poplife has announced that Passion Pit drummer Nate Donmoyer, AKA Shuttle,…
Image via NefariousGirl’s TwitpicOi! Looking for a posh British club? Well, keep looking.Remember Heathrow Lounge? No? Don’t worry, it was only a minor blip in South Beach’s nightlife scene. At one point it seemed like it could be the beach’s answer to a downtown rock club, then all of a…
Will Poplife be a thing of the past?Remember indie-dance parties like Revolver, Spider-Pussy, and Vice? Well, Poplife may soon be joining them in the ranks of parties of clubland past. Poplife, the party, will official come to a close next Saturday, May 8 at Electric Pickle, while Poplife as a…
The ’90s are back thanks to Courtney Love.Time to break out the kinder-whore dresses and Mary Janes kids, because rock’s ultimate HBIC — er, that’s head bitch in charge — is coming to the Fillmore Miami Beach on July 2. Courtney Love has resurrected Hole, but she’s the only original…
Photo by Ivylise SimonesLaura Di Lorenzo and Mimi Davila, AKA the Chonga Girls.Apparently, still making song parodies. You might remember the Chongalicious Girls from their 15 minutes of YouTube fame. In fact, we even did a cover story about them at the height of their popularity in 2007. After their…
Photo by Aleksandra MarcotteHave you seen this castle?We’ll give you a moment to process that headline. Are you back with us? Great. Yes, the Overthrow staged a hostile take over — via a real estate agent and signed lease — of a castle located in Wynwood. Where is this castle…
Nick Morrison and Supersede, AKA the Miami Ski Team.At 26-years-old, Andrew Beckwith, AKA DJ Supersede, has a career most local DJs would be envious of. He spins at some of South Florida’s most popular nightclubs; he was selected by you, the reader, as Best Club DJ for last year’s Best…
