On Miami New Times' 100 Creatives list, we called artist/choreographer/dancer/sage Ana Mendez "a one-woman pyrotechnic show." That's still true, though it's more accurate these days to compare her to less hazardous elements. She's dynamic and expl...

Daniel Elijah Novem, frontman of {in-boxes} and new Mask Era guitarist, is a hard act to follow. We interviewed him over a year ago, back when he was Daniel Elias Fernandez, and referred to his band, {in-boxes}, as more of "a multimedia colle...

Anyone with marginally decent access to media outlets in 1994 probably heard Collective Soul's "Shine." The video for and the guitar riff from the single -- the first track off their debut album, Hints, Allegations, and Thngs Left Unsaid -- are bo...

Listening to French electro (or French-inspired electro, or French-electro-inspired electro) can produce within the brain very pretty visuals: images of neon, good-looking dancers, outer space. It can all be rather Miami. Which is why it makes sen...

[jump] Daniel Mugruza-Ocampo and Doug Weber met, interestingly, on an online shoegaze forum -- a testament to their genuine love of making music (and music geekdom). Why a forum? Explains Mugruza-Ocampo: "In a city like Miami, it's a bit diff...

Glimpses of the South Florida Scene is a column devoted to the artists thriving within Broward and Palm Beach counties featuring interviews with the folks making it happen. This week, Chrome Dick.It goes without saying, but "Chrome Dick" is a jarr...