Holy shit. Holy shit. HOLY FUCKING SHIT. This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Some kind of real confirmation that our favorite French robots, the best of the best in dance floor designer beats, the masters of all you know are back in the studio. I point you to this article from Houston’s Culture Map, in which Nile Rodgers, the man behind the funky sounds of 1970s disco/funk/soul outfit Chic, talks about beating cancer and getting ready for the ultimate come-back: teaming up with Daft Punk to work on their epicly long-awaited fourth album (because I guess Tron doesn’t count, even though I love that soundtrack,...
MIMA House: For Ever...
posted by Kat Bein
The American Dream – twisted, broken and bloody as it is – tells us home-ownership is one of the peak experiences of human life. We grow up imagining our “dream home” and how wonderful it will be to furnish it exactly how we’d like it. Mine comes with an...
Black Milk Clothing: A Love Affair With Nylon
posted by Kat Bein
Once upon a time, there was a man named James Lillis, and he was poor – until he started making some of the sexiest leggings known to the world of fashion. Lillis is the brain and hands behind Black Milk Clothing. He makes leggings, dresses, swimsuits, bodysuits and skirts out of exclusively nylon fabrics. But this is no tacky-disco 80s trash. Black Milk Clothing is like works of art you can wear. A lot of pieces are very limited release, so super-fans know to check religiously for the best new styles and patterns. I’m particularly into the galaxy leggings and skeleton/skull wear. This stuff isn’t cheap. The leggings start...
Fresh Wet Paint Pres...
posted by Kat Bein
Hey paint huffers! We’re quickly approaching the one-year anniversary of our monthly party series, Fresh Wet Paint Presents. Last month, we did it real big with our Re-Launch party at Spannk in Gainesville. We brought Coyote Kisses to town, and they left the crowd screaming for more!...
Kathryn Carr’s Fantastical Magical Paper Wor...
posted by Kat Bein
Sometimes in art, the simplest methods create the most striking images, and although “simple” is not the first word that comes to mind when viewing Kathryn Carr‘s paper cuttings, her basic methods leave us with images we can’t get out of our heads. Since 2008, Carr has been turning black sheets of paper into fantasy-scapes straight from the story book in her mind. Inspired by the German paper cutting artist Scherenschnitte, her work embodies the playful mystery of old fairy tales and far away imaginary lands. And she’s totally self-taught. “I turned my attention to this art form because I was drawn to the...
Ben Huh of Cheezburg...
posted by Kat Bein
The other day, I was working on a piece about mobile apps to help you broadcast your boring life, and while perusing the Ustream app for usability and features, I found this awesome program called This Week In. They just happened to be showing a recent talk from Cheezburger Network CEO Ben Huh...
GPS – You̵...
posted by Kat Bein
Our very own GPS is back with another hour-long edition of banging grooves and groovin’ bangers. Big ups to 12 Inch Plastic Toys for making the sweet album art. And yes, this is the same mean-muggin-I-don’t-give-no-effs-play-in-my-best-Hawaiian-shirt DJ that rocked the dance floor...
B. Brown – Lem...
posted by Kat Bein
Y’all already know our boy B. Brown is the man. Now he’s back with another sick track and a super slick video, along with fellow Miami mic-ripper GhostWridah. The track is called Lemme Know, and it’s the first official single off the upcoming album The Brenton Brown...
Holy Ship! Pre-Party...
posted by Kat Bein
Alright, it’s time for the first massive bang-fest of 2012. Holy Ship! is primed to be one of the most unique, memorable and gnarly festivals of the modern era. I mean, c’mon, it’s four days on a giant cruise ship to the Bahama’s with everyone’s favorite...
End 2011 With A Blas...
posted by Kat Bein
Looking for a way to end 2011 with a bang so hard you’ll be wondering what the year even is? Well, if you are in South Florida (or anywhere…for that matter) you best go to check out Electronic Dynamos Nero at the Fillmore! Not old enough to watch por-….er….call...
Ringing in the New Y...
posted by Kat Bein
Even as winter is starting to sink its teeth in the Windy City, the crew over at React Presents and The Mid are bringing the heat. This week is no exception, with a week full of some of the best artists in the scene right now. First up we have Chicago dance party kings Flosstradamus and MPC...
Alarm Clocks For The...
posted by Kat Bein
What they say is true, waking up is hard to do – but it doesn’t have to be that way. Take my story for instance. My body naturally sleeps about 12 hours a day, and it really gets depressing waking up to three hours of sun. I’m used to setting three alarms at a time of the...
BPM Festival 2011-20...
posted by Kat Bein
This upcoming year is a big one, 2012 is primed to be a year of massive parties and wild times, and of course we’ve got to kick it off in style. For the fifth year in a row, the biggest way to kick off the year and kick out the jams is the entire week of BPM Festival, Dec. 30 –...
DARwIn-OP Robot From...
posted by Kat Bein
With each new bot hitting the scene, robots are becoming more interactive. These days, our metallic friends can walk on their own, talk on their own, pick themselves up, and while thinking on their own is still not exactly a thing, they can do cute fun stuff like kick little orange...
Brass Knuckles – Would I Lie To You
posted by Kat Bein
We were stoked to go to Dancegiving 2011 because of the ill line-up, but one of the best things about music festivals is discovering something really cool you haven’t been exposed to before. Brass Knuckles was a stand-out discovery for me that Saturday. As soon as I saw them setting up, I knew they were going to bring the party. Brass Knuckles are south Florida trio comprised of two DJs and a sexy sax man (who apparently also plays guitar from time to time). They brought their own customized t-shirts and trippy, prismatic glasses to throw into the crowd, and they got mad support from Miami’s hype-masters the Illuminatians who...
Pearl Media’s Art Basel Miami 2011 3D Art In...
posted by Kat Bein
This past week, Miami has been celebrating its 10th annual Art Basel, a week in which the entire city is taken over by various artists from all over the world and rich people hover in super yachts to buy their work. It’s an exciting time to be in Miami, and everywhere you look are cool exhibits and installations. One of the coolest and largest pieces on display took place on the face of the Tides Hotel of South Beach Friday and Saturday night, and it didn’t even cost anything to see! A three and a half minute 3D video presentation celebrating 8bit video games and hot cars, brought to us by Pearl Media and Hyundai, as part of...
Dancegiving 2011
posted by Kat Bein
When you’ve been to a lot of music festivals, you start to see a lot of the same things, so you come to be especially grateful for the shows that still surprise you. Dancegiving 2011 was one of those festivals. I’m not sure to blame the prolific line-up, the multitude of...
Life In A Day: A Vid...
posted by Kat Bein
What did you do July 24th, 2010? Life In A Day is more than 4,500 hours of footage, compiled down to an hour and a half by Last King Of Scotland director Kevin MacDonald, capturing brief moments of human lives from all around the world on that Saturday about a year and four months ago. The...
Digitalism Tours Nor...
posted by Kat Bein
We first fell in love with Digitalism back in 2007 with the release of their debut album Idealism. From start to finish, that album is a classic example of how to do electro-post-punk fusion right. To this day, dance floors across the world get down hard to jams like Magnets, Pogo and Home...
Dancegiving 2011: Be...
posted by Kat Bein
This week is a time to be thankful for our friends, family, food and especially epic electro festivals with drool-worthy line-ups. The second-annual Dancegiving Music Festival from Committee Entertainment is so close we can taste it’s spicy goodness, and this year it’s bigger than...
