Though not a new phenomenon by any means, the concept of the speakeasy has finally made its way to South Florida. Read More
Miami
aka Vice City, Little Cuba, Magic City, the MIA, the 305
Into The Candyfuture
As a makeup aficionado as well as someone with unnaturally bright red hair, I love the colorful world (wide website) of Xenia, aka Miss Doe Deere of doedeereblogazine.com. Her blog doles out makeup tutorials, advice and style diaries, but the best part is that she actually has her own line of ultra-vivid eye dusts and lipsticks called Lime Crime. I’ve ordered a few myself and I’m definitely a fan of her “Candyfuture” movement to brighten up the universe. Read More
Thriftastic New Locations
Times are tough, and recycling is awesome! Because of those factors, Miami recently got not one but THREE new locations where thrift and vintage clothes are sold. Read More
The Fuzz Is Back In Miami
Enter the Jacuzzi Boys and Electric Bunnies, two South Florida bands keeping fuzzy garage rock alive with lots of subtropical psychedelia and experimental style. Both bands have recently released new LPs on the excellent Florida’s Dying Records. Read More
Ohh Shirt + Vegan Fashion Passion
My friend Sergio has a growing company called Ohh Shirt. He’s a thrift store wizard and finds the most amazing tees, records and sneaks. He doesn’t have a bricks and mortar location but he pops up at random fashion/shopping events around the city. Last month this hip-hop party called (((SHAKE))) set up the Shakeland Mall (a play on the famous Dadeland Mall in Miami) and had vendors all over. I scored an awesome retro Epcot Futureworld tee from Sergio and I love it. Read More
It’s a Full-On Electro Movimiento

Lots going on musically in the MIA, plus a few international acts I can’t get enough of…
First up: PANIC BOMBER. Classical-pianist/music-engineering-technology-major-turned-dance floor-composer-extraordinaire . He recently was voted “Best Electronic Artist” in Miami and played at my Friday night party a few weeks ago with a full horn section and it was BAD ASS, part Daft Punk and part rock star. The whole room was jumping until the end when they demanded an encore. Do yourself a favor and download the free EP off his website or just launch the “Panic Player” and listen. He’s playing again on Friday the 13th and I can’t wait…
Ever drunk Bailey’s from a shoe?
Since “season” (aka the end of the tourist-starved summer) started up again in Miami, I haven’t had much time to watch for pleasure. However, most of my immediate group of friends are currently obsessed with The Mighty Boosh.
The easiest way to explain it is a British Flight Of The Conchords on acid, with a little Monty Python thrown in. It’s super trippy, funny, and infinitely quotable with lots of current pop culture references and musical numbers. We’ve been putting the DVDs on loop at the record store for informal Boosh-a-thons.
Where The Wild Things Whip It
I haven’t been to a movie theater since the last round of posts – such are the time constraints of a Scout…
However, I will be making extra effort to go see Where The Wild Things Are. I loved the book as a kid, love Spike Jonez, love Dave Eggers, love Karen O who did the soundtrack and beyond that, I love puppets! A friend of mine was interning last summer at the Believer/Wholphin offices and one of his intern tasks was to copy of disk of production stills from the film. Needless to say we all freaked out when he came back and showed them to us.
No-Strings attached downloads
As a DJ, I’m a big fan of rcrdlbl.com who offer no-strings-attached downloads of exclusive tracks and remixes by a huge array of artists. Every time I play the Kings of Leon “Use Somebody (RAC Remix)” someone runs up to the booth to ask where I got it. I’m no music snob though, I tell them!
I’m currently addicted to the boards at craftster.org. It’s an awesome site full of DIY spirit and modern attitudes, with tons of great tutorials and project sharing. The best part is that everyone is friendly and there are no ignorant haters fouling it up. Read More
Hungry for Food, Inc.
I haven’t seen it yet, but this summer I’ve heard more talk about Food, Inc. than every other movie except Bruno. I follow food industry news and have been vegetarian for 15 years, but it’s cool that this film is giving people a new perspective. The whole movement has inspired me to join a local food co-op and I picked up my first batch of locally grown goodies this week! Read More
The best comic book store in the country
Tate’s Comics in Ft. Lauderdale (Lauderhill actually) is a huge, incredible store for comics, vinyl toys, Japanese snacks, books, collectibles and more – lots of Miami folks make the drive because there’s just no one in better. In fact, they just won the prestigious Eisner Award for being the best comic book store in the country. Read More
Miami is the next Seattle
I am happy to say that locally, there is some truly fantastic shit going on. I’ve said it before that Miami is the next Seattle in that there are a ton of talented acts ready to pop…
Awesome New Republic are one of the best bands out right now, period. They consider themselves to make “pop” music but have utilized just about every genre of modern music in their songs. They got a lot of press recently when Leighton Meester of Gossip Girls sang one of their tracks. The notoriously picky Pitchfork.tv site just debuted their latest video which is a must-see:
Television that is engaging but depressing
I must admit I purposely haven’t had a television for over 6 years, but I watch stuff on my laptop and follow what’s going on. Lots of my friends are following Mad Men – I caught the premiere and loved the vintage set details and costumes. My younger brother and his girlfriend hosted a Mad Men watch party at their apartment where everyone dressed retro and drank old-fashioned cocktails.
My boyfriend turned me on to the British sitcom Peep Show (available on Hulu). Read More






