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Night&Day
Pink for President
Spring break is here, and the Raleigh is the place to be.
By Raina McLeod
Published: March 6, 2008
Throughout the nation, spring break has officially sprung, and in case you haven’t noticed, busloads and planefuls of fun-seeking college kids have landed on the island to...
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Night&Day
Wacky Tobaccy
Ain’t nothing wrong with it in this Key West musical.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: March 6, 2008
The exploitation movie Reefer Madness (a.k.a. Tell Your Children) was released in 1936 to freak kiddies out about the dangers of marijuana, which, according to the film,...
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Riptide
Canine Killer
Riptide probes 15 weird deaths at the animal shelter.
By Frank Houston, Tamara Lush and Janine Zeitlin
Published: March 6, 2008
On the Scent of a Canine Killer Filed under: News On the eve of last week's cold snap, Sara Pizano passed through the gate leading to an outdoor wing of Miami-Dade Animal...
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Metro
The Reporter and the Tranny
He kissed her, um, him, and that was only the beginning.
By Calvin Godfrey
Published: March 6, 2008
The shrieking sounds of a burglar alarm pried open my eyes. The noise, emanating from a nearby apartment, entered my bedroom like an ambulance on fire. I awoke, dressed in...
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Letters
Letters from the Issue of March 6, 2008
"She can try out for American Idol as a reporter."
Published: March 6, 2008
Rock Rolle! He doesn't know which side is up: Isaiah Thompson's "Payday Mayday" (February 28) reveals only the tip of the idiocy of Miami-Dade Commissioner Dorrin Rolle. He...
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Music
Spanish Empire
Miguel Bosé is no run-of-the-mill Latin heartthrob.
By José Dávila
Published: March 6, 2008
In Miami, the central destination for Latin pop stars, concerts by international heartthrobs are held every day. Even so, Thursday's show by Spanish singer Miguel Bosé...
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Music
Check the Credits
StreetRunner's got beats for every day of the week.
By Bernard Hacker
Published: March 6, 2008
He boasts production credits for everyone from Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, and Juelz Santana to Smitty and even Junior Reid. He almost strictly uses samples, plus the heaviest...
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Suicide Blonde
Thirstin Howl III Speaks
English ... and now he's startin' to rap en español.
By Arielle Castillo
Published: March 6, 2008
Thirstin Howl III is probably the most professional man in hip-hop. I arrived exactly a minute early for a recent meeting at the Latin Café on Biscayne Boulevard, and he...
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Burner
Alphabet Soup
The ABCs of TMBG.
By Annie Zaleski
Published: March 6, 2008
It's really not surprising that the members of They Might Be Giants have started releasing records geared toward children, considering how educational and creative their music...
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Burner
La La Love You
The improbable redemption of Ashlee Simpson.
By Chris Gray
Published: March 6, 2008
Tough times in pop-starlet land these days. And riding to the rescue is ... Ashlee Simpson? Laugh if you must, but Jessica's little sister, now 23 years old, is looking...
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Burner
Thrash Tales
The guitar gladiators of Louisville's Coliseum.
By Tom Bowker
Published: March 6, 2008
If you Google Louisville hardcore punk band Coliseum, you'll find several dozen reviewers tripping over themselves to compare the power trio's overtly political, vitriolic,...
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Rotations
Rachel Brown
Love, Life & Relationships (Urban Music Group)
By Jonathan Cunningham
Published: March 6, 2008
Contemporary R&B quite often seems like it's become a victim of its own name. So it's good to see a fresh face adding something different to the sound; the fact that she's...
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Rotations
Del the Funky Homosapien
11th Hour (Definitive Jux)
By Ben Westhoff
Published: March 6, 2008
Del the Funky Homosapien is an outer-space hip-hop trailblazer, helping to pioneer a weird-for-its-own-sake rap style by focusing on absurdist rhymes and sci-fi storytelling....
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Rotations
Gary Louris
Vagabonds (Rykodisc)
By Ben Westhoff
Published: March 6, 2008
Golden Smog and Jayhawks alum Gary Louris has a knack for crafting heartbreaking yet inspiring pop songs. At his best, on Jayhawks tunes like "Save It for a Rainy Day," "I'm...
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Rotations
Kronos Quartet and Wu Man
Terry Riley: The Cusp of Magic (Nonesuch)
By Mark Keresman
Published: March 6, 2008
San Francisco's Kronos Quartet is globally renowned for championing the works of contemporary classical composers. Though Terry Riley's profile isn't as high as that of...
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Livewire
Bernadette Peters
By Ernest Barteldes
Published: March 6, 2008
Bernadette Peters has appeared in classic movies such as The Jerk, Annie, Pink Cadillac, and Pennies from Heaven, as well as innumerable TV shows including Ally McBeal, for...
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Livewire
Bayonics
By Eric W. Saeger
Published: March 6, 2008
Judging by Bayonics' mix of hip-hop, reggae, funk, and salsa sounds, you'd think they were local boys, or maybe an experimental act from some island somewhere. But most of the...
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Livewire
RBD
By Nicholas L. Hall
Published: March 6, 2008
Imagine that Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody, and the rest of the hot young-adult stars of The O.C. played together in Newport Harbor's hottest fake band. Then imagine they decided...
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Livewire
Arturo Sandoval
By Nicholas L. Hall
Published: March 6, 2008
Miami owes a great deal to Arturo Sandoval. Not only is he a great civic treasure as one of the world's premier jazz trumpeters, but also he is the man responsible for bringing...
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Livewire
Lang Lang
By Nicholas L. Hall
Published: March 6, 2008
For every musical prodigy there's a horde of rabid critics eager to decry and defame. This is certainly true for Chinese piano virtuoso Lang Lang. His was a troubled career...
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