Gorki Aguila and Porno para Ricardo in the US
MIAMI — Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila is in the US to promote his group’s latest album, El Disco Rojo (the Red Album). Normally, touring in the United States would not present a problem for a foreign...
View ArticleThe last days of Dango
TAMPA, Fla. — "I used to get banned from a number of the bars on the Beach, but now I’ve started to really mellow out,” Michael Mancini declares as we drive north on the Florida Turnpike. "Without...
View ArticleRobert Platshorn: From his first toke, to his last ton
MIAMI — "Regards from Tuna Ville, where it’s always 420" was how Robert Platshorn, one of the largest marijuana smuggler from the 1970s, signed off on an e-mail to me. Along with his other numerous...
View ArticleWelcome to Blast Miami
MIAMI — Spring is already here and with that, new beginnings. What better time than now to launch Blast Magazine’s latest endeavor: Blast Miami. Despite the fact that Miami is located at the southern...
View ArticleMiami’s Tent City in retrospective
Media credit/Danny Hammontree via FlickrMIAMI — The Julia Tuttle Causeway, named for the founder of the city of Miami in 1896, is one the three bridges that connects Miami Beach to the main land. A...
View ArticleIt’s a Tina White affair
(Media credit/Joel Meinholz for Blast) MIAMI — “I don’t date, I’m too awesome to commit to someone.” Tina White giggles when I ask if she’s seeing someone. “Also, it’s just tacky,” she adds, with her...
View ArticleFox House capitalizing on Miami’s bursting fashion scene
MIAMI — For the past couple of years, the city has been garnering a reputation for becoming a major player in the art and fashion world. Pioneers have been taking notice of Miami’s endless...
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