1. April
    9

    Random Record Nerdiness

    posted by Lolo

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  2. December
    23

    Happy Holidays from Sweat Records!

    posted by Jsin

    Happy Holidays everyone! We’re celebrating tonight with the 4th Annual Sweat Stocking Stuffer, and you’re all invited to come over to our house. Join us from 7pm to 11pm for good tunes, projections by the always awesome Coral Morphologic, and we may even get a visit from Nastie Santa(just don’t sit on his lap!) We’ll have complimentary yumminess with cookies, vegan treats, and tastings of hot chocolate, chai, vegan egg nog, which can be spiked upon request ;)

    This is also the chance for all you last minute shoppers(like me) to take advantage of our BIG sale on tons of music and merch! In the last couple days we’ve gotten in tons of new vinyl, books and dvds that would make great gifts for family and friends.

    Stop by our little gathering tonight and let us show appreciation for all the support you’ve given us this year. Sweat loves you!

    When you leave Sweat, you can continue the party down the road at the Electric Pickle for a free holiday mash-up fiesta! A bunch of talented Vagabonds will be taking over the downstairs with our bar manager Henri leading the way, while Champion Sound does their thing outside with Sire Esq. and Tom Laroc.

    In the upstairs loft, local electronic label petFood is hosting a tech house throwdown featuring the sounds of Lazaro Casanova, Jay-You, Diego de la Vega, Daltn + Inbal Lankry.

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  3. November
    24

    Sweat, Black Friday + The 3/50 Project

    posted by Lolo

    Black Friday is upon us, the busiest shopping day of the year when people wake up before dawn, and literally risk their lives in the name of a discount on…stuff.

    At Sweat, we offer you an alternative.  We open at noon, offer you a wide variety of already reasonably priced unique gifts and music, and promise that absolutely no one will be trampled to death.  We do know the lure of a good sale though so EVERYTHING will be 10% off.  No ifs, ands or buts, just an across-the-board discount on all of our awesome LPs, CDs, books, movies, toys and treats.

    In this same spirit, we’d like to introduce you to a concept we think is pretty neat – THE 3/50 PROJECT:

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    The basic premise is (more…)

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  4. November
    2

    Halloween 2009: Disko Lives!

    posted by Lolo

    Back in 2005 when we first opened Sweat, we commissioned renowned graphic/poster artist and screen printer extraordinaire Chuck Loose to design us some Japanese-stationary-esque mascot characters to go with our rad logo.  Hence, Disko (named by a customer contest) and his friend Lionel Vinyl (named by DJ Induce) were born!

    It had been an idea for a while that there should be a Disko costume for someone to run around in…  After coming across a perfect pair of Sweat-colored high tops, it seemed meant to be.  So, one purple tracksuit and a big foam head later, Disko came to life this Halloween!!

    PhotobucketWith the effervescent miss Jessica Gross at O.H.W.O.W. Gallery

    To make the head I hit a couple craft stores and got down to business.  It was made of  two layers of 3/4″ foam batting fastened together and painted with fabric paint and gray spray paint.  While I don’t think the Jim Henson Creature Shop is going to come calling anytime soon, it definitely came out even better than I had hoped.  The black outline around the edge really make it look like a cartoon!

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    Halloween in Miami is always amazing but I feel like this year was better than ever.  So many great parties and uber-creative costumes all around!  Super thanks to my lovely friends Nina + Vanessa who helped me get around all night with that thing on my head!

    PhotobucketMe + Karelle from Krelwear, both fully repping our businesses!

    And keep an eye out around town, who knows where you may spot Disko next…

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  5. October
    7

    Ghostface Ticket Winners

    posted by Lolo

    Thanks to everyone who entered!  The randomizer chose commenters #11, 13, and 16 so congrats to Sergio Mora, Stephanie Wilpon and Jennifer Artidiello who will each get a place on the list plus 1 for tonight.

    For the rest, tickets are still available right here for $19.  Not free, but still pretty decent!

    Stay tuned to the Sweat blog for future giveaways and cool opportunities.  Sweat Records is also for the children…

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  6. August
    11

    Stuff and Things

    posted by Lolo
    • Little Beard rocked the garden Friday night while guest DJPJ tore up the dance floor!
    • Death Print was truly awesome on Saturday!  Read the New Times recap here.
    • Lots of new records added to our Discogs store
    • Plus lots of new used hip hop on the shelves – score 12″s and LPs by Jay-Z, Alkaholiks, Lil’ Kim, J-Live and beyond!
    • Fresh batches of Earthcakes vegan cupcakes in at the shop! We’ve got cookies ‘n’ cream, vanilla almond + double chocolate.

    AND, we’ve got another neat announcement coming your way this week.  Stay tuned!

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  7. June
    28

    Record Swap Event in FTL Tonight

    posted by Lolo

    Heads up, diggers!  Tonight at Cinema Paradiso theater in Ft. Lauderdale, MVD Visual and New Art School bring you the first in a series of monthly record-swap-movie-screening events.  There is no charge to vendors so literally anyone and everyone are welcome to bring a crate and set up shop.  Tonight’s film is “Lust For Life”, a documentary about local hero Iggy Pop, and there will be live performances by The Shakers, No Class Action and Band No. 12.

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  8. June
    26

    MJ

    posted by Lolo

    [Note: This post is by Sweat Records' co-founder-at-large and assistant Miami Public Defender, Sara Yousuf.]

    Michael Jackson warned us in Billie Jean, “Be careful what you do, ’cause the lie becomes the truth.”  The words he shared with us in 1983 became a parable for the rest of MJ’s life.

    Hearing the news of Michael Jackson’s death, I’ve gone through the battery of emotions: denial, shock, confusion and now I’m working through a cloud of guilt.  Yes, guilt.  Because although I loved me some Michael, I loved even more to be entertained by the spectacle that was his words, his actions and his life.  From the baby shaking incident, the evolution of his nose, Bubbles the chimp, to a bizarre friendship with Liz Taylor…I have relished in the collective misunderstanding of Michael Jackson.

    I have told jokes that suggest that MJ picks his nose out of a magazine, or that he enjoys 26-year-olds because, “there are 20 of them.”  But what the hell was I doing?  What does it say about me that I made cruel jokes at Michael’s expense?  For over 20 years!  I was condemning the very type of nonconformity which I support in other manifestations.  I mean, I have no problem with Dolly Parton making herself the prototype for the all-plastic woman.  She’s adorable!  And by what logic can I support Lady Gaga’s right to wear a bubble dress, but not Michael’s right to go to court dressed like Captain Crunch?

    Why would I allow myself to judge him for allegations of pedophilia that have never been proven?  Say what you will, but the allegations were never proven beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury.  He was acquitted in 2005.  As a criminal defense attorney, I should smack myself in the face for accepting unproven allegations…just like that.

    Making cruel jokes at Michael expense said that I was a judgmental asshole.  I took more pleasure in mocking his queerness than in admiring his brilliance.  Nobody’s dance moves made me ponder physics like Michael’s.  No song can funk-up a crowd like “Billy Jean.”  And no one took on the important social issue of walking away from street violence like MJ did in “Beat It.”

    Let’s consider the adversity that Michael Jackson dealt with over his life…physical abuse, racial prejudice, isolation, going from poverty to abundant wealth, gender identity issues…you name it.  And despite all that, he found the strength to continue making his art.

    In an effort to heal from this depressing loss, I’m going to do some things would make Michael proud.  I’m going to be kind to animals.  I’m going to revel in idealistic thoughts about healing the world and helping the children.  I’m going to express my inner funk by wearing something gold and reagal.  I’m going to suspend my cynical judgement, because I know that my cynical bullshit ain’t worth half of one sequin on the late Michael Jackson’s glove.

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