1. April
    12

    All About Record Store Day

    posted by Lolo

    In addition to Sweat’s 5-Year Anniversary, Saturday is also Record Store Day 2010!

    RSD is our favorite made-up holiday EVER!  It was started in 2008 as a way to celebrate the independent record store and its role in society.  Since then it’s grown into a massive global movement, with hundreds of artists putting out exclusive releases only the indies can buy.  They have a great website full of info but our favorite page is here, where your favorite artists explain why indie stores mean so much to them.

    Last but not least, watch below as RSD’s Ambassador, the always-debonair Joshua Homme (QOTSA/Them Crooked Vulture/Kyuss/everything awesome), clues you in as to why record stores should be an important part of your life:


    “YOU need some fucking theme music, so you can strut and stroll your way through life like an untouchable river of hot fucking lava!”

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  2. March
    5

    Scott Walker “30 Century Man” Miami Premiere Monday!

    posted by Lolo

    Monday night we are VERY excited to be presenting the official Miami premiere of an excellent music documentary! 30 Century Man chronicles the life and artistic career of music icon Scott Walker.  Though American, he was mostly successful in the UK, starting off as more of a crooner and then veering into the avant-garde.  The documentary was executive-produced by David Bowie and features interviews with him, Radiohead, Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Johnny Marr and many more.

    This BAFTA-nominated documentary explores Scott Walker’s music and career, from his early days as a gun-for-hire bass player on the Sunset Strip, to heartthrob mega-stardom in Britain’s 60′s pop scene, and finally his transformation to respected composer and avant-garde musician, reclusively shying away from the spotlight.

    It was voted one of Time Out London’s 50 Greatest Music Films Ever.  Watch the trailer below and join us Monday night.  Seating at 8, film at 8.30 and we’ll even have a stack of copies to give away via raffle.  See you there!



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  3. February
    22

    End Of The Line Screening Monday

    posted by Lolo

    This Monday Sweat is proud to present an official South Florida screening of award-winning documentary END OF THE LINE.

    The movie tackles the dangers of our current unsustainable level of fishing (ie scientists predicting a global end to seafood by 2048).  It has been seen by hundreds of thousands worldwide and is accompanied by a campaign promoting the responsible use of our ocean’s resources.  Full information, including how to find out if the seafood you eat is sustainable, can be found here on the film’s site.

    Watch the trailer below and come out tonight!  We’ve got stickers, pins and other goodies to give away as well.  No cover, seating at 8, film at 8.30.

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  4. February
    21

    Rachel Goodrich Video Contest WINNER(S)

    posted by Lolo

    First off, sorry for the delay.  The event itself Saturday night was a bit overwhelming as it was the single most packed event we’ve ever had at the store.  It was also ridiculously hard to choose a winner so thank you all for giving us and Rachel a break.

    Second, we’d like to thank each and every filmmaker who participated in this contest.  We received 37 entries from all over the world and even better than getting all these great videos was that nearly every email we received told of how much fun was had making them.  On to what you’ve been waiting for…

    CONGRATS to polyethyleneguy, Lucas Leyva and frorojas1 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize, respectively! We (Rachel + Sweat) will be awarding cash to all three entries and are even pitching in extra because they were all great in their own ways and we think all were worthy of praise, YouTube hits, cash money and love.

    Watch all three videos below, and thanks again.  Stay tuned for more giveaways (FriendsWithYou art + Henry Rollins tickets this week!), contests and more from Sweat.

    polyethyleneguy’s piñata:

    LucasLeyva’s thugged-out version…. In much the same way that Rachel’s sound isn’t the kind of music you’d expect to come out of Miami, Lucas’ video was definitely NOT what you’d expect to see go along with her music, but it works to hilarious effect.

    Fro Rojas’ adorable kid-filled romp with cameos from FriendsWithYou toys and Crayola crayons (nice):

    Thanks again everyone!

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  5. February
    18

    Rachel Goodrich Contest Entries List

    posted by Lolo

    Thanks so much to everyone who entered, we got a ton of videos from literally all over the world! We haven’t chosen the winner yet but after the jump are the YouTube names of the submitters with links to their videos.  If you entered and don’t see your name there with the correct link, please be in touch asap and we’ll make sure we fix it.

    Come to the Rachel Goodrich in-store Saturday night at Sweat and we’ll announce the winner at the show!  We’ll post the winner on this blog on Saturday (not Friday, sorry!) after the event.  See you there!

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  6. February
    16

    Miami All-Stars Help Haiti!

    posted by Lolo

    Listen to this… DJ Le Spam and the Allstars crew have assembled some of Miami’s best musicians to make a collaborative song and video to benefit Haiti earthquake relief!  Everyone involved donated their time to make this beautiful music happen.

    “Song For Haiti” by City Of Progress is available to download from the Spam Allstars website for $1 or $5 and 100% of proceeds go to Project Medishare.

    The track features Nil Lara, Cleaveland Jones, Raffa, Rachel Goodrich and members of her band, B Rob of ANR, members of Locos Por Juana, Haitian artists Jan Sebon and Jude Papaloko, Jesse Jackson, and more.  Watch the video below and go download the song today!


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  7. February
    4

    Our Vegan Smores Get “Unwrapped”

    posted by Lolo

    More great press!  The amazing Sweet & Sara vegan marshmallow smores that we carry were recently featured on the Food Network’s hit series “Unwrapped”.  For reasons we can only guess are uptight and corporate, they don’t mention they are vegan but rest assured that they are.

    Sweat is currently the ONLY place in South Florida to get these so stop by soon and try some for yourself!


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  8. February
    2

    Viva Vinyl! Sweat Reps Wax on PBS

    posted by Lolo

    The other night Sweat Records was featured on PBS’ esteemed Nightly Business Report show in a piece about the resurgence of vinyl!  We’re beyond happy to be representing for records and if you haven’t been by the shop lately, we’ve expanded our new LP section by about double over the last month.

    Watch the video below and come by Sweat to peruse all the vinyl goodies for yourself!


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