Â¡AdriÃ¡n! - ProfilesArchive

About Me

My Blog. Writer extraordinaire. Journalism major at University of Florida. Cuban-American born and raised in Miami. My work can be seen on Okayplayer.com, TheRootsLive.com and in the Independent Florida Alligator, with more to come in the future. My blog above is a collection of all my published (and sometimes not published) writing. Music is my life, but I also love film, sports, news and current events, politics, religion, etc.

My Interests

Music, concerts, movies, writing, news, discussion, travelling, basketball, Miami Heat and Gator Basketball, Disney parks, Wii, travelling, life in general.

I'd like to meet:

Music Video: HUMP DE BUMP (by Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Music:

Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Roots, Common, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Wu-Tang, Outkast, A Tribe Called Quest, Lupe Fiasco, Nas, Gang Starr, K-OS, Timbaland, Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, Linkin Park, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine, TV On The Radio, Amy Winehouse, The Beatles, John Mayer, Nelly Furtado, Shakira, Mana, Orishas, Tego Calderon.

Movies:

Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back To The Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Almost Famous, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Big Fish, Leon, American Beauty, 21 Grams, Clerks, Garden State, Toy Story, Borat.

Television:

24, Entourage, Da Ali G Show, Chappelle's Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Family Guy.

Books:

The Alchemist, 1984, Brave New World, Cien Anos De Soledad, etc...

My Blog

Usher - "Here I Stand" - Review

Here it is. And boy, does it suck:http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5806/86/Enjoy...
Posted by ¡Adrián! on Fri, 30 May 2008 07:38:00 PST

The Cool Kids - "The Bake Sale" - Review

If you're still sleeping on Cool Kids, you MUST check them out: http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5787/86/ Enjoy....
Posted by ¡Adrián! on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:19:00 PST

Bun B - "II Trill" - Review

Enjoy: http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5733/86/ Peace.
Posted by ¡Adrián! on Tue, 20 May 2008 09:53:00 PST

Madonna - "Hard Candy" - Review

Well, here's my first review on the brand-spankin'-new Okayplayer: http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5648/5/ Make sure to check out the new site. It's great....
Posted by ¡Adrián! on Thu, 01 May 2008 02:07:00 PST

Summer guide to the biggest live music tours in Florida

http://www.alligator.org/articles/2008/04/17/the_avenue/musi c/080417_concerts.txt Summer guide to the biggest live music tours in Florida By ADRIAN RUHI, Avenue Writer For some, summer means no scho...
Posted by ¡Adrián! on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:53:00 PST

Estelle - "Shine" - Review

http://alligator.org/articles/2008/04/10/the_avenue/music/08 0410_estelle.txt Britain's Estelle glimmers on sophomore long player By ADRIAN RUHI, Avenue Writer You have probably never heard of Estell...
Posted by ¡Adrián! on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:35:00 PST

Gnarls Barkley - "The Odd Couple" - Review

http://www.alligator.org/articles/2008/04/03/the_avenue/musi c/080403_gnarls.txt Gnarls Barkley gets darker By ADRIAN RUHI, Avenue Writer Rushed to release several weeks early due to bootlegging, Gna...
Posted by ¡Adrián! on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:47:00 PST

Snoop Dogg - "Ego Trippin" - Review

http://www.alligator.org/articles/2008/03/20/the_avenue/musi c/080320_snoop.txt More of the same from Snoop By ADRIAN RUHI, Avenue Writer Somehow, against the odds of the one-hit-wonder factory that ...
Posted by ¡Adrián! on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:45:00 PST

Erykah Badu - "New Amerykah" - Review

http://www.alligator.org/articles/2008/03/06/the_avenue/musi c/080306_erykah.txt Erykah Badu explores space funk on album By ADRIAN RUHI, Avenue Writer Erykah Badu has never been one to conform to R&...
Posted by ¡Adrián! on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:13:00 PST

Disney in a Day, Tips and tricks to get the most out of a day trip to Orlando parks

http://www.alligator.org/articles/2008/02/28/the_avenue/feat ures/080228_disney.txt Disney in a Day, Tips and tricks to get the most out of a day trip to Orlando parks By ADRIAN RUHI, Avenue W...
Posted by ¡Adrián! on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:05:00 PST