Singer Tara McDonald Performs at Mynt Lounge

DJ ROGER SANCHEZ: Mynt Ultra Lounge - WMC 2008

Beach Ball Festival Is This Sunday!

Don't miss the opportunity to root for your favorite servers and bartenders as they compete at the 3rd annual BEACH BALL FESTIVAL this Sunday....

Sure they may be able to deftly serve over priced rock shrimp and mix cocktails that would give your unborn children gills, but can they "bring it" to the epic battlefields of Dodge ball, Tug-o-war, Rock climbing and obstacle course?

Find out as I bring you all the action alongside DJ IRIE with special performances by Trina, Qwote, Chadwick & Charlie Hustle this Sunday from noon to 6pm....

The International Dance Party (In A Box)

Who needs DJ's, sound systems and doormen with a god complex when you have this nifty new device.

International Dance Party! The full length video of this crazy and funny party machine! from Niklas Roy on Vimeo.

SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION: Buster In "Night Weekly"

For their special WMC issue, the Sun Post's new progressive weekly publication, "NIGHT WEEKLY" somehow got it into their heads that profiling me would be a good idea.

Those poor deluded bastards.......

Pick one up for free throughout Miami all this week.

"King of night life TV

It’s Friday night. Skip the $1,000
table and, instead, stay home and tune
into A3TV, America’s first night life and
style network.

The cutting-edge TV concept focuses on fashion, nightlife, clubs, photo shoots and progressive music, and has produced the hottest DJ interviews and performances, featured the sexiest models and created some of the funniest original sketches in quite some time.
Since the launch of A3TV in September 2003, the network has been broadcasted to millions of living rooms throughout South Florida, including Miami Beach, Hollywood, Stuart and West Palm Beach.
The master behind the magic of A3 is Boston-born Buster Cox, whose real name is Justin Altshuler. Buster’s charm, wit and sheer sex appeal have made him the toast of South Beach and a certifiable star who’s plugged viewers into some of South Florida’s most exclusive parties.
He’s interviewed everyone in the industry, but his favorite was with the legendary British DJ Paul Oakenfold. “I had preconceptions before I met him, but it turns out he’s a great guy,” Buster said. “I was always fascinated with how comfortable he is with people, how he makes you feel comfortable. I mean, he asked more questions
than I did.”
Still, on most evenings, this experienced broadcaster prefers to chill at
his South Beach flat. “You know, you can become jaded after 200 30-second conversations in a night that end up going nowhere,” he said. “I’m lucky that I’m not an industry guy. I’m comfortable at home watching the The Daily Show and Steven Colbert and playing Halo3. I guess I’m attempting to live up to a reputation of being the party guy when, in reality, I’m only out once or twice a week.
For music, fashion and party aficionados, A3TV is Must See TV.
Check it out at watcha3tv.com"

Sexy Camilla's Water Show At The Versace Mansion On South Beach

This hot little Latina knows how to move like few others. In South Beach she is well knows for her "Water Shows" and here is one she did for us while at a Brazillian Bikini party at Casa Casuarina.

Happy Birthday New Times!

Its been 20 year of dining reviews, nightclub listings, local features and more strange personnals than you can shake a leather whip at. We here at the A3 Network just want to say congrats to the team at the Miami New Times!

Could this mean the end of house parties in Miami Beach? MAYBE NOT IF YOU SHOW UP TO CITY HALL TOMORROW (JAN 24TH) AT 6PM!!!

Miami Beach Ordinance To Strip Homeowners of Property Rights

On Wednesday January 16, 2008, the City of Miami Beach passed on first reading a sweeping and draconian zoning regulation which will ban many social gatherings and simple business transactions in private homes. If you’re caught throwing a baby shower or a birthday party, or if during your spring cleaning you sell four modest items in your house on E-Bay, you will be fined over $42,000.00 – and it can’t be waived by the special master for any reason.
Entitled “Commercial Use of Single Family Homes Prohibited”, the ordinance contains several alarming restrictions on the use of homes. For example, section 1(c)(1)(b) of the Ordinance prohibits the sale of “goods, property or services” exceeding $100 “offered for sale on or at the property”. This provision makes it illegal for:
• Miami Beach residents to sell their old bicycles, cars, furniture, computers or other unused property through classified ads or on Ebay.
• Professionals such as attorneys to work from their homes.
• To sell Tupperware, Avon cosmetics or other perform other direct marketing.

Likewise, the ordinance prohibits a homeowner from receiving “payment or other consideration… in excess of $100.00 per party or event for the use of the property.” As a result it will now be an illegal “commercial use” for:

• Five friends to plan a SuperBowl party where each chips in $25.00 to cover the cost of refreshments.
• Any resident to have a social gathering, such as a birthday party or wedding shower where the host receives more than $100 in gifts.
• Houseguests to reimburse their host for food or cleaning costs greater than $100.00.
• A resident to allow their home to be used for a relative’s wedding, graduation party or other gathering, if the owner receives any compensation in excess of $100.00 to cover costs associated with the gathering.
• A charity to provide any compensation to a homeowner for the use of a home for fundraising or education purposes.

“Every person in this city should ask their commissioner ‘how will the city know which gatherings are commercial’? This ordinance is going to be enforced by Code Inspectors peering through windows. No one likes noise or parking impacts- but those should be addressed by the noise Ordinance.”

Further, the ordinance indicates that any Code Compliance Officer may shut down a gathering without due process of law. This is going to be a field day for First Amendment attorneys. The City has mistakenly shut down non-commercial parties in the past, and they know they will again. When the City shuts down your wedding without cause, that’s a costly tragedy for which you should be compensated. When they mistakenly shut down your political gathering, that’s a constitutional quagmire.”

Another aspect of the ordinance would make it illegal to host an open house for the purposes of selling homes after 8:00 PM. This is going to have a huge impact on home sales, transaction times and prices at a time where homes are already selling slowly.

DO SOMETHING: Cut a past a copy of this letter or one of your own and email the Miami Beach City Comission!!!!!

Dear Commissioner,

I am a Miami Beach resident and am concerned about the ordinance that you are considering enacting into law in February.

I agree with you that noise, garbage, and parking issues that may be associated with parties are bad. However, there are existing laws on the books that address these concerns.

I am in favor of allowing homeowners to have private, invite only parties within their homes. Please DO NOT interfere will my rights as a resident to entertain within my home! I trust that you will make the right decision and not turn Miami Beach into a boarded up retirement community.


Please, maintain the spirit of Miami Beach.

Thanks for your consideration.

THE NEXT READING OF THE ORDINANCE IS THURSDAY JANUARY 24th AT 6PM MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL - IF YOU WANT TO PREVENT

Has Science Found A Way To Make DJing Obsolete?

A group of researchers from UCLA have devised a software system that polls Wifi enabled digital music devices of attandees at a party (who actually bring theirs) and creates a playlist based on the most popular tracks and genres.

Read the full story by Clicking HERE

Could these "SMART PARTIES" spell the end of massive superclubs paying exhorbitant amounts of money to globetrotting DJ's?

Um....no, definetly not.

THE MARTINI CONSPIRACY: Another Buster Theory

There is wild speculation about the history of the Martini and in point of fact it seems the actual origins of the drink are shrouded in the annals of time. Some say it was invented in Martinez, California when a bartender mixed a drink for a visiting miner who placed an olive in the glass before handing it to him and named it after his town. Still another story says the name came from the Martini & Henry rifle used by the British in 1871, the hook being that both the rifle and the drink "had a kick."

Personally, I'm not a Martini drinker, so I really don't give a crap about who invented the drink. What I do give a crap about is who the asshole is who came up with the actual glass the Martini is traditionally served in.....moreover due to it's completly illogical and innefficient design, I beleive the vessel to be a conspiracy by bar and club owners leading all the way back to the early 1900's.

Here's My Theory: Logical thinking would pre-suppose that a vessel created to hold a liquid would need to do so efficiently without spillage. The Martini glass is possibly the most innefficient design for holding liquid possible. As we all know, you cannot walk around a party with a full Martini glass, knowing that if you did you would end up with more on the floor than down your throat. Therefore, the glass is inherently designed for you to remain at the bar while you drink it leving you in the perfect position to order another as soon as the last drops are gone. If you do decide to chance it and cruise for babes, then through spillage, the glass becomes empty just as quickly and a new drink is needed to be purchased.

This completly inneficient design lends itself to high turnover and my beleif is that the Martini Glass in and of itself began as a conspiracy by bars owners to sell more drinks.

My tip: next time you ask for a Martini.....ask for it to be served in a wine glass. You may look like an asshole, but you'll be better off in the end.

The Cameo Flood - South Beach Venue Busts A Pipe

Photo By Dan Vidal

Last Sunday morning around 3:30am, while DJ Robbie Rivera was destroying the main room of Cameo on South Beach, one of the guests in the VIP section behind the DJ booth thought it was a good idea to hang from one of the pipes above his table.

The pipe didn't think so and soon burst flooding the VIP section and dancefloor below.

"The Water was everywhere and everyone ran to the other side of the stage." said Robbie from his Miami studio. "The bouncers handled everything very professionally and the music had to be turned off for about :30 seconds. It was a buzz killer, big time....but still an amazing night!"

Memoirs Of A Clubber: A New Web Video Series

Buster's MEMOIRS OF A CLUBBER: A New Web Video Series


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New Years Eve 07/08

Well another marathon night awaits us this New Years........

For professional clubbers like us, NYE usually becomes a night to get away from the usual venue anarchy or 300 door fees and over priced bottle service (more overpriced than usual).

Whereas VIPs from the New York will come down and party at the various high-end, poolside hotel events, and Floridians will get their tickets to the clubs, its a different story for the A3 crew. In the world of nightlife, there are two nights that are considered "amateur hour" by most professional partiers. These are the nights when the people who never go out deem themselves ready to throw down. These are the people who get ready at their friends apartments, downing shots before even getting to their destinations......all the while announcing to the world (or anyone in earshot) "look out world here we come!" These are also the same people we regularly get footage of outside of the club, doubled over a storm drain retching up what was dinner while their friends hold their hair back asking "why did we have those Slippery Nipple shots before coming here?!"

Amateurs.....plain and simple.

There is an art to clubbing, staying out late enough to experience it all, but balancing the mix of alcohol, smoke and your own sense of self satisfaction. And when it comes to New Years Eve....satisfaction must always be 100% guaranteed!

Thats why at A3 we always want to take our viewers into the parties they werent invited.....showing you exclusive events at multi million dollar estates or unique venues. This New Years will be no diferrent of course.....

A3 will be at 2 private mansion parties and Shy's annual "After Hours" party, a schedule that will bring us well into the first sunrise of 2008.

Keep a look out about a week or so after the big night for our annual NYE roundup including all the outrageous parties and beautiful people we encountered in the first few hours of 2008.

Happy new year!