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2010 Stories by S. Pajot

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  Cox Radio's Brian Elam on Why 93 Rock Got Killed for Christmas

  published Nov 22, 2010

  Take Crossfade's 93 Rock "Radio Sucks" poll. After discovering late Saturday night that 93.1 FM made the switch (or, as many commenters claim, "improvement") from crappy alt-rock to 24/7 holiday musi... More >>

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner, Stacy Wakefield, and Zachary Lipez at Miami Book Fair Today

  published Nov 21, 2010

  For such a tiny book (a 112-page, six-inch square), it sure took a whole team of authors to complete Akashic's Please Take Me Off the Guest List. The most famous contributor, Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitari... More >>

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  Cox Radio Kills 93 Rock and Institutes 24/7 Holiday Music

  published Nov 20, 2010

  The suits at Cox Radio finally replied! Read what they had to say about killing 93 Rock for Christmas. (Then take Crossfade's 93 Rock "Radio Sucks" poll.) Whenever Crossfade wants to flood the interio... More >>

• Steel Pulse's David Hinds Talks Reggae, Racism, and Barack Obama

  published Nov 20, 2010

  In the run-up to massive reggae fest Bayside Rocks, Crossfade's already spoken with Frederick "Toots" Hibbert about the birth of reggae. We've also convened with Puerto Rican crew Cultura Profetica. (... More >>

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  No Age, Ninjasonik, and Shepard Fairey Announced for Fountain Art Fair Miami

  published Nov 19, 2010

  For days, we here at Crossfade have been tirelessly reporting minute-to-minute developments in arty party music news. Now we've got our very own Basel week bash. Two, actually. As one of the seven m... More >>

• Patti Smith Brings Her Memoir Just Kids to Miami Book Fair Tonight

  published Nov 19, 2010

  On Tuesday, counterculture queen Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids won the National Book Award for nonfiction. Taking part in the finalist readings, she described it, saying: "My book is the story of my ... More >>

• M.A.N.D.Y. and Get Physical Work It Out at Art Basel December 2

  published Nov 19, 2010

  It's time to work it out, bitches. Slip on your sleeveless hoodies and bike shorts, suck some Red Bull, and stretch like a cheerleader 'cause Get Physical label guy and M.A.N.D.Y. member Philipp Jung ... More >>

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  Iron and Wine at the Fillmore Miami Beach, November 18

  published Nov 19, 2010

  See the full Iron and Wine slideshow. With Nomo The Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday, November 18, 2010 Better than: Cheap beer chilled in the river and chugged at noon. Unlike weak revivalists, fourt... More >>

• The Overthrow, Theophilus London, and Amanda Blank Go Big With Basel Castle

  published Nov 18, 2010

  Never known for moderation, the Overthrow crew wasn't about to let Art Basel Miami Beach week slip past without plotting some kind of epic descent into nth-level fun and excess. Hence, Basel Castle, ... More >>

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  Monotonix Cancels Art Basel Week Show at Electric Pickle

  published Nov 17, 2010

  Holy shit, SoFlo freaks. Can we not catch a breakr Last time, Monotonix trekked this far south (or almost, it was Respectables in West Palm), the band's explosive Israeli punk-show-slash-Krav-Maga-exh... More >>

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  Jim Morrison's Junk! Charlie Crist Confirms the Lizard Kings's Candidacy for Pardon

  published Nov 17, 2010

  Really ... Why are boomers so obsessed with cleansing rock stars of their sinsr Almost 42 years ago, chubby junkie, Doors mojo master, and FSU dropout Jim Morrison showed up in Coconut Gro... More >>

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  Metric Headlines Art Basel's Week of Free Beach Parties December 1

  published Nov 16, 2010

  See photos and video from Metric's Art Basel Miami Beach show. You know, world-famous art is kinda cool. But free beach parties are even cooler. And this year's Art Basel Miami Beach is again throwi... More >>

• Timo Maas and Lee Burridge at Nocturnal November 24

  published November 18, 2010

  Timo Maas and Lee Burridge at Nocturnal November 24 More >>

• Big Sam's Funky Nation at Tobacco Road November 19

  published November 18, 2010

  Big Sam's Funky Nation at Tobacco Road November 19 More >>

• Toubab Krewe at Electric Pickle November 18

  published November 18, 2010

  Toubab Krewe at Electric Pickle November 18 More >>

• Toots and the Maytals at Bayside Rocks Festival November 20

  published November 18, 2010

  Toots and the Maytals at Bayside Rocks Festival November 20 More >>

• Ramzez and Ghostwridah at New Times' Bayfront Park Hip-Hop Stage

  published Nov 15, 2010

  Despite the virtually non-existent crowd and Iceberg's no-show, yesterday afternoon's New Times hip-hop stage was pretty solid. Kicking it off, Ramzez rolled through a rapid-fire set of gritty shit an... More >>

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  Vivian Girls and Beings at Tom Tom Magazine's Miami Music Festival Showcase

  published Nov 15, 2010

  See the full 22-photo Vivian Girls slideshow. Over the weekend, there was this thing called the "Miami Music Festival." We here at Crossfade chattered about it for days like a bunch of monkeys on sp... More >>

• Arboles Libres and Dreaming in Stereo at the Forward Motion Records Showcase

  published Nov 13, 2010

  It was the 28th hour of the Miami Music Festival. And out in the Tobacco Road parking lot amid broken beer bottles and oil-stained asphalt, Fernando Perdomo and Forward Motion Records laid down a low-... More >>

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  Lil Daggers, the Heartstrings, and Teepee at New Times' Miami Music Festival VIP Party

  published Nov 12, 2010

  See the full 34-photo New Times VIP Party slideshow. Did you make it to New Times' Miami Music Festival thing at the Stage last nightr If not, there could be a few reasons. For starters, it was only... More >>

• Miami Music Festival Organizer Irwin Kornfeld Addresses the Critics

  published Nov 12, 2010

  Now in its second year, the Miami Music Festival is trying to overcome some of the major mistakes it made in 2009. You had overpriced wristbands, bad venues, and bloated lineups. Basically, it was a ... More >>

• Calling Writers-For-Hire! Crossfade Needs Latin Music Experts

  published Nov 12, 2010

  Did you know that according to 2006 census data almost three quarters of Dade County residents speak either Spanish or some variant (i.e. Spanglish)r And most of those people also sing en Espanol. Tha... More >>

• Will Lopez of Guajiro Is Not a Fan of the Miami Music Festival

  published Nov 12, 2010

  It's no big freaking secret that the Miami Music Festival has its critics. And Will Lopez of Hialeah punk crew Guajiro is not a fan. He made the fact pretty clear with his sarcastic seven-minute anima... More >>

• Timo Maas and Lee Burridge Team Up at Soho Studios November 24

  published Nov 12, 2010

  After an entire decade behind the decks as a DJ-for-hire, German spinner Timo Maas finally became a full-blown techno convert in the early '90s. He hung around warehouses and cut together live mixes t... More >>

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  Wolf Parade at the Fillmore Miami Beach, November 10

  published Nov 11, 2010

  With Ogre You Asshole The Fillmore Miami Beach Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Better than: A totally empty auditorium. Too bad Montreal indie rockers Wolf Parade don't travel with a pack of thousands.... More >>