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2011 Stories by Victor Gonzalez

• Cults on Yo Gabba Gabba! and Our Five Other Favorite Musical Guests on Children's Television

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Cults were one of indie music's biggest breakout acts of 2011, landing on several Best of 2011 lists and cementing their spot among the blogosphere's buzz-worthiest bands. But what's an indie-pop grou... More >>

• Eleven Best Things to Do This Weekend in Miami

  published Dec 16, 2011

  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. You know, in the sense that people look mad stressed at the mall; Coast 97.3 FM changed its format to all holiday tunes, all the time; and local news stati... More >>

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  Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do This Weekend Under $10

  published Dec 16, 2011

  While we're stuck blogging about Miss Jewish South Florida and Beyonce Knowles's real estate blunders, thousands of college students around Miami are spending the next three weeks freeloading off thei... More >>

• Florida Family's Association President Claims, "I Don't Watch Reality Television," Boycotts TLC Reality Program and America's Got Talent Anyway

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Howard Stern is the new judge at America's Got Talent. The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" made the announcement this morning on his Sirius XM radio program and quickly became one of Twitter's tre... More >>

• Miss Jewish South Florida 2011: Babes and Matzo Balls at Miami's "Main Hanukkah Party"

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Christmas. To some, it represents the birth of Jesus Christ, the immaculately conceived love child of a Galilean woman named Mary and a theistic being referred to as God. But for 18 Jewish gals aged... More >>

• Snookie 101

  published December 15, 2011

  Sandwiched somewhere between prescription pain medication and supersize value meals, reality television is one of those addictions Americans... More >>

• R. Kelly Announces Love Letter Cruise, Sailing From Miami on October 1, 2012

  published Dec 14, 2011

  UPDATE R. Kelly has cancelled his Love Letter Cruise. Pitchfork stepped all over Crossfade's toes today, jumping onto our musical vacation beat and scooping us on the Love Letter Cruise. Hosted by ... More >>

• Best Albums of 2011: Givers' In Light

  published Dec 14, 2011

  If we had to live anywhere outside of Florida, the fine land of Louisiana would certainly creep its way into our list of top ten prospective states. Whyr Zydeco indie pop. Channeling the spirit of P... More >>

• Beyonce Loses $335,000 on Condo Investment; Ricky Martin's Realtor Hangs Up on Crossfade

  published Dec 13, 2011

  Nestled on 500 feet of prime, ocean-front real estate, the Blue and Green Diamond Condominiums are two of the most exclusive residential towers in Miami Beach. And back when the market was stable, onl... More >>

• American Airlines Crashes In-Flight Television, Aim to Scrap 30 Rock From Lineup

  published Dec 13, 2011

  In addition to luggage, American Airlines has now added its own sense of humor to the list of shit they're losing. Last week, Alec Baldwin was kicked off a flight because the actor allegedly refused... More >>

• Best Albums of 2011: Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues

  published Dec 13, 2011

  It felt like an eternity -- 35 months between Fleet Foxes' 2008 self-titled debut and their 2011 followup. But for a record as brilliantly crafted as Helplessness Blues, it was well worth the three-ye... More >>

• Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band at Fillmore Miami Beach December 20

  published December 15, 2011

  Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band at Fillmore Miami Beach December 20 More >>

• Twin Sister at Bardot December 15

  published December 15, 2011

  Twin Sister at Bardot December 15 More >>

• MTV Exploits EDM Scene for Web Hits; Compiles Arbitrary "Best of" List

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Music Television is seemingly jumping onto the electro dance train, recognizing that beat freaks love making it rain web hits by reading about their favorite DJs on the internet -- a practice Crossfad... More >>

• Best Albums of 2011: The Black Keys' El Camino

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Whether or not the Black Keys' seventh studio album is the Akron, Ohio group's finest, El Camino is undeniably one of the better records of 2011. In a year when folk music seemed to dominate the ind... More >>

• 50 Cent Drops New Mixtape, Download Link Breaks and Causes Internet Uproar

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Curtis Jackson, best known as 50 Cent (pronounced fitty) unloaded a mixtape about an hour ago via Hulk Share, one of those download sites that looks mad shady. Evidently, The Big 10's so popular tha... More >>

• Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do This Weekend Under $10

  published Dec 09, 2011

  We're really starting to regret that "Warhol original" that we bought off some dude in a Ford Pinto last week during Art Basel Miami Beach. He swore it was real. And at $490, we couldn't pass on it. ... More >>

• Eleven Best Things to Do This Weekend in Miami

  published Dec 09, 2011

  We've been feeling pretty empty lately. Ever since the art world packed their designer bags and went back to Paris, New York, Milan and Hong Kong, we've been itching to fill that Basel void in our hea... More >>

• Miguel Endara, Local Artist Behind Viral Stippling Video, Talks Art Basel, Vimeo and Heroes

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Stippling, defined as the act of marking a given surface with numerous dots and small pecks, is one of art's most tedious techniques. For one Miami-based web developer/stipple enthusiast, it's also th... More >>

• published Dec 08, 2011

  Earlier this week, the Black Keys dropped one of the best albums of 2011, El Camino. The record quickly skyrocketed to the top of the iTunes chart, slapping Michael Buble's Christmas record out of th... More >>

• DJ Irie, BankAtlantic Brand Ambassador, Spending NYE With Lucky Contest Winner

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Perhaps it was the uncertainty looming around the 2011-2012 NBA season. Or maybe he just needed some extra cash for designer dress shirts. Whatever the case, the Miami Heat's resident disc jockey, DJ ... More >>

• Who Should Replace Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's Pain and Gainr

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Off-shore bank accounts, a Hialeah hostage, and 60-inch biceps -- three critical components of a botched, mid-90s plan to swindle millions from a successful Miami accountant. When "Pain and Gai... More >>

• Red Hot Chili Peppers Among 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

  published Dec 07, 2011

  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, contemporary music's Cleveland equivalent to Major League Baseball's Cooperstown, has announced its class of 2012. As we here at Crossfade expected, Guns N' Roses mad... More >>

• Black Keys Release El Camino; Nine YouTube Fans' Tribute Videos in Honor of "Lonely Boy"

  published Dec 06, 2011

  The Black Keys released El Camino today, their seventh studio album (or eighth if you include Blakroc) in ten years. And like every record before it, El Camino is a 60-minute, all-you-can-eat aural bu... More >>

• Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin on Glee; Miami Celebs We'd Rather See

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Miami's TMI tia and South Florida's favorite Puerto Rican uncle are heading to television's McKinley High. Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin will appear on an episode of Fox's Glee next year, accordin... More >>