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Nicole Moudaber on the EDM Ritual: "Dancing Is the Oldest Form of Expression"

Nicole Moudaber is a veritable cultural force, a fearless revolutionary. She was organizing the very first electronic dance music parties that the Lebanese capital of Beirut saw in the years following its horrific civil war. It was a dangerous time for anyone, let alone a woman pushing a Western m ... More >>

Ultra 2013, Free and Live on YouTube and Digital Radio: Check the Streaming Schedule

Too broke to uhntz-uhntz at Ultra? Stuck in Boise, Idaho? Well, no worries. 'Cause UMF organizers have hooked up free, live broadcasts on both YouTube and online radio network Digitally Imported. So you can even rave and rage at home alone! And it'll cost you absolutely nothing! Just like last yea ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013's Lineup and Set Times

Under normal circumstances, Ultra Music Festival has pushed even the most seasoned EDM addicts to the very brink of physical and emotional collapse. But now UMF has expanded to two entire weekends (AKA six whole days), which just might turn certain (weaker) members of the Crossfade team into pathet ... More >>

Carl Cox on the Rise of Ultra Music Festival: "There's No Other Event of Its Kind"

Back when most of us were only concerned with what kind of Underoos we were going to wear that day, Carl Cox was already peddling dance music. And while DJs today enjoy playing atop enormous stages with seizure-inducing light shows, it's safe to say that in the late '80s, Cox was playing strictly un ... More >>

Carl Cox at Ultra Music Festival 2013

Carl Cox and Friends Return to Ultra Music Festival With Mesmerizing "Mega-Structure"

Ultra is more than an annual music festival. It's an EDM institution. Just like British house legend Carl Cox. Every year at UMF, the Carl Cox and Friends arena (which has been with the fest for its entire 15-year history) gets bigger, better, and brighter. But it doesn't only exist in Miami. It al ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Phase 3 Lineup: Tommie Sunshine, Dieselboy, Kleinenberg

With just 29 days till Downtown Miami's Bayfront Park becomes totally flooded with LED-wielding beat freaks ... Ultra Music Festival 2013 has announced its Phase 3 lineup. Among this final round of 40-plus acts: Intrepid Ultra defender Tommie Sunshine, along with Marco Bailey, Christian Smith, DJ M ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Phase 2 Lineup: Alesso, Eric Prydz, Snoop Dogg, Tons More

Just when you thought the party couldn't get any better, Ultra Music Festival has announced its Phase 2 lineup. So let's not bother with the formalities. Here's who's been added: Alesso, Benny Benassi, Dirty South, Dog Blood (Boys Noize & Skrillex), Eric Prydz, Fedde Le Grand, Hardwell, Loco D ... More >>

Ultra Korea Announces 2013 Headliners: Armin Van Buuren, Carl Cox, and Avicii

Ultra Music Festival may have caught a little flak for expanding its Miami presence to two weekends, but nothing can stop UMF from total world domination. Did you know the Ultra brand takes its good time to four continents? There are Ultra fests in Brazil, Chile, Spain, and even Seoul, South Korea ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Announces Phase 1 Lineup: Tiesto, Kaskade, Avicii, 25 Others

Three reasons Ultra Music Festival 2013's gonna be epic, beat freaks. 1. The EDM megafest has expanded from three days to two whole uhntz-uhntz-ing weekends. 2. Swedish House Mafia and Deadmau5 are gonna be the primary party starters. 3. The just-announced Phase 1 linuep, including 13 extra DJs, 13 ... More >>

Miami's 13 Best New Year's Eve Parties

Most Expensive New Year's Eve 2013 Parties in Miami

Fiscal cliff, shmimal shmilff. You're a baller. You aren't worried that your stock portfolio will be worthless on January 1, 2013. That's why come December 31, you can afford to be irresponsible with your money. And there is no better city to be financially irresponsible than Miami. This is a city ... More >>

Ten Reasons Rolling Stone's "25 DJs That Rule the Earth" Is Total Bullshit

Rolling Stone just farted out a list of turds and called it the "25 DJs That Rule the Earth." But we here at Crossfade have got more than a bone to pick with them about it. Not only is this list completely nonsensical and asinine, it plays like a tired attempt at relevancy by a dancing corpse that ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival TV Hits YouTube, Free Stream of Can U Feel It EDM Documentary

We want our UMF TV. And this is it ... A new YouTube channel featuring original EDM-themed content from the people at Ultra Music Festival and Final Kid productions. The channel premieres worldwide on Wednesday, July 11, with UMF Revisited - Episode #1: Avicii which follows the Swedish superstar ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival's Can U Feel It Movie Premiere at Bayfront Park, March 21

​Last night's premiere of Can U Feel It, the new 45-minute documentary tracing last year's Ultra Music Festival, served as a sort of coronation of both Ultra and dance music in general. For one thing, there was the red carpet. Even a decade or so ago, the thought of electronic producers and DJs wa ... More >>

Richie Hawtin Added to Ultra Music Festival 2012 Lineup

​ Do you hear that uhntz-uhntz in the distance? It's been 53 days since Ultra Music Festival 2012 announced its Phase 1 lineup, "a sprawling 92-act roster that ranges from massive dance superstars Avicii, Tiësto, David Guetta, Kaskade, and Fedde Le Grand to electronic music legends Kraftwerk, Ne ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Sold Out With 73 Days Until Start

​That's it, folks! According to its website, Ultra Music Festival 2012 is officially sold out with 73 days remaining until the first day of the festival. This breaks last year's record, when tix sold out on February 18 with a full 34 days left before the fest.Of course, Ultra's 2012 lineup, feat ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012: Carl Cox and Sven Vath Added to Ultra Lineup

​UPDATE Ultra Music Festival has finally announced its Phase 1 lineup. Check out Ultra 2012's 92-act roster, headlined by Avicii, Tiësto, and David Guetta. Yes, we here at Crossfade continue to sit, unwashed and sweaty, at our laptops. Like a 150,000 other beat freaks all around the globe, we ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Announces Lineup: Avicii, Tiësto, David Guetta, and 89 Others

Avicii: Ultra 2012's Saturday night headliner.​Big news, beat freaks. After months of teases, hype, and promises that it "will be bigger than last year," there's finally been a major development in the ongoing saga of Ultra Music Festival's 2012 lineup. Of course, we here at Crossfade have spe ... More >>

Carl Cox at Mansion November 5

Five Old-School Rave Classics By Carl Cox, Playing Mansion November 5

​Given the godlike status enjoyed by superstar EDM DJs today, it's easy to forget their profession's humble roots. Before DJs were selling out global festivals, arenas, and mega-clubs, many of the veterans cut their teeth on the illegal rave scene of the '80s, playing under motorways and in abando ... More >>

Moby Gets Hyperactive at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Two, March 26

When Moby took over the pixelated DJ pod in the Carl Cox and Friends Mega Structure last night, I wonder if he was saying to himself, "This audience is going to fucking love my set tonight... whether they like it or not!" He immediately began egging the crowd on, pumping his arms skyward, begging ... More >>

Carl Cox and Friends at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day One, March 25

Camille LambBritish music mogul Carl Cox ​The Three Deck Wizard (AKA Carl Cox) and a couple of his friends, Laurent Garnier and Loco Dice, kept last night's crowd of young heathens sweaty and screaming at the New Carl Cox and Friends Two-Level Mega Structure. (Sorry, that's what the event is calli ... More >>

Moby Talks Technology, Glenn Beck, and the Perks of Subtlety

​Emerging from New York City's early-'90s acid house rave scene, Moby debuted with a deep, aqueous, tribal sound that would veer from ecstasy-rich techno to aggro industrial before crystalizing into the crossover poptronica of 1999's multi-platinum Play. Along the way, this socio-politically out ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival: A simple 15-act itinerary for March 25 to 27

Trip to Ultra Land! Crossfade's 15-Act Itinerary for Ultra Music Festival 2011

Trip to Ultra and rip your hair out with Rusko.​Let's be prepared, beat freaks. There is absolutely no reason to wait till we're trapped at the bottom of a 1000-foot k-hole to start planning our Ultra Music Festival itinerary. So before digging out our dosage, stripping down to our rubber unde ... More >>

Carl Cox & Friends at Ultra Music Festival March 25 and 26

​The WMC-Ultra electronic music season has reached its 26th year and British DJ-producer Carl Cox is one of the few scene veterans who can boast having been there for the long ride. A child of the late-'80s acid house boom and Second Summer of Love, Cox cut his teeth spinning for the rave gener ... More >>

Deadmau5 at Ultra Music Festival March 26

Carl Cox and Friends at Ultra Music Festival March 25 and 26

Ultra Music Festival 2011 Sells Out

Photo by Ian WitlenIf you don't have tickets for Ultra, you aren't going to be able to catch Deadmau5.​That's it, folks. According to Ultra Music Festival's site, tickets to this year's event are gone with 34 days left until the festival. Will more be made available? We're not sure, but we're work ... More >>

Underworld, Duran Duran, Kaskade Added to Ultra Music Festival 2011 in Phase Two Lineup

​Early this morning, Ultra Music Festival organizers announced Phase Two of its lineup. Added to the 2011 bill are Duran Duran, Underworld, Kaskade, will.i.am, Erick Morillo (Live), Sasha (Vortek Live), Fedde Le Grand, Avicii, and The Disco Biscuits.Also confirmed is our previous announcement that ... More >>

Moby Coming to Ultra Music Festival 2011; Phase Two Acts Will Be Announced Soon

Moby​It's been a while since the Phase One acts for Ultra Music Festival 2011 were announced. So, what's taking so long? Well, the wait will soon be over, as our sources tell us to expect something next week. We aren't entirely sure who will be on the Phase Two lineup since Ultra's organizers se ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 Phase One Lineup: Simian Mobile Disco, Empire of the Sun, Erasure, David Guetta, and More (UPDATE)

Simian Mobile Disco​Ultra Music Festival revealed its Phase One lineup announcement early this morning via Facebook. The lineup really shows an ambitious mix of live indie-dance bands, usual crop of house DJs, and more experimental electronic musicians. Really, it's one of the best lineups for the ... More >>

Carl Cox Returning to Ultra 2011

Carl Cox​Label this as the least surprising booking for Ultra Music Festival 2011, but our sources have confirmed Carl Cox will be returning for the next edition of the annual event. His return will mark the seventh installment of the Carl Cox & Friends Arena at the festival.Festival Outlook a ... More >>

Carl Cox at Mansion October 31

Carl Cox's Halloween House Party at Mansion October 31

​British DJ-producer Carl Cox hardly needs an introduction anywhere that people get down to electronic beats, lazers, and glowsticks. A child of the late-'80s acid house boom and "Second Summer of Love," Cox cut his teeth spinning for the rave generation at seminal UK hotpots like the Haçienda, F ... More >>

Check Out Carl Cox's Ultra Festival DJ Mix and Buy Tickets to His Halloween Party at Mansion

​British DJ-producer Carl Cox hardly needs an introduction anywhere that people get down to electronic beats, lazers and glowsticks. A child of the late-'80s acid house boom and "Second Summer of Love," Cox cut his teeth spinning for the rave generation at seminal UK hotpots like the Haçienda, Fa ... More >>

John Selway Talks Musical Experimentation and His Eclectic Side Projects

​NYC-based DJ, producer, label owner, and all-around renaissance man John Selway is easily the hardest-working dude in electronic dance music. Ground-breaking and career-making accolades like having co-produced the 1992 debut release by house superstars Deep Dish hardly begin to define Selway's ta ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival grows again in 2010

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Passion Pit, Caspa Added to Ultra Music Festival 2010 Lineup UPDATE

Photo by Chrissy PiperPassion Pit​Here comes the Ultra Music Festival shuffle! You have to remember nothing is concrete even on the day of the festival (Bloc Party canceled last year at the last minute). According to an official press release from Ultra's organizers, indie-rock band Passion Pit ha ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2010 Phase 1 Lineup Announced UPDATE

​I rarely ever take flier handouts while walking at night around South Beach, but for some reason as I was leaving Klutch I took an Ultra flier from a guy. Honestly, the first thing I felt was exhaustion because I don't know if I can handle the fact that Winter Music Conference is already creeping ... More >>

Must-See Acts on Ultra's Lineup

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Full Ultra Music Festival Lineup Revealed

So in addition to yesterday's news of the unexplainable choice of booking the Black Eyed Peas for next month's Ultra Music Festival, the final phase of the lineup has been announced. Notable additions include Rinton, Rye Rye, Surkin, Para One and Shiny Toy Guns to Day 1, and MSTRKRFT, BT Laptop Symp ... More >>

Black Eyed Peas to Perform at Ultra Music Festival (UPDATED)

Black Eyed Peas bringing their humps to Bicentennial Park.There are some things in this world better left unexplained, but this is definitely not one of them. It's been confirmed that the Black Eyed Peas (yes, the very same ones that created the weapon of mass destruction called "My Humps") are set ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Announces Phase Two of Its Lineup

Ultra Music Festival released the second phase of its lineup, and while the biggest names in the list offer no big surprises, a number of other, smaller acts added to the bill demonstrate more of the festival's forward-thinking approach this year. So here are the titans who will play (again): Paul ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival Tickets Now on Sale, Bloc Party Appearance Confirmed

The economy hitting you hard? Well, you might want to purchase your tickets to Ultra Music Festival now. The event, which is being held March 27 and 28 at Bicentennial Park, already has early bird two-day passes on sale for $99.95 and VIP passes for $350. The tickets went on sale last Saturday and ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival releases first phase of lineup...

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