Katy Perry

Fred Falke on Daft Punk's Return: "An Adrenaline Shot Into Mainstream EDM"

If any label has best harnessed the international hipster appeal of electronic music and indie rock, it's definitely been Paris's Kitsuné. Founded in 2002 as both a record and fashion label by Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki, Kitsuné seems to have been able to sustain its momentum despite the fi ... More >>

Taylor Swift's Top Ten Awkward Dance GIFs

Taylor Swift is coming to town. She'll be singing about heartbreak and no-gooders and bad romantic decisions. Of course, that's all swell and splendid, but we want to see Tay-Tay's other talents on display. And no, we're not talking about her ta-tas. Girl has some dank dance moves. And by dank, w ... More >>

Michelle Bernstein Creates Wine & Food-Inspired Havaianas

Truth be told, you live, breath and sleep food -- so why not wear it, too? We're not talking Lady Gaga meat-suit or Katy Perry lollipop bra. Instead, you can now rock flip flops made for foodies. Miami celeb chef Michelle Bernstein has created a series of custom pins for what are arguably the world ... More >>

Murs Talks Real Rap: "The Only Reason I'll Do an Arena Tour Is Having My Own Private Bathroom to Take a Shit In"

The current state of the game isn't strong. Back in the late '90s, stagnant rap got a righteous kick in the gonads from the whole "backpack" movement. Now in the 2000s, the hip-hop scene has become rife with repetitive ring-tones and IQ-lowering catch phrases. And there ain't much opposition out ... More >>

The XX's Four-Part Guide to Modern Romance

Modern musical romance is tough. We've got Taylor Swift dating the whole world and putting their faults on blast. We've got Katy Perry and Ke$ha teaching us the ways of meaningless, drunken sex. Then we've got Drake and Lil Wayne blabbing all about having a kept woman, perpetually sprawled out on ... More >>

On the Road: Kerouac's Novel Tamed at Last

The Top 10 Films of 2012

The end of cinema? Hardly. View the slide show: Top 10 Films of 2012

Britney Spears's Baby Fathered by Federline's Brother? Bitch Stole His Credit Card Too?

Woah, what the fuck year is it? Looks and sounds like 2006. Because Britney Spears is hitting the headlines with Federline baby drama. Oops, girl, you did it again. Turns out, Feddie Le Bland's brother is claiming a love triangle with the singing baby mama. He even says Brit's lil' bundle of joy ... More >>

Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Launches in Miami, Announces 2013 Nominees

The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame's official mission: "To educate, preserve, honor and celebrate the legacy of the greatest Latin songwriters from all over the world and their music in every genre." Founded by a Grammy-winning pair of writer-producers -- multimillion-selling Songwriter Hall of Fa ... More >>

Grammy Awards 2013 Nominees: From Frank Ocean to Black Keys and Rick Ross

Grammy-tastic! Last night, amid goofy, sexually tense intergenerational banter between co-hosts LL Cool J and Taylor Swift, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States announced the nominees for its 54th Grammy Awards, airing Sunday, February 10, on CBS. Genre-bending ... More >>

Lady Gaga Pukes on Stage in Spain: Better Barfer Than Justin Bieber? Take Our Poll

Emetophiles (i.e vomit fetishists) are having the best month ever, and there are still 23 days left in October! Last week, Justin Bieber spewed chunks twice while on stage in Arizona during the kickoff to his Believe tour. And this weekend, Lady Gaga one-upped the Biebz by barfing thrice during a ... More >>

MTV VMAs v. Democratic National Convention: Screw Crappy Pop, Choose Barack

Last night, it was NFL. Today, it's the MTV Video Music Awards. But are professional football games and Chris Brown's dance moves really more important than democracy? No ... The only thing worth watching on television tonight is the Democratic National Convention. And if you don't believe us, we ... More >>

Top Ten Musical Makeover Stunts: From Miley Cyrus to Justin Bieber and Micheal Jackson

Miley! The Makeover Stunt.So much of today's music industry is image. But what happens when a pop star totally hates the way that she's been played out by her PR people? She takes matters into your own hands. She makes the kind of fashion-forward, control-taking maneuver that horrifies her record l ... More >>

Dylan's Candy Bar Coming & Sweet Shots Today

Lots of candy is coming to town soon, both for your belly and your eyes. Yes, folks, it's true: Dylan's Candy Bar will open at 801 Lincoln Road in late fall/early winter and Terribly Girly Photography is hosting Candyland-themed pin-up photo sessions starting today, Monday, July 9. There's so much s ... More >>

Six Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

The seemingly endless traffic nightmare is over. The crowds have gone home. That's right -- Memorial Day weekend 2012 came and went, and now the locals have reclaimed South Beach. The nightclubs are back to business as usual, booking superfamous international DJs and catering to the bottle-popping ... More >>

Six Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

What'd you get momma for Mother's Day? Exactly. It's just around the corner and you've yet to buy your mom a gift. It's crunch time, yo. You can either (a) buy flowers from the back of a utility van on the side of Red Road in Hialeah; or (b) you and moms can pop bottles at LIV with for a Mother' ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff's Pop-Up Park to Stop Sex Offenders Is Just a Start: Pop-Up Jails, Brothels Are Next

Blondie at Hard Rock Live March 25

Syd Tha Kyd's Free Odd Future Afterparty at Grand Central This Saturday

In two days, millions of non-Irish folks around the world will gather in inauthentic "pubs" for a day of drunken debauchery in the name of St. Patrick. In Miami, however, Tyler, The Creator and his Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All collective will (sweaty) dick slap the Big Mango and Irish tradit ... More >>

Five Other Famous Body Parts That Deserve Twitter Accounts

​The 2012 Academy Awards are old news, but they have left us with at least one lasting legacy: @angiesrightleg.The Twitter account written from the point of view of Angelina Jolie's leg, which her dress scandalously exposed during the red carpet and ceremony, boasts over 26,500 followers this morn ... More >>

Premio Lo Nuestro 2012 at American Airlines Arena February 16

The Wackiest Looks on the Grammys Red Carpet

​Remember the time Lady Gaga arrived at the Grammys in an egg? Or the time Nicki Minaj showed up as a leopard-Elvira hybrid? How about Jennifer Lopez' famous, plunging green dress?At most awards shows, celebrities get all dolled up in designer gowns and diamonds and parade around like royalty. Gra ... More >>

Premio Lo Nuestro Predictions, Inspired by Failed Pitbull Interview Attempt

​The never-ending awards show season reaches its apex next week when Univision beams the Premio Lo Nuestro to millions of families all across the Americas. On Thursday, February 16, the Spanish-language network will honor a cross-section of Latin music artists at the American Airlines Arena. Amo ... More >>

Ten Couples We're Sad to See Split (But Not Really)

​When you heard the news about Heidi Klum and Seal's separation this weekend, you probably felt kinda sad. But admit it: the twisted, schadenfreude-loving part of you was a teeny bit thrilled. They were just too perfect, weren't they? With their beautiful bodies and accents and adorable babies?And ... More >>

Skrillex, 12th Planet, Two Fresh, and Nadastrom at the Fillmore Miami Beach December 17

DJ Jessica Who: Spinning the Globe

Muppets Collaborate With Joanna Newsom and Feist! Top Ten Musical Moments of Muppetry

Image by Travis Kotzebue​Music blog Stereogum has posted some teaser tracks from the forthcoming Muppets movie soundtrack and the songs feature two of indie rock's leading ladies: Joanna Newsom and Feist. You'd figure the Muppets would either hit their core demographic with whatever 11-year-old ... More >>

Architecture in Helsinki Takes Over Grand Central November 11

Photo by Max Doyle​The architecture in Helsinki, Finland, is world-renowned. The city's neoclassical structures and Art Nouveau buildings have been celebrated for their architecturally functional design and aesthetic appeal. Naturally, when the members of an indie outfit from Fitzroy, Australia, ... More >>

Ten Totally Tubular '80s Cartoon Theme Songs

Jem is excitement!​For any kid who grew up in the '80s, it wasn't about the content of character. It was about the size of Transformer. After school and Saturday mornings, masses of children spent hour after hour parked in front of turn-knob television screens, adjusting rabbit ears, dying to he ... More >>

Meet Marlon Alarm, Miami's Asexual Blonde Pop Bombshell

​Forget Gaga, Katy Perry, and all those other hot pop bimbos. We here at Crossfade have just discovered a totally local blonde bombshell named Marlon Alarm. We came across the self-described "singer/songwriter/artist" just as he was heading down down a random backalley in Little Havana to get st ... More >>

Architecture in Helsinki and Lo-Fi-Fnk at Grand Central November 11

Photo by Max DoyleWill Architecture in Helsinki admire the architecture in Miami?​Seriously, Grand Central. We get it. You are bringing everyone and their mother to your downtown venue this fall and winter.Latest addition: Aussie indie pop outfit Architecture in Helsinki. Yeah, despite the geograp ... More >>

The Knocks Will Make You Feel Real Good at Grand Central September 3

​Brooklyn-based electro-pop duo and production team The Knocks took its name from those early days when the constant broom-thump of neighbors in adjacent apartments communicated a rhythmic command to "shut the fuck up." Now, though, people are begging DJ B-Roc, JPatt, and their flirty, summertime ... More >>

Firework Sales Slump in Florida Thanks to Drought

​Well, Katy Perry, for your information Florida does feel like a paper bag. A dry, worn out paper bag that could catch fire at any moment and cause millions of acres of forest to go up in smoke thanks to the drought.According to The Palm Beach Post, while firework sales are up in pretty much every ... More >>

Ten Rock Star Tattoos That Don't Suck

Travis Barker loves tats.​Remember the first time you saw some rocker like Slash or Tommy Lee on MTV, all sweat-slick and nasty, and sporting ink up and down their arms, and you said, "Holy shit! That dude's a badass!" Well, tattoos are about as rock n' roll as guitars. Which is why it only make ... More >>

Rico Love Sweeps 2011 SESAC Awards and Wins Songwriter of the Year

Courtesy of Made Communications​As Crossfade has chronicled the career of twentysomething, Miami-based songwriter Rico Love, his star has continued to rise. Last year saw major Billboard Hot 100 success for three songs he penned for Usher's "There Goes My Baby," Nelly's "Just a Dream," and Diddy D ... More >>

Garcia Teams With His Cousin Adrianne Gonzalez for the Dysfunct's The Love Boat

Garcia says: "Love sinks!"​Now that Valentine's Day is long gone and couples can stop pretending they like each other, it's the perfect time to give a giant middle finger to youthful romantic bliss and get back to reality. And like a sinking ship of Titanic proportions, the duo simply called the ... More >>

Lesbian Lady Love at Bourbon Steak, Part One

​In honor of Valentine's Day next week and in the wake of her recent married man disaster, our Love Bites gal Riki Altman is sharing a love story of a different kind--the homosexual kind. Enjoy.A friend of mine wrote in an e-mail: "I've got someone perfect for you! Fun, attractive, really differen ... More >>

Junior Sanchez Talks New Albums and Pop Projects

​World-renowned DJ-producer Junior Sanchez hardly needs an introduction. Like his homies Erick Morillo and Harry "Choo Choo" Romero, Sanchez was bred in New Jersey's seminal '90s Latin house scene. He would cut his teeth spinning at legendary NYC hotspots like Limelight and the Shelter. As a me ... More >>

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Holiday Rapping

Debbie Gibson and Tiffany to Co-Star in Mega Python vs. Gatoroid TV Movie

​We thought 80's teen-pop stars were nearly extinct, but apparently they're actually alive and thriving in the Everglades. Or will be anyway. Former pop-stars Debbie Gibson ("Foolish Beat") and Tiffany ("I Think We're Alone Now") will star as rivals in the upcoming SyFy TV movie Mega Python vs Gat ... More >>

Beats With Brogue

MP3 of the Day: "Dancer" by Woodhands, Playing the Vagabond This Saturday

Photo by Aigin Larki​Ever wondered what screamo-lectro dudes do to unwind after a particularly strenuous hipster bikini dance party? Well, apparently, if the dudes in question are Daniel Werb and Paul Banwatt of Toronto synth-and-drum duo Woodhands, then it's all about a nice, relaxing, man-on-man ... More >>

Grrrly Talk: Anti-Feminist Lady Gaga "Hails," "Loves" Men, Performs New Year's Eve

​Grrrly Talk is a new feminist column serving up pop culture commentary and local music news on, for, and by those of the XX-chromosomed variety. News broke yesterday that Lady Gaga will be spending New Year's Eve in Miami after canceling her tour with megalomaniac Kanye West earlier th ... More >>

Miami Becomes GuitarTown Thanks to Gibson Guitars

photo courtesy miamiguitartown.com guitar painted by artist Jeannette Pomeroy Parssi and autographed by the Allman Brothers Band​While the man is doing all that he can to thwart the arts in Miami (we kid, man, don't hurt us), Gibson Guitar is injecting a bit of it into every corner of the c ... More >>

Gutter Glamour

Mickey Avalon is the club set's unlikely king.

Rachel Goodrich Working With Superstar Producer Greg Wells

Photo by Heather BooneLast year, we declared local singer/songwriter Rachel Goodrich "You're New Favorite Singer," then New York Times featured her prominently in a story about Miami's emerging music scene. And now the Miami Herald reports that Goodrich will be going in the studio in July with L.A. ... More >>

Last Night: Rick Ross, Flo Rida, Busta Rhymes, Jazmine Sullivan and More at Cafe Iguana

Rick Ross, Flo Rida, Brisco, Jazmine Sullivan, Busta Rhymes, and more. Tuesday, December 16, 2008Cafe IguanaBetter Than: Watching BET's 106 & ParkPower 96 does not like to be showed up. Last weekend, much attention was paid to Y-100's annual Jingle Ball concert, and their star studded line-up of ... More >>

Top 10 Pop Songs of 2008

Pop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The following ten single ... More >>

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