Led Zeppelin

Steve Angello at LIV February 3

Is Tiësto the Led Zeppelin of Electronic Dance Music? Take Our Poll

​Bold beats and even bolder statements -- that's the product of Tiësto's new web series, In the Booth. From his arena shows to outdoor festivals, college tour and beyond, the online, HP-backed and Intel-sponsored reality mini-series is yet another example of how EDM has gone mainstream. In the ... More >>

Diana: Spooky, Rockin' Hipster

​Fashion Breakdown: Led Zeppelin T-shirt; red cross necklace; LeSportsac bag; Batman button pin and skull stockings from eBay; skort and Docs from Goodwill; pony from Peru.

Tinariwen at Grand Central November 10

​Fashion Breakdown: Led Zeppelin T-shirt; red cross necklace; LeSportsac bag; Batman button pin and skull stockings from eBay; skort and Docs from Goodwill; pony from Peru.

Sting's Back to Bass Tour at the Fillmore Miami Beach November 12 and 13

​Fashion Breakdown: Led Zeppelin T-shirt; red cross necklace; LeSportsac bag; Batman button pin and skull stockings from eBay; skort and Docs from Goodwill; pony from Peru.

Robert Plant at Hard Rock Live April 14

​Fashion Breakdown: Led Zeppelin T-shirt; red cross necklace; LeSportsac bag; Batman button pin and skull stockings from eBay; skort and Docs from Goodwill; pony from Peru.

Electric Piquete's Self-Titled EP Is a Little Bit of Funk and a Whole Lotta Latin Jazz

​Eletric PiqueteS/Tmyspace.com/ElectricPiqueteThe seven-piece band known as Electric Piquete only formed about four years ago. But from the group's inception (the product of founders Michael Mut and Ed Rosado's desire to perform at Churchill's annual Hialeahfest back in 2007), it's been drawing lo ... More >>

Dirty South at SET January 23

​Eletric PiqueteS/Tmyspace.com/ElectricPiqueteThe seven-piece band known as Electric Piquete only formed about four years ago. But from the group's inception (the product of founders Michael Mut and Ed Rosado's desire to perform at Churchill's annual Hialeahfest back in 2007), it's been drawing lo ... More >>

ArtOfficial's The Payback

​To close out the year, Crossfade is picking out its favorite albums by 305 artists. Read the full list of Miami's Best Albums of 2010 here.ArtOfficial The Payback (Self-Released) Ahhh, the cover song. Sure, bands can master one or two tracks by a legendary counterpart. But putting together an ... More >>

Miami Science Museum's asbestos scare

​To close out the year, Crossfade is picking out its favorite albums by 305 artists. Read the full list of Miami's Best Albums of 2010 here.ArtOfficial The Payback (Self-Released) Ahhh, the cover song. Sure, bands can master one or two tracks by a legendary counterpart. But putting together an ... More >>

Five Definitive Dad Rock Bands and the Fathers Who Listen to Them

Every dad hides out at the Hotel California.​We all have dads. Some of us don't know our daddies, but it's the undeniable truth that we all have fathers, and almost all of them listen to some type of dad-rock band. When you type "dad rock" into Wikipedia, you will be redirected to the "classic ... More >>

Ten Sweet and Sleazy Rock Star Sex Stories

Famous Arkansas groupie Sweet Connie Hamzy.​The Grand Funk Railroad song "We're an American Band" opens with the lines: "Out on the road for forty days/Last night in Little Rock, put me in a haze/Sweet, sweet Connie was doin' her act/She had the whole show and that's a natural fact." A still-acti ... More >>

Top 5 Food References In Pop/Rock Music

The Commander's mama is cookin' hammy.​First, let's get to the shocking stuff: Riock and rollers, it seems, never go near food (insert your own drug joke here). Bob Dylan has scribed hundreds of songs, but never mentions sitting down for a meal. Ditto the Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Pink Floyd ("Brow ... More >>

Top 5 Food References In Pop/Rock Music

The Commander's mama is busy cookin' hammy​First let's get to the shocking part of this post: Rock 'n rollers evidently never go near food (insert your own drug joke here). Bob Dylan has scribed hundreds of songs, but never mentions sitting down for a meal. Ditto the Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Pink ... More >>

Concert Review: Robert Plant at Bayfront Park Amphitheater, July 31

photo by Gregg DelmanRobert Plant and the Band of JoyBayfront Park Amphitheater, MiamiSaturday, July 31, 2010Robert Plant is born again. Well, okay, perhaps not in the religious sense.... Although in Saturday night's spectacular showing, he and his magnificent Band of Joy did a fair amount of testif ... More >>

Robert Plant and Band of Joy play Bayfront Park Amphitheater Saturday

photo by Gregg DelmanRobert Plant and the Band of JoyBayfront Park Amphitheater, MiamiSaturday, July 31, 2010Robert Plant is born again. Well, okay, perhaps not in the religious sense.... Although in Saturday night's spectacular showing, he and his magnificent Band of Joy did a fair amount of testif ... More >>

Full Q&A With Robert Plant, Playing at Bayfront Amphitheater This Friday

photo by Gregg Delman​In this week's print edition of the Miami New Times, we featured a Q&A with the legendary Robert Plant, who performs with his Band of Joy this Friday, July 30 at Bayfront Park Amphitheater. Still, as print is stuck being print, there was more Q&A that didn't fit. Here ... More >>

ArtOfficial Releases New Album; Videos Covering Zeppelin, Radiohead, Hendrix and More

​We've all been to some kind of jam session--whether it be in a garage band's garage, an intimate club or a full-on jam at a music festival. But bands usually only cover one or two songs. Not freestylin', rhyme spittin' ArtOfficial.Their new 12-track album "The Payback" (released April 23) covers ... More >>

Top Ten Thursdays: Top Ten Songs About Food

Burly, bearded Zac Brown and his band play Sunset Cove Amphitheatre on Saturday. The highlight of the evening will likely be a beer-drenched, sing along performance of his fiddle-laced, pleasantly simple and patriotic country smash "Chicken Fried." It's a fun little ditty that got me thinking about ... More >>

Stonefox and Monty Warren Play Swampgrass Willy's on July 4

via myspace.com/stonefoxmusicReady for some proselytizing? Stonefox is one of the current saviors of South Florida rock. That's a lot to heap on a trio of guys in their early twenties, but this Boca- and Lauderdale-based band has clearly digested the gospel of rollicking, psychedelic, bluesy, rock a ... More >>

Notes From the Soundboard: Let's Get Physical

Notes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing weekly on Crossfade,  focused on pop music's history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of the world. Click here to read past installments.I have a gripe.& ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: "Burnin' Hell" by Rotagilla

RotagillaSeason For Leavin' (self-released)You'd think it was 1970 again, for Chrissakes, what with the way the guys of Rotagilla let out their inner Led Zep. Granted, there's no hint of a Robert Plant or Jimmy Page lurking among this lot. However, in recycling the old school power trio format and l ... More >>

Notes From the Soundboard: A Look Back at 1969

The Beatles' Let It Be was a sign of the timesNotes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing every Wednesday on Crossfade, focused on pop music's history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of the world.&nbs ... More >>

Iron Maiden

The Beatles' Let It Be was a sign of the timesNotes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing every Wednesday on Crossfade, focused on pop music's history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of the world.&nbs ... More >>

For Those About to Rock

We salute you.

Q&A with the Sword, Playing at Culture Room on Friday

We salute you.

Schoolhouse Rock!

The School of Rock kids aren’t just another brick in the wall.

Last Night: It's Only Art and Rock and Roll

The School of Rock kids aren’t just another brick in the wall.

Clutch

The School of Rock kids aren’t just another brick in the wall.

Tool

The School of Rock kids aren’t just another brick in the wall.

Earl Greyhound

The School of Rock kids aren’t just another brick in the wall.

Look to the Laser

The School of Rock kids aren’t just another brick in the wall.

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

The School of Rock kids aren’t just another brick in the wall.

So Played

The School of Rock kids aren’t just another brick in the wall.

BEST JUKEBOX

Duffy's Tavern

BEST ROCK RADIO PROGRAM

93 Rock (WHDR-FM 93.1)

Secret Santa

Let the New Times be your music guide during this holiday season

Night&Day

Let the New Times be your music guide during this holiday season

BEST LOUNGE ACT

ShuttleLOUNGE

Ghost

Hypnotic Underworld (Drag City)

School Daze

A rare interview with a young and hungry pre-stardom Phish

BEST PLACE TO GRAB A SLICE OF PIZZA

Steve's Pizza

Singing Celestial Strumpets

Britney, you slut, you get a laser show too!

Listen to the Movie

Almost Famous rings in your ears -- and heart -- long after it's over

Mana a Mano

Almost Famous rings in your ears -- and heart -- long after it's over

Rotations

Almost Famous rings in your ears -- and heart -- long after it's over

Rotations 9

Almost Famous rings in your ears -- and heart -- long after it's over

Rotations 8

Almost Famous rings in your ears -- and heart -- long after it's over

Led Zep's Last Stand

Page and Plant: In their time of reuniting

Long Replayers

Page and Plant: In their time of reuniting