M.I.A. (Musician)

JT Money and 69 Boyz at Miami Bass Super Fest December 15

Miami Bass Super Fest: A Four-Part Guide to Booty Duty, From 69 Boyz to JT Money

Putting together a proper showcase for classic Miami bass music in 2012 has proven to be a tall order. Early this year, Uncle Luke hyped up a 20-date "Lollapolooza of Bass music that he was planning for the summer, featuring a fully reunited 2 Live Crew and support from DJ Magic Mike, the 69 Boyz ... More >>

Mayday at Grand Central August 31

Gentleman Jack's Art, Beats Lyrics Tour Brings Classic Beats to Art Basel Miami Beach

Gentleman, it's time to get Jacked. Coming at you live and direct from the aged barrel of golden delicious god-nectar, Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey is going on tour with Art, Beats Lyrics. Not to mention plenty of the good stuff. With eight stops across the country, Jack Daniel's and fr ... More >>

Miami Ink's Ami James and Chris Nunez sell their stake in Love Hate Lounge on South Beach

Identity Festival 2012 at Klipsch Amphitheater August 4

SBTRKT Talks American Dubstep, Post-Dubstep, and Ultra Music Festival

​When we mentioned SBTRKT (pronounced subtract) in our list of of ten most exciting acts at Ultra Music Festival, we were being dead serious. The British musician is often pigeonholed as post-dubstep. But in reality, he carefully navigates EDM genres, splicing disparate styles and influences lik ... More >>

Calle Ocho 2012: Pitbull, Flo Rida, and a World Full of Bass

​Calle Ocho is the biggest, livest street party in the whole United States and represents the real Miami to the fullest. Members of every nation including Cubanos, Boricuas, Nicas, Catrachos, Zuelans, Boludos, Zoes, Bajans, Trinis, Jamaicans, Chilangos, Norteños, Sureños, Truchas, Gringos, even ... More >>

Miami's top ten underground rap and hip-hop acts

Santigold at LIV's Dirty Hairy party November 30

Diplo, Dinosaurs, and Jamaican Dancehall at LIV November 9

Facebook​Diplodocuses were some of the gnarliest dinosaurs in North America. They were friendly, survived on a diet of mostly tree branches and water plants, and generally kicked it prehistorically 'round Utah and Colorado. But the Diplodocus is also the inspiration behind one of electro music's ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour 2011 at Cruzan Amphitheatre July 30

Lady Gaga Jumps into Immigration Reform Debate

​Rick Scott failed this year on his campaign promise to bring Arizona-style immigration laws to Florida, but if he tries to push the controversial reforms next year, he could make himself a very powerful enemy: Lady Gaga. Never one to shy away from GLBT issues, the Fame Monster has now expanded he ... More >>

Bomba Estereo at the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2011, April 14

Bomba Estereo's Simón Mejía and Liliana Saumet.​Bomba Estereo With Spam Allstars, Los Rumberos de la 8, and Mr. Pauer Presented by Rhythm Foundation Grand Central Miami Thursday, April 14, 2011 Better Than: Letting Los Perros or any other late-night South Beach hot dog joint be your only taste ... More >>

Hard Miami with Diplo, Tiga, and SebastiAn at Grand Central March 24

ArtOfficial's "Too Nasty" Off the Upcoming Fist Fights and Footraces

​If you consider most of the crap on Y100 to be hip-hop, we wouldn't expect you to understand. But ArtOfficial is the straight-up shiznit. As Miami's answer to the Roots, this six-member band's been thrilling local fans and crowds abroad for the past few years, rocking venues with some of MIA's s ... More >>

Proposed Miami skate park pits skaters against preservationists

Top 10 Moments of the BET Awards 2010: Chris Brown, Drake, Rick Ross, and More (With Video!)

We love music awards season this year, largely thanks to Twitter -- the real-time discussion and dissection of the county's pop-stars makes for an entertaining way to spend a few hours "working." (Plus, some of you all on our Twitter feed, at @Crossfade_SFL, are hilarious).Anyways, we glued ourselve ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Radamas

Rihanna Brings the Last Girl on Earth Tour to American Airlines Arena July 31

Rihanna will probably wearing more clothing when she performs in Miami.​Normally we'd be the first ones to turn our noses up at pop music, but there is just something about Rihanna that is so likable. Maybe it's her seemingly down-to-earth attitude, or that she went through the whole Chris Brown s ... More >>

Switch Talks Major Lazer, the New Album, and the Ultra Fest

Left to right: Switch, the Major, and Diplo​What do you need to know that you don't already know? Over the last few years, Switch (real name Dave Tayor) has become one of the most massive masterminds of mash-up music in this new-ish millennium. He and Diplo (real name Wesley Pentz) were the guys b ... More >>

2010 is the year of dubstep

Head Spins: DJ Oski is Tobacco Road's in-house heavy

New Deep House Mix by DJ Joaquin, Playing ON/OFF at La Folie Tonight

​DJ Joaquin Estevez was born in the Dominican Republic and relocated to Miami in 1992, where he's been a mainstay of the local underground EDM scene since his long-standing residency for Sobebeats and their infamous warehouse parties in 2006-2008. He has since played regularly in support of the PL ... More >>

Top Ten Thursdays: The Top Ten Guitarists Right Now

Buddy Guy plays the Arsht Center.​Blues badass Buddy Guy -- along with Big Easy piano man Dr. John -- performs Friday at the Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center. A huge influence on Eric Clapton and countless others, Guy continues to elate audience members with his guitar heroics at the g ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Mednas (With MP3s!)

via myspace.com/djmednas​Miamians take a rightful pride in our reputation as the northern-most capital of South America. But if we're ever going to truly be considered a world-class city, it'll be because of cats like DJ Mednas. Mednas, who derives his moniker from a mix-up of his given name, ... More >>

Show Announcements: The Bravery and Perpetual Groove Coming to Culture Room

​No not on the same ticket, but The Bravery and Perpetual Groove have both announced dates at the Culture Room. Rock and Roll darlings The Bravery, fresh off a stint opening for Green Day, are coming to Culture Room on October 16. They'll surely be trying out songs off their yet unnamed album (whi ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Billy Blue mixtape, 36 Reasons

As we embark on another hot and sweltering summer in the M.I.A., it's bound to get hotter with the release of local hip-hop heavyweight Billy Blue's new mixtape, 36 Reasons. It's a preemptive strike before his major-label debut album, The Story of My Life, due out the end of August on Poe Boy Entert ... More >>

Saturday Night: Sneaker Pimps, featuring the Cool Kids and the Clipse, at the Moore Building

Pusha T of the Clipse playing to the crowd at Sneaker Pimps in Miami on Saturday.Sneaker PimpsLive Performances by the Cool Kids and ClipseSaturday, May 30, 2009The Moore Building, MiamiBetter than: A backpack full of factory-fresh, limited edition kicks.Outside the Moore Building, footwear fetishis ... More >>

¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.?

José El Rey weighs in on the best after-club, late-night snacks.

Head Spins: DJ D-Up

He grew up on go-go.

DJ Mix: DJ Ross One "Favela Chic, Vol. 2"

It's often the complaint of many that South Beach has become stale, particularly its DJs, who seem completely content with spinning the usual Top 40/hip-hop mess that really is no different than you just turning on your car's stereo. But if there is one DJ that is try to walk the fine line of giving ... More >>

Jose El Rey Shares His New Year's Resolutions

The singer, dancer, and lover starts '09 with his own New Times column.

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 >>

Switch Coming to Heathrow December 13

Chromeo, Crookers, and now Switch? Whoever is responsible for the string of bookings at Heathrow Lounge deserves a gold star because it's getting ridiculous. It almost seems like Heathrow is quickly becoming the Studio A replacement we hoped for -- except it's ill equipped to handle any kind of li ... More >>

Lady Tigra

Please Mr. Boombox (High Score Records)

The Cool Kids Latest EP Brings '88 Back

BREAKING NEWS: Miami's Studio A Closing

BREAKING NEWS: Miami's Studio A Closing

The Ween Abides

Ten reasons Ween is better than your favorite band.

M.I.A.

Kala (Interscope)

The New M.I.A. is Finally in Stores

Too Hot to Care

In the summer, perspiration has a way of eating away at the body all day

She's a Lady, Yo

Make way for the S-O-V at M3

Apollo Kid

Don't Look Back

Feeder Bands

Missy Elliott

The Cookbook (Goldmine/Elektra)

The End

Chicks with Decks

Women with skills infiltrate the WMC/M3 Boys Club