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New Order's Nostalgic Set at Coachella 2013

While over at the main stage the bulk of the Coachella crowd was enduring Phoenix with the hope that Daft Punk would come out -- they instead got R. Kelly -- a smaller but perhaps- more-enthusiastic crowd got a first-rate greatest hits set from New Order. See also: -Brochella! Seven Best T-Shirts t ... More >>

Coachella 2013: Five Worst Moments of Weekend One

Daft Punk Fake-Out Friday and Saturday, all anyone could talk about was if Daft Punk was going to show up during Phoenix's set. Why? Because we were fucking teased. On the main stage before the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, a long commercial for their new album played, and then we found out that members of the ... More >>

Toothpaste Man and Nine More Crazies at Ultra 2013 in Animated GIF!

So you wanna dress up like a giant tube of toothpaste and do the Tootsie Roll dance? Well, get a new idea. 'Cause Toothpaste Man at Ultra Music Festival 2013 already beat you to it. Fear not, though, there are plenty of other wacky characters you can dress as next year. Here are the craziest ones ... 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 >>

Ultra 2013: Ten Best Reasons to Wake Up Early for UMF's Last Day

Sure, Ultra ends at midnight. And by the last day of the two-weekend fest, you may be tired and feel like sleeping in. Well, don't. 'Cause then you will miss all the killer daytime sets. And a ton of other awesome stuff. Like Crossfade's 13 best reasons to wake up early for Ultra Music Festival 20 ... More >>

Johnny Osbourne, Dancehall OG, and Winter Music Massive Take Over Blackbird Ordinary

Jamaica is one of the world's greatest contributors to DJ culture. The original mobile sound systems found in the trenches of Kingston in the 1960s packed megawatt speaker stacks in the back of moving trucks, parked them at various party locations, and battled other crews doing the same to see ... More >>

Ultra 2013: Five Best Moments, From Snoop to Naked Dudes and 70-Year-Old Ravers

Welcome to Ultra land. The weather is perfect. The kids are nice. There are "No Guns Allowed." But famous lady rapper side-boob is plentiful. So are the naked dancing dudes. And even 70-year-old ravers feel totally at home. Quite honestly, Ultra Music Festival is paradise, if you're into fist-pump ... More >>

The Six Bad Bitches You Meet at Ultra Music Festival

Damn, Ultra Music Festival is a mad house. Everywhere you look, it's neon titties, the bottom half of an ass, or some kind of sexy rabbit hoppin' around with a lollipop in her cheek. Last year, we introduced "The Seven Ravers You Meet at Ultra Music Festival." But this time, we're giving it up to t ... More >>

Generation Wild Got V-Day Crazy With Deniz Koyu and Danny Avila at LIV Miami

Generation Wild Tour With Deniz Koyu, Danny Avila, dBerrie and Mikael Weermets Thursday, February 14, 2013 Better Than: Speed dating for a Valentine's companion. Did the youth of Miami prove they party hardest? Last night, the Generation Wild Tour made its stop at LIV for a crowd of eye-contact e ... 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 >>

Nine Mile Music Festival's 2013 Lineup: Three Marleys With 2 Chainz, Future, Six Others

We gonna be jammin' all night. On March 2, the Nine Mile Music Festival (formerly known on the streets as Marley Fest) will be returning to the sun-soaked sands of Virginia Key Beach Park for its second straight year. Expect Jah, lots of Rastas, some blessed herb, irie vibes, and serious dreads - ... More >>

Top Ten Dance Moves Aboard Holy Ship!! 2013 in Animated GIF!

The EDM cruise Holy Ship!! journeyed from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas this past weekend, and we're still recovering. A highlight was an afternoon spent on a pristine private island in the Bahamas for an afternoon of sun, surf, cocktails and the kind of dancing not seen since MTV Spring Break. To ... More >>

Fashion Freakouts Aboard Holy Ship!!

Holy Ship!! It's been mere days since that rager returned to Port Everglades, but we can't get the memories to stop looping through our heads. What an ass-clapping good time that was. All the great DJs, the run-ins with our idols, the slutty girls walking around with almost nothing on but booze an ... More >>

Holy Ship!! Superfan on Dancing With A-Trak, Smoking With Skrillex, Raving With Obama

Aboard the Holy Ship!! one gets to mix and mingle with big-name DJs. "Hey, there's Zedd in line for pasta salad! Wow, there's Dillon Francis in the elevator! Oh damn, Diplo is out on the beach swimming with all the fans! Jackbeats just bought all those people shots!" With this mesh of artists and ... 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 >>

Pepe Billete's Christmas: Naked Cubanitas, Fake Rick Ross, and Yolis, AKA Cuban Mollies

Yeah, yeah, yeah ... The Holidays are all about family and delving into the true spirit of the season. But Crossfade and Pepe Billete are not fooled by any of that swill. We know that it's all about the party and la jodedera. In his latest offering through Escoria Films, Señor Billetazo introduce ... More >>

Trap Takes Over! Flosstradamus and DJ Sliink Run Shit at Grand Central Miami

Sorry, Admiral Ackbar. It's too late for your warnings. The kids cannot escape. America's youth is addicted to the drug-dealing music. And they ain't fina stop twerkin' till they dead. Or in jail. OK, it's not that serious. But Friday's performance by Flosstradamus at Grand Central proved that tra ... More >>

Diplo Traps Out at LIV Miami, Parties with Hulk Hogan, Kim Kardashian, and Dirty Hairy

Congorock Teams With Sean Paul, Announces 2012 North American Tour

Let me see you dutty wine to the bassline, girl. Bitches all over the world are going to drop it low when Italy's massive electro monster Congorock drops his new track with dancehall superstar Sean Paul at the end of September. The track called "Bless Di Nation" will coincide with a sleek music v ... More >>

Petition to Demand That Diplo #ExpressHimself at LIV Miami on October 3

See also "25 Diplo-Certified Ways to 'Express Yourself.'" The booty clap is an artform. It's no paltry shake or bounce. It takes real finesse and diligence. And no one has done more to promote the art of booty-clappin' than Diplo, AKA Wes Pentz. OK, we're just kidding. That's the Twerk Team. But ... More >>

Snoop Doggy Dogg Lion and Six Other Musicians' Midcareer Name-Changes

If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Unless you're a millionaire musician with a megasuccessful career. And then fuck it, change your name completely. We're pretty sure that's how the old adage goes, and that's what you'd be led to believe by Crossfade's little list of moniker madness. When an artist ... More >>

It's a Trap! An 11-Part History of Trap Music, From DJ Screw to Gucci Mane to Flosstradamus

Trap music. It's superhuge right now with the cool kids and it's overrunning Soundcloud. Yet despite its growing popularity, a lot of people have one basic question ... What the fuck is trap? Because of recent EDM trends, many people would tell you it's the "new dubstep" or the "new moombahton." ... More >>

Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne! The Five Worst Pop Collaborations

Did you guys just feel that rip in the space-time continuum? Literally the two shittiest musical artists of all time, Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne, are in the studio, making an album together. These two Canadian hacks are combining their talents as the world's most-hated musicians t ... More >>

Flosstradamus at Mansion April 13

Flosstradamus Release Free "Fantasy" Remix, Play Mansion on April 13

Yes, Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week are over. But that doesn't mean the uhntz-uhntz is dead and gone. On Friday, April 13, Mansion is bringing the party back with Flosstradamus. If you didn't catch J2K and Autobot at last month's Fool's Gold showcase, don't miss this chance to see the ... More >>

Fool's Gold Miami: A-Trak Ignores Exclusivity Contracts, Rocks Semi-Secret Set at Grand Central

​​All week, Grand Central's been home to some kickass Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week parties. On Wednesday, there was Hard Miami and Mad Decent's Moombahton Massive. The next night, you had Hard's Main Event with Busy P and Boys Noize. And Saturday night featuring the Fool's Gold ... More >>

Kid Sister With Riff Raff at Grand Central in Miami, February 4

​Kid Sister With Riff Raff Grand Central, Miami Saturday, February 4, 2012 Better Than: Babysitting a real infant. The spunky, enigmatic, and clearly grown-up Kid Sister is still trying to break out of the underground. The real little sis of Flosstradamus's Joey Young, she got her start workin ... More >>

Who Wants Free Tickets for HARD's Holy Ship! Kickoff Party? Plus Bromance Records Swag!

Get intimate with Bromance Records' Brodinski and Gesaffelstein.​What's a bromance? Well, according to the t-shirts worn and tote bags toted by gentleman DJs Brodinski and Gesaffelstein, it's "a close but non-sexual relationship between two (or more) men, a form of homosocial intimacy." And jus ... More >>

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 >>

Best of Miami 2011: Best Live Music Venue

In anticipation of the upcoming Best of Miami issue hitting newsstands June 16, here is a sneak peek at one category and its winner.​Best Live Music VenueGrand Central697 N. Miami Ave.Miami 33136305-377-2277grandcentralmiami.com

Hard Miami at Grand Central, March 24

Photo by Daniel De Las CasasDiplo live at Grand Central.​View photos from Hard Miami at Grand Central.The line stretched around the block. And inside, it was already packed. Numbers-wise, Hard Miami was a resounding success. On Wednesday, Poplife announced that the event was sold out, so dem ... More >>

Marley Fest at Bayfront Park March 12

Sleigh Bells to Play Grand Central April 30

Sleigh Bells' Myspace​Sleigh Bells, the noise pop duo from Brooklyn whose debut album, Treats, generated a shit-ton of blog buzz last year, including Pitchfork's "Best New Music" award, and a nearly perfect review in Paste, is hitting the road this spring for a North American tour with CSS. But wh ... More >>

Black Bobby Gets Dialectical and Goes Dubstep on "Miami Ave"

​While Miami's lone wolf MC Black Bobby continues to fight the good hip-hop fight, let it be known he doesn't want to do so at a series of sausage fests. "A lot of hip-hop events I go to -- or actually that I don't go to -- are just a roomful of dudes and testosterone, a lot of sweaty, hot dudes r ... More >>

Electric Zoo Festival: Full Final Lineup Announced

​The Electric Zoo festival, which launched just last year, is New York City's somewhat latecoming answer to Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival and Miami's own Ultra -- better late than never, right? 2009's successful inaugural event at Randall's Island Park in Manhattan summoned over 26, ... More >>

MP3: Meet Hooray For Earth, Grand Central's Opening Act For the Pains of Being Pure at Heart This Saturday

via dovecoterecords.com​While most of the big-deal shows rolling through town lately have tended towards the loud and brash, this Saturday at Grand Central marks an evening for gentler souls. In honor of Poplife's anniversary, the party returns to its Anglophilic indie-loving roots for a show head ... More >>

Passion Pit Afterparty at Coco De Ville June 13

Passion Pit​Prior to their Ultra Music Festival booking, Passion Pit was already scheduled to play at the Fillmore Miami Beach on June 13. But it wouldn't be a complete Miami concert appearance without the obligatory afterparty. That's where the Overthrow, Poplife, and One Fifty come in to ensure ... More >>

Felix Da Housecat at Grand Central Friday

Felix Da Housecat: The DJ with nine lives.​Seems like Grand Central's opening weekend is going to be a busy one. We already talked about Thursday night's grand opening as well as Saturday's massive event with Major Lazer. Well, you might as well camp out at venue the entire weekend because it was ... More >>

WMC 2010 Wednesday Recap: Lil Jon at Welcome to Miami at Nikki Beach (With Video)

If the Shelborne day party yesterday was populist, Nikki Beach was relaxed but still pretty elite. Here, servers in billowing white pans scurried back and forth constantly with bottles of Dom P. Of course, everything at Nikki Beach is about more: More differently configured VIP arrangements than you ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Tamara Sky, Pussy Violence II Mix

​It's here! Winter Music Conference officially begins today. What better way to get pumped up that with a DJ mix. Crossfade obsession and DJ Tamara Sky sent us the follow up to her last year's Pussy Violence mix, this one titled Pussy Violence II Lip Service.The mix feature hipster dancefloor clas ... More >>

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 >>

Bump 'n' Grind 2009: A Look Back at This Year's Club Bangers

Another year in the books. It is just us or did 2009 seemed to rush by like it was in overdrive? Still, 2009 was another stellar year for clubland, music and all. The economic recession didn't prove to be the wet blanket many had predicted it would be. The nightclubs are still here and people are st ... More >>

Concert Review: Diesel U:Music Tour with Santigold and Kid Cudi at Paris Theatre, November 17

Photo by Ian WitlenMiami, she goes hard. Santigold performing at the Paris Theatre in Miami Beach.​Click here to view more photos from this show.Diesel U:Music Tour with Santigold, Kid Cudi, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Jemina Pearl and DJ Mom JeansTuesday, November 17, 2009Paris Theatre, Miami Bea ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Ruen

The house-heavy party rocker.

Head Spins: DJ Ruen

​Sometimes you just want to have fun, without some egghead turntablist letting his noggin interfere with your nightlife. And you don't need no stinking holier-than-thou white label purist insisting that you worship every nuance of a track's rarity. You want to hit the club, and you want to dance - ... More >>

Diplo's World Beat

Thank this DJ/producer for the growing global funk at WMC.

Diplo Talks Hollertronix, Mad Decent, and the Future