Julian MarleyAwake (Ghetto Youths International)It's been six years since Julian Marley's last full-length. Awake, his third major release, comes to us at the height of spiritual and political alertness. The first African American president is in power, and our ever-growing global village is becoming even more interconnected, one Twitter as a time. It's as good a time as any for Julian to take us on a journey of what it means to be "awake" in both mind and body. The fourth-youngest son of reggae
More acts need to do this: Start or end their tours in South Florida. Way too often, when acts are touring the U.S. they'll make a stop in Atlanta and call that the southern leg. It seems like too much of a problem to travel all the way down here to play a show then head back up the East Coast. Thankfully, more acts are realizing that Miami is a perfect place to start or end a tour. R&B singer extraordinaire Maxwell is the latest to announce the end of his tour will be in Miami, at The A
Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to view past top-sellers.Best-sellers for the week of July 6-10:via journalstar.comMichael Jackson's "Thriller" and "Number Ones" albums topped the chart at Uncle Sam's Music this week.Uncle Sam's Music, South Beach1. Number Ones, Michael Jackson2. Thriller, Michael Jackson3. Black Summers' Night, Maxwell4. The Eternal, Sonic Youth5. Manners, Passion Pit
Miami has been so hot lately that the AC wall unit in my Edgewater studio is fighting a losing battle. I'm actually hoping we get some rain soon because I'm not sure how much longer I can stand the heat. So while I sit directly in front of the vents, here is what you missed over the weekend:Maxwell at American Airlines ArenaPhoto by Sayre Berman​Maxwell stopped by the American Airlines Arena Friday night to swoon the ladies. The R&B singer topped the Billboard charts last month with his la
