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Ultra Music Festival Announces Phase Two of Its Lineup

Ultra Music Festival released the second phase of its lineup, and while the biggest names in the list offer no big surprises, a number of other, smaller acts added to the bill demonstrate more of the festival's forward-thinking approach this year. So here are the titans who will play (again): Paul ... More >>

Full Ultra Music Festival Lineup Revealed

So in addition to yesterday's news of the unexplainable choice of booking the Black Eyed Peas for next month's Ultra Music Festival, the final phase of the lineup has been announced. Notable additions include Rinton, Rye Rye, Surkin, Para One and Shiny Toy Guns to Day 1, and MSTRKRFT, BT Laptop Symp ... More >>

Hold On to Holy Ghost! at LIV Wednesday

It wasn't too long ago that Brooklyn duo Holy Ghost! was here. Much like their DFA lablemates Hercules & Love Affair and The Juan MacLean, they submerged themselves in the whole new disco revival happening right now. While, surely there will be a slew of disco-house artists to come and bastardi ... More >>

I'm a WMC Survivor

The highlights of this year's Winter Music Conference.

Sound Advice

How to indulge your musical ADD at Ultra.

Deborah Harry

How to indulge your musical ADD at Ultra.

Moby

HotelV2

Dance, Dance Revolution

This was the year electronic dance music got its head -- and its ass -- out of the past.

Mark Ronson

Here Comes the Fuzz (Elektra)

Peace Division

Nite:Life 10 (NRK)

Big Balls

After losing her footing, Jewel is back on the horse

Electronica's Kingdom Comes

Miami's annual Winter Music Conference

The Road to Melville

Moby introduces Bessie Smith to electronica

Rotations

Moby introduces Bessie Smith to electronica

Mad About Miami: Moby Loves White Room Most (And the Carl Cox Tent at Ultra)

​Being a Miami native, I'm always curious to hear what folks think about my hometown. And, as you might suspect, I'm not afraid to ask. When it's bold-faced name folks, I get even more curious. Not that their thoughts are any more or any less important than those of plain text folks, mind you; but ... More >>

Drop the Lime...Into My Drink

​Being a Miami native, I'm always curious to hear what folks think about my hometown. And, as you might suspect, I'm not afraid to ask. When it's bold-faced name folks, I get even more curious. Not that their thoughts are any more or any less important than those of plain text folks, mind you; but ... More >>

The 25 worst moments in dance music history

​Being a Miami native, I'm always curious to hear what folks think about my hometown. And, as you might suspect, I'm not afraid to ask. When it's bold-faced name folks, I get even more curious. Not that their thoughts are any more or any less important than those of plain text folks, mind you; but ... More >>

The Shapeshifters Play Mansion on May 8

​Pulling off the whole big-room commercial house music thing without falling into the lowest common denominator is no easy feat (I'm looking at you, David Guetta,) but The Shapeshifters have managed to find that difficult balance between mainstream appeal and true musical quality fairly successful ... More >>

The Shapeshifters

​Pulling off the whole big-room commercial house music thing without falling into the lowest common denominator is no easy feat (I'm looking at you, David Guetta,) but The Shapeshifters have managed to find that difficult balance between mainstream appeal and true musical quality fairly successful ... More >>

Doctor in the House

​Pulling off the whole big-room commercial house music thing without falling into the lowest common denominator is no easy feat (I'm looking at you, David Guetta,) but The Shapeshifters have managed to find that difficult balance between mainstream appeal and true musical quality fairly successful ... More >>

Around Town: Lil Jon, Comics Convention, Paulina Rubio, and Father's Day Hogs

Worth his crunk weight in gold.​Friday Lil Jon crunks up the volume at Mansion tonight, where he'll perform a guest-DJ set. BYO chalice and maybe he'll fill it up with some of his pimp juice. Now that we have Mike Stanton, see what the Florida Marlins can do against the Tampa Bay Rays. The ... 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 >>

Smirnoff Sends Seamus Haji, King Britt, and DJ Irie London to Miami This Saturday

Seamus Haji is gonna save your life from a broken heart.​Who loves free vodka and British accents? Say "I" 'cause you're in for a treat with Smirnoff's "Nightlife Exchange Project" -- a one-night affair involving 14 different countries who signed up for an "experiment in global nightlife culture." ... More >>

Perry Farrell Talks Basel, Bombs, and Big Plans for a Precision Guided Musicians Fest in 2011

Photo byPerry Farrell and wife-slash-musical-collaborator Etty.​It's not like Perry Farrell needs a hobby. He's already got several part-time jobs: rock hero, Lollapalooza boss, social activist, E! reality star, and expert wearer of very glam gear. Somehow, though, Farrell's cleared a corner of ... More >>

French Star DJ Joaquim Garraud Kicks Off the New Year at SET This Saturday

In 2010, SET was major purveyor of high-profile EDM bookings. So it makes sense that the club would kick-start the new year with French house heavyweight Joaquim Garraud. The chart-topping DJ-producer cut his teeth spinning on the '90s Parisian club scene. But his greatest accolades are as a studi ... More >>

Moby Coming to Ultra Music Festival 2011; Phase Two Acts Will Be Announced Soon

Moby​It's been a while since the Phase One acts for Ultra Music Festival 2011 were announced. So, what's taking so long? Well, the wait will soon be over, as our sources tell us to expect something next week. We aren't entirely sure who will be on the Phase Two lineup since Ultra's organizers se ... More >>

Underworld, Duran Duran, Kaskade Added to Ultra Music Festival 2011 in Phase Two Lineup

​Early this morning, Ultra Music Festival organizers announced Phase Two of its lineup. Added to the 2011 bill are Duran Duran, Underworld, Kaskade, will.i.am, Erick Morillo (Live), Sasha (Vortek Live), Fedde Le Grand, Avicii, and The Disco Biscuits.Also confirmed is our previous announcement that ... More >>

Ultra Cofounder Russell Faibisch Talks Expansion Plans and Making Peace With WMC

Photo by Ian Witlen​After 13 years, Ultra Music Festival has managed to push aside the week that helped create it. Ballsy as the move may have been, we all knew Ultra had long overshadowed Winter Music Conference. With the conference's attendance at just 3,763 last year, the festival managed to se ... More >>

Moby on Broken-Down Pieces of Equipment and the Ultra Music Festival

​You won't find wabi-sabi at your local sushi bar. Though it sounds like a spicy condiment, it's actually a Japanese worldview centered on acceptance of transience, and it's the way New York-based singer-songwriter, producer, and DJ Moby determines the aesthetic value of his recordings. "When thi ... More >>

Moby at Ultra Music Festival March 26

​You won't find wabi-sabi at your local sushi bar. Though it sounds like a spicy condiment, it's actually a Japanese worldview centered on acceptance of transience, and it's the way New York-based singer-songwriter, producer, and DJ Moby determines the aesthetic value of his recordings. "When thi ... More >>

Carl Cox and Friends at Ultra Music Festival March 25 and 26

​You won't find wabi-sabi at your local sushi bar. Though it sounds like a spicy condiment, it's actually a Japanese worldview centered on acceptance of transience, and it's the way New York-based singer-songwriter, producer, and DJ Moby determines the aesthetic value of his recordings. "When thi ... More >>

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

​You won't find wabi-sabi at your local sushi bar. Though it sounds like a spicy condiment, it's actually a Japanese worldview centered on acceptance of transience, and it's the way New York-based singer-songwriter, producer, and DJ Moby determines the aesthetic value of his recordings. "When thi ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 is more diverse than ever

​You won't find wabi-sabi at your local sushi bar. Though it sounds like a spicy condiment, it's actually a Japanese worldview centered on acceptance of transience, and it's the way New York-based singer-songwriter, producer, and DJ Moby determines the aesthetic value of his recordings. "When thi ... More >>

Carl Cox & Friends at Ultra Music Festival March 25 and 26

​The WMC-Ultra electronic music season has reached its 26th year and British DJ-producer Carl Cox is one of the few scene veterans who can boast having been there for the long ride. A child of the late-'80s acid house boom and Second Summer of Love, Cox cut his teeth spinning for the rave gener ... More >>

Keep It Hard With Gary Richards at Grand Central March 24

​Gary Richards wants to introduce you to your new favorite party. It's called Hard, and since 2007 it's been drawing thousands of electro heads together for messy free-for-alls in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. Next city in Richards's sights? Miami, of course. A DJ and record industry ... More >>

Trip to Ultra Land! Crossfade's 15-Act Itinerary for Ultra Music Festival 2011

Trip to Ultra and rip your hair out with Rusko.​Let's be prepared, beat freaks. There is absolutely no reason to wait till we're trapped at the bottom of a 1000-foot k-hole to start planning our Ultra Music Festival itinerary. So before digging out our dosage, stripping down to our rubber unde ... More >>

Moby at Ultra Music Festival March 26

Trip to Ultra and rip your hair out with Rusko.​Let's be prepared, beat freaks. There is absolutely no reason to wait till we're trapped at the bottom of a 1000-foot k-hole to start planning our Ultra Music Festival itinerary. So before digging out our dosage, stripping down to our rubber unde ... More >>

Moby Talks Technology, Glenn Beck, and the Perks of Subtlety

​Emerging from New York City's early-'90s acid house rave scene, Moby debuted with a deep, aqueous, tribal sound that would veer from ecstasy-rich techno to aggro industrial before crystalizing into the crossover poptronica of 1999's multi-platinum Play. Along the way, this socio-politically out ... More >>

Moby Gets Hyperactive at Ultra Music Festival 2011 Day Two, March 26

When Moby took over the pixelated DJ pod in the Carl Cox and Friends Mega Structure last night, I wonder if he was saying to himself, "This audience is going to fucking love my set tonight... whether they like it or not!" He immediately began egging the crowd on, pumping his arms skyward, begging ... More >>

Identity Festival 2011: A Guide for Bros, Girls, Hip-Hoppers, Snobs, and Hipsters

​Dance music's gonna blow up! That's the kind of ecstatic chatter that's been endlessly parroted by pop commentators in 2011. However, this perception that electronic tuneage has been waiting idly on the sidelines just isn't true. Dance music crossed over a long time ago. In case you hadn't not ... More >>

Identity Festival signals dance music's true arrival on the American scene

​Dance music's gonna blow up! That's the kind of ecstatic chatter that's been endlessly parroted by pop commentators in 2011. However, this perception that electronic tuneage has been waiting idly on the sidelines just isn't true. Dance music crossed over a long time ago. In case you hadn't not ... More >>

Moby Dropping Art Basel Miami Beach DJ Set at Mansion December 3

Facebook​There are very few bald men as gnarly as Richard Melville Hall, especially in the record business. Better known as Moby, the 46-year-old DJ, producer, and songwriter is an electronic music pioneer who's broken cross-genre stereotypes with countless collaborations and massive commercial su ... More >>

DFA Records' Secret Show, Moby, Macy Gray Added to Bardot's Art Basel Lineup

FacebookMoby performs at Bardot on December 2​In terms of show announcements, the weeks leading up to Art Basel Miami Beach are like Crossfade's never-ending Hanukkah. Every day, we get a new gift, as one culturally relevant musical act after another proclaims its mission to rock the Magic City, ... More >>

James Murphy's Coffee Business and Five Other Musically Inclined Food and Beverage Ventures

​LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy makes "a lot of coffee." Just how much? Enough to develop a gourmet espresso brand. According to New York Magazine's Grub Street blog, the semi-retired 41 year old is teaming up with a New York City roaster who'll tweak beans and temperatures to create the ... More >>