N.E.R.D. (Band)

Miami R&B singer-songwriter Steven A. Clark on Stripes, his upcoming album, and being a hungry, semi-employed artist

Miami's Steven A. Clark Is a "Superhero" and He's Here to Help Save R&B

​Last year, when Frank Ocean's Nostalgia, Ultra and The Weeknd's House of Balloons dropped within weeks of each other, critics and music fans celebrated the arrival of a fresh movement in R&B. Though the moods of those recordings differed considerably, they were both remarkably self-assured an ... More >>

Art Basel Miami Beach Parties You Are Not Invited To

FacebookIt's all about the Benjamins, baby. ​Whether you're an affluent jet setter or an artistic street kid, Art Basel Miami Beach and the plethora of satellite fairs, gallery exhibits, and public instillations attached to the four-day festival offer a little something for everyone. For Crossfade ... More >>

Metric Conversion

FacebookIt's all about the Benjamins, baby. ​Whether you're an affluent jet setter or an artistic street kid, Art Basel Miami Beach and the plethora of satellite fairs, gallery exhibits, and public instillations attached to the four-day festival offer a little something for everyone. For Crossfade ... More >>

Odder Future: A Deep and Weird Look at the OFWGKTA Discography

Tyler the Creator isn't the limit of OFWGKTA.​With the formal release of Tyler the Creator's first non-self-released full-length record, Goblin, the MC has been the focus of all the hype surrounding Los Angeles-based (and young as hell) hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. But ... More >>

Five Key Moments in the Chronology of Hipster Hop

Tyler the Creator: Is he the über-hipster hopper?​There is no escaping the young-and-vulgar West Coast hip-hop collective Odd Future. There was a brief incubation period on the internet. But ever since performing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the group has been everywhere: SXSW, Coachella, and ... More >>

Juan Basshead Named Top U.S. Dubstep Artist By Major U.K. Newspaper

Juan Basshead​Yesterday, the major U.K. newspaper The Sun ran a music trend piece whose thesis more or less deserves a resounding "Duh" from anyone around here. The headline: "Dubstep making leaps in the U.S." Well, yeah. Anyone into electronic music in the States -- like the thousa ... More >>

N.E.R.D. "Hot-N-Fun" Featuring FriendsWithYou Tricked Out Rolls-Royce

The video has been out for a bit, but just in case you haven't noticed N.E.R.D.'s new video for their track "Hot-N-Fun" features a custom painted Rolls-Royce by local art collective FriendsWithYou. Pharrell Williams said to MTV, "We told them we wanted something that was psychedelic, something that ... More >>

Friends With You Trick Out Vintage Rolls Royce for N.E.R.D. Video

​Ever wonder what a British luxury car would look like if it moved to Miami, hung out in Wynwood, had a few mind-altering experiences, and decided to really stick it to its stuffy, monotone aristocratic parents with some seriously eye-catching body modifications?Wonder no more. Local artists Frien ... More >>

Bill Clinton to Party at LIV with Pharrell for Fundraiser

​Days before Fountainbleau's nightclub LIV sinks to a new low by hosting Michelle "Bombshell" McGee, they'll be welcoming a slightly higher profile bold face name who was caught up in a super-sized infidelity scandal of his own: Bill Clinton.

Head Spins: Jeffrey Tonnesen, Musical Director for the Strip, Opening This Thursday

​Back in 2007, when the Box officially opened in New York, the racket could be heard all the way down to Miami. "It's a bawdy house," said some. "A place soaked in sex," said others. "Burlesque just got reborn," said the rest. The Box was tops because it pulled out all the stops. And the whole wil ... More >>

Wish You Were There: Future Classic Festival on Twitter, YouTube

photo by Logan Fazio​Ah, Twitter. How better to vicariously live through events you're not attending, by reading the 140-character summaries posted by celebrities and people who aren't really your friends? So if you missed the Future Classic Festival last Saturday -- dammit, it was a trending topi ... More >>

Future Classic Festival

photo by Logan Fazio​Ah, Twitter. How better to vicariously live through events you're not attending, by reading the 140-character summaries posted by celebrities and people who aren't really your friends? So if you missed the Future Classic Festival last Saturday -- dammit, it was a trending topi ... More >>

Future Classic Festival Preview: Jorge Moreno

​Yo, WTF's up with Jorge Moreno? It seems that, aside from a seemingly isolated performance on last December's Victoria Secret Fashion Show, we haven't heard from the talented Cuban-American singer-songwriter in some time. The release of his Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated debut record Moreno sh ... More >>

N.E.R.D Headlining Future Classic Festival at Soho Studios

via MySpaceN.E.R.D​It seemed for a while that Miami could play host to multiple music festivals. But after the rapid demise of Bang! (we hardly knew ye) and the sudden cancellation of Langerado, it seems like nobody will be able to match the success of Ultra, so far the city's only music festival ... More >>

D-List Diva

via MySpaceN.E.R.D​It seemed for a while that Miami could play host to multiple music festivals. But after the rapid demise of Bang! (we hardly knew ye) and the sudden cancellation of Langerado, it seems like nobody will be able to match the success of Ultra, so far the city's only music festival ... More >>

N.E.R.D.

Seeing Sounds (Star Trak/Interscope)

No One Ever Really Disappears

Pharrell Williams is happy to be just one of the band again.

Vice City Rock

The downtown indie scene is jumping and making stars out of Fashionista and Modernage

Things to Do in Miami When You're Dead

Clove cigarettes and Italian slang

Underworld

Basshead searches for Murs at SXSW in the midst of a race-fueled controversy

Hit Parade

A nonscientific tip sheet of WMC's breakout tracks