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Sweatstock 2013 at Sweat Records and Churchill's Pub April 20

Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week

It's finally here! Record Store Day (and cough, 4/20) is right around the corner. And that means tons of great acts are ready to get down and dirty with all y'all Miami music lovers. Whether you're looking for rock, punk, hip-hop, jazz, synth-pop, booty bass, or Latin, there's the perfect party wi ... More >>

Sweat Records, Kenny Millions, and Holly Hunt Talk Sweatstock 2013 and Saving Record Stores

Skeptics predict the local music shop is going extinct like the penny arcade. But for the last six years, so-called "independently owned, stand-alone brick-and-mortar retailers" around the U.S. (and the world) have been banding together under the Record Store Day banner to, paraphrasing the immorta ... More >>

Maroone is "Dead," But the Ghostbusters Jingle Remains

If you need a car, truck or van. Who you gonna call? Not Maroone. The mega car dealership chain is changing its name, and will from now on be going using the name of its parent company, AutoNation.But does this mean that South Florida most ubiquitous jingle is going anywhere? Will we never be inform ... More >>

Not Just Midtown: Walmart Has Plans to Expand All Over Miami-Dade

Plans to erect a giant Walmart smack dab in the middle of the Wynwood/Midtown area have garnered headlines, but that's just the tip of the iceberg for Walmart's plans for Miami-Dade. The controversial big-box chain is looking to add six more stores in Miami-Dade in the next two years.

Van Halen to Release Special-Edition Single of "She's the Woman" at Uncle Sam's Music

Shuffling through Record Store Day release bins this past Saturday left us feeling empty. Sure, we picked up some fine RSD stuff and supported local business. But all we really wanted was a Van Halen seven-inch. Wait! What's that? If we buy Van Halen's A Different Kind of Truth after May 4, David ... More >>

Video: Sweat Records' Lolo, Jsin, and Emile Talk Record Store Day 2012

See Sweatstock 2012's full lineup and set times and our guide to rockin' out at Sweatstock 2012.Take a break from celebrating 4/20 and try to remember that tomorrow is Record Store Day! And of course, Sweat Records will be celebrating the event as well as its seventh anniversary with its annual Swea ... More >>

Miamians Shop Online More Than Any Other City

​You might not know it from trying to find parking at Aventura Mall, but apparently Miamians love to do a good bulk of their shopping online. More than residents in any other major city in America, actually, and by a large margin.

Nothing Compares to Hughes

Farm Stores: Only Online Grocery Shopping Now Available

via 3guysfrommiami.com​On a recent late-night run to a local Farm Stores (the drive-thru convenience store with the cow on the sign), a nifty flyer with $20-off coupon was dropped in the bag. That discount is good for online grocery shopping. Curiosity was piqued.So, what are the advantages ... More >>

No Age, Best Coast, and Sonny & the Sunsets Hit SoBe for eMusic Road Show February 4 to 8

Best Coast in Miami?! Well, kinda.​Now wait a second before you shit your hipster pants 'cause this blog's headline is somewhat misleading. In case you got the wrong idea, those awesomely amazing bands we just namedropped won't be performing live in concert at your favorite SoBe hangout this week ... More >>

eMusic Sells Out to Major Record Labels

Jeremy Hall via Flickr​​We're an honest bunch at Crossfade and we do not condone illegally downloading music. It's understood that musicians -- like writers -- struggle financially, and supporting independent music by purchasing records or attending shows is the ultimate display of artistic cama ... More >>

I Need That Record Documentary Details Indie Record Stores' Struggles and Survival

​Okay, so we don't think independent record stores in South Florida are going anywhere -- hello, Sweatstock, Record Store Day -- but that doesn't mean they're thriving everywhere else in the country. That's what I Need That Record: The Death or Possible Survival of the Independent Record S ... More >>

Radio-Active Records Unveils Details of Saturday's Record Store Day

​This blog posting was actually written from inside a dark-green Coleman tent that's perched on the sidewalk outside Radio-Active Records (1930B E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale). Although the store is technically open right now, we predict a Bonnaroo-level event in the parking lot in anticipatio ... More >>

Record Store Day: Full Sweatstock Schedule Posted

​As you may have heard about 2,112 times already, Record Store Day is Saturday, and Sweat Records (5505 NE 2nd Ave., Miami) has posted the full schedule for the Sweatstock extravaganza. (Previously: "Radio-Active Records Unveils Details of Saturday's Record Store Day")The free, all-ages block part ... More >>

Sweat Records Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary With Sweatstock This Saturday

Record Store Day: Radio-Active Records Adds Even More Stuff

​Radio-Active Records' expanded list of Record Store Day exclusives is as long as Joanna Newsom's new triple album! It's April 17, folks. (Ohmygosh, John Fahey's brilliant folk classic Yellow Princess LP!) See also: Radio-Active Records' Record Store Day Specials Include Fela Kuti, Drive By Trucke ... More >>

Miami Hacker Indicted In Largest ID Theft Ring In History, 130 Million Cards

A Miami computer hacker who went by the screen name of "soupnazi" was indicted today in what the feds call the largest identity theft case in history.​Albert Gonzalez, a 28-year-old from the Magic City, and two unnamed sidekicks from Russia hacked into the networks of major retail chains includin ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: "Right on the Money" by the Pretty Faces

It may seem like there's been a blog avalanche on Crossfade about the Pretty Faces, but it's because they deserve it. The Boca-based quartet is one of Palm Beach County's best-kept rock secrets -- a welcome, refreshing blast for fans of the Kinks, the Raspberries, Badfinger, and any number of other ... More >>

Celebrate National Record Store Day at Sweat Records and Radio-Active Records

Remember record stores? They were the place you bought those plastic silvery things called CDs and also where you could pick up vinyl if you were trying to be über-authentic. Ah, yes the days before iTunes. But while Sam Goodys and FYEs might not be commonplace anymore, local records stores still s ... More >>

More Staff Cuts at The Herald

Well, this is just not good news for anyone. Bob Norman at the Pulp got a hold of a Miami Herald memo announcing that there's more cuts coming to the paper, very soon. Publisher David Landsberg blames a decrease in ad revenue due to the hard luck of many local retailers and auto dealers. No word on ... More >>

Circuit City Shutting Down, Sucks for Midtown

Circuit City, the nation-wide electronic retailer, is unplugging, and closing down all 567 of its American stores, including the one in the Shops at Midtown. Midtown has already weathered the loss of Linen-N-Things, and now Circuit City will leave another big chunk of unoccupied real estate. We held ... More >>

DIY Santa

’Tis the season to be frugal.

Free Yr Radio Benefit for WVUM, with the Walkmen

The Walkmen Performing Free in Miami Beach October 6

Karma Records is Having a Blowout Sale

Metal Gear Solid 4 Snuck Out, Few Noticed

Go, Sweat! It's Your Birthday!

Party with Miami’s hipster elite at everyone’s favorite store.

Internet Radio Gets a Stay of Execution

Treat Yourself, Dollface

BEST BIKE SHOP

Mack Cycle & Fitness

Texas High Notes

The SXSW music fest showcases the city as much as the artists

Sites and Sounds

A collector's guide to shopping for music in cyberspace

BEST ADULT VIDEO STORE

Miami Playground Adult Entertainment

BEST MATERNITY BOUTIQUE

Meet Me in Miami

BEST MALL

Dolphin Mall

When Online Got Off Base

Or: How Mark Cuban would have--and could have?--saved the music biz

Ransom Notes

Can one man convince millions of people to pay for their "free" music?

Best Used CD Store

CD Warehouse

Best Place To Ditch The Kids For A Few Hours

The Shops at Sunset Place

Best Mall

Aventura Mall

Best Neighbors

Harriel's Tobacco Shoppe of Suniland

Buyer Beware

That's a motto you might want to keep in mind next time you go shopping for a used car

How To Save the Neighborhood

Let's say you've got a serious zoning problem. Here's what you do: Show up at county hall with armed with allies and solid arguments. Surely your elected representatives will do the right thing.

Get Your Foreign Butts Out of Our Convenience Stores!

Want to make Big Tobacco really mad? Just try importing export-only cigarettes

Twilight of the Tweaks

The mass marketing of stereo equipment put truly obsessed audiophiles on the lunatic fringe

Downsize This!

Michael Moore says Borders bookstore hates him because he's a pro-union gadfly. They say he's blowing everything out of proportion.

Very Big Bucks

The most lucrative contract in the history of Miami International Airport is about to be awarded to one lucky company

And Polish That Name Tag!

Superhero Worship

Armed only with their pens and their pit-bull protagonist, Rolando and Josue Matos sic Lycanthrope on Miami and the comic book world