Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

The Sex Pistols Sell-Out--Again

Hunk of Burning Funk

Buddha Gonzalez searches for his fame and fortune in Miami's strip clubs

Swelter 21

Buddha Gonzalez searches for his fame and fortune in Miami's strip clubs

Alas Poor Rock, We Knew It Well

Buddha Gonzalez searches for his fame and fortune in Miami's strip clubs

Dan Quayle Loves the Kids

Former veep tracks musicians' drug use, world yawns.

Kid Rock

Former veep tracks musicians' drug use, world yawns.

Supreme Inspiration

Celebrate Black History Month with a Motown legend

Buddy Guy

Celebrate Black History Month with a Motown legend

Postscript Professor

Warren Zanes wrote some of his best songs while working on his dissertation

Jump, Jive, and Wail

After 50 years onstage, vintage rocker Jimmy Cavallo gets his due

Aretha Franklin

After 50 years onstage, vintage rocker Jimmy Cavallo gets his due

Old-School Cool

Traveling hip-hop show goes back in the day

Lame Old Song

Proof that today's popular music is just as good -- and bad -- as it's always been

Various Artists

Doo Wop 50, Volumes One and Two (Rhino Home Video)

Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

Springsteen still can prove it all night

Wu-Tang Forever?

U-God on the Wu-Tang Clan's little quality-control problem

Going Home

U-God on the Wu-Tang Clan's little quality-control problem

Train in Vain

U-God on the Wu-Tang Clan's little quality-control problem

Rock 101 Revisited

U-God on the Wu-Tang Clan's little quality-control problem

Night & Day

March 26-April 1, 1998

The Return of Art Rock

March 26-April 1, 1998

Rattle and Bum

March 26-April 1, 1998

Swamp and Circumstance

March 26-April 1, 1998

Knocking the Rock

March 26-April 1, 1998

Messing Up in Public

March 26-April 1, 1998

All the Young Dudes

March 26-April 1, 1998

Rotations

March 26-April 1, 1998

Rotations

March 26-April 1, 1998

Sam & Dave Were Legends of Overtown

Sam & Dave are the legendary soul men behind songs such as, well, "Soul Man," and "Hold On, I'm Coming." If you've ever watched TV, seen a movie, or listened to the radio, then you've heard em. But did you know these guys cut their teeth on the Overtown and Liberty City live circuit before reco ... More >>

Dave Aronberg Really, Really Likes Rush (the Band, Not the Limbaugh)

The Buzz takes there "5 Questions" video series to Democratic Attorney General candidate Dave Aronberg. The first few minutes are all blah-blah "this is why I should be elected stuff," then some talk about who has the bumper sticker advantage (?), but then at the 3:22 mark Aronberg takes time to ... More >>

Top 10 Thursday: The Real Top 10 American Entertainers

Michael Jackson dies and all of a sudden he's the greatest entertainer of all time. Not so fast. MJ made three great albums, invented the moonwalk and, well.... Let us take another look at the performers who have truly proved most thrilling over the years.1. Elvis Presley Michael Jackson may have du ... More >>

Top Ten Thursdays: The Top Ten Guitarists Right Now

Buddy Guy plays the Arsht Center.​Blues badass Buddy Guy -- along with Big Easy piano man Dr. John -- performs Friday at the Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center. A huge influence on Eric Clapton and countless others, Guy continues to elate audience members with his guitar heroics at the g ... More >>

Concert Review: Jackson Browne at the Fillmore Miami Beach, November 21

via livenation.com​Jackson BrowneThe Fillmore Miami BeachSaturday, November 21, 2009The Review:Like much of his audience these days, Jackson Browne seems to have embraced age and maturity only reluctantly. That's the inevitable result, perhaps, of growing up in the untamed times that were the '60s ... More >>

Founding Father

via livenation.com​Jackson BrowneThe Fillmore Miami BeachSaturday, November 21, 2009The Review:Like much of his audience these days, Jackson Browne seems to have embraced age and maturity only reluctantly. That's the inevitable result, perhaps, of growing up in the untamed times that were the '60s ... More >>

Around the Voice: The Flaming Lips and Gil Scott-Heron State the Obvious

Wait, he's not new here?​Every week, we gather some interesting stuff from our sister Village Voice Media publications' music sections. Just for kicks. Here's last week's entry.In the Dallas Observer's bumper crop of content: Surfer Blood mourns the loss of Jay Reatard and confirms that even Pitch ... More >>

Concert Review: Aretha Franklin Performs Short, Occasionally Sweet at Hard Rock Live on March 16

Photo by Tom Craig/Seminole Hard Rock ​Aretha FranklinHard Rock Live, HollywoodTuesday, March 16, 2010What doesn't become a legend the most? Well, for starters, a certain behavior pattern that leads the public to wonder if an artist has dived face-first off a 12-story balcony without considering a ... More >>

Concert Review: John Fogerty at Hard Rock Live, April 22

Photo by Tom Craig/Seminole Hard RockJohn Fogerty at Hard Rock Live, April 22​John FogertyHard Rock Live, HollywoodThursday, April 22, 2010When John Fogerty first initiated his roots rock ethos with Creedence Clearwater Revival some 42 years ago, the musical term Americana had yet to be used to de ... More >>

Concert Review: Van Morrison at Hard Rock Live, May 5

Van Morrison kept personal interactions to a minimum at Hard Rock Live Wednesday​Van MorrisonHard Rock Live, Hollywood Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Preceded by a reputation as one of contemporary music's most distinctive voices - as well as one of its most curmudgeonly characters -- Van Morrison's first ... More >>

Jackson Takes Action

Van Morrison kept personal interactions to a minimum at Hard Rock Live Wednesday​Van MorrisonHard Rock Live, Hollywood Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Preceded by a reputation as one of contemporary music's most distinctive voices - as well as one of its most curmudgeonly characters -- Van Morrison's first ... More >>

Crosby, Stills & Nash at Hard Rock Live

Van Morrison kept personal interactions to a minimum at Hard Rock Live Wednesday​Van MorrisonHard Rock Live, Hollywood Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Preceded by a reputation as one of contemporary music's most distinctive voices - as well as one of its most curmudgeonly characters -- Van Morrison's first ... More >>

Ten Bands That Wouldn't Exist Without the Ramones in Honor of Johnny and CJ's B-Day

Photo by Michael MarkosJohnny Ramone wilds out in '77.​Today we celebrate the birthday of two Ramones: Johnny and CJ Ramone. Yes, CJ (who turns 45 today) is viewed as a ringer or a hired gun. He isn't anyone's favorite Ramone, but he did a fine job filling Dee Dee's Chucks and leather jacket John ... More >>

Top Five Rock Star Criminals: From Rick James to Norwegian Black Metal

​Rock stars and jail-time go together like bars and stripes, weed and whiskey, hookers and cocaine. No wonder so many of our musical heroes end up in trouble with the law.Like Miami's own Against All Authority say, "Fuck the law/Fuck the law/Fuck the law/You're fuckin nothin' but a pig."So in hono ... More >>

Jersey Boys at the Arsht: Goodfellas in a jukebox

​Rock stars and jail-time go together like bars and stripes, weed and whiskey, hookers and cocaine. No wonder so many of our musical heroes end up in trouble with the law.Like Miami's own Against All Authority say, "Fuck the law/Fuck the law/Fuck the law/You're fuckin nothin' but a pig."So in hono ... More >>

Achtung, Grandpa! Ten Glorious, Strange, and Shameful Moments in U2's Very Long Career

Bono as his alter-ego "The Fly" in '92.​According to the Emerald Isle's Central Statistics Office, the average Irish male can expect to prowl around Planet Earth for about 76 years, 9 months, and 18 days. Do you know what that means? It means that U2, as a band, is totally middle aged. (Formed in ... More >>

U2 with special guest Florence and the Machine at Sun Life Stadium June 29

Bono as his alter-ego "The Fly" in '92.​According to the Emerald Isle's Central Statistics Office, the average Irish male can expect to prowl around Planet Earth for about 76 years, 9 months, and 18 days. Do you know what that means? It means that U2, as a band, is totally middle aged. (Formed in ... More >>

Five Hair Metal Heroes Who Should be Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Edvill, Flickr​The Beastie Boys, Eric B. & Rakim, Donovan, and the Cure were among 15 artists nominated this morning by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame committee for the class of 2012. Only five will make it, earning a sacred spot alongside some of the greats. Chances are, Guns N' Roses, will ... More >>

Red Hot Chili Peppers Among 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

Photo by Clara Balzary via facebook.com/chilipeppers​The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, contemporary music's Cleveland equivalent to Major League Baseball's Cooperstown, has announced its class of 2012. As we here at Crossfade expected, Guns N' Roses made the cut. But the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bea ... More >>

Alice Cooper's No More Mr. Nice Guy Tour at Hard Rock Live December 15

Photo by Clara Balzary via facebook.com/chilipeppers​The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, contemporary music's Cleveland equivalent to Major League Baseball's Cooperstown, has announced its class of 2012. As we here at Crossfade expected, Guns N' Roses made the cut. But the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bea ... More >>

Rev Run Talks New Year's Eve in Miami, His Career, and Why He Quit Reality TV

Spend NYE on SoBe with Rev Run.​Unless you're blind and deaf, you know Rev Run. He's a founding member of legendary rap crew Run-D.M.C. , an ex-reality TV star, prominent reverend, father of six, and a DJ. And if you want to check out his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-level skills, he'll be droppi ... More >>