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  • Blogs

    December 26, 2011

    Questlove's Christmas on South Beach: The Roots Drummer Drops 2011's Best DJ Set

    ​Maybe you spent Christmas night digesting the pig and/or turkey you'd been scarfing down all day. But we spent it dancing off our 20 meals to Questlove's DJ set at Wall Lounge. Nowadays, even your mom knows about Questlove, thanks to Jimmy Fallon. Yet somehow, the drummer and producer manages to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    X Factor's Five Biggest Surprises and Serious Questions From Last Night's Episode

    Ray Mickshaw / FOX On last night's episode of X Factor, we saw "hipster" Philip Lomax sing "Don't Stop the Music" to Rihanna. We saw Simon tap his toe, Paula look intensely happy, Nicole emote, and L.A. shake his head back and forth in approval. Future mechanic Tora Woloshin made us feel old, then ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    X Factor's Ten Stupidest Faces: Tears, Hysterics, and More Tears From Last Night's Episode

    You ever watch Beaches with your mom or Titanic with a girlfriend? Those weepy bitches have nothing on X Factor's contestants and judges. The entire show is just people crying and being inspirational and then crying again. Last night, tryouts ended and boot camp began. Once the finalists are chosen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    X Factor Contestant Calls Show a "Fraud," Says Simon Cowell Was an Angry Prick at Miami Audition

    ​When Simon Cowell's new show, The X Factor, aired last week, Charlese Uribe already knew what would happen. Earlier this summer, she and her then-15-year-old daughter Melody Haughn had driven to Miami from their home in Pembroke Pines only to get cut after a week of brutal tryouts.But when U ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Kelly Rowland and Jennifer Hudson Terrorized by Prankster Jet Skiers on Miami Beach

    ​Kelly Rowland and Jennifer Hudson were not holding a seminar on how to climb out of Beyoncé Knowles's shadow. While visiting Rowland's Miami Beach home, they were filming a segment for the British edition of Simon Cowell's X Factor, on which Rowland is now a judge. But the shoot w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Simon Cowell Sued by Father and Son X Factor Contestants for "Physical and Mental Exertion"

    ​Former American Idol judge Simon Cowell scoured America this summer looking for contestants for his new singing show, The X Factor. We're not sure if he found any future Kelly Clarksons when he visited Miami, but he did discover a now angry and litigious father-and-son duo. Stephen Marks, 54 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    X Factor Taping in Coral Gables, Plus Notes for Future Reality TV Drinking Game

    Photo by Ray Mickshaw / FOXPeople outside the BankUnited Center.​​At the X Factor taping in Coral Gables yesterday, judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Antonio "L.A." Reid, and Nicole Scherzinger seemed in character. Simon's still unnecessarily mean, Paula's still unnecessarily nice, L.A. is s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    LeBron James is the 10th Most Powerful Celebrity in the World According to Forbes

    ​Forbes has tallied up the world's most powerful celebrities, and the Miami Heat's own LeBron James comes in at number three. Though he's not that most powerful athlete (Tiger Woods somehow still takes that one), he is the most powerful celebrity athlete from a team sport. Besides Woods, only A-li ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2011

    Don't Stop Believing

    ​Forbes has tallied up the world's most powerful celebrities, and the Miami Heat's own LeBron James comes in at number three. Though he's not that most powerful athlete (Tiger Woods somehow still takes that one), he is the most powerful celebrity athlete from a team sport. Besides Woods, only A-li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Five Worst TV Singers Ever in Honor of NBC's The Voice Premiering April 26

    William "She Bangs!" Hung.​Damn, America. You really love yourself a generic televised singing competition, don't you? We already have good ole' reliable American Idol jamming up the airwaves with massacred Top 40 favorites. And now Simon Cowel's The X-Factor is slated to premiere this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Iggy Pop on American Idol: Was It a Sign of the Apocalypse?

    ​What? Are you serious? Iggy Pop on American Fucking Idol? I thought the apocalypse wasn't scheduled to swallow us all till 2012. Yet according to Crossfade's own personal bible, the end of the world would be heralded by five terrifying occurrences: (1) Steven Tyler would fall off a stage in Sturg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Five Interviews With Future Pop Stars at the X Factor Tryouts In Miami

    This morning at 6 a.m., a massive group of sincere, talented singers (and a equally massive gaggle of delusional people who think they're singers) gathered at the BankUnited Center to show the world's bullies that they actually are, in fact, special. Auditions for the upcoming Simon Cowell show, X ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Don Francisco, 70-Year-Old Host Of Univision's Sabado Gigante, Faces Chilean Paternity Suit

    courtesy Univision​​Anyone who watches Univision's decades-long institution, Sabado Gigante, knows that host Don Francisco is kind of a baller. The 70-year-old variety show wizard is an unholy mutant blend of Bob Barker, Simon Cowell and Anderson Cooper, all in a body that stole George Hamilton' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Mario Joins Meatless Monday Movement

    Lee KleinCome Monday, just say no.​It's not quite as dramatic a step as it sounds: Every Monday, each of Batali's establishments will proffer at least two vegetarian options, be it entrees, pastas, pizzas, or whatnot (and we hear he makes an incredible vegan whatnot).These dishes will be designate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Reminder: Local Acts Must Enter New Times Battle of the Bands by Tuesday

    As I have already mentioned, the Broward-Palm Beach wing of New Times will be performing Simon Cowell-esque duties this Saturday at America's Backyard (200 E. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale) during a rigorous Battle of the Bands. Even if some people aren't *head snap* likin' it.When all is said and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Forget Marc Anthony, J.Lo, La Gloria, and Jimmy. We Need an Albanian!

    So now comes the news that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are gonna be celeb minority owners of the Dolphins, like Jimmy Buffett and the Estefans before them. (Follow the jump for the news release.) I get what Dolphins owner Steve Ross is doing. Pandering. That's what he's supposed to do. With ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2009

    See Potts Roar

    So now comes the news that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are gonna be celeb minority owners of the Dolphins, like Jimmy Buffett and the Estefans before them. (Follow the jump for the news release.) I get what Dolphins owner Steve Ross is doing. Pandering. That's what he's supposed to do. With ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Paul Potts Playing Hard Rock Live July 14

    Hard Rock Live in Hollywood is classing it up on July 14 when Paul Potts comes to town. For those of you who don't regularly watch British television, Potts is the original winner of the Simon Cowell-produced Britain's Got Talent, where he astonished audiences and judges alike week in and out wi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    The Gunn Show

    Hard Rock Live in Hollywood is classing it up on July 14 when Paul Potts comes to town. For those of you who don't regularly watch British television, Potts is the original winner of the Simon Cowell-produced Britain's Got Talent, where he astonished audiences and judges alike week in and out wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2008

    Gordon Ramsay to Chastise Video Gamers this September

    Hard Rock Live in Hollywood is classing it up on July 14 when Paul Potts comes to town. For those of you who don't regularly watch British television, Potts is the original winner of the Simon Cowell-produced Britain's Got Talent, where he astonished audiences and judges alike week in and out wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2008

    See Ya, Syesha

    Hard Rock Live in Hollywood is classing it up on July 14 when Paul Potts comes to town. For those of you who don't regularly watch British television, Potts is the original winner of the Simon Cowell-produced Britain's Got Talent, where he astonished audiences and judges alike week in and out wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    American Idol Finds Magical Misfires in the Magic City

    Hard Rock Live in Hollywood is classing it up on July 14 when Paul Potts comes to town. For those of you who don't regularly watch British television, Potts is the original winner of the Simon Cowell-produced Britain's Got Talent, where he astonished audiences and judges alike week in and out wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Check, Please! Brings Michy to the Airwaves

    Hard Rock Live in Hollywood is classing it up on July 14 when Paul Potts comes to town. For those of you who don't regularly watch British television, Potts is the original winner of the Simon Cowell-produced Britain's Got Talent, where he astonished audiences and judges alike week in and out wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Check, Please! Brings Michy to the Airwaves

    Hard Rock Live in Hollywood is classing it up on July 14 when Paul Potts comes to town. For those of you who don't regularly watch British television, Potts is the original winner of the Simon Cowell-produced Britain's Got Talent, where he astonished audiences and judges alike week in and out wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2007

    Rudy Crew Speaks, if the Price is Right

    Hard Rock Live in Hollywood is classing it up on July 14 when Paul Potts comes to town. For those of you who don't regularly watch British television, Potts is the original winner of the Simon Cowell-produced Britain's Got Talent, where he astonished audiences and judges alike week in and out wi ... More >>

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    October 19, 2006

    Took a Shot

    DVD releases for the week of October 17, 2006

  • News

    August 17, 2006

    Metal Magic

    Loud rock music, sleight of hand, and life in a trailer. What a combo!

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    "Popozao" and the Genius of K-Fed

    Loud rock music, sleight of hand, and life in a trailer. What a combo!

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2005

    Everybody Dance Now

    It's a three-hour halftime show

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    July 21, 2005

    Night&Day

    Calendar from the issue of July 21, 2005

  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    Dreams of Fighting an R&B Bitch

    Resilient chanteuse Faith Evans is coming to town, but don't test her!

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2004

    This Week's Day by Day Picks

    Resilient chanteuse Faith Evans is coming to town, but don't test her!

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2003

    Kosher K.O.

    Israeli slugger executes a hit

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