Subject: The Black Eyed Peas

• The English Beat

  March 26, 2009

• Alanis has Lovely Lady Lumps

  September 5, 2007

• Come Get Funky With Obama

  May 23, 2008

• Head Spins: DJ Jenni Foxx

  Hurricane Wilma may have been devastating for a lot of folks, but not for Jenni Foxx. See, on that 2005 day after it hit, she happened to have a scheduled DJ audition at the Clevelander. But there was no power. And a few hours later, when power was restored, Foxx got a call from the owner. Seems the Clevelander's resident DJ couldn't make it across the Causeway, so Jenni got the nod, based on looks and charm alone.Soon after, a similar thing happened at Buck 15, when Foxx got pulled in last-minu

  June 1, 2009

• Last Night: Fergie at the Seminole Hard Rock Live

  September 27, 2008

• Feeder Bands

  September 1, 2005

• Q&A with Fedde le Grand

  Put your hands up for Fedde le Grand. Everyone knows Fedde le Grand, the Dutch DJ/producer who burst onto the mainstream dance scene with "Put Your Hands Up For Detriot." It was one of those tracks everybody easily loved. It had awesome hook, dirty beats, and an outrageous climatic peak. But with such success, an DJ could easily fall prey to the one-hit wonder category in the dance music scene. But not le Grand. He's proved he definitely has more tricks up us sleeve than just a catchy song. A

  November 13, 2008

• Head Spins: DJ Jenni Foxx

  June 4, 2009

• Black Eyed Peas to Perform at Ultra Music Festival (UPDATED)

  Black Eyed Peas bringing their humps to Bicentennial Park.There are some things in this world better left unexplained, but this is definitely not one of them. It's been confirmed that the Black Eyed Peas (yes, the very same ones that created the weapon of mass destruction called "My Humps") are set to perform at Ultra Music Festival next month. The Peas join other previously announced acts like The Prodigy, Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto, Bloc Party, Carl Cox, Deadmau5, Crystal Castles, Ting Tings, Santog

  February 12, 2009

• 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 Symphony and Stanton Warriors to Day 2. The Bloody Beetroots and L.A. Riots are scheduled to perform both days, while The Whip's Day 2 appearance has been switched to Day 1, and Late of the Pier has switc

  February 13, 2009

• During WMC The Techno Stops For No One, Not Even Paris Hilton

  via Wikimedia CommonsHey, have you heard there's this music event in town, with all these DJs who take dance and electronic music pretty seriously? It's probably one of the biggest weeks in the year for their industry, and it would really be best if you don't go up to them and ask them to play some Madonna or Black Eyed Peas. In fact, it's just best you don't offer any suggestions at all, and leave the song selection to the professional. Well, no one told Paris Hilton, who really has no grasp on

  March 27, 2009

• WMC 2009: Black Eyed Thieves at Ultra Music Festival

  John HoodBlack Eyed Peas brought their humps to the main stage at Ultra.Ultra Music Festival: Black Eyed ThievesFriday, March 27, 2009Bicentennial Park, MiamiBetter Than: Having My Wallet StolenCall me a snob, but besides stage-front, my favorite place to hang at Ultra is the VIP/Press Lounge. And this year, was no exception. Put together by my ol' colleague Michael Sheehan, ex of the late, lamented Map Magazine, it's got everything a working journalist could need: free-flowing 42 Below, ice col

  March 28, 2009

• WMC 2009: Ultra Day 1 Dissapoints, Noizy Boys at Louis and Erol Alkan Tears Up The Vagabond

  Justin NamonBoys Noize being a little shy at Louis.Yes, I'm not going to be very popular by saying this, but Day 1 of Ultra Music Festival sucked. Perhaps it was the nerve of organizers scheduling Santigold for a 5 p.m. performance slot (WTF?), or Bloc Party canceling, or perhaps LMFAO taking the stage during the Black Eyed Peas performance to cement what is certain to be their one-hit wonder status by singing "I'm in Miami, Bitch!" Everything was bad -- really bad!The only real highlight for me

  March 28, 2009

• Hands up for Fedde Le Grand

  March 19, 2009

• Must-See Acts on Ultra's Lineup

  March 19, 2009

• Ultra Vivid Wow!

  The massive two-day festival remains a homegrown labor of love by two South Florida locals.

  March 19, 2009

• Timeless, More than Ever

  May 15, 2008

• Remaking Michael Jackson

  Why waste money on (or steal) those bogus Thriller remixes when you can get better ones legally for free?

  April 24, 2008

• Marilyn's First

  December 30, 2004

• Various Artists

  November 1, 2007

• Return of the Boom Bap

  August 2, 2007

• Various Artists

  July 12, 2007

• Bigg Dreams

  July 5, 2007

• Dick Dale

  February 8, 2007

• Ampersand & More

  September 7, 2006

• Sergio Mendes

  March 16, 2006

• Assault 'n' Prepper

  September 1, 2005

• The Black Eyed Peas

  June 9, 2005

• Esthero

  January 13, 2005

• Latin or American?

  November 4, 2004

• See You

  September 2, 2004

• Pure Hearted

  May 29, 2003

• Jungle Story

  March 30, 2000

• True Rhymes

  January 7, 1999

• Night & Day

  November 5, 1998

• Post-Easter Regression: The Triple-Pork Sandwich. With Peeps.

  Peeps' Last Meal My friend Peggy Jean was in town over the Easter holidays. Peggy Jean is a real Southern cook, which means that just about everything she makes calls for many pounds of butter, cartons of heavy whipping cream, half and half, bacon fat, salt, and variations on the theme of sugar (turbinado, honey, molassas). Peggy Jean is a cook who makes Paula Deen look like she's on the Mediterranean Diet. She made us a dinner of pulled pork shoulder, black eyed pea salsa, cheese grits, ground

  April 14, 2009

• LMFAO

  May 7, 2009

• Countown to Freestyle Invasion II: Q&A with Judy Torres

  via myspace.com/judytorresTo read yesterday's interview with Johnny O, click here. Judy Torres is the singer of the freestyle hits "No Reason to Cry" and "Please Stay Tonight." She is currently a radio host on WKTU 103.5 in New York City. And there is no doubt that she is the Queen of freestyle!José el Rey: Thanks for taking the time to speak to me, you must be the hardest working woman in show business!Judy Torres: I'm super busy,  I have lot of shows this weekend, and the radio show

  May 27, 2009

• Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores

  Sonic Youth's latest topped the lists at Sweat and Radio-Active.Moving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to see past top sellers. Top Sellers for the Week of June 8-12:Uncle Sam's Music, South Beach 1. Behind the Front, Black Eyed Peas 2. Fame, Lady Gaga 3. DJ, Oscar G 4. 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day 5. Relapse, Eminem Sweat Records, Miami 1. Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear 2. Preliminaires, Igg

  June 17, 2009

• Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores

  Moving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to see past top sellers.Top Sellers for the week of June 15-19Courtesy of Deathcabforcutie.comDeath Cab's "Open Door EP" made Sweat's top 5 this weekUncle Sam's Music, South Beach1. Cielo Playtime, Various artists dance compilation2. 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day3. The End, Black Eyed Peas4. Defected in the House Ibiza 09, Various artists dance compilation5. Wolfga

  June 22, 2009

• GLAAD Gets Involved in Perez Hilton-Will.i.am. Slap Fight

  Sometimes when you make a post about something, you feel indebted to blog about any major updates in the story. Other times, you find a picture so marvelous you need to find any excuse to use it. So here we are continuing our coverage of Perez Hilton v. Will.i.am: Boom Boom Pow-gate '09. Of course, gossip powerhouse TMZ has already procured a video of the incident. Perez is clearly caught on tape telling Mr. I.am: "You're not a fucking artist [ed: true]. You're a fucking faggot [ed: not true]

  June 23, 2009

• Will.I.Am Wants to Try Out for Dolphins

  If you ask us, way too many of Will.i.am's dreams have come true. The Black Eyed Peas' resident shoddy producer has an ever growing ego, and now he has another modest dream: trying out for the Miami Dolphins. We say let him. Will.i.am took to some website called Dipdive... To brag about how fast he his... And how much he likes smoking dudes... For some reason he type like this for the entire thing... So, now he wants to be the Dolphins punt returner, and made a video about i

  September 3, 2009

• Luke Goes Boom on the Ones and Twos

  September 24, 2009

• Photos: N.E.R.D's Performances at W South Beach, Awarehouse

  Photo via Billionaire Boys Club​It wasn't too long ago that N.E.R.D performed like at the somewhat dysfunctional Future Classic Festival. But that didn't stop them from giving Miami a weekend full of alt hip-hop (arguably N.E.R.D are the original hipster-hoppers).But this past weekend's performances, both at the W South Beach and Kia Soul Collective event at Awarehouse, feature a special surprise -- the introduction of a fourth new member to the group, Rhea. Last time an eccentric hip-hop grou

  October 7, 2009

• Head Spins: DJ Mednas (With MP3s!)

  via myspace.com/djmednas​Miamians take a rightful pride in our reputation as the northern-most capital of South America. But if we're ever going to truly be considered a world-class city, it'll be because of cats like DJ Mednas. Mednas, who derives his moniker from a mix-up of his given name, Mehdi Nassiri, was born in Casablanca and raised in both Marrakech and Tangier. Like many a Moroccan, Mednas crossed the Straights of Gibraltar and ended up in Madrid, where he spent seven years, som

  November 2, 2009

• Head Spins: DJ Mednas, Miami's internationalist house man

  November 5, 2009