The Bloody Beetroots

Ultra Music Festival 2013's Lineup and Set Times

Under normal circumstances, Ultra Music Festival has pushed even the most seasoned EDM addicts to the very brink of physical and emotional collapse. But now UMF has expanded to two entire weekends (AKA six whole days), which just might turn certain (weaker) members of the Crossfade team into pathet ... More >>

Ten Best Pool Parties During WMC and Miami Music Week 2013

Steve Aoki: The Neon Punk of EDM

Once an indie darling, he has coasted to superstardom on a wave of pure showmanship.

Ten Best Pool Parties During Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week 2013

Winter Music Conference used to be a whole week of industry insiders schmoozing it up and trading records, but now it's all about the pool parties. And does that really bother anyone? If so, you've probably never actually oiled up for one of these sexy things. So stop being a snob and start strippi ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Releasing Official Soundtrack From Tiesto, Avicii, 28 Others

Ultra Music Festival is nothing without the music. Well, that and the thousands of attendees. But the people wouldn't come knockin' if the beat didn't stay rockin'. That being said, the Ultra fest folks are working with the people at Ultra Records to bring you "what is guaranteed to be one of the b ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Phase 3 Lineup: Tommie Sunshine, Dieselboy, Kleinenberg

With just 29 days till Downtown Miami's Bayfront Park becomes totally flooded with LED-wielding beat freaks ... Ultra Music Festival 2013 has announced its Phase 3 lineup. Among this final round of 40-plus acts: Intrepid Ultra defender Tommie Sunshine, along with Marco Bailey, Christian Smith, DJ M ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Phase 2 Lineup: Alesso, Eric Prydz, Snoop Dogg, Tons More

Just when you thought the party couldn't get any better, Ultra Music Festival has announced its Phase 2 lineup. So let's not bother with the formalities. Here's who's been added: Alesso, Benny Benassi, Dirty South, Dog Blood (Boys Noize & Skrillex), Eric Prydz, Fedde Le Grand, Hardwell, Loco D ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Announces Phase 1 Lineup: Tiesto, Kaskade, Avicii, 25 Others

Three reasons Ultra Music Festival 2013's gonna be epic, beat freaks. 1. The EDM megafest has expanded from three days to two whole uhntz-uhntz-ing weekends. 2. Swedish House Mafia and Deadmau5 are gonna be the primary party starters. 3. The just-announced Phase 1 linuep, including 13 extra DJs, 13 ... More >>

Congorock at Mansion October 19

Congorock on Blogging, Hipster Electro, and Whether EDM Is Actually Wimpy

EDM has America by the throat. But how did it get to be this way? Well, we can't say definitively. Although, it kinda started with blogging hipsters in 2006. Hell, some of the DJs making waves on the scene today started out as bloggers, like Italian electro badass Congorock. He remembers the good ... More >>

Top Ten Dance Moves at Ultra Music Festival 2012 in Animated GIF!

​Have you ever stripped down to your underwear or less, hit a municipal park, gotten drunk and drugged, and done the Sweaty Uhntz-Uhntz at 169 BPMs while 163,000 people watched? Nah, beat freak. We ain't talking about public sex. Just dancing at Ultra Music Festival. Over the weekend, we here at ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Sold Out With 73 Days Until Start

​That's it, folks! According to its website, Ultra Music Festival 2012 is officially sold out with 73 days remaining until the first day of the festival. This breaks last year's record, when tix sold out on February 18 with a full 34 days left before the fest.Of course, Ultra's 2012 lineup, feat ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Announces Lineup: Avicii, Tiësto, David Guetta, and 89 Others

Avicii: Ultra 2012's Saturday night headliner.​Big news, beat freaks. After months of teases, hype, and promises that it "will be bigger than last year," there's finally been a major development in the ongoing saga of Ultra Music Festival's 2012 lineup. Of course, we here at Crossfade have spe ... More >>

Lollapalooza 2011 Announces Lineup With Eminem, Girl Talk, DFA 1979, and 122 Others

​It's time to start planning your road trip to Lollapalooza land 'cause King Perry Farrell just released his 125-name guestlist for this August's three-day Grant Park extravaganza. And if you don't wanna be left at the gate, crying and clawing the dirt like a pauper, you better buy a full-weekend ... More >>

Deathface Talks Blood Baths, Ritual Sacrifice, and the Overthrow's Black Magick Party

via facebook.com/deathfacekills​Once upon a time, Chicago-bred, L.A.-based DJ/producer Johnny Love was best known on underground dance floors as half of Guns and Bombs. That project, as the name implies, was all about going hard and going big, full of searing chainsaw basslines and "subtlety" tu ... More >>

Bloody Beetroots Speed Metal Their Way Through Mansion, October 13

​The Bloody BeetrootsWednesday, October 13, 2010Mansion, Miami BeachBetter than: A root canal.DJ sets are always awkward to review. There are hardly any of the theatrics of a live performance, and the only skill you can assess is whether or not the mix was any good. But Bloody Beetroots never disa ... More >>

Bloody Beetroots Remix the Chemical Brothers' "Dissolve"

​Today is the day Italian electro outfit, the Bloody Beetroots, kick off the North American leg of its Death Crew 77 tour. Unfortunately, tonight's show at Mansion won't be a live performance, just a DJ set warmup. However, Bob Rifo and Tommy Tea were arguably DJs before this whole live show ... More >>

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The Bloody Beetroots' Bob Rifo Talks About His Upcoming Death Crew 77 Tour

​In this week's issue, we preview the Bloody Beetroots' upcoming show at Mansion on October 13. In the pantheon of electro-house, the Italian duo seemed to have arrived a bit late to the game, but were still able to put their mark thanks in large part to the strength of tracks like "Warp" and "Cor ... More >>

Mansion's Hipsterrific Fall Schedule Includes Steve Aoki, Bloody Beetroots, Boys Noize

Boys Noize: A lonely boy?​Hey, y'all! Mansion wants you to party like it's 2007. Like American Apparel isn't going into bankruptcy. Like parties like Revolver and Spider-Pussy are still going strong.We've been alerted to a few upcoming shows at the South Beach mega-club that bring a ting of nostal ... More >>

Ultra: A guide to the live acts

Ultra Music Festival grows again in 2010

Passion Pit, Caspa Added to Ultra Music Festival 2010 Lineup UPDATE

Photo by Chrissy PiperPassion Pit​Here comes the Ultra Music Festival shuffle! You have to remember nothing is concrete even on the day of the festival (Bloc Party canceled last year at the last minute). According to an official press release from Ultra's organizers, indie-rock band Passion Pit ha ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2010 Phase 1 Lineup Announced UPDATE

​I rarely ever take flier handouts while walking at night around South Beach, but for some reason as I was leaving Klutch I took an Ultra flier from a guy. Honestly, the first thing I felt was exhaustion because I don't know if I can handle the fact that Winter Music Conference is already creeping ... More >>

Head Spins: Al B. Rotten is White Room's Friday-night DJ

Crookers

Viva Italia

Crookers Return to Miami, This Time at LIV on August 5

 In the Venn diagram of modern electro, fidget and hip-house, Milan-based DJ duo Crookers resides in the overlap. The pairing of producers Phra and Bot, Crookers is often mentioned alongside the Bloody Beetroots, a similarly beat-saturated set of Italian DJs that rose to prominence through blog ... More >>

WMC 2009: Ultra Video Recap

Here are some fan made videos I found on YouTube from Ultra Music Festival. We've got David Guetta, Tiesto, Bloody Beetroots, Juan Basshead, Deadmau5, The Drum and Bass Tent, and Swedish House Mafia. These were chosen based mostly on the decency of sound quality -- I sacrificed my own ear drums so y ... More >>

WMC 2009: Crystal Castles at Ultra Music Festival

Santiago FelipeCrystal Castles vocalist Alice Glass at Ultra Music Festival Day 2.Ultra Music Festival '09: Crystal CastlesSaturday, March 28, 2009Bicentennial Park, MiamiBetter than: Everything else at Ultra -- seriously.The lights dimmed at the Bayfront Stage at Ultra Music Festival and from the d ... More >>

Winter Music Conference Event Listings

Find all the best parties taking place March 24-29.

The Bloody Beetroots

Must-See Acts on Ultra's Lineup

Last Night: Joaquin Phoenix's Trainwreck Performance at LIV

Tracy BlockJoaquin proved he's the new Britney Spears last night at LIV.Joaquin Phoenix with Klever and CrazeWednesday, March 12, 2009LIV, Miami BeachJoaquin Phoenix, Worse Than: The stench of budussy on a Sunday morning.Oh, how the mighty tables do turn. Next stop on the mocumentary train: Miami Be ... More >>

Opium Group Releases WMC Lineup: Boys Noize, Benny Benassi, Bob Sinclar, Calvin Harris and More

Boys NoizeNow that Ultra's lineup has finally been unveiled, it's time to move on the what the local clubs will be putting on. There are certain things we are concerned about for this year's Winter Music Conference: Are there going to be enough people in town this year to support all the events that ... More >>

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 Symp ... More >>