The Jackson 5

Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do in Miami This Week Under $10

Look ... It's not like we're broke because we have a "serious drinking habit." Or because we're "lazy and just didn't manage to make it into work on time." OK, that's a lie. But still, even with only $10 in our pockets, we here at Crossfade wanna party. Thank god that there are all these dirt ... More >>

Top Ten Boy Bands Ever: From 'N Sync to New Kids on the Block and Menudo

Back in the 90s, boy bands were a dime a dozen. We would flip on MTV to see who made the cut on Total Request Live, only to find that 90 percent of the videos featured three to five pouty-lipped Ken Dolls with frosted tips. Now that enough time has past and shrieking tweens have downsized the objec ... More >>

Rolling Stones' Rice Krispies Commercial and Four Other Musical Breakfast Ads

​Matthew Weiner's commitment to authenticity is second to none. His Mad Men series is a televised portal back in time, a weekly peek into 1960s Manhattan, the advertising industry, and all it entails--booze, cigarettes, depression, submissive wives, etc. But the 1960s were also a time of celebri ... More >>

The Office Makes The Miami Heat the Butt of the Joke

​Lets be honest, The Office is pretty much the sitcom equivilant of the Miami Dolphins right now: Once perfect, now in the midst of their worst season ever. That didn't stop them last night from making fun of the Miami Heat in their Halloween episode. 

Girl Talk at the Fillmore Miami Beach, May 19

Photo by Marta Xochilt PerezGirl Talk (AKA Gregg Gillis) getting wild at the Fillmore.​View photos from Girl Talk at the Fillmore Miami Beach here.Girl Talk With Max Tundra Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday, May 19, 2011 Better Than: An impromptu cock-rocking rave in a confetti supply store. Just pa ... More >>

Khalilah Camacho-Ali was in the Champ's corner through some of boxing's greatest moments

Top 10 Worst Pop Songs Ever To Go Number One on the Charts

Americans are stupid. We like stuff that sucks, lots of us at once. That's called pop culture. Later we look back on it and laugh. That's called VH1. The crappy music we once enjoyed all together as a nation is documented in the archives of the pop music charts.Thanks to the power of the Intern ... More >>

Concert Review: Of Montreal at the Fillmore Miami Beach, April 9

Photo by Ian WitlenOf Montreal's Kevin Barnes at the Fillmore Miami Beach.​Click here to view photos from this event.Of MontrealFriday, April 9, 2010The Filmore, Miami BeachOf Montreal took over the stage at the Filmore on Saturday, putting on a whimsical and musically captivating performance. Ope ... More >>

Why Seeing Naughty by Nature at Revolution Tonight is an Imperative

Here comes a kiss, Naughty by Nature, blow a kiss back to me​Here begins the short, sad tale of how I missed a Naughty by Nature concert almost a decade-and-a-half ago. I've saved a lot of stubs over the years, but very few unused tickets. One exception (see above) is for the July 17, 1995 Naugh ... More >>

WMC 2010: Q&A with UK Legend DJ Greg Wilson, Playing Electric Pickle on Wednesday

​Few figures in the international dance music scene can wear the title of legend as aptly as Greg Wilson. The British DJ boasts a career spanning three decades, going back to the birth of house and his early days as a DJ at Manchester's seminal club The Hacienda, and he carries on the authentic mi ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Elle

Another New Yorker takes the plunge down South.

Head Spins: DJ Elle (With a Free Mix For Download!)

​A Sunday afternoon barbecue on South Beach is probably not the best place to interview a DJ, especially if the spinner's been knocking back mojitos for a couple hours before you pose your questions. Then again, this is the Magic City, and a large part of its allure comes from the fact that pleasu ... 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 >>

Notes From the Soundboard: A Michael Jackson Retrospective

Notes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing weekly on Crossfade,  focused on pop music's history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of the world. Click here to read past installments.In the coming da ... More >>

Video: Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back" Liberty City Remix by Pastor Vincent Spann

I Want You Back from Miami New Times on Vimeo. Pastor Vincent Spann is a recurring New Times character. You may know him for his exploits in military style drug rehab, or for his idea to house the underbridge sex offenders in a warehouse. But you probably don't know of his singing ability or history ... More >>

RIP Michael Jackson: A Look Back at His Only Performance in Miami

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop and one of the most iconic entertainers of the past three decades, has passed on. The story is obviously developing, but reports claim that Jackson was rushed to Ronald Reagan UCLA medical center shortly after noon Los Angeles time. He was found not breathing, and ar ... More >>

Hot, Buttered Soul

And you bring the roll, Tuesday night at The Vagabond.

will.i.am

Songs About Girls (will.i.am Music Group/Interscope)

Junior Senior

Hey Hey My My Yo Yo (Rykodisc)

Madonna

Confessions on a Dance Floor (Warner Bros.)

New Edition

Wanna Be Restartin' Somethin'

Career tanking, Michael Jackson turns to Miami for redemption

Dream Team

For years Miami Senior High School has fielded one of the best basketball teams in the nation. But getting into the record books has meant tossing out the rule books.

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