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  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Miami's Lazaro Casanova Drops LAX EP With Matt Tolfrey and Nikko Gibler on Culprit LA

    Miami is slowly but surely emerging as an underground EDM capital. And it's thanks in no small part to locals like Lazaro Casanova who are building musical bridges to sister cities such as London and Los Angeles. No music scene is an island, and collaboration between artists and labels is key. Cas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Mr. C to America: "Hijack the EDM Scene Back from Europe!"

    If the EDM industry handed out high ranks for badassery and length of time spent on the battlefield, like they do in the military, Mr. C (AKA Richard West) would surely be a general by now. Yes, this UK rave veteran has pretty much been through it all. West got his start MCing in the late '80s semi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    WMC 2012: Laura Jones, Matt Tolfrey and MANIK Headline Air London at Electric Pickle

    We probably don't need to tell you that the Brits rule electronic dance music. London, specifically, has been an EDM capital for decades, and the scene doesn't ever seem to stop flourishing there. Artist collective and label Air London, for example, has become synonymous with top-notch underground ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Anthony Bourdain's The Layover: London's Pies and Pubs (A Recap)

    The Travel ChannelAnthony Bourdain feeling like "ten ponds of s**t in a five pound bag".​In a meeting last week, someone mentioned that Anthony Bourdain might have "jumped the shark." That Bourdain has turned into a one-note singer -- go to a city, snark about it, get drunk, sop up hangover with g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Six Career Phases of the Incredible Transforming Mr. C, Playing Treehouse Sunday

    ​Few artists on the international EDM scene have undergone as many career permutations as UK veteran Richard West, AKA Mr. C. The guy is a veritable chameleon. And over the course of three decades, he's shifted gears numerous times.Today, Mr. C remains a force to be reckoned with. You can catch hi ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2011

    Andy C at Eve September 4

    ​Few artists on the international EDM scene have undergone as many career permutations as UK veteran Richard West, AKA Mr. C. The guy is a veritable chameleon. And over the course of three decades, he's shifted gears numerous times.Today, Mr. C remains a force to be reckoned with. You can catch hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Zuma Imports Award-Winning Mixologist From London Venue

    Lesley Elliott​Zuma welcomes the addition of new bar manager Theo Von Ungern-Sternberg, an import from the restaurant's London outpost. Awarded top three of the 2011 UK National Pernod Absinthe Competition and the Snow Leopard Cup in 2008, he believes in his craft and apparently is really good at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2011

    Silkie Smooth

    Lesley Elliott​Zuma welcomes the addition of new bar manager Theo Von Ungern-Sternberg, an import from the restaurant's London outpost. Awarded top three of the 2011 UK National Pernod Absinthe Competition and the Snow Leopard Cup in 2008, he believes in his craft and apparently is really good at ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2011

    Break Up, Throw Down

    Lesley Elliott​Zuma welcomes the addition of new bar manager Theo Von Ungern-Sternberg, an import from the restaurant's London outpost. Awarded top three of the 2011 UK National Pernod Absinthe Competition and the Snow Leopard Cup in 2008, he believes in his craft and apparently is really good at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Caligula Brings the Wobble for The Corruption Mixtape

    ​The wobbly bass line is just as important to dupstep as analog sounds were to French electro-house. So you can't fault Caligula, the local dynamic duo of Obi Tawil and Mike Larson, for always featuring it prominently. However, with The Rise EP, which was released in March, Tawil and Larson ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Ramadanman and Zed Bias Drop Surefire Sound North American Tour at Eve April 23

    UK producer Ramadanman.​Dubstep was impossible to avoid during last month's Miami Music Week. Even electro-house megaproducers like Fedde Le Grand and Benny Bennassi threw some dubby stuff down in the middle of their Ultra Music Festival sets. So it's safe to say that the womp-womp has hit its s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Scuba Talks Eclectic Projects and Hotflush Showcase at Electric Pickle This Saturday

    Scuba​Recent years have marked the resurgence of the broken beat in electronic dance music. (Not that breaks ever went away, but they did stay on the fringe for a good decade.) Now, with the rise of dubstep and '90s UK garage/two-step nostalgia, producers across the international scene are breakin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Bar's Diverse WMC Lineup Includes Dubstep, Palmbomen, Dino Felipe, and Barbecue

    Jason LeivaExhibition by Eric Elms at BarBar is like an everybody-knows-your-name-art-gallery where you can buy beer and booze. But they never seem to have PBR for some reason. ​And for a fairly compact watering hole located on the edge of Overtown, the place has hosted a string of impressive mus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Air London Showcase Headlined By Simon Baker, Matt Tolfrey, Glimpse, and Others March 22

    Simon Baker Headlines Air London Showcase​Now preparing its third annual WMC installment, Brit label-cum-artist collective Air London will be landing in Miami on March 22 with another stellar international lineup. Last year's sold-out showcase at the Electric Pickle boasted a hefty array of i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    ANR Push Back the U.S. Release of Stay Kids for the Second Time

    Don't run across the pond, pretty pink hologram horse!​Over here at Crossfade, we have a soft spot for local band releases. So when ANR told us they were pushing the release of Stay Kids back from October to November, we were a little sad. But we waited, somewhat patiently. Now November's come and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2010

    Steel Pulse's David Hinds Talks Reggae, Racism, and Barack Obama

    Photo by Cecile MaurelSteel Pulse founder David Hinds.​In the run-up to massive reggae fest Bayside Rocks, Crossfade's already spoken with Frederick "Toots" Hibbert about the birth of reggae. We've also convened with Puerto Rican crew Cultura Profética. (Not to mention, we've spent the week revis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Five Wackiest Electronic Music Genres You've Never Heard Of

    myspace.com/anamanaguchiAnamanaguchi is freaking us out!​The best thing about electronic music is its limitlessness. Having thrown aside the sonic limitations of rock's overdone guitar-bass-drums combo, synthesizer music can sound like virtually anything. And it does. Electronic music has spaw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Eight Meats That Will Make You Go Vegetarian

    Josh Minor on Wiki Commons Butchering up good taste.​The days when humans had to eat every single piece of the animals they hunted to survive are long gone. But somebody forgot to tell that to the jokers who enjoy ingesting the following list of meat products. Some come straight from the co ... More >>

  • Music

    May 6, 2010

    The Shapeshifters

    Josh Minor on Wiki Commons Butchering up good taste.​The days when humans had to eat every single piece of the animals they hunted to survive are long gone. But somebody forgot to tell that to the jokers who enjoy ingesting the following list of meat products. Some come straight from the co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Mixtape Of The Week: Wizard Sleeve - Gangsta Bass In The Magic City Mixtape

    ​Lex-One and Mike Beatz have been staples in South Florida's hip-hop scene. Having released tons of group and solo projects (Monster Ink, Major League, more), they've shown that hip-hop is deep rooted in their sound. Fast forward to 2010, and these guys have transformed everything they've worked o ... More >>

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    2010 is the year of dubstep

    ​Lex-One and Mike Beatz have been staples in South Florida's hip-hop scene. Having released tons of group and solo projects (Monster Ink, Major League, more), they've shown that hip-hop is deep rooted in their sound. Fast forward to 2010, and these guys have transformed everything they've worked o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2009

    The Other Hammertime

    ​Lex-One and Mike Beatz have been staples in South Florida's hip-hop scene. Having released tons of group and solo projects (Monster Ink, Major League, more), they've shown that hip-hop is deep rooted in their sound. Fast forward to 2010, and these guys have transformed everything they've worked o ... More >>

  • Film

    November 12, 2009

    Sinking Ship

    Pirate Radio gets a tame U.S. release, but we still love rock 'n' roll.

  • Dining

    November 5, 2009

    Balans has good food, cocktails, and ambiance but lacks character

    Pirate Radio gets a tame U.S. release, but we still love rock 'n' roll.

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2009

    This Runway Is Ours

    Pirate Radio gets a tame U.S. release, but we still love rock 'n' roll.

  • Music

    July 2, 2009

    Kode9

    Pirate Radio gets a tame U.S. release, but we still love rock 'n' roll.

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    We Play Loud, Fast, Hard

    Pirate Radio gets a tame U.S. release, but we still love rock 'n' roll.

  • Calendar

    July 17, 2008

    The British Invasion

    Local band Nothing Rhymes with Orange has one of its own.

  • Music

    June 26, 2008

    Radioclit

    Local band Nothing Rhymes with Orange has one of its own.

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2008

    Switches Tonight at Revolution

    Local band Nothing Rhymes with Orange has one of its own.

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2008

    Throwback Tuesdays: The Beat Club - "Security"

    Local band Nothing Rhymes with Orange has one of its own.

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2008

    Corrine Bailey Rae's Husband Found Dead

    Local band Nothing Rhymes with Orange has one of its own.

  • Music

    March 20, 2008

    Co-Operate with the Rhythm

    Daz-I-Kue and crew return to smash Jazid with their bag of beats.

  • Music

    March 15, 2007

    Award Tour

    WMC honors wed like to see

  • Culture

    December 21, 2006

    Duplex Brit Pop

    The space may be small, but the work is big

  • Music

    December 14, 2006

    Badly Drawn Boy

    Born in the U.K. (Astralwerks)

  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    Royal Pain

    Born in the U.K. (Astralwerks)

  • Music

    November 2, 2006

    Scandalously Hard

    Born in the U.K. (Astralwerks)

  • News

    June 29, 2006

    The Drink-'Em-Up World Cup

    America's most international city was scandalously lubed

  • Music

    April 27, 2006

    The Stereophonics

    Live from Dakota (Nettwerk)

  • Music

    April 20, 2006

    SAT Words

    Discussing Bloc Party's anthemic dance rock, you gotta get deep

  • Music

    January 12, 2006

    Sia

    Colour the Small One (Astralwerks)

  • Music

    August 26, 2004

    Wiley

    Treddin' On Thin Ice XL Recordings/Beggars Group

  • Music

    July 1, 2004

    Dark Star

    Twisted Individual rises from the world of drum and bass

  • Music

    March 18, 2004

    Cooper Temple Clause

    Kick Up the Fire, And Let the Flames Break Loose (RCA)

  • Music

    March 4, 2004

    Raise the Flag

    American junglists take over British drum and bass

  • Film

    April 3, 2003

    Girls with Balls

    Gurinder Chadha scores with a sporty crowd-pleaser

  • Dining

    October 17, 2002

    Tea for View, View for Tea

    Right luve, ta for the full tea at the Biltmore's exquisite lobby

  • Culture

    July 25, 2002

    Letter From London

    Our critic skips across the pond for a preview of shows likely to swing through South Florida soon

  • Music

    January 24, 2002

    Divine Aspiration

    Craig David takes two-steps across the ocean to save your nu-soul

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