Neutral Milk Hotel's 1998 classic was a top seller at BackboneMoving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Top Sellers for the Week of May 22-29:Sweat Records, Miami1. It's Blitz, Yeah Yeah Yeahs2. Entertainment, Fischerspooner3. Born Like This, MF Doom4. Sounds of the Universe, Depeche Mode5. Two Suns, Bat For Lashes
Jackson inspiring Bjork's fashion.While Michael Jackson's music was undeniably influential to a lot of artists, he is a product of the MTV generation. What does that mean? Michael Jackson was a video artist and took pride in making his videos into cinematic masterpieces. Though music videos are on the decline, they are still being made, and thankfully a lot of them push the envelope. Here are some of the best videos in recent years that have done Michael proud. They feature not only great visual
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Nabedi Osorio (left) and Steph Taylor of The State OfSno Cones, The State Of, AfrobetaFriday, July 17, 2009Propaganda, Lake Worth
Better Than: The metal show I saw later Friday night at the Poorhouse.
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XX-chromosomes and some serious musical variety ruled the night Friday at Lake Worth's Propaganda. From the new band Sno Cones to The State Of to closing act Afrobeta, it would have been hard to find a more rockin' and more eclectic local lineup anywhere in South Flo
Miami's Ex-Norwegian channels power-pop of the past.​Starting Sunday, the local-music haven Propaganda will officially celebrate its grand opening with the best recent lineup of South Florida acts I've seen since the opening of the IWAN concept facility theBUBBLE. Sure that wasn't too long ago, but cheers to keeping the momentum.Sunday: Sunday is the only day that doesn't include a local act: All Get Out (Charleston, SC.), The Ocean is Theory (Atlanta), and Scouts (Kansas City). All Get Out bl
​You've heard me gush over the grrrly bands The State Of and Bonnie Riot (previously Sno Cones) on Crossfade before. The State Of takes drum n bass out of the jungle for a dark but fun mix of piano and percussion. Word is they're having a CD release party sometime in September. They'll play with Bonnie Riot September 11 at Propaganda. Bonnie Riot, a band that blends amazing stage presence with the raw rock of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, is also playing tonight as part of Propaganda's Grand Opening we
Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to view past top-sellers.
Top Five Albums for the Week of September 28-October 3
Sweat Records, Miami
Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs led the charts at Sweat Records with the soundtrack for "Where the Wild Things Are"​1. Where The Wild Things Are, Karen O. & the Kids2. I And Love And You, The Avett Brothers3. Miami Bass Warriors 12", Miami Bass Warriors4
