See the full 36-photo slide show of Coldplay at American Airlines Arena. Coldplay With Robyn and Wolf Gang American Airlines Arena June 29, 2012 Better Than: The feeling you get from four hours of hot yoga and a good leeching I first learned of Coldplay two years ago while foraging for…
See also “Action Bronson Pulls His Dick Out: The Perfect Panty-Dropping Meal.” Earlier today, unbeatable rap hero and chef Action Bronson told us how the secret ingredient in his perfect seduction meal is when he puts down the oysters to “pull out [his] dick.” He garnishes said dick with a…
See also “Action Bronson Curious About Eating Transsexual Penis and Yak Dicks.” Get Action Bronson in the kitchen and there’s no woman alive who can resist him in the bedroom. The rapper and chef tells Crossfade, “They might not like chubby guys. They might not be chubby chasers. But I…
Airports, right? One minute, they’re making you empty your bejeweled pimp chalice before going through security. The next, they’re busting you for having eight grams of weed, as if that could even get a motherfucker high as a motherfucker. TMZ is reporting that Snoop Dogg was held and fined at…
When Teepee’s Erix S. Laurent released his killer debut album Morals in 2009, the New Times named him Miami’s Best Solo Musician. And then, well, he slipped into semi-seclusion. But that’s all changing with the release of a new single, a return to live performance, and an album release date…
There was a conspicuous Boss-sized absence at the Miami Heat championship celebrations. That’s because Rick Ross was in Jamaica, not the MI-Yayo. What was he doing there? Smoking massive quantities of marijuana and keeping thick bitches warm at night, you silly goose. How do we know? Because we just watched…
Boy meets girl. Boy gets kidnapped by militants in Colombia. Girl cheats with boy’s best friend. Boy is released and goes with girl and best friend on a diving trip in Miami. Things go wrong. If it sounds like an only-in-Miami story, that’s because it is; El Empantanado (The Muddy)…
See also “Pretty Lights at Ultra Music Festival 2012” This Friday morning will be greeted by the mashed up sounds of your mouse clicking and you going, “Come on, come on, COME ON!” Why is this news? Because this time, it will be sample-smashing hoodie monster Pretty Lights causing the…
See also “Stalley on His New EP, Mixtape and Album Plans” and “Stalley on Sharing Beard Picks with Rick Ross, Beating 2 Chainz in One-on-One” Stalley Grand Central, Miami Friday, June 22, 2012 Stalley’s concert poster bragged of “Special Invited Guests” Rick Ross, Meek Mill and Wale, although we didn’t…
See also “Stalley on His New EP, Mixtape and Album Plans” When Crossfade spoke with MMG’s unstoppable Stalley earlier this week, he gave us exclusive info about his release plans for the rest of the year. He also told us about how he had been “getting back in the groove…
See the full 32-photo slideshow of Explosions in the Sky at Grand Central. Better Than: Going half-deaf because of old age. When Explosions in the Sky begins to play, there’s something almost disorienting about it. For most fans, this is headphone music. But last night at Grand Central, the band’s…
See also “Best Fourth of July 2012 Parties on South Beach.” If you think that radio’s only shortcomings are (1) the musicians aren’t playing live for you and (2) the lack of heat mirages rising off a vast field of tanned European buttocks — well, things are about to change…
In between thinking like a heathen and speaking like a genius, Stalley’s got to find some time to hit the studio. That’s why at this very moment, the owner of the only beard to rival that of his MMG boss, Rick Ross, in terms of undeniable allure to soup and…
It’s Stoli vodka and it’s free at Chalk Ping Pong & Billiards Lounge on South Beach tonight. And yet you still want to know more? Fine. To relaunch two flavors of vodka, Stolichnaya wants sexy tastemakers like you to show up to Chalk at 9 p.m. tonight and drink yourselves…
See also “Explosions in the Sky: The Stories Behind Each Song on Their New Album” If you’re an Explosions in the Sky fan, you’re probably blowing up your water wings right now, in preparation for Grand Central filling with tears this Wednesday night. When Crossfade suggested to EitS guitarist Munaf…
Longtime Miami resident and impossibly beguiling indie hero Chan Marshall is back with the first Cat Power album of original material in over six years. The album, parts of which were recorded in Miami, will be released on September 4. It’s called Sun and will probably be amazing because, well,…
See also “Chris Brown and Drake Allegedly Fight Over Rihanna Inside New York City Afterhours Club.” Before you start a club fight with Drake, consider the warning YMCMB honcho Birdman has for Chris Brown: “Drake is one of us. So if you fuckin’ with Drake, you fuckin’ with us. Period.”…
See also “Ace Hood’s Fisker Karma and Seven Other Hip-Hop Eco-Whips.” Get ready for the Heat’s return to Miami for the NBA Finals’ Game 2 tonight by listening to Broward’s own Ace Hood and “Elite,” his tribute to El Fuego. The video consists of a bunch of playoff highlights (and…
Unlike with a lot of bands who play ten-minute guitar songs, if you start seeing things when listening to Explosions in the Sky, it isn’t necessarily because of drugs. “We find images for reference points,” guitarist Munaf Rayani tells Crossfade. “Sometimes melody isn’t even introduced until an entire story is…
Recently, Ace Hood was back in town shooting the video for his feature on DJ Absolut’s “Untouchable.” And like most ballers, Ace was driving a sick whip. But what’s notable is he was driving a Fisker Karma, a hybrid that can get 52 miles per gallon. Between money and marijuana,…
See the full 30-photo slideshow of Puscifer at Gusman Center — plus Maynard James Keenan’s suggested wine pairings for a meal of human face. Better Than: Being lost and alone inside a vagina mine. What is Puscifer? According to a video introduction by a military officer by the name of…
See Crossfade’s review and slideshow of Puscifer in Miami — plus Maynard James Keenan’s suggested wine pairings for a meal of human face and “Puscifer Gets Weird at the Gusman on June 12.” When Maynard James Keenan isn’t making music, wine, or recommendations to the epicurean cannibals of Miami, he’s…
