If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it. Unless you’re a millionaire musician with a megasuccessful career. And then fuck it, change your name completely. We’re pretty sure that’s how the old adage goes, and that’s what you’d be led to believe by Crossfade’s little list of moniker madness. When an…
See also “Who Wants Tickets for Identity Festival in Miami?” and “ID 2012 in Miami: Full Lineup and Set Times.” Identity Festival 2012 in Miami is 52 hours away! And no doubt the city’s epic partiers are gearing up to get down with Eric Prydz, Wolfgang Gartner, Madeon, and all…
Miami: a city of clubs, a premier dance music destination. Our crowds want only the best in established and up-and-coming house DJs from around the world. And what the Magic City wants, the Magic City gets. Turkish import Deniz Koyu, named an MTV EDM artist to watch in 2012, will…
Rebecca and Fiona at Set Nightclub August 5
Identity Festival 2012 at Klipsch Amphitheater August 4
These days, musicians are nothing without high-profile, million-dollar endorsements. You just aren’t a winner unless you’re shilling soda, makeup, electronics, and your own personal brand of booze. Luckily, today’s commercial powerhouses are more entrepreneurial than ever. So they will literally sell anything for the chance to make some extra cash…
See also “A$AP Rocky Announces LongLiveA$AP 2012 Tour With Fillmore Miami Beach Show.” It had been 62 days since Miami’s last zombie attack. But now we have to restart the counter. A$AP Rocky and his A$AP Mob just released “Bath Salt,” a dark banger with enough evil swag to make…
See also Crossfade’s interview with Eric Prydz and “Identity Festival 2012’s Five Most Exciting Artists.” Identity Festival is coming, and many of you are no doubt running around the city, calling everyone you know, trying to finalize all your “preparations” for Saturday, August 4. It’s an exciting chance to see…
See also “Madonna’s Midlife Crisis on Video: An Extremely Detailed Breakdown.” J. Lo is freaking out. She’s 43 years old, she just dumped her hubby, and she’s existing in the post-Will.i.am./Lil Jon electro-pop explosion. We’ve all seen what this has done to Madonna. And now the Latin songstress is “Goin’…
Don’t you want to dress like Joel Zimmerman? The skinny, mouthy man — better known as Deadmau5 — is the EDM rat king of hoodies, baggy shirts, and baseball caps. And now you can cop some official Mau5-approved clothes. Teaming up with sporty, punky streetwear brand Neff, Zimmerman has created…
See also Crossfade’s show report, “Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne Pussy Poppin’ at Pink Friday Roman Reloaded Show” — plus a 15-photo recap of Nicki Minaj in Miami. Nicki Minaj is a freaky fashion icon. Her outrageous looks have earned her a line of limited-edition Barbies, a legion of gay…
Has anyone seen Molly? She needs to register to vote in time for election season. Good thing Insomniac and Rock the Vote have teamed up to push that party girl and all her 18-and-up friends off the dance floor and into the voting booths this November. Spin the Vote is…
Trap music. It’s superhuge right now with the cool kids and it’s overrunning Soundcloud. Yet despite its growing popularity, a lot of people have one basic question … What the fuck is trap? Because of recent EDM trends, many people would tell you it’s the “new dubstep” or the “new…
Being a full-time electro-pop rapper is hard work. Just ask Flo Rida. His secret? Serious abs, bro. And Flo’s ready to share his fitness tips, telling Billboard about a Rida-branded workout DVD series that could hit shelves as early as the end of this year. But why wait for the…
See also Crossfade’s show report, “Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne Pussy Poppin’ at Pink Friday Roman Reloaded Show in Miami” — plus a 15-photo recap of Nicki Minaj in Miami. In the summer of 2010, Nicki Minaj told Interview Magazine that, from the beginning, she was thinking like a role…
See also “Lights Out Festival Promises ‘a Jaw-Dropping Experience.'” Lights Out Festival With Felix Da Housecat, RJD2, Felix Cartal, and others Soho Studios, Miami Saturday, July 21, 2012 Better Than: Sitting at home, playing with your finger gloves. For their first proper party, the guys behind Dementia Events pledged to…
Being a famous rapper is awesome. You get all the fancy cars, expensive champagne, and bad bitches your icy heart desires. It’s all part of the job description. And for once in your life, you’re doing it wrong if you don’t brag about it to everyone! So what happens when…
We’re all sexual beings. But we’re not always lucky enough to have another sexual being with us when the moment strikes. Thankfully, we’re handily equipped to take care of business. Everybody faps. And if someone says they don’t diddle themselves at night, they’re liars. It’s part of the human condition…
We’re officially balls-deep into summer and everyone is covered in a thin film of uncomfortable sweat. But despite the already-oppressive temps, Grand Central is turning up the heat. The Downtown Miami hangout just added three killer new shows to its end-of-summer and early-fall concert schedule, kicking things off with England’s…
Lights Out Festival With Felix da Housecat, RJD2, Felix Cartal at Soho Studios July 21
See also “Identity Festival 2012 Announces Tour Schedule and Lineup, Tries Again in Miami.” Last year, the Identity Festival turned out to be a real tease. There was the threat of a hurricane. The party got canceled. And we here in Miami never even got the chance to get down…
Yo, Paste Magazine just released a very interesting infographic, taking a look at how many times each major American city has been repped in the rap game. Unsurprisingly, New York and Los Angeles take the top spots. But our own hip-hop haven comes in at a paltry sixth, behind Atlanta,…
