If you’re truly reppin’ the 305, you know the Miami Heat scorched it last night, stomping the OKC Thunder and seizing the title of 2012 NBA Champions. For the rest of the weekend, this whole city is going into crazed, half-conscious party mode. And since it’s Miami, you know that…
Drop The Lime is the slick-haired, black-clad leader of New York’s Trouble & Bass crew, though you might mistake him for a vampire if you saw him on the street. He’s been DJing for about a decade. But he’s recently hit his stride, creating his own unique sound by incorporating…
Everyone knows Justin Bieber’s droves of pubescent girl “beliebers” are totally batty. Until now, we thought they had some modicum of decency. But turns out, they are some of the most depraved and demoralized fans in existence. If you were listening to Elvis Duran and the Morning Show on Y100…
Justin Martin at Electric Pickle June 22
LMFAO’s Sorry for Party Rocking Tour at American Airlines Arena June 22
See also “Nickelback Petition Backfires, Band to Play BankAtlantic Center.” The Internet really hates Nickelback. As far as avid tech geeks and music snobs are concerned, they’re the worst band ever. And in line with its total, unabashed disgust for the Canadian bad boys of flavorless ballads, the Internet has…
Finding success in the music industry is hard. Pleasing both critics and commercial fans is even more difficult. Doing it all, plus setting a Guinness World Record by the time you’re 23 is not only an achievement, it’s an awesome feat. And apparently it sends you into hiding. That’s the…
See the full 35-photo slideshow of Afrojack at Mansion. Afrojack With Shermonology, Quintino and R3hab Mansion, Miami Beach Friday, June 15, 2012 Afrojack is like the USPS. Neither rain nor sleet nor snow can stop him from bringing the heat to his home away from home. Thankfully, that happens to…
Talking to a music snob can be a great learning experience. Or a great pain in the ass. You know the type. Sure, they’ve got stellar taste. But they hold it over everyone’s heads like some kind of license to poop in your cereal. Though each snob has his or…
Sometimes South Florida can feel like too much dance music, not enough rock ‘n’ roll. But all that is about to change, thanks to Crossfade’s sister blog County Grind and the next installment of its totally awesome live music series. Last time CG took over Fort Lauderdale’s Green Room, it…
Afrojack’s Jacked Summer Tour at Mansion June 15 and 16
The first sign of the dubpocalypse just dropped. And it’s covered in little girl slobber. Justin Bieber’s latest single “As Long As You Love Me” has been unleashed and it’s already taking over the world. The surprise: This one comes with wub-wubs. Listen to the Biebster do his best Skrillex…
Redfoo and Sky Blu may sound like new lines of low-cal vodka flavors. But in reality, they’re just the uncle-and-nephew duo known as LMFAO. You know, like “I’m in Miami Bitch.” On Friday, June 22, they’ll be shuffling across the stage of the American Airlines Arena, and they’re calling on…
Hey Miami, we hope you’ve been working on your booty clap routine, because Justin Martin is coming to vibe your ass out at the Electric Pickle on Friday, June 22. This Dirtybird DJ-producer has been beat-blasting since 2003. But Martin just released his debut full-length album, Ghettos and Gardens, on…
See the full 39-photo slideshow of Avicii at the American Airlines Arena. Avicii’s Le7els Tour American Airlines Arena, Miami Friday, June 8, 2012 Better Than: It being past 11 p.m. and not knowing your kids’ whereabouts. Avicii is taking over. He’s captured the hearts and minds of America’s neon-painted youth…
Know what your life is missing? An awesome summer day of over-stimulation in the hippest part of the city, complete with a sick lineup of national and local DJs, art installations, a stellar laser light show, and an interactive dance floor. Well, that’s what 16-and-up partiers are gonna get with…
Dubstep. Once upon a time, like back in 2008, that was a word almost no one in the United States knew existed. Now it’s superdivisive and no can escape it. Whether you love dubstep or hate it, claim to only listen to “real” dubstep, or are a total brostep fanboy,…
Munchi at Grand Central Miami June 9
Avicii at the American Airlines Arena June 8
In the gritty rap game, honor is everything. And honor usually means a bag full of automatic weapons at an airport. Alright, not every rapper’s got a rap sheet. But if you talk the talk, you’re expected to do the time. A mean MC with a big mouth is just…
If you’ve driven down I-95 in the past few days, then you’ve been invited to a beat-freaking Dayglow party. It seems the Committee Entertainment crew is getting superserious. And they’re doing absolutely everything (including buying a huge Interstate billboard) to make sure the next local installment of its Dayglow Tour,…
Pitchfork just launched its newest project, Soundplay, and it’s pretty awesome. A team effort with video game and culture mag Kill Screen, Soundplay is a series of beautiful and enigmatic online games based on the music of M83, Cut Copy, Matthew Dear, and others. They’ve done a wonderful job of…
