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…
Win free tickets to Afrojack’s Jacked Summer Tour at Mansion Miami on June 15 and 16. What could RPGs, the Internet, Disney cartoons, the Grammys, and dirty Dutch house beats possibly have in common? Simply, 24-year-old Nick van de Wall, better known to Miami’s party crowd as superstar DJ Afrojack…
See the full 21-photo slideshow from St. Vincent at The Stage. St. Vincent With ANR Presented by Mute Miami The Stage, Miami Thursday, May 31, 2012 Better Than: Bath salts and anxiety attacks. Annie Clark is a real rock star. Unlike those shallow pop stars all about presentation and looking…
Miami should be all about moombahton. You know you love lazy Latin rhythms, reggaeton swagger, booming bass, and killer house beats. And moombahton’s got it all. It’s loud, colorful, and sexy. Just like us! Well, check it out — Munchi, the young Dominican member of Diplo’s Mad Decent crew, will…
St. Vincent at the Stage Miami May 31
See also an interview with James Murphy about Shut Up and Play the Hits — plus LCD Soundsystem’s movie release party at Grand Central. Maybe every decade or so, a band — like LCD Soundsystem — will arrive with its own perfect take on pop music. The lyrics will be…
Yes, Avicii is a huge name in house music right now. But what do you really know about Tim Bergling? Sure, you’ve heard “Levels” a million times. You can see he resembles a young Leonardo DiCaprio. And you’re probably aware that he’s setting off on North America’s first all-arena EDM…
When most celebrities climb into a DJ booth, they end up looking completely ridiculous. But when The Roots’ Questlove does anything, there’s so much swagger in the air, people just gotta vibe out. On Friday, June 8, the big-haired boss will be dropping beats for the hip crowd at Bardot…
DJ Khaled and French Montana Cameo Miami Thursday, May 24, 2012 Better Than: We want to say anything, because “We da best!” and all. But we would have much preferred to see Khaled do work. Yeah, Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And last night, we were all pumped up…
Sell out … The words no respectable rock ‘n’ roller ever wants to hear and the bane of forward-thinking ad agencies across the country. Of course, dance-rock geniuses LCD Soundsystem would never sell out their silver sound. So when T.G.I. Friday’s needed a song like “Daft Punk Is Playing at…
Nicky Romero at LIV Nightclub May 24
Nah you don’t know nann ho, who cancel a show like me, who cost a hefty fee and will walk away with all your money. That’s the accusation being flung at our girl Trina over a no-show in St. Louis last Saturday. According to a promoter, the Baddest Bitch had…
OK, Justin Bieber may be an uneducated twerp-derp who barely graduated high school. But damn, he’s traveling all over the world and making more money every day than we’ll ever see in our entire freaking lifetime. And just to run this fact in our face, the Biebster brat just announced…
You know who gets a bad rap? Goth kids. Everyone picks on them because of the funny clothes and pale skin. But they’ve actually got great taste in music, y’all. That’s why today, we here at Crossfade are taking time out of our day to celebrate World Goth Day in…
Disco is dead. Sure, this boogie music is experiencing a popular resurgence. But the woman whose voice characterized a movement and influenced artists like Duran Duran and David Bowie has sadly passed away. Donna Summer, queen of disco, was 63. She died this morning, here in Florida, after a battle…
See also “Deadmau5 on DJ Pauly D: Has No Talent, ‘Typical Bottle-Popping, Play-Pressing Garbage.'” You know why non-EDM fans don’t take DJing seriously as an art form? It’s because celebrities keep ruining everything. When shit went digital in the mid 2000s, it was the coolest thing to happen since Grandmaster…
Steve Aoki at Grand Central May 17
