The Breezy wire is goin’ beserk. Oh, it’s just the alert system that we here at Crossfade rigged up in order to receive prompt notification of Chris Brown’s next massive fuck-up. And last week, it almost whirred itself to death when Brown punched Frank Ocean over a parking spot. Or…
Wiseman Willie, Padre Nelson, the potheaded stranger. He’s known by many names, but this country legend and social activist has remained steadfast in his singular devotion to Mary Jane for nearly 60 years. He’s been busted. He’s been badgered. But he’s never backed down. And by God, everyone’s favorite pothead…
Save Rock & Roll … If we here at Crossfade were picking candidates for that task, Fall Out Boy probably wouldn’t land at the top of the list. But that’s the name of Pete Wentz and crew’s newly announced comeback album and tour. “This isn’t a reunion because we never…
“Suck my dick, kiss my ass” … Circa ’98, Miss Kittin busted the club wide open with “Frank Sinatra” — a sly, sarcastic electroclash banger that laughed in the face of bottle-poppin’, limousine-fuckin’ club rats. “I saw it coming, the star DJ world, not knowing I would be part of…
Bey is back. After a publicity tour touting her hot post-Blue Ivy bod on the covers of dudely mags like GQ (and despite scandalizing America by lip-syncing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Obama’s inauguration), Beyonce made her big return last night at Super Bowl XLVII. She rocked a supertight, sweaty leather…
Who is Rell the Soundbender? Ask the man himself and the answer’s gonna be something like “I’m an NBA junkie, nerd, and part-time superhero.” But homie’s also a DJ-producer with Panamanian roots who was born in Virginia and ran the streets in the FLA. Since 2004, he’s been doin’ work…
Ever dreamed of spending the night with a Swedish electronic dance music wunderkind? Just book a room at the pop-up Avicii Hotel, an EDM lodging establishment that’ll be opening for ten days during Ultra Music Festival 2013. See also: -Ultra Music Festival 2013 Dates Announced -Ultra Music Festival 2013 Expands…
Like a gangsta, Rick Ross has kept (mostly) silent since escaping a would-be assassin’s 20-bullet barrage on Las Olas Boulevard. His only comment: A freestyle “wishing death on you niggas.” Meanwhile, the City of Fort Lauderdale Police Department continues to pore over surveillance video from the crime scene, seeking leads…
In an interview with Sway Calloway, Ice insisted the whole story’s been greatly exaggerated over the years.
Rozay says: “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” Yesterday, after escaping an unknown assailant, dodging 20 bullets, and smashing up his Rolls Royce on the streets of Broward County, Rick Ross disappeared for approximately 12 hours. He couldn’t be reached for comment on the shooting by TMZ, MTV, the Miami Herald,…
Transformed by her time behind bars, Kat Stacks (née Andrea Herrera) has apparently become a social activist. Freed three weeks ago from a Louisiana immigration detention center after being locked up for over 24 months, the Miami-Dade resident, Venezuelan native, notorious supergroupie, and former Tootsie’s Cabaret stripper claims to have…
Unknown gunmen blasted at the Bawse. And he crashed his Rolls. As Crossfade already noted, Rick Ross celebrated his birthday last night at South Beach nightlub LIV and then he took the party to Fort Lauderdale’s Floridian Restaurant, where he became the target of an apparent assassination attempt. But now…
Go ramblin’ with the Gambler on a boat! Or as Kenny Rogers himself might croon: “On a warm summer’s evenin’ on a huge ship bound for paradise …” The Country Music Cruise has announced its maiden voyage and initial lineup, including Rogers, Vince Gill, and a dozen other high-seas high…
The week has ended. And as always, there’s tons of solid live music goin’ down. For the first time in months, local indie outfit Plains and friends are crashing Churchill’s Pub. Or if you’d rather “party,” go meet quintessentially MIA dance-pop duo Afrobeta at The Stage. Of course, that ain’t…
Who’s noticed Justin Bieber acting like a gaping, fully grown asshole for, like, the last 332 days? OMG, sooo hot. On March 1, 2012, the boy with the beautiful bowl cut who once sang “Baby” turned 18, officially becoming a mature ‘n’ sexy man. But just being recognized as a…
“What happens on the ship stays on the ship!” Those are the rules of Groove Cruise, according to founder Jason Beukema. And today, for the ninth straight year, electronic dance music fanatics and so-called “exotic destination experience junkies” will be sailing out to sea in pursuit of EDM epicness and…
Justin Bieber at American Airlines Arena January 26 and 27
It’s that time of year, beat freaks. The MIA is being flooded with uhntz-uhntz. And contributing to this dangerously rising tide, the Opium Group has just revealed eight shows at four clubs for Miami Music Week 2013. Oh, and that’s only Phase One. From March 13 to 24, a relentless…
We gonna be jammin’ all night. On March 2, the Nine Mile Music Festival (formerly known on the streets as Marley Fest) will be returning to the sun-soaked sands of Virginia Key Beach Park for its second straight year. Expect Jah, lots of Rastas, some blessed herb, irie vibes, and…
If you’ve been “Hangin’ Tough,” down “On Bended Knee,” just hoping to be touched by “The Hardest Thing” … The wait is over. ‘Cause three of America’s favorite 30- and 40-something boy bands — New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, and 98 Degrees — are finally hooking up…
Ever licked a frog’s ass? Sucker-punched the Swamp Ape? Square danced with a human gator? Well, show up at Tobacco Road (AKA Miami’s oldest, baddest, and most reliably awesome former whorehouse and speakeasy) in 24 days for the seventh annual edition of Swamp Stomp. Presented by New Times, YoMiami, Purehoney,…
Six Best Club Parties on South Beach January 17 to 23
