Femi Kuti is a world-music master, a deep political thinker, and a true Nigerian patriot. Just like his famous late father, Fela, the fearsome legend who pioneered an entirely fresh fusion of complex African rhythms and electrified Western sounds, invented the term Afrobeat, embodied Black Power, defied government oppression, and…
Six Best Miami Club Parties January 3 to 5
Flo Rida and Dierks Bentley at Orange Bowl Discover Fan Zone January 5 and 6
Spending New Year’s Eve with Carl Cox is so sexy. On the last day of 2012, true acid house aficionados and horny people of all kinds gathered at Mansion Miami to ring in NYE. Females felt up their friends. Dudes oogled the half-naked party girls who’d been paid to ride…
It’s been 18 days since DJ Shadow got kicked off the decks at Mansion Miami for playing “too future for all of y’all.” And it’s been a week and a half since the South Beach nightclub offered its “sincere apologies to DJ Shadow and his fans for his set being…
Miami never sleeps. Sure, the $700 bottles stop poppin’ at dawn. But then it’s just time to drag our sexy uhntz-uhntz-ing asses to the supersecret afterparty, followed by some beat-freaking brunch with DJ Mimosa! To be honest, though, we here at Crossfade are kinda exhausted of being so expensive and…
Ball drops and champagne facials … Who’s ready for another New Year’s Eve porn party? Yep, it’s already been 365 days since we here at Crossfade taped down our ever-lasting boner, squeezed into some lightly soiled pants, and “dragged our Pornhub-addicted asses” to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s…
Wanna get the adrenaline pumping for this week’s BCS National Championship game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Alabama Crimson Tide? Well, all you’ve gotta do is follow these three simple steps to achieve superfan status: (1) Shotgun six ice-cold beers and an equal number of sugar-loaded sodas, (2)…
Miami’s 13 Best New Year’s Eve Parties
In Miami, New Year’s Eve isn’t just one night. It’s a weeklong marathon of bubbly, unabashed beat-freaking, and already-broken resolutions. The party starts tomorrow night. Just check the cut for Crossfade’s six-day NYE 2013 party guide. See also: -Miami’s 13 Best New Year’s Eve 2013 Parties -Most Expensive New Year’s…
When Miami throws an end-of-year blowout, it’s guaranteed that everyone is going home broke. And drunk. And accompanied by some creepy-sexy stranger who’ll ask for money in the morning. So if you wanna wake up in 2013 with empty pockets, a booze-damaged brain, and a bed full of hot mess,…
It’s gonna be a Story … Next week, South Beach’s latest nightlife spot will be opening at 136 Collins Avenue (i.e. the space that used to be Opium Garden and Prive and then Amnesia Miami) with an absolutely epic NYE 2013 lineup. All week, Avicii and Tiësto wil be bro-ing…
“I’ve waited a long time to play here. But they said this shit’s too future for all of y’all.” That’s how DJ Shadow said goodnight to clubbers at Mansion on South Beach after getting kicked off the decks last Saturday. For the second time in 2012, the Opium Group-owned nightclub…
Ever done the Swamp Stomp? And nah, dude, it ain’t a muddy-ass dance. We’re talkin’ about the totally homegrown 2,000 person-strong music festival that “started as a killer backyard barbecue with a bunch of bands and booze and a few friends in 2007.” It’s always the most “badass, rockenest, craziest,…
These days, Fat Joe ain’t so fat. But he owes an obese (or is that obscene?) amount of back taxes to the IRS. According to a press release from the Department of Justice: “Joseph Cartagena, the rapper popularly known as ‘Fat Joe,’ pleaded guilty [in New Jersey] today to two…
The World Music Awards just got canceled. Only two days before the scheduled 2012 edition at Marlins Park, WMA organizers have nixed the show, blaming “visa issues” and — absurdly — the Newtown shooting. “We are sorry for any inconvenience,” the official statement reads, “but this decision had to be…
Miami’s Six Best Holiday Parties, December 20 to 26
Miami’s Top Albums, EPs, and Singles of 2012
Ever wonder “what it sounds like when Miami teams up with Hawaii”? Well, Cris Cab did. So he made a new track called “The Fire.” “Felt like dropping some music for you all,” the local pop-hop crooner announced via Facebook today. “This one features The Green from Hawaii and produced…
Who could’ve predicted that DJ Shadow would be “too future” for Miami’s Mansion? A South Beach megaclub populated by half-naked trapeze artists, SoBe socialites, suited douches, Hugh Hefner look-alikes, and certified champagne addicts … That’s precisely where an experimental hip-hop DJ-producer oughta be booked, right? Wrong. Check the cut for…
Only boring people spend the season singing silly songs in the company of loved ones while getting stuffed full of fruitcake, sucking back Manischewitz, and forging lovely lasting memories. So be cool like Crossfade. Go get so wasted that you forget it’s Christmas! Uhntz-uhntz with the Matzo crowd! Headbang through…
The Bawse might not be worried. But the Chicago Police ain’t takin’ chances. After receiving death threats last week from a North Carolina chapter of the Gangster Disciples, Rick Ross rolled up to the 99 Jamz studio to shrug off any beef with the GDs as “one sucka that got…
