When he’s not hanging out with Chris Martin and remixing Coldplay tracks (see “Paradise”), superstar Dutch DJ-producer Fedde Le Grand likes to stay busy plotting the final stages of his total takeover of the North American continent. As if superexplosive 2006 hit “Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit” and non-stop…
When we here at Crossfade heard that Kreayshawn was planning a trip to the MIA (AKA the home of Ricky Rozay), we thought, She better watch her back ’cause she be beefin’ with The Bawse. See, a few months ago, the little Oaktown spitter dissed Ross by calling him fake…
Almost exactly a year ago, local production company and activist organization ROCKAS MVMT summoned the righteousness of reggae and Jah’s blessedness for the inaugural Bayside Rocks music festival, “a full day celebration of cultural awareness and consciousness.” From noon till midnight, soldiers of peace, love, and ganja like Toots and…
In the time (approximately five days) that it took 600,000 YouTube junkies to fire up their MacBook Pros, smoke a fatty, and sing-along to the hot and sticky candy-colored vid for a song trash-talking couture and “basic bitches,” a 22-year-old female rapper from the Bay Area named Kreayshawn became internet…
An astute and insightful cultural seer once observed that the movies are actually mankind’s collective dreams. But what about our freaking nightmares? Well, our fave films can be anxiety-soaked, terror-inducing experiences too. Especially when scored by a deeply twisted noise trio like Miami’s Ballscarf. So November 23 when the lights…
Normally, we here at Crossfade don’t spend a ton of time hanging out at banks. For one, we don’t have much money, hence our weekly scramble to find the best music-related things to do under $10. For another, we’ve been (sorta) brainwashed by the Occupy Miami movement. Also, there’s usually…
Why did all y’all basic bitches and chicken heads blow your entire Arby’s paycheck on too much “Gucci Gucci, Louis Louis, Fendi Fendi, Prada”? That’s just bad budgeting. No worries, though, ’cause Crossfade’s got free tix to Oakland emcee Kreayshawn’s live performance at Mansion this Friday. And we’re just giving…
A tandoor oven is a charcoal-heated clay cooking device used throughout the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and especially India to prepare delicious meals consisting of dishes such as rice, naan, and scrumptious meats. A knight, meanwhile, is an elite warrior (clad in iron, armed with a sword, and…
For a minute, the entire wired world was asking, “Where the F#@K is Kreayshawn?!” But all that initial hype generated by “Gucci Gucci” has begun to die down. And now, locked into a million-dollar major-label deal, Oakland’s most infamous internet sensation is forced to either duplicate that shit or die…
The Stage’s Anniversary Weekend November 10-14
Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne Tour at BankAtlantic Center and American Airlines Arena November 14 and 15
Just in case the whole, two-and-a-half year soap opera following Michael Jackson’s death wasn’t already packed with enough cheap intrigue and tabloid tawdriness (e.g. nude postmortem photos, that creepy Cirque du Soleil tribute, the Conrad Murray manslaughter trial), the King of Pop’s devotees can now buy his death bed. In…
Admittedly, we here at Crossfade have gotten into the habit of hatin’ on Lil Wayne. We ragged on “How to Love” for months. We insisted on enumerating the top five signs that the Young Money maniac’s finally gone soft. We called Tha Carter IV crap. We sicced rap legend and…
Each and every devoted boozer and fanatical music lover in Dade County’s gotta be jonesing to spend four solid days with 24 soul, funk, hip-hop, blues, and rock bands; tons of loud and dirty tuneage; and endless quantities of straight bourbon, cold beer, and flaming tequila shots, right? Well, here’s…
It’s no secret that we here at Crossfade have an out-of-control crush on Ms. Trina. We’ve danced for her. We’ve admitted that she’s the boss and we ain’t. We’ve even asked the Magic City’s Diamond Princess for her hand in marriage. Basically, Crossfade fell in love from the very moment…
Bribe the bouncer. Buy a dozen bottles. Get a job behind the bar. We here at Crossfade will personally do whatever’s necessary to get our art-addicted asses past the velvet ropes at LIV on November 30. But you should probably just keep it legit and buy a pair of tickets…
If we here at Crossfade ever manage to get a glimpse at James Murphy’s personal day planner, there’s a pretty solid chance that the first week of December is perennially empty, except for a short, four-word phrase, presumably written in fat, blood-red block letters: Art Basel Miami Beach. Last year,…
After catching a nasty case of seasonal influenza, grunge-y sex symbol, former Soundgarden singer, and current acoustic crooner Chris Cornell was forced to cancel last night’s unplugged gig in Miami. “Due to laryngitis caused by flu, Chris Cornell is unable to perform tonight,” the official Live Nation cancelation announcement explained…
When we here at Crossfade tried to get bounce music’s biggest star, Big Freedia the Queen Diva of “Azz Everywhere,” on the phone to answer a few questions (e.g. How much azz? What size azz? Is there such a thing as too much azz?) about tonight’s Check Yo Ponytail tour…
What’s the perfect Friday morning? Wake and bake with your homies, then cruise over to the swap meet, shopping for bargain-bin shades, sucking the water straight from the coconut, and stonerishly staring as the smiling, bright blue inflatable dancing man does his thing. And if you don’t know, now you…
Can you spit faster and farther than any other chump-ass rapper in the 305? Well, homie, WTF are you waiting for? Write a few rhymes, guzzle some energy drank, and go check out the United States of Amerikkka’s baddest battle rap contest, Red Bull Emsee. The Eminem-approved, invitation-only series has…
Check Yo’ Ponytail tour at Grand Central November 5
