For millennia, only a supersmall slice of the world’s human population could legitimately claim to have rocked out to the color spectrum. Of course, we’re talking about those special party people with the strange neurological condition known as synesthesia. And, uh, certain recreational weed smokers too. But now, thanks to…
Snippets of a homemade snuff film, distorted screams, 8-bit bleeps, slow chainsaw riffs, and some electronic hardcore chick screaming “Too much blood!” That’s right … We’re talking about Atari Teenage Riot’s explicit vid for “Blood In My Eyes” off its new Dim Mak-released record, Is This Hyperreal? The track is…
It’s been a couple of months since local rap crew ¡Mayday! set off across the continent with Strange Music label boss Tech N9ne on an 85-day trek dubbed the All 6’s and 7’s tour. But that epic adventure is almost over. There are only two stops left on the tour trail…
Even though Art Basel Miami Beach is still four months away, we here at Crossfade have already started scouring the interwebs for arty party announcements. And lo, superfluorescent popster Neon Indian (AKA Alan Palomo) has just announced a Basel week show at Bardot on December 1. But Mr. Indian isn’t…
Is it really just a coincidence that secluded rural areas happen to be prime spots for both brutal murder and alien abduction? Maybe. But if you ever find yourself stuck down a dirt road in the middle of fucking nowhere with some guy pointing a pump-action, pistol-grip shotgun at that…
Ke$ha, LMFAO, and Spank Rock at Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park August 7
Check out County Grind’s 22-photo I Am Still Music Tour slideshow. Lil Wayne With Rick Ross, Keri Hilson, and Far East Movement Cruzan Amphitheatre August 3, 2011 Better Than: Suckin’ on a “Lollipop” while learnin’ “How to Love.” In the runup to last night’s Lil Wayne show at the Cruzan…
In about 50 hours, Kings of Leon were supposed to set your “Sex on Fire” at West Palm Beach’s Cruzan Amphitheatre. But unfortunately, that ain’t gonna happen. Just a few minutes ago, Crossfade got word from Live Nation that KOL “are canceling their entire US tour due to Caleb Followill…
Summertime on South Beach is a steaming, sweaty, non-stop orgy. People are drunk, dehydrated, and consequently delirious. The dudes are dudded up in dark slacks and dress shirts, sweating their balls off. And the chicks are about as naked as legally possible, causing the dudes to sweat their balls off…
As far as Seun Kuti is concerned, art should inspire society. And it should be political. “The fact that music is no longer as political as it used to be, say in ’60s and ’70s, is one of the problems we have with youth education and development today,” Kuti says…
When a human being celebrates a birthday, you bring a gift. But when a luxury hotel throws a big-time anniversary blowout, you bring Brooklyn rapper, singer, and all around stylish motherfucker Theophilus London. Tonight, Mr. London will be kicking out an acapella freestyle version of “Happy B-Day, Bitches!” (and probably…
Outspoken and uncensored, Seun Kuti has no fear. In a time of timid musicians who’ve been trained to keep their mouths shut and tow the PR line, the Nigerian sax man and heir to his father Fela’s Afrobeat throne is perfectly willing to tell the raw, real truth, whether talking…
Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Keri Hilson at Cruzan Amphitheatre August 2
Everymen, the Wholetones, Brain Chips, and Uncle Scotchy as part of the Crossfade music series at the Stage July 28
You wonder: What’s that thrashing? The sky is dark. The fields have gone silent. But there’s a bonfire off in the distance, surrounded by vaguely human shapes and a furious funnel of sound — acoustic axe, banjo, cello, upright bass, mouth organ. This is the middle of nowhere and you’ve…
Over the last few days, the personal twittersphere of Canadian synth-pop duo Junior Boys has been ablaze with titillatingly cryptic little messages about “big news,” “a zillion shows,” and “a good chance we are coming to a town near you.” Thankfully, the Boys’ Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus weren’t just…
Good times can be dangerous. We know it. So does six-man punkabilly band Everymen. And this Thursday, the Lake Worth crew and the Crossfade music series — along with The Wholetones, Brain Chips, and Uncle Scotchy — plan to fill The Stage with fun and flames. Thus, a warning: “Our shows…
He’s tried to find the “Road to Riches.” He’s made “The Return.” And now, local spitter J Nics is back with the third official video, “Never Be Free,” off his most recent slab, Champion Rizla. A self-described “attack [on] the reality of political and socioeconomic bondage,” Nics riffs on living…
Prior to serving 11 months on Riker’s Island, the world knew (and loved) Lil Wayne for being a delightfully schizoid celeb, hypercompetitive workaholic, and the Best Rapper Alive. He dictated the game, ate candy by the pound, sold a gazillion albums, guzzled promethazine-and-codeine cocktails like Diet Sprite, and effortlessly tossed…
Have you noticed that there isn’t a single human being with fully functional ears who dislikes Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep”? Honestly, it’s strange. Her sophomore album, 21, has been stuck near the top of the charts for months. It’s sold seven million copies. And despite the fact that we’ve…
We here at Crossfade spent a sleepless night obsessively stalking all our favorite Latin pop stars via Twitter, Twitpic, Facebook, YouTube and other interwebby means. Why? Yesterday was día de Premios Juventud! And even though we were pretty busy trolling the depths of the net for celeb cam snapshots and…
Malicious mofos might try to play with you, insisting, “Wheaties is the Breakfast of Champions!” But that’s bullshit. Just ask Wizard Sleeve, Brian Breach, or watch the new vid for their Sleigh Bells-sampling “So I’m Cool Now.” And you’ll learn that a good morning shit, some porno on the iPad,…
