Last month, Crossfade reported the massive news that Ms. Lauryn Hill would be headlining the two-day Jazz in the Gardens festival at Sun Life Stadium — and only a few months after the former Fugees frontwoman laid down one of Miami’s best concerts of 2010 as part of UM homecoming…
Man, Winter Music Conference is only two months away. But while your club kid cousins are off doing the WMC thing, getting loopy on funny drugs and dancing away their inhibitions, you’re gonna be sucking on sweet sticky ish and nodding your dreaded head to righteous vibes at the Marley…
Like a lot of other post-millenial musicians, 21-year-old dubstepper Jakwob (AKA James Jacob) is an internet-made man. A year and a half ago, nobody really knew his name. Hailing from the English Midlands, he was just another university student who sidelined as a laptop producer. But then things changed: He…
This is Miami and the local appetite for rock ‘n’ roll of all kinds (garage, punk, metal, etc.) is notoriously suspect. The standard wisdom says the people of South Florida have no stomach for churning squalls of guitar noise and skull-battering drums. But the simple fact that experimental Los Angeles…
It’s hard to believe that three decades have slipped past since the birth of hardcore punk. And it’s even harder to believe that legends like Black Flag and Minor Threat haven’t let loose a loud fast riff in 25 years. But that’s the truth … Hardcore is history. And the…
It’s crazy when one of your local scene stars goes fucking supernova in the space of a year. But that’s been the Surfer Blood story so far … Big bang. And maybe it’s about to get bigger. Still riding the crest of that massive wave called Astro Coast, the West…
Way back in November, the New Times gave you the very first taste of a new Design District club called the Stage when we hosted our Miami Music Festival party starring Teepee, Heartstrings, Lil Daggers, and Jays Blues. Remember? Probably not. You were too drunk off all the gratis booze…
Whenever we here at Crossfade start planning a sizzling hot Valentine’s Day staycation, there’s only a couple of things on our shopping list … One full-color poster of Enrique Iglesias and a big bottle of Astroglide Personal Lubricant. Sure, we wouldn’t mind adding some extra romantic flourishes to our grand…
Who knew that sorta kinda famous people were flocking to Sunrise, Florida, to have their eyesight fixed? Well, apparently, Millennium Laser Eye Center is home to one Dr. Cory Lessner, AKA the Lasik Surgeon To The Stars. And just recently, the doc performed a “much-needed” procedure on Ryan Cabrera, a…
Ten years ago, Steven Blush wrote a book called American Hardcore: A Tribal History. His motive: “I’m documenting the American hardcore punk music scene because it’s being forgotten. Its history is evaporating as the participants die off or find religion or repress their memories of those dynamic days.” And as…
We wanna give you money! But time is running out! As a penniless musician with a fridge full of condiments, you’re always on the lookout for your next sugar daddy (or mama), so why not hook up with New Times? We’re clean, intelligent, and we always keep a little extra…
Three months ago, we here at Crossfade were so, so, so stoked about our date at Macy’s with Good Charlotte’s Joel and Benji Madden that we wrote a blog about it. We were gonna get some one-on-one time with the twins, an exclusive look at their Mad Picks clothing collection,…
Hey noiseniks, it’s almost time again to put your auditory system through those 72 hours of awesome sonic abuse commonly known as the International Noise Conference. As always, Rat Bastard and Laundry Room Squelchers will be helming the whole thing with backup from a sprawling roster of gear freaks and…
When the hypemongers start tossing around loaded phrases like “Nicki Minaj,” “All-Pink Everything,” and “New Year’s Eve,” your mind instantly floods with hot and luscious fantasies of cartoonish proportions. Example: You imagine slipping through gates that look like Nicki’s pillowy, slightly parted, frosted lips. You imagine getting drunk on gallons…
See the full 25-photo slideshow of Usher at the American Airlines Arena. For the 19,600 lovely females (and their reluctant boyfriends, husbands, brothers, fathers, etc.) who turned Usher’s New Year’s Eve concert at the American Airlines Arena into a swooning, screaming, sweating mass of fandom, the coming of 2011 was…
Now in darkness world stops turning! Ashes where the bodies burning! — “War Pigs,” Black Sabbath When your predictions for the future of Planet Earth and the general good of all mankind are just as murky and doom-filled as the fourth and final verse of “War Pigs,” there’s probably no better…
Way back in the beginning of 2010, you harbored this strange delusion of spending a pleasure-filled night with the best (lady?) rapper alive, Nicki Minaj. You imagined romping through a semi-private, electric-pink wonderland of gooey cotton candy and warm shag carpet. You imagined trading verses. You imagined getting über-expensive booty…
What’s up, you glostick-toting weirdos? Effective immediately, Miami New Times is looking for a part-time clubs listings editor. The successful candidate will have some knowledge of Miami clubs and blogging, be detail-oriented, and will have some professional writing experience. The job requires 25 to 30 hours per week, including visits…
As we wrap up 2010, Crossfade looks back at the best live performances of the year. View the full list of Miami’s Best Concerts of 2010. Rick Ross and Raekwon October 23, 2010 Sneaker Pimps at Mekka Late one night, we were killing time with a couple of friends named…
As we wrap up 2010, Crossfade looks back at the best live performances of the year. View the full list of Miami’s Best Concerts of 2010. Ms. Lauryn Hill November 5, 2010 The University of Miami She’s a legend and you should call her Ms. Lauryn Hill. Really … That’s…
Maybe you’re the kind of high-minded individual who enjoys the occasional night out at the opera. Or maybe you spend every Saturday night losing your mind to murder thrash in an abandoned Coconut Grove bomb shelter. Either way, you’ve probably put together your very own Ten Greatest Moments in Live…
When your predictions for the future of Planet Earth and the general good of all mankind are just as murky and doom-filled as the fourth and final verse of “War Pigs,” there’s probably no better way to acknowledge the passing of yet another year than waking up after sundown to…
