4/20: How to Celebrate Like a Famous Rapper

4/20 is more than just a holiday. It’s a lifestyle, man. And there’s nothing like getting high and throwing on some classic rap records. ‘Cause rapping and weed go together like, well, rapping and weed. That’s not to say that all rappers smoke the sticky green flower, but those that…

Coachella 2014: Ten Signs You’re Too Old for This Shit

Chris Victorio/OC WeeklyYou tell ’em, Grandpa! Age, of course, is a state of mind. But it’s easy to feel like you’ve aged 30 years after three busy days at Coachella. Whether you’ve gone to the festival since the first year in 1999 or just started going a few years ago,…

Miami’s Ten Best Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend

Congratulations, you made it through all the deadlines, meetings, and endless phone calls of the week! As a reward for being such a dedicated worker, you deserve to spend the two days jamming to some sweet tunes, buying vinyl, and getting blasted. The best part of it all, you won’t…

Miami’s 4/20 Party Guide

Roll a blunt, light it up, take a puff, and pass it down. It’s 4/20, man. And in honor of the national weed holiday, we here at Crossfade have provided you with the best places to go and smoke a fat one, jam with THC-drenched party people, and laugh at…

The Sounds – Grand Central, Miami

The Sounds With Blondfire and Ghost Beach Grand Central Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Bringing the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll to the stage is easier said than done. For a band like Sweden’s The Sounds, however, it’s an art that seems to come naturally, as they circle the globe, making…

Win Free Tickets for James Murphy’s DJ Set at Bardot Miami

Is nightclubbing awesome? Or awful? As former LCD Soundsystem frontman and DFA Records founder James Murphy once quipped: “It depends on your idea of fun. Champagne, music — it could be a nightmare.” But when Mr. Murphy’s handling the disc-jockeying, any trip to the club is just dreamy. Even if…

Nino Brown on Jesus Christ: “He Got a Little Gangsta in Him”

Before Cash Money Records, there were the Cash Money Brothers, a group of fictional New York City drug dealers whose criminal ascension during the ’80s crack epidemic was masterminded by their leader, Nino Brown. The New Jack City character, played by Wesley Snipes, has become an iconic rags-to-riches story in…

Coachella 2014’s Best Moments

Timothy Norris Round one of Coachella is over. And damn, was it a good one! We’re all sore, sunburned, and smiling. Here’s the best of another memorable weekend in Indio. Finding 20 bucks on the ground. We spent it on a slice of Hot Lips Spicy Pie pizza and a…

Coachella 2014’s Worst Moments

Timothy NorrisCoachella’s first weekend was amazing this year! Except when it wasn’t. Here are the parts of the festival that rubbed us the wrong way. Saturday Night dust storm Conditions may not have been as bad as they were during last year’s Red Hot Chili Peppers set, but Saturday night’s…

Win Free Tickets for The Sounds at Grand Central Miami

Oh, free tickets … As The Sounds’ Maja Ivarsson once sang: “I think about you all the time.” In about 48 hours, that Swedish songstress and her pals will saunter into downtown Miami’s Grand Central for an evening of shimmering New Wave pop. So we here at Crossfade, along with…

Coachella 2014’s 50 Most Beautiful People

Photo by Colin Young-Wolff So many Coachella-goers spend months before the festival working on their tans, their outfits, their figures, and their breezy poses. There’s a real glut of fabulousness, we have to say, both among those in attendance at the Polo Grounds and the parties surrounding the festival. Here…

Miami’s Five Best Record Stores

There was a time when the cynics believed that record stores were doomed to go the way of Blockbuster video rental joints: abandoned and forgotten by the masses who once flocked to their doors. But the resurging popularity of vinyl has created a new niche market in which local music…