VoicePlaces.com Last night, chaos broke loose on the interwebs as the owner of Main Events Talent Agency, Judy Blem, posted an angry text photo on the company’s Facebook demanding that World of Beer pay their bills. World of Beer, a popular bar that specifically notes live music as a key…
Rock ‘n’ roll is tough on those confronting the universal bummer that is aging. Physical requirements aside, there is a certain attitude needed to be a rock star, and lots of rock-‘n’-rollers seem to lose that edge as they grow older. And that’s fine — after all, there can be…
Last week, we here at Crossfade got five predictions for the biggest hits of Winter Music Conference, Miami Music Week, and Ultra Music Festival 2014 from none other than Pete Tong, BBC Radio 1 host and the world’s chief electronic dance music tastemaker. And with EDM’s biggest week coming up…
It’s been days since you’ve slept. The next party starts in less than an hour. And you’re desperate for a clean t-shirt, fresh flip flops, and some unused condoms. Obviously, though, South Beach clubs require their party people to display at least a modicum of style. So it’d be highly…
Who’s ready for some Ultraviolence? Well, before pop star Lana Del Rey finally releases the follow-up to her 2012 breakthrough album, Born To Die, she’s sending her “Young & Beautiful” self on a 22-city U.S. tour. This spring, Ms. Del Rey will flit from Las Vegas to Phoenix, San Fran,…
You don’t have to be an EDM junkie to know that Ultra Music Festival brings some of the best DJs on the planet to the Magic City every year. (Eric Prydz, Carl Cox, David Guetta sound familiar?) But one thing that’s got us beyond ecstatic about the 2014 fest is…
Need a dose of that old-school vibe for your rap track? Well, R&B singer Anthony Hamilton provides a fine, cost-effective alternative to pricey soul samples. “A lot of people want that old sound, that old grit.” he says, speaking by phone from his North Carolina home. “So they say, ‘Let’s…
Losing hope that Isaac Brock and Modest Mouse might ever deliver another collection of yawping indie-rock tunes? Well, “Be Brave.” Because, as Brock and band have repeatedly insisted: “We look forward to sharing our new music with the world.” Yeah, they haven’t released any new material since 2007’s We Were…
The Bawse doesn’t just drop bills. He drops bundles. A few years ago, Carol City rapper and Maybach Music Group mogul Rick Ross celebrated his 35th b-day by going on an infamous makin’-it-rain spree at Miami’s King of Diamonds, blowing $1 million on the nudie bar’s big-booty strippers. These days,…
Sure, the mamis of Calle Ocho may be the highlight of America’s largest pachanga, but the bros are just as enticing. And unlike the ladies who come out to the street bash just to shake their asses to some reggaeton, show off their pierced belly buttons, and eat arepas, most…
New York had its Cafe Wha? and Bottom Line. Los Angeles had the Troubadour. And while South Florida could never match either of those cities in terms of star power and mystique, it did have a venue that helped foster South Florida’s burgeoning folk scene in the 1960s and ’70s…
Calle Ocho. The only time of the year when all of Miami’s papi chulos y chongas interesting characters (two million, to be exact) gather en masse along a 19-block stretch in the heart of Little Havana. Sure, every year’s fest brings about its own surprises, but there are some things…
As Ray LaMontagne (sorta) sings on his latest single, Supernova: “I want you to be my gu-e-e-est.” After four years, the notoriously soft-spoken, extraordinarily private singer-songwriter and former shoemaker has emerged from his famous farmhouse with a new haircut and his next album. To celebrate this upcoming slab, titled Supernova…
Lord Jamar is a Five-Percent Nation hip-hop originator who is not afraid to crack on Kanye for his skirt, rip on Macklemore for his skin, or tell off anybody who he feels is forsaking the sacred science of hip-hop. He’s also got a problem with Rakontur’s Tanning of America, and…
Monday morning misery is among us. Right now, you’re probably scrolling through thousands of unread emails flooding your inbox and prepping for those back-to-back meetings. Yeah, life pretty much sucks right now, but when you have music from indie pop stars Tegan and Sara, rock legends Paul Simon and Sting,…
Daddy Yankee is more than just a shade-bearing reggeatonero with a passion for mujeres Latinas … The Puerto Rican papi runs a frickin’ empire. The Big Boss is head of El Cartel Records. He peddles his own El Cartel tequila and DY fragrance line. He’s even the commissioner of the…
Ten years into its run, there’s no denying the indelible mark that’s been made by Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels label on electronic dance music. In a way, a spot on the label’s roster has become a rite of passage on the underground house and techno scene, with the label having…
There is no doubt that you’ve jammed out in your car to Travie McCoy’s tunes. What can we say? The man and his music are pretty goddamn catchy. You know him one of two ways. Perhaps from his days with Gym Class Heroes or maybe from his solo career, which…
You know that feeling you got when you woke up this morning? It’s called Friday victory. And to make you feel even more like a conqueror, we’ve come up with ways for you to celebrate the defeat of the work week. Best part, they won’t cost you more than a…
Old-school Chevrolets and Miami hip-hop go together as much as the driver and the gold teeth brightening up their smile. Boxes, donks, and bubbles have become a staple of the 305’s rap scene, whether it’s seeing one gliding on 24-inch rims or hearing about them in a song. Remember “Chevy…
For true 305ers, Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week can seem like tourist hour. Oh, so you wanna come to South Beach and watch a bunch of national acts, then go home to the shitty snow and talk about how much you “love Miami”? But if you’re lookin’ for…
With the mayhem of Ultra Music Festival and the endless parties at local nightclubs, it’s easy to forget that none of Miami’s March EDM madness would be happening if weren’t for Winter Music Conference. This year, the WMC list of events includes a Q&A with Hardwell, a panel on the…
