Oh girls, we never learn. We always love the assholes who treat us like garbage. As long as they give us just enough to feel like “this time is different.” Well, this time it is different, because it’s not just on-again, off-again rumors of dating and Instakissing. It’s full-on marriage…
Cottonmouth king and Miami-born U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is a sucker for good hip-hop. And as such, he thinks Lil Wayne Lame is simply a vehicle of mindless entertainment with little substance. TMZ caught up with the republican senator at Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport this morning and asked the…
R.I.P. to the school kids killed in Little Haiti and Liberty City over the weekend, and respect to their families.Assault weapon shooting sprees are all too common in Miami. And a weekend full of gunfire saw Liberia, Hollywood’s own Young Scrilla caught in a hail of bullets between scenes of…
Music is more than just a collection of sounds. It’s a whole ‘nother world where anything is possible. You don’t have to be yourself, you don’t even have to be human, and a lot of artists take full advantage of this world of illusion. The benefits? Well, you can safely…
“Before Adam and Eve, God created disco and cats — God was Spanish, of course,” say the Young Hearts. Sounds like the kind of God who could have created Miami — America’s tropical, hedonistic disco Garden of Eden.Disco cats are the concept behind Gato y Disco, Young Hearts’ exclusive WMC…
Yo, who’s hungry? We’re fucking starving. But before you start eating faces and torturing people, calm down. Raekwon the Chef is coming to feed Miami some meaty beats. The Wu-Tang Clan man will be stomping through The Stage on Saturday, March 9. He’s bound to exhibit some “Fly.International.Luxurious.Art,” because he’ll…
When Every Time I Die hit the national scene with Last Night in Town in 2001, they forged a sound that, at that point, had not really been considered by hardcore and metal fans. The band played aggressive music built on a foundation of classic rock that was grown in…
First, it was a three-page open letter directed at some shitty rapper who said extraordinarily heinous things about a city that has unconditionally and inexplicably embraced his sorry ass. Now, Pepe Billete has rallied the troops yet again to continue the public shaming of a has-been MC in his latest…
Con los terroristas Cubanitos… Get it straight: When it comes to Miami-Dade County, Pitbull will “ride for [his] motherfuckin’ clique, die for [his] motherfuckin’ clique,” and “bust heads with [his] motherfuckin’ clique.” And if you “talk shit, watch [his] shit go click.” He’s not kidding. It’s not just a “305…
Chalk it under a simple misunderstanding with a side of armed robbery and aggravated assault; Maybach Music Group’s Gunplay will not be spending the rest of his days locked up behind bars for robbing his former accountant at gunpoint, TMZ reports, despite video surveillance that captured the entire violent encounter…
Whatchu want? Whatchu need? We got you, mang. You looking for something to get you pumped up and raging? Or do you want something that’ll bring you down and chill you out? Oh, you want something that’s gonna make you feel all crazy inside and jump around? How about just…
He may have the “Magic Stick,” but 50 Cent couldn’t find an opportunity to “hit once” nor “hit twice” while kicking it NASCAR-style at the Daytona 500 yesterday. Before the start of Sunday’s “Great American Race,” Fos reporter Erin Andrews was working the prerace beat when she spotted the G-Unit…
Stage-diving. It’s all fun and games until someone’s seriously injured, which is exactly what Matthew Graham says happened to him when Akon unleashed his inner Iggy Pop and dove off the stage at the BayFest music festival in Alabama, TMZ reports. According to a new lawsuit, the crippling stage-dive went…
Saturday night is for him. It’s also for her. Thanks to Poplife, it’s for everyone, because the non-gender-specific get-down His and Hers was in full-swing at Grand Central’s upstairs Garret. This weekend, EDM mastermind, composer, and connoisseur Destructo hit the loft for its second installment of their new night. Naturally,…
There’s something inherently blue collar about working on cars. Grease stains. The inescapable smell of motor oil on calloused hands. Engine grit collecting under already dirty fingernails. The cigarette breaks. Similarly, there’s something inherently blue collar about Alejandro Rose-Garcia, the 25-year-old actor/musician behind Shakey Graves and one of NPR’s “Ten…
Come for the pretentious, arty stuff. Stay for the booze, Afro-Cuban funk, experimental freakouts, sports jams, drag queens, break dancing, and, uh, more booze. Once a year, New Times throws a big, ostensibly highbrow bash called Artopia. And officially, it’s “an eclectic touch of art, culture, fashion, food, music, and…
Destructo (AKA Gary Richards) is the electro-house chief in charge of Hard Events, the good people behind Holy Ship!!! and the Hard Miami parties during Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week. But Richards is more than just a promoter. He’s been DJing and producing his own killer tracks since…
Hell yeah. A week after being closed by order of the City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue, everyone’s favorite outdoor Wynwood hangout, the backyard at Wood Tavern, is serving up cold beer and good vibes again. As owner Cesar Morales hollered via Facebook: “WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! We are opening the back tonight!!!”…
And the uhntz-uhntz continues … Last month, the Opium Group dropped its Phase One lineup for Miami Music Week 2013, revealing eight shows at four clubs: Mansion, Cameo, SET, and Mokai. Now almost exactly four weeks later, the clubbin’ conglomerate has unveiled its Phase Two slate, including MMW throwdowns with…
Will JT and Jay-Z be hitting up the MIA? Last week, after Timberlake admitted “[Jay and I] are definitely going to go on tour” while walking the Grammys’ red carpet, we here at Crossfade insisted: “These two dapper dudes gotta make a stop in Miami, right?” And it seems as…
When she’s not appearing in a Los Angeles County criminal courtroom, Lindsay Lohan can be found filing frivolous lawsuits in the state of New York. And for nearly two years, the most frivolous of suits has been the grievance filed against Miami’s Pitbull for his use of “disparaging” and “defamatory”…
There will be an epic DJ battle during Winter Music Conference 2013. But this one won’t be fought behind the decks. It’s going down on the basketball court. Yes, the Red Blue Classic on March 19 is WMC’s inaugural DJ basketball game — a chance for enthusiasts of the sport…
