EDM was bigger and badder than ever this year. Lady Gaga went on tour with electro-wunderkind Zedd. Skrillex won three Grammys. Shit, even the American Music Awards created an EDM category. Of course, this also means a lot of garbage is being produced. But thankfully, there are still loads of…
Janette Beckman had already immortalized the Clash and the Sex Pistols on film when she first met the members of N.W.A. She was putting together a book of photographs of the hip-hop community. “I try not to have any preconceived notions when I go into a situation,” she told Crossfade…
Holly Hunt’s Year One Album Release With Torche, Post Teens, and The Tunnel Churchill’s Pub, Miami Friday, December 14, 2012 Better Than: Any episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that didn’t have to do with a spaceship battle or a malfunctioning holodeck. Over the weekend, Miami was given a…
The commercial success enjoyed by Visionquest since the label’s 2011 inception might be a testament to how much the mainstream EDM industry underestimates people’s taste in music. The notion that the masses want to be spoon-fed the sonic equivalent of junk food via the likes of David Guetta and LMFAO…
Who throws a shoe table? Honestly! It appears that “The Beautiful People” of Switzerland reacted rather violently to an “Irresponsible Hate Anthem” issued by Antichrist Superstar Marilyn Manson during his recent trip to Basel. Promoting his latest record, Born Villain, the former South Floridian freak performed at St. Jacob’s Hall…
There’s a loud, in-your-face sound coming out of Miami, making waves in clubs across America. It’s got a hip-hop lean and sometimes a tropical vibe. It’s dirty, sexy, and full of hype. It’s a raw sound, sought out by some of the biggest names in EDM. And it’s coming from…
If Crossfade were a superstar DJ, we wouldn’t perform a single show without four cases of cherry vanilla cola, two bottles of Black Label whisky, a picture of our mom, a pink umbrella, and a drumming monkey. That’s not even too bad. Just take a look at the ridiculous requests…
In the rapidly proliferating world of stoner/droner/doom metal, it has become increasingly more difficult to say something original and relevant. While most anyone with a taste for the sludgy side of things appreciates any band doing something of quality (regardless of innovation or lack there of) in this realm, sometimes…
¡Ay Cojones! Justin Bieber’s balls are safe. Phew. However, Canada’s most popular pair of 18-year-old pop nuts came mighty close to soaking in some sick fuck’s mason jar full of formaldehyde. Police say that convicted murderer and rapist Dana Martin hired Mark Staake and his nephew Tanner Ruane, two men…
The Bawse might not be worried. But the Chicago Police ain’t takin’ chances. After receiving death threats last week from a North Carolina chapter of the Gangster Disciples, Rick Ross rolled up to the 99 Jamz studio to shrug off any beef with the GDs as “one sucka that got…
The deep house genre label gets stamped on releases a little too liberally these days by producers and imprints jumping aboard the bandwagon of its current commercial popularity. But so many records saturating the market lack the substance and soul that characterizes the authentic classic deep house sound. With its…
Spoiler alert: The world isn’t about to end. But that doesn’t mean we can’t drink like it will. At LIV, the club rats will saying goodbye to 2012 with almost a whole week of superstar DJs and an endless supply of champagne. If you party hard enough, just wait for…
Girl Talk as Part of S.S. Coachella Cruise December 16 to 19 and December 19 to 23
Matt & Kim at Fillmore Miami Beach December 15
Pig Destroyer at Churchill’s Pub December 15
JT Money and 69 Boyz at Miami Bass Super Fest December 15
DJ Shadow at Mansion Miami December 14
Vince Neil at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek December 15
KC & the Sunshine Band at Hard Rock Live December 15
Funkagenda at Gryphon December 15
The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame’s official mission: “To educate, preserve, honor and celebrate the legacy of the greatest Latin songwriters from all over the world and their music in every genre.” Founded by a Grammy-winning pair of writer-producers — multimillion-selling Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Desmond Child (Bon Jovi,…
Got your “I Love JIG” tees? Well, looking deliver on their promise of an “an all the way live weekend,” Jazz in the Gardens and mayor Oliver Gilbert have just added human “Stress Reliever” and pop-hop loverboy Ne-Yo as well as R&B diva Monica (AKA “Miss Thang”) to JIG’s 2013…
