Miami’s Halloween 2012 Music and Party Guide

You know that terrifying wet dream where you’re, like, a totally boner-worthy brain-eater locked inside a superchic warehouse space with a thousand other sexy zombies? There’s blood and gore smeared all over the floor. The walls are rattling at 69 BPMs. And every undead perv in the place is humpin’…

Gunplay: $150,000 Bond and House Arrest

Gunplay is free, homie. Well, sorta … After surrendering to Miami police on an outstanding armed-robbery arrest warrant and getting his day in court with Judge William Thomas, then spending 12 days behind bars, the Maybach Music maniac has finally posted bond. And all it cost was $150,000. See also:…

Gilberto Gil and Rhythm Foundation’s 25th Season Celebration at New World Center

Rhythm Foundation’s 25th Season Celebration Featuring Gilberto Gil New World Center, Miami Beach Sunday, October 21, 2012 Better Than: Tim Robbins’s CD collection in High Fidelity. Last night, the Rhythm Foundation kicked off its 25th season of international music by hosting an intimate evening with world-renowned Brazilian guitarist Gilberto Gil…

Y100 Jingle Ball Lineup Confirmed: Justin Bieber! Flo Rida! Psy! Definitely!

Nobody balls harder than the Y100 Jingle Ball. Earlier this week, we here at Crossfade posted a leaked copy of the annual holiday concert’s 2012 talent roster. The rumored superstars: Justin Bieber! Flo Rida! Psy! Ke$ha! Enrique Iglesias! One Republic! Fun.! Afrojack! Zedd! And six other superawesome pop phenoms! Now…

J. Phlip Talks Dirtybird, Ghettotech, and Partying Worldwide

Dirtybird might just be the most fun-loving collective in electronic dance music with its BBQ parties, ass-clapping bass music, and lively gang of artist pals who are always down for laughs. But among the Dirtybird boys — Justin and Christian Martin, Claude VonStroke, Worthy, etc. — one character stands out…

Kaskade on DJ Mag Top 100 Poll: “Who Cares? I Do Not Care

The DJ Mag Top 100 comes out today. But pretty much no one cares. Like, it’s just an excuse for the machine to rip off more commercial consumers and demand bigger dollars for their predictable set performances, bro. These are producers. They’re not even DJs. You know who lives above…

Lady Gaga’s Vagina Is Infested With Insects, According to Die Antwoord

Gaga’s lady parts might be crawling with critters. But at least she’s got a hit. Two of the most visually striking musical performers of the contemporary era are in a real-life underground vs. mainstream battle, and the subterranean freaks might actually be winning. Die Antwoord picked a fight with Mother…

Hialeah Fest 2012: “Bro, We Got Everything!”

Ferny Coipel answers the phone with an enthusiastic, “What’s up, brother?!” that sounds like a cross between Cheech, Chong and Hulk Hogan. Though we suspect the Humbert guitarist and Hialeah Fest coordinator is the kind of guy who is perpetually stoked on life, his enthusiasm may be partially attributed to…

Ky-Mani Marley Talks Life, Death, and Konfrontation Muzik

Ky-Mani Marley’s first name means “Adventurous Traveler.” He is the son of Bob Marley and Jamaican table tennis champion Anita Belnavis. He was born in Jamaica. But he grew up in Liberty City. The new label that he’s created is Konfrontation Muzik, and his album of the same name is…

O’Grime Talks “Juice” Video: Pitbulls, Bitches, and Food Fetishes

Fiendin’ for O’Grime? Good .. ‘Cause L.Rey and Niko are back in the kitchen, fuckin’ with the fridge and cookin’ up an superpotent batch of promethazine-spiked “neo gothic trap” shit. The final product’s gonna be a mixtape called Fur Coats and Uzis. And it’s slated to hit streets in November…

Six Best Parties on South Beach This Weekend

Wow, it’s the weekend already? What the hell even happened these last few days? We here at Crossfade still feel kinda drunk from last Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. But that’s just how it goes. Like they say, the best cure for a hangover is another four days full of…

Drake Graduates High School (Not Degrassi)

About four years after Jimmy Brooks graduated from Degrassi Community School, Aubrey Drake Graham can finally say he’s got a high school diploma. Without it, the Canadian superstar managed to have a successful child-acting and rap career. ‘Cause you don’t need basic algebra to hang with Lil Wayne, and you…