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No one ever thought Jorge Herrera, a skinny Ecuadorian kid from New York City, would amount to much. But for two decades, the founder and lead singer of The Casualties has led his rowdy band of hooligans around the world, inspiring kids to stand up and fight the system. One…
Being a famous rapper is awesome. You get all the fancy cars, expensive champagne, and bad bitches your icy heart desires. It’s all part of the job description. And for once in your life, you’re doing it wrong if you don’t brag about it to everyone! So what happens when…
The Dallas, Texas blog-turned-label French Express can do no wrong right now. Hotly-tipped artists on the young roster, like Jonas Rathsman, Perseus and Moon Boots, are stirring up a nu-disco storm in clubland. But the label’s undisputed star is Chris Malinchak, an NYC-based producer with a gift for retro-futurist disco…
We’re all sexual beings. But we’re not always lucky enough to have another sexual being with us when the moment strikes. Thankfully, we’re handily equipped to take care of business. Everybody faps. And if someone says they don’t diddle themselves at night, they’re liars. It’s part of the human condition…
President Obama’s in Florida today, campaigning ’round the Sunshine State and asking for money to help fund his re-election run. As y’all know, however, times are rough. And that remaining $10 from last week’s paycheck can either go toward helping POTUS secure four more years in the White House or…
Are you having trouble managing your mustache amid the humidity of hurricane season? Your new gurus are coming to town in the form of Bear in Heaven, owners of indie’s most fecund upper lips. Have you been wanting to sing along with Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend,” but needed someone…
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London has been a major electronic dance music hub since the rave boom of the late ’80s. And when it comes to London house and techno parties with an authentic underground ethos, the name Secretsundaze reigns supreme. Launched by DJ-producers Giles Smith and James Priestly, the party has been going…
Trina’s a bad bitch. In fact, she’s Da Baddest Bitch. And when you’ve earned that title, you’re granted a virtual get-out-of-jail-free card and the license to do pretty much whatever you please. So, while the rest of us are stuck in an office cubicle, Trina’s off presumably getting high and…
Kendrick Lamar’s performance at Pitchfork Music Festival on July 15 in Chicago was one of the most talked about sets of the entire weekend. And not because it was any better than usual. Despite being young and relatively new to the indie rap game, Lamar’s proven himself to be a…
We’re officially balls-deep into summer and everyone is covered in a thin film of uncomfortable sweat. But despite the already-oppressive temps, Grand Central is turning up the heat. The Downtown Miami hangout just added three killer new shows to its end-of-summer and early-fall concert schedule, kicking things off with England’s…
“You are music. You are unique. You are diverse. You are love. You are life. You are one.” That’s the official mantra of Miami’s newest superambitious music fest, UR1, a two-day concert event created by Go Big Productions, AKA Ultra cofounder Alex Omes and professional party-starter Emi Guerra. Billed as…
Who’s got sand in their pants? Even after six weeks of summer, we here at Crossfade can’t stop getting sloppy with South Beach. This month alone, SoBe has hooked up one-night stands with oh-so-sexy, critically acclaimed EDM producers like Tiësto, Funkagenda, A-Trak, and Steve Aoki. And while Ibiza, Spain, may…
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Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded Tour at James L. Knight Center July 24
Lights Out Festival With Felix da Housecat, RJD2, Felix Cartal at Soho Studios July 21
Juan BassHead and Zeds Dead at Revolution Live July 20
Six Best Club Parties on South Beach July 19-25
Tanlines at Bardot July 19
Crocodiles at the Vagabond July 20
LCD Soundsystem’s Shut Up and Play the Hits Release Party at Grand Central July 21
