Gasping to regain relevancy in a post-“Pretty Boy Swag” rap game, Soulja Boy has inserted himself into the A$AP Rocky vs. SpaceGhostPurrp Twitter beef. Though Rocky and The Ghost used to be buddies, collaborating on tracks and rhymes, shit’s gone bad. About 14 days ago, someone from A$AP’s crew allegedly…
See 305 Fest’s full lineup and set times — plus Crossfade’s interviews with Speedfreak Presents, Torche, Noothgrush, and Dropdead. Tampa, Florida is home to a long tradition of phlegm-throated snarling and buzzsaw shredding. In the ’80s and ’90s, the Gulf Coast industrial metropolis was a petri dish of brutality, producing…
See 305 Fest’s full lineup and set times — plus Crossfade’s interviews with Speedfreak Presents, Merchandise, Noothgrush, and Dropdead. Steve Brooks has a South Florida sludge pedigree unlike any other. As the chief songwriter for legendary late ’90s and early 2000s doom-drone trio Floor, the guitarist and vocalist has definitely…
If you saw the ads and announcements popping up for the UR1 Music Festival, you know that there is something brewing for the week of Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 in December. We have to admit our first thought was, Wait, another EDM event in Miami? How many do we…
In an interview with CBS, Anne Romney opened up about her husband’s search for a vice presidential running mate. Above all, she said, the VP has to be someone “with the same personality type” as Mitt, narrowing the list of potential candidates from the likes of Marco Rubio and Condoleezza…
See also “Those Darlins to Scrap EP Plans, Record Full Album with R.E.M. Producer Scott Litt.” When Tennessee rock band Those Darlins opens for Best Coast at Grand Central on July 10, it’s a safe bet the trio is going to get loud enough to turn your ears into sour…
See 305 Fest’s full lineup and set times — plus Crossfade’s interviews with Speedfreak Presents, Merchandise, Noothgrush, and Torche. Last December, Providence brutalizers Dropdead made their South Florida debut. It took them nearly two decades of ripping red-faced, super-political grindcore before blowing the roof off Churchill’s Pub. And their arrival…
Type Mz Poppinz into Google and the top result will be a YouTube clip entitled “sexiest violin player in the world!” And though that may be true, it shortchanges the Pittsburgh native (born Melissa Palichat), who’s bringing her unique combination of talents to Mynt Lounge tonight. “I imagine myself in…
Odd Future crooner Frank Ocean recently opened up on Tumblr about falling in love with a man, and the blogosphere is buzzing with stories about gay Franky. But we’re stuck on how modern this whole coming-out ceremony has become. Gays, bisexuals, and lesbians have been a big part of the…
It’s quite appropriate that Berlin DJ-producer Alex Niggemann titled his debut long player Paranoid Funk. It’s a clever description of his sound, which can be dark and moody. Or anxious like a bout of drug-induced paranoia. But a Niggemann track is never lacking in proper floor-ready funk goodness. This sound…
See also “Paris Hilton’s DJ Debut Sucked Balls” and “DJ Paris Hilton Pisses Off Samantha Ronson and Deadmau5.” Everyone is jumping on the Paris Hilton hate train ever since she wrecked that bitch in Brazil. The latest hit comes from New York City’s Jane Bang, who just released an electro…
See the full 48-photo slideshow of Audio Junkie Independence Day Bash at O Cinema. While Fourth of July celebrations all across our nation have been hijacked by hot dog-eating contests and superpotent fireworks displays that leave American suburbs buried under ash, the meaning of the holiday was not lost on…
See Crossfade’s interviews with Speedfreak Presents, Merchandise, Torche, Noothgrush, and Dropdead. Punks, metalheads, and experimental noise enthusiasts … Are you ready for 305 Fest? This three-day heavy music marathon at Churchill’s Pub will be packed with almost limitless awesomeness, i.e. Torche and Floor, Merchandise, Dropdead, Noothgrush, and 42 other bands…
The Fourth of July may be over. But Independence Day weekend’s just beginning. America’s 236th birthday celebration continues on South Beach this weekend with some of the biggest names in electronic dance music. After all, nothing says Independence like a $3,200 bar tab and prerecorded bass drops. From the Netherlands…
White girl rappers are a tough sell. Ask Uffie, Kreayshawn, and Iggy Azalea. The vitriol thrown their way — whether deserved or not — tends to stem from the question, “What do white girls know about hip-hop?”That’s why Kitty Pryde, a Daytona Beach native, seems to differ from her peers…
Talib Kweli With DJ Fly Guy SET Nightclub Wednesday, July 4, 2012 Better Than: Going to sleep early and waking up for work after celebrating Fourth of July. You always have to wonder what it means when you see a rapper’s name on a flyer for any club in South…
Best Coast at Grand Central July 10
305 Fest at Churchill’s Pub July 6 to 8
Mike Marsh’s Paper Releases Debut Album Sunbeam on Limited Fanfare Records July 10
Radio One Fest at Bayfront Park’s Klipsch Amphitheater July 7
DMX at Revolution Live July 6
Don McLean at Hard Rock Live July 5
