New Yorkers still think they run hip hop. Canadians say, “It ain’t dead. It lives in the North.” L.A. radio plays more Pitbull than we do. Houston is still leaning off a never-ending cup of codeine. NOLA’s doing it in the dark. Philly, Detroit, and Chi-Town are mad because it’s…
The real reason for kissing at midnight on New Years Eve? Whether you’re single, married, divorced, or your outlook on monogamy is much like Tiger Woods’, everyone is trying to get some. And if anyone is going to help you get laid, it’s Robin Thicke. So if you are looking…
Our esteemed music editor S. Pajot has already made his feelings clear about the over-the-top 2011-12 season intro video by the Miami Heat: “Apparently, James, Wade, and Bosh thought that prancing and preening like pretty-boy pop stars for a really expensive YouTube vid was the best way to shake off…
There’s not a hell of a lot of electronic dance music DJs from the old school who remain hip with today’s young underground cognoscenti. But the UK’s Danny Howells is definitely one of them. Maybe it’s his boundless charisma behind the decks. Or his self-dubbed “deepsexyfuturistictechfunkhouse” sound, tasteful and eclectic…
We did it, y’all. We survived another year, managed to dodge creditors and demented ex-girlfriends, held a steady (albeit low-paying) job in a recession. We even occupied Wall Street. With just two days left in 2011, we’re encouraging everyone to get rowdy. Go ball so hard it makes “Niggas in…
What’s the best kind of New Year’s Eve porn party? Well, you could always strip naked at your laptop and host a smutty celebration for one by counting down to midnight and popping a nice bottle of spumante as a powdered pair of hairless balls drop on some poor 20-something’s…
Can a columnist get a table dance? One-time 2 Live Crew capo and Miami-Dade County mayoral candidate Luther Campbell celebrated his 51st birthday last week. But the New Times contributor isn’t calling it quits just yet. Tomorrow night, Uncle Luke’s hosting an NYE weekend birthday bash alongside 99 Jamz’s Felicia…
Can you believe these extremely irresponsible music fans (read: hippies!) who think it’s “radically groovy, man” to buy reduced-price tickets to some floating freak fiesta (say, the Jam Cruise on January 9), stuff their luggage full of dangerous drugs (e.g. marijuana) instead of extra underwear (uh, gross), and then proceed…
Unless you’re blind and deaf, you know Rev Run. He’s a founding member of legendary rap crew Run-D.M.C. , an ex-reality TV star, prominent reverend, father of six, and a DJ. And if you want to check out his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-level skills, he’ll be dropping a…
Hare Krishna hardcore? Screamo? Whatever-the-fuck-genre-Flogging-Molly-plays? There’s no denying it: Punk rock has gone through some seriously bizarre permutations. And in keeping with the big-tent genre’s proclivity toward making bedfellows of once-disparate sub-scenes (like suburban US skate-punk and Jamaican ska), Little Haiti’s favorite holy house of wax and vegan cupcakes, Sweat…
Five of Miami’s most expensive New Year’s Eve 2011 celebrations
Tracy Young’s Genesis IX New Year’s Day party at Mansion, January 1
Five Miami Beach bars with no cover on New Year’s Eve 2011
A$AP Rocky’s Purple Christmas at Grand Central December 29
Matisyahu at Kravis Center December 29
Tiesto at LIV December 29
Cee Lo Green at the Orange Drive Music Festival Dec. 30-Jan. 1
B.B. King at Arsht Center January 4
Miami’s ten best New Year’s 2012 parties
Just before Christmas, Chanukkah, and Kwanzaa hijacked our editorial focus, we here at Crossfade checked up on the annual Jazz in the Gardens music fest. And unfortunately, we were kinda bummed. We referred to the lineup as “lackluster.” We complained about Kenny G’s saxophone sucking. We called for some divas…
It’s been a phenomenal year for underground electronic dance music in Miami. If 2010 was the year that we put training wheels on our EDM bike, then we were riding that sucker with no hands in 2011. There was a non-stop barrage of world-class bookings. And none of it would…
Bardot and DFA Records sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G… After celebrating its 10th Anniversary with Holy Ghost!, Nancy Whang, and Juan MacLean at Bardot, DFA Records’ love affair with the Midtown lounge has literally reached telenovela-level hotness. Miami’s best neighborhood bar 2010 just announced that The Crystal Ark, a DFA…
