Bribe the bouncer. Buy a dozen bottles. Get a job behind the bar. We here at Crossfade will personally do whatever’s necessary to get our art-addicted asses past the velvet ropes at LIV on November 30. But you should probably just keep it legit and buy a pair of tickets…
When Mariah Yeater accused Justin Bieber of being the father of her three-month-old baby (allegedly the result of a 30-second, backstage sexcapade), the 20-year-old woman unintentionally opened a nasty can of pedophilia. If Yeater and Bieber did in fact share a half-minute romp at the Staples Center last year in October,…
We should be hosting a parade in honor of Churchill’s Pub owner Dave Daniels’s birthday. Like, a bizarro, Little Haiti musical version of Mango Strut with Rat Bastard as the Grand Marshal and kegs of Strongbow lining the streets. But Mr. Daniels is a humble man. So when this local…
If we here at Crossfade ever manage to get a glimpse at James Murphy’s personal day planner, there’s a pretty solid chance that the first week of December is perennially empty, except for a short, four-word phrase, presumably written in fat, blood-red block letters: Art Basel Miami Beach. Last year,…
Radiohead just released the first 10 dates of its 2012 US tour and we couldn’t be any happier. Thom Yorke and his mates from Oxfordshire will be kicking things off at the American Airlines Arena on Monday, February 27. Since releasing its eighth studio album, The King of Limbs, earlier…
After catching a nasty case of seasonal influenza, grunge-y sex symbol, former Soundgarden singer, and current acoustic crooner Chris Cornell was forced to cancel last night’s unplugged gig in Miami. “Due to laryngitis caused by flu, Chris Cornell is unable to perform tonight,” the official Live Nation cancelation announcement explained…
When we here at Crossfade tried to get bounce music’s biggest star, Big Freedia the Queen Diva of “Azz Everywhere,” on the phone to answer a few questions (e.g. How much azz? What size azz? Is there such a thing as too much azz?) about tonight’s Check Yo Ponytail tour…
After the Wu-Tang mothership crashed full force into pop culture with the release of the 1993 gangsta rap classic Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the first order of business was to send out the pods. Method Man was the first to strike out solo with 1994’s stellar and intensely hardcore…
Cory Smoot, the guitarist for satirical, costumed heavy metal band Gwar, has died at the age of 34. He was found dead on the tour bus by his bandmates while refueling in Pembina, North Dakota, before crossing into Canada. His death took place only hours after completing a performance at…
Sleeping in tents and marching the streets with Occupy Miami has been more pleasurable than painful, thanks in part to the protesters’ spirited musical showcases. In contrast to a slew of other more serious events designed to dilate your political mind, the second Occupalooza Music Festival planned for tomorrow evening…
It’s a definite testament to Miami and the Electric Pickle’s status as international dance music mecca, that Wolf + Lamb chose the venue for its 2010 winter DJ residency. It was a season full of memorable parties, and it also spawned the critically acclaimed Wolf + Lamb vs. Soul Clap DJ-Kicks…
Buried deep in the Comcast Digital Preferred package of premium pay cable, and sandwiched between MTV Hits and MTV Tr3s, channel 140 belongs to that moderately popular MTV sister station known as MTV 2. Peppered with crap television like Guy Code and Bellator MMA Fighting, the network’s an overall waste…
AIDS Wolf With Last, Holly Hunt, Unicorn Hard-On and The Laundry Room Squelchers Churchill’s Pub Thursday, November 3, 2011 Better Than: Whatever else was happening last night. Whenever some chump wants to talk shit to you about how much they hate “noise,” you should maybe ask what exactly they mean…
If you ask us, there are icons and then there are legends. Icons are people we all admire. Legends are people who you, your mother, your grandmother, and your future children will totally love forever. And rocker Joan Jett is an effing legend. She founded one of the first all-girl…
What’s the perfect Friday morning? Wake and bake with your homies, then cruise over to the swap meet, shopping for bargain-bin shades, sucking the water straight from the coconut, and stonerishly staring as the smiling, bright blue inflatable dancing man does his thing. And if you don’t know, now you…
Welcome to November, a month of fun and games… Sorry, we’re still psyched from last weekend’s Gun N’ Roses after-hours show at the American Airlines Arena. We’ve been saying everything in the tune of “Welcome to the Jungle.” Damn you, Axl! While the cornrowed God’s long gone from the Magic…
Can you spit faster and farther than any other chump-ass rapper in the 305? Well, homie, WTF are you waiting for? Write a few rhymes, guzzle some energy drank, and go check out the United States of Amerikkka’s baddest battle rap contest, Red Bull Emsee. The Eminem-approved, invitation-only series has…
[jump] 10. Pete Townshend vs. iTunesThe Who guitarist and singer recently railed against iTunes, calling the download service a “digital vampire.” His suggestions for improvement? Employing talent scouts, giving bands space to stream their music, and paying smaller artists directly. 9. Lilly Allen vs. ShakiraLilly Allen hates illegal downloading so…
Last month, a remake of one of America’s most cherished musical films was released. Of course, we’re talking about Footloose, the movie about one young man’s struggle with authorities to express his overwhelming desire to dance! The remake is now screening all over the country. And aside from a few…
Considered Miami’s oldest bar, Tobacco Road was once a speakeasy, a gambling den, a gay bar, a strip joint, and blues bar. It has survived Al Capone, Prohibition, the Great Depression, deadly hurricanes, the Mariel boatlift, race riots, cocaine cowboys. And next Friday, Tobacco Road celebrates its 99th anniversary with…
Austra With Grimes Grand Central Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Better Than: Falling down a witch house YouTube rabbit hole. Last night, Nightdrive Miami presented its second major Grand Central production in just two weeks. And much like the recent Battles show, all factors — sound, venue, performance — were in…
American nu-metal crew Korn garnered mixed reactions from fans this year by announcing that the band’s jumped on the dubstep bandwagon. The creepy quartet’s upcoming tenth studio album, The Path of Totality, will introduce its new dub-metal sound, forged in collaboration with renowned producers like Skrillex, Excision, 12th Planet, and…
