Aside from your standard Gucci Mane flareup, the world of hip-hop arrests has been pretty boring lately. Who cares about Ja Rule’s back taxes? Thankfully, early 2000s R&B boy band vocalist Lil’ Fizz (AKA Dreux Pierre Frederic) is bringing some flair back to notable incarcerations with Little Amsterdam, his recently…
You either get Matthew Dear or you don’t. Whether he’s fronting his eponymous avant-pop band or spinning techno records as Audion, Dear is challenging listeners with his taste for the edgy and experimental. But even if he doesn’t hit your personal pleasure zone, there’s no denying the indelible mark he’s…
It’s easy to fall victim to glitz and glamor. It’s easy to see the big stars, the bright lights, the sandy beaches, or the half-naked wannabe strippers of Ocean Boulevard in hip-hop videos and think, “This is Miami.” Reality programming and big-budget Hollywood films portray Miami as a land of…
Calling all creepy motherfuckers! Slather your bad selves in fake blood, slip into your best pimp, ho, or Count Blacula costume, and hustle down to Night of a Thousand Freaks, a special Halloween edition of Club Sandals’ monthly Thick Thursdays throwdown. Usually, this lil’ get-together is “a 100% plus size…
Rick Ross called Kreayshawn a “dirty bitch” and threatened to “slap the shit out of whoever carries her bags.” But the 22-year-old rapper-slash-Ricky Rozay enemy does not give a fuck. Seriously, she does not care. In a recent Huffington Post interview, Robin Wilkey asked Kreayshawn why she thinks she’s so…
Damn you, ghost of Chris Farley! What have you done with Christina Aguilera? The “Genie in a Bottle” seductress was scheduled to perform at the Michael Jackson tribute concert earlier this month. But when it came time for the “Beautiful” singer to take the stage, one of the “Gap Girls”…
If you wanna get technical about it, Euphoria is a totally transcendent state of extreme elation, ecstasy, and joy. It’s sorta like having a hot bucket of positive energy poured over your head. And typically, it’s caused by stuff like orgasm, hard drugs, or serious head injury. But this Saturday…
TV on the Radio at Fillmore Miami Beach October 25
Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, and Prince Royce at American Airlines Arena October 22
Off! at Culture Room October 23
Lucinda Williams at Parker Playhouse October 20
Krisp at Vagabond October 21
A Night in Treme, Kermit Ruffins at South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center October 21
Little Dragon at Grand Central October 22
Bassnectar at Fillmore Miami Beach October 22
Cool Kids at Eve October 23
As her father’s manslaughter trial continues to wallow in spectacle, celebrity, and drug abuse, the 13-year-old Princess of Pop (that is, Michael Jackson’s daughter), Paris Jackson, has announced a new partnership with the “youth program” division of the Lingerie Football League. The issue at hand is clear: pop starlets (Gaga,…
Quick, hit the fucking techno siren! Alert, alert, alert … If all you beat freaks were planning to “GET WHET” aboard the Groove Cruise next January, there’s no time to waste ’cause Crossfade has just received word that the world’s largest floating dance music festival is 96-percent occupied! There are…
Still reeling from the loss of Bar? Do you find yourself wandering aimlessly around NE 14th Street all weekend, wishing there was a hip place with cheap drinks and no cover?While OHWOW’s promise to reopen Bar seems to be dwindling, we found out last week that several ex-employees were gearing…
The English are notorious for rock music and poor oral hygiene. Now, for about $16,000 (£10,000), you can buy the best of both. Diehard Beatles fans with entirely too much disposable income will have the chance to bid on one of John Lennon’s nasty teeth. Story goes that Lennon was…
When we here at Crossfade tried out for Trina’s official “Red Bottoms (Long Heels)” music video last month, we tried to stay as positive as possible, thinking, Who gives a shit that we can’t actually dance? It’s fucking on! Needless to say, we couldn’t cut it and we cried our…
Leave it to the French to put on the most mind-blowing, seizure-inducing high-tech visual shows in electronic dance music. Daft Punk and Justice have already been immortalized by their epically cornea-scorching arena spectacles. Now it’s fellow Frenchman and international DJ superstar Joachim Garraud who’s melting eyeballs in addition to pumping…
