When ex-teenage drama queen and current courtroom fixture Lindsay Lohan dropped a silly lawsuit against Pitbull last week, citing “disparaging” and “defamatory” lyrics from his song “Give Me Everything,” we here at Crossfade called her out for trying to score an easy payday. Pit, meanwhile, kept his head. And as…
Smokin’ and drankin’ under blacklight is just another day on the motherfucking job for Metro Zu. And last week, between discussing the art of swag with us and whipping up a “Fuck the Hurricane!” flyer for tonight’s Crossfade music series show at The Stage, the Zu crew’s Lofty, RubenSlikk, Freebase,…
Tim Sweeney’s been hosting WNYU’s Beats in Space radio program since he was the tender age of 18. Over a decade later, he’s still bringing a range of the best in electronic music to the airwaves, hosting big names such as Matthew Dear and Carl Craig, all while touring the…
Who’s Zed? He’s dead. His brains got blown out by bass. And two Toronto dubsteppers named DC and Hooks pulled the trigger. Coming together in 2009, after an earlier collaborative project called Mass Productions went kaput, the Zeds Dead dudes have been stretching the limits of dubstep for almost three…
They could take Identity Festival and even Matisyahu at the Fillmore. But I pleaded with the hurricane gods earlier this week not to touch my Hot Natured show this Friday at the Electric Pickle. In a downpour of good fortune, the higher powers replied, “OK.” Lee Foss and Jamie Jones,…
Felix da Housecat LIV at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Last night, when Felix da Housecat came out at LIV, he lit the place up with big beats. His set was the one of two pros among many cons at the Fontainebleau’s posh nightclub. The other was…
Identity Festival at Klipsch Amphitheater August 25
Metro Zu and O’Grime for the Crossfade music series at the Stage August 25
Jacuzzi Boys release Glazin’ at Churchill’s Pub August 27
Matisyahu at the Fillmore Miami Beach August 25
Hot Natured at the Electric Pickle August 26
Lucenzo at Grand Central August 27
Tim Sweeney at the Electric Pickle August 27
Pablo Milanes at the American Airlines Arena August 27
What do you get when a mike mangler named Pitbull humps the Miami Sound Machine? A barking, buzzing remix of “Wepa.” Last week, we here at Crossfade unleashed our Martian chonga for Otto Von Schirach’s mega-mix of the first single off the impending Gloria Estefan album, Miss Little Havana. Of…
Last month’s Motown Brunch at The End/SPRING BREAK’s temporary Ear Conditioning space was packed with cool dudes and dudettes who left their first meal of the day with yummy chow in their bellies and Detroit’s best lingering in their ears. This Sunday, though, Leonardo Valencia’s comfy and classy brunch is…
Remember music videos? Yes, there was a time when networks like MTV and VH1 aired awesome artsy cinematic shorts to accompany your favorite bands’ songs. Today, all we get is an endless loop of mindless, soul-crushing reality TV.But even back in the day, there were music videos and there were…
Mogul BFFs Jay-Z and Kanye West must be pretty pleased with themselves. After so many late nights spent studying one another’s awesomeness in the Roc Nation executive penthouse, Jay and Ye’s collaborative vanity project, Watch the Throne, has played out precisely as planned — selling 613,000 copies, kicking ass for…
Download “Agua de Poço” for free from spamallstars.bandcamp.com. It is rare. But now and again, mystics and other wanderers will stumble upon a hidden place where the water is naturally sweetened by psychotropic substances. These are Mother Nature’s fonts of inspiration. Normally, you’d only find such secret spots amid the…
According to the National Hurricane Center, there is a nasty bitch with one eye named Irene who’s gonna come crashing through “the Southeastern…Central…and Northwestern Bahamas” today. She’s a “category three hurricane.” She’s whipping up winds of 115 mph. And she’s pissing “1 to 3 inches” of rain on any fool…
Unlike certain other electronic music festivities (i.e. Identity Festival) that were supposed to take place this Thursday, Panic Bomber (AKA Richard Haig) will not be canceling his release party for new album Domestic Violins because of an impending hurricane. Now, the album’s already been out for a bit. But Haig’s…
A quick survey of the cars surrounding you in rush hour gridlock will prove, once and for all, that the line between man and machine has been completely eradicated. Look at these fleshy bags of bones and organs: Their bodies are frail, so they strap themselves in with seatbelts. Their…
