One day soon, a flood may come and drown all of Miami in the Biscayne Bay, but for now, the city stinks, God is broke, and the youth are getting restless. The politicians hate the workers and the poor, the pigs take every opportunity to slam your face in the…
As far as we can tell, there are two kinds of electronic dance music lover: (1) The kind that likes its dancefloor fare soulful and sexy; and (2) The kind that likes the dark and twisted stuff. Brooklyn-based DJ-producer Francis Harris (AKA Adultnapper) definitely caters to the latter camp. And…
Hey, America, not sure if you got the memo or not. But Chris Brown is public enemy number one. Before 2009, Crossfade admired the young performer’s vocal chops and sharp, Timberlake’d Jacko dance swagger. But ever since he beat the shit out of his then-girlfriend, R&B siren Rihanna, we have…
Sure, there are guys who dutifully follow in their father’s footsteps. They might take on the family business, become scientists, doctors, or lawyers just like the old man. Or they might even take the deadbeat route and follow dad to the local Stop ‘N’ Shop for a fresh six-pack before…
A Soul Clap is a clap made on the eighth note of a beat. The Boston-bred duo of Eli Goldstein and Charles Levine bring their soulful disco, funk, and hip-hop influenced house all over the world to footloose crowds hungry for a good time. They’ve been making beats together since…
Joel Grind is Toxic Holocaust, a one-man metal militia that unabashedly indulges every single thrash cliche, from the speed-shred of ’80s standards like Slayer and Motörhead to lyrics almost exclusively about annihilation, nuclear or otherwise. However, Grind’s throwback is most potent in its style: he and the shredders-for-hire who back…
Rolling Stone created a Queen of Pop Index, ranking the top 16 female pop recording artists of the last two years by examining, according to them, “album and digital song sales, Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards, and critics’ ratings.” Mostly because of their limited timeframe,…
Yesterday, Top 40 hip-hop megastar and occasional actor Ja Rule was sentenced to two years in prison for failing to file his taxes. Remember the good old days when rappers were taking each other out on their records and in real life? Or they wrote verses about crackhouses from inside…
Yeah, we livin’ in the era of ringtone rap. But a few days ago, we here at Crossfade got word that the Rock the Bells Festival Series will be bringing Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and Mobb Deep to Miami Beach. So we started getting all nostalgic about that “Golden Age of…
t first, we thought our ears were deceiving us yesterday morning. Surely, no one in their right mind would give this man, Pepe Billete, a job. Yet it turns out that in the Magic City — and specifically the offices of El Zol 95 — anything is possible. But then again,…
The taunt of poserdom — that is, a self-proclaimed authority’s suggestion that you just might be a wannabe — is a stinger. And since punk, rock ‘n’ roll has suffered new standards of legitimacy (be it fashion, playlists, or diets) with every wave proclaiming itself to be the New Wave…
Read Crossfade’s preview of this Saturday’s party with Soul Clap at the Electric Pickle. If Bostonian power duo Soul Clap are known and revered for one thing, it’s an infectious passion for old-school jams. Eli Goldstein and Charles Levine have turned ’90s music appreciation into an institution with their Yo…
Whether you’re a cracked-out bum or a rock star, it’s 8 a.m. and you need two drinks for the price of one. Time to hit Mac’s Club Deuce. You could be fresh out of Dade County Jail and still wearing a jumpsuit or a pinstriped New York stockbroker slumming out…
Yesterday, Cheap Trick narrowly averted a very-public demise. The classic ’80s power-pop quartet pulled the plug on its set at the Ottawa Bluesfest when an approaching storm created serious gusts of wind that made the band a little nervous. Rightfully so, as the stage deflated like a pathetic balloon shortly…
You’ve got a date with pop star Kat DeLuna. And surprisingly, the little Dominican chick is pretty low maintenance. All she wants is a trip to Dolphin Mall, some movie tix, refillable popcorn, two new pairs of banana yellow high-tops, and three or four games of bowling at Strike Miami…
Wanna go hang out with Tom Cruise, the Rock of Ages crew, and thousands of sweaty, unpaid extras? Perfect. ‘Cause today at 1 p.m., the New Line Cinema movie musical is hosting a “concert” at Sun Life Stadium, wherein Cruise as Broadway rocker Stacee Jaxx will perform (i.e. lip synch)…
Why are music cruises all the rage? Is it some kind of reactionary Great Recession diversion for those few who can actually afford it? Back in February, Miami’s young-adults-in-leather-jackets got a taste of the open seas with the garage rock-themed Bruise Cruise. Atlanta scuzzballs Black Lips were there. So were…
Ciara With DJ Skribble Finnegan’s on the River July 16, 2011 Better Than: Any other night at any other Finnegan’s. Remind me to hit up every Malibu-sponsored event for the rest of my life. Watching Ciara for free was already a sweet deal. But free booze, t-shirts, and guac and…
Last week, Crossfade urged you to gobble some Designer Drugs and dance till death at the Fillmore Miami Beach’s July edition of the more-or-less monthly Honeymoon Series. So … Did you heed that advice? Did you cop a dose? Did you snag tix? Well, if not, here’s our second attempt…
Motown and brunch, together, are the perfect elixirs for any Sunday morning hangover or soul sickness. Leonardo Valencia revived a musical brunch this weekend, which he started years back in Brooklyn when he had both money and cooking skills, and his friends didn’t. And yesterday, along with Patti Hernandez and…
In the last decade, M.A.N.D.Y.’s Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung have seen monstrous success with their productions and performances — not to mention the inception of their record label, Get Physical. Even the newbies to the electronic dance music scene will recognize the epic bass line of the pair’s 2005…
The tabloids have been predicting it for years. But finally, after seven years of wedded whatever, Jennifer Lopez and Mr. Jennifer Lopez (uh, we mean Marc Anthony) are getting a divorce. Now while Crossfade wouldn’t usually care about the marital drama between a couple of serial celebrity wedders (Lopez has…
