Isn’t it funny how sometimes a band’s name could give you a false impression of what the actual band does? Mmm, irony. Tasty. Who the hell knows why Canadian synth-pop duo Parallels decided to go with that name. And who the hell cares? A rose by any other and all…
To Be Hated Bootcamp for Whores (Sour Grapes Records) myspace.com/tobehated Keeping with my tradition of doing things ass-backwards, we have To Be Hated’s second full-length effort, the provocatively titled Bootcamp for Whores. It is a logical stepping stone for the outfit who begat Outsourced and State of Things in the…
What? Are you serious? Iggy Pop on American Fucking Idol? I thought the apocalypse wasn’t scheduled to swallow us all till 2012. Yet according to Crossfade’s own personal bible, the end of the world would be heralded by five terrifying occurrences: (1) Steven Tyler would fall off a stage in…
With ten Latin Grammys and even a pair of standard gold-plated gramophophone statuettes stashed in the safe, it’s been a solid minute since Calle 13’s Residente and Visitante could be legitimately called underground guerilla rappers. They’re signed to Sony Music Latin. They’re on the cover of Rolling Stone Argentina. They’re…
Check out Crossfade’s previous post for a free download of A Totally Non-Ironic TBD Party Mix. When you’re drunk off your ass on rubyfruit jungle juice and dancing like a fly girl (or guy) in a too-tight thong, the world is a better place. And that’s one reason you should…
This morning at 6 a.m., a massive group of sincere, talented singers (and a equally massive gaggle of delusional people who think they’re singers) gathered at the BankUnited Center to show the world’s bullies that they actually are, in fact, special. Auditions for the upcoming Simon Cowell show, X Factor,…
If, like Crossfade, you’ve actually attended the annual Exxxotica Expo at the Miami Beach Convention Center (or some comparably antiseptic megavenue in Chicago, Los Angeles, or New Jersey) and not just feverishly daydreamed about it while rubbing your sweaty palms together in the parking lot, you already know that the…
Back in the early ’90s, almost no one — except Pablo Escobar, his fellow kings of cocaine, and their constantly warring cartels — would’ve ever willingly taken a trip to Colombia’s 473-year-old subtropical capital, Bogotá. These days, though, the city is a dense urban hub that’s home to seven million…
Ah, college. It’s a hell of a time. Beer flowing freely from kegs, homecoming, Spring Break, and walks of shame across campus as morning light casts its accusing glare upon you. But some students actually choose to do something constructive with the time they spend at institutions of higher learning…
If you’re deep into the South Florida EDM scene, then you’ve probably heard of Riotgear, the DJ duo of Andy Pate and Bobby Bassett. And you definitely heard them if you went to Ultra Music Festival last month, where they rocked the main stage. What you may not know is…
Lady Gaga at American Airlines Arena April 13
Broken Water at Miami Chum Bucket April 9
Ricky Martin at American Airlines Arena April 9
Jacobs Ladder’s Back to Life album release at Churchill’s Pub April 8
The Lee Boys at the Stage April 8
Sluggo at Eve April 8
Mount Kimbie at Electric Pickle April 9
The Jerry Garcia Band Featuring Marvin Seals at Revolution April 10
Who’s ready to kick off those flip-flops, slurp back some piña coladas, and go disco dancing barefoot on the sands of Kokomo? The Beach Boys will be there. And Gloria Gaynor too. But, um, it’s also gonna cost you $325. C’mon, people. Don’t be so cynical. The big fat pricetag…
Miami is a difficult place for an underage music junkie. Most venues are 21 and over. On the rare occasion that the age restriction is dropped to 18 or — even rarer — all ages, you know security is going to be keeping an extra set of eyes on you…
There are musical prodigies and there are musical prodigies. And then there’s Maya Jane Coles. In 2010, it was virtually impossible to hear a DJ set anywhere on the planet without hearing the luscious, seductive strains of “What They Say.” Breakout hit is a massive understatement — the track was…
When rock ‘n’ roll legend Jerry Garcia died in 1995, he left behind a biblical constellation of musical offspring. Of course, he’s best known as frontman of the Grateful Dead, a position he held for the band’s entire 30-year existence, starting in 1965. And rightfully, the band ended with his…
