No offense to Perez Hilton, a dyed-in-the-wool Miami boy who’s done very well for himself … But the word hot should be spelled H-O-T, without exception. Almost. We’ll give the internet coinage a hall pass just this once, because the video for Enrique Iglesias’ controversial latest hit single “Tonight I’m…
If you missed the Overthrow’s party at the inexplicable Wynwood castle during this past Art Basel, well, you missed out. It was a packed, rave-tastic night of live performances, carnival games, and scandalously cheap drinks. But have no fear — you can do it all again (or relive what you…
Electronic music junkies should be more than familiar with Luciano’s esteemed Cadenza imprint. It’s the home to such international luminaries as Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice, and Guy Gerber. Another name on the label’s roster: Budding tech-house sensation David Mendo, a prolific Spanish DJ-producer who’s been on the rise since the…
Dear devout fans of Miami’s college radio jocks: You did it! You gave two of our raddest local broadcasters a Woodie. Well, almost. Yesterday, WVUM 90.5 FM and FIU’s Radiate FM both advanced to the final pool of 25 nominees in the furious fight to win this year’s MTV Woodie…
Somewhere in the middle of Crossfade’s interview with drummer Ryan Welch, Mr. C. of Churchill’s Pub interrupted to say that he’s taking this Friday off because of Rat Bastard’s three-day International Noise Conference. He said the people that come to INC are a bunch of hippies and they stink. We…
Lately, it seems the Overthrow is aiming its ambitions farther than being just a local party collective. Where is the fun in overthrowing a single city when you have a whole world in a need of an ass-kicking? The MIA-based crew is looking to go international with the help of…
A great man once said, “Go big or go home.” That particular philosophy applies to almost everything in life — surfing, rocking the fuck out, and guzzling a gallon of hard liquor. In that spirit, here’s a nice list to help you and your liver prepare for a night of…
Lil Wayne’s new joint, “Green and Yellow,” is a love song dedicated to his favorite football team, the Green Bay Packers. In it, he threatens to cut a Steelers’ hair off, “We knock the Eagles and the Falcons and the Bears off/Now we ’bout to cut Troy Polamalu’s hair off,”…
The key to making a sexy album about sex? Stop doing it. Celibacy was Jimmy Edgar’s formula for success when creating XXX, his last full-length release on !K7. It includes raunchy tracks like “Hot Raw Sex” and “Vibration.” Edgar’s formative years in Detroit, the electronic heart of America, gave him…
“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dream.” — Willy Wonka “You can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your…
Let’s blame too much coffee and a raging case of ADD. This morning, Crossfade gave WVUM props for its MTV Woodie nomination and urged you all to vote for the Voice. We failed to notice, however, that another one of Miami’s awesome college radio stations, FIU’s Radiate FM, had also…
Last week we previewed the upcoming February 11 performance by French superstar DJ-producer Bob Sinclar at SET.And if you thought we were kidding about this guy being the Jesus of dance music, just wait until you get a load of this interview, where he waxes mystical about spreading the gospel…
We here at Crossfade wanna give WVUM 90.5 FM a Woodie. And you should too. Last week, the Voice of the University of Miami scored a nomination from MTV for America’s best college radio station. And while the pool of potential winners has already been slashed down to 50, the…
Local post-punkers Astari Nite may not have been playing an overload of shows within the county’s borders lately. But that doesn’t mean they’ve been quiet. Instead, the foursome’s been gigging frequently through the rest of South Florida, most recently at Respectable’s annual New Year’s shebang in West Palm. They’ve also…
See the full, three-day International Noise Conference 2011 lineup. People have the internet and it’s hard to shock them. Once threatening musical aesthetics like punk and hip-hop have long been neutered and incorporated into the popular culture canon. But noise is one of the few genres that can still get…
Welcome to the era of the children of the Basshead. Just let your brain swim through the hurricane.The future is yesterday. A 16-year-old skater kid from Miami makes balcony rap with production value worthy of A Tribe Called Quest.Born in 1994, positive Kendall realist Lowercase just dropped his Village South album…
Now wait a second before you shit your hipster pants ’cause this blog’s headline is somewhat misleading. In case you got the wrong idea, those awesomely amazing bands we just namedropped won’t be performing live in concert at your favorite SoBe hangout this weekend. Instead, the eMusic Road Show (basically…
Growing up in suburban White Plains, New York, during the early ’90s, Matisyahu (born Matthew Paul Miller) was a pretty average teenage kid. He watched a lot of MTV. He listened to De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest. And he smoked some weed. The son of liberal, social…
If there was one 2010 WMC party that left peeps buzzing for the rest of the year, it was Crosstown Rebels’ now-legendary fifth installment of Get Lost at the Electric Pickle. Maybe it was the vibrant, sunny setting of the Pickle’s patio. Or the casual blend of international star DJs…
We Miami residents are damned lucky. We have a killer local music scene just bursting at the seams with ultra-talented groups that draw on the wellspring of myriad influences that come from being a melting pot. There’s a whole movement of bands here in Miami that meld sounds as far-reaching…
Still reeling from all the tragic losses the local punk rock scene suffered during 2010, this year opened with another shot of pain when esteemed scenester Jose “Boner” Faria passed away in a vehicular accident January 8. He had not resided in South Florida for some time. But he certainly…
Chicago native Common (AKA Lonnie Rashied Lynn Jr.) has often been dubbed “hip-hop’s Renaissance Man.” His socially conscious music has won him Grammys, been utilized by Barack Obama, and survived the phases of an often fickle music industry. Buddy’s acting chops aren’t too shabby either. He’s graced the silver screen…
