In 1980, Bob Marley traveled to Brazil on a scouting mission with Island Records’ Chris Blackwell and the Wailers’ Junior Marvin, in preparation of a world tour. A year later, he was dead. But even though Marley never got to play Rio or São Paulo, the reggae man’s musical influence…
Epic uhntz-uhntz on demand via the Internet. This is the Ultra media empire’s newest expansion plan. Adding to an already sprawling portfolio of EDM entertainment assets (obviously including the original Ultra Music Festival in Miami as well as a six-country, four-continent tour, officially dubbed UMF Worldwide), this imperial party-time megapower…
Two weeks of tour dates have just been canceled by Passion Pit. And the reason: Frontman Michael Angelakos needs “to take the time to work on improving [his] mental health.” So far, most of the tour remains intact, including Passion Pit’s South Florida show at the Hollywood ArtsPark on October…
When American socialites start DJing, it’s never pretty. But when Swedish duo Rebecca and Fiona hit the studio, the rest of the world takes notice for all the right reasons. These fashionistas are more than just pretty faces, they’re masters of the modern synth-pop sound. That’s why Kaskade tapped them…
See also “Fashion Freakouts at Kaskade’s Freaks of Nature Tour in Miami” — plus the full 50-photo slideshow. Kaskade Freaks of Nature Tour With Alvin Risk Klipsch Ampitheater at Bayfront Park, Miami Saturday, July 14, 2012 Better Than: High-school heartbreak and all that icky teenager stuff. The youth of America…
See also “Gilby Clarke, Ex-Guns N’ Roses Axe Man, Talks ShipRocked Cruise, Booze, and Getting Laid.” Godsmack is so heavy metal that only a bodybuilder can pick up a copy of The Oracle. They’ve put out more hits than Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, and Chuck Liddell combined. They make music…
Don’t even try to pinpoint down Kenneth James Gibson. The chameleonic Los Angeles-based musician and producer has basically waged war against categorization over the past two decades. And he changes monikers just as often as he changes his sound. In the ’90s it was noise pop as the Furry Things…
See also Crossfade’s show report, “Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne Pussy Poppin’ at Pink Friday Roman Reloaded Show in Miami” — plus a 15-photo recap of Nicki Minaj in Miami. Nicki Minaj rolls deep, traveling with so many alternate personalities that a PET scan of her head must look like…
Just three months removed from her controversial appearance in a Burger King ad peddling fried chicken, Mary J. Blige has crawled out from “under the bed” and put that “mistake” behind her. These days, she’s feeling liberated. So much so, in fact, that’s she’s hitting the road with legendary ’90s…
See also Stacey Pullen in “Six Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend.” Last month, we here at Crossfade had a chat with second-wave Detroit techno legend Rick Wade about “disposable tracks” vs. “substance.” One of Wade’s homeboys from that second wave is celebrated DJ-producer Stacey Pullen, throwing down…
See also “Ultra Music Festival TV Hits YouTube, Free Stream of Can U Feel It EDM Documentary.” Ultra Music Festival Television is alive! Just hours ago, UMFTV debuted on YouTube with its first bit of exclusive content: a ten-minute mini-journey with Avicii through his first-ever UMF headlining set. We see…
See also “Who Wants Tickets for Kaskade’s Freaks of Nature Afterparty at LIV Miami?” and “Kaskade on EDM Critics: ‘Anytime Something’s on Top, People Will Be Ripping It Down.'” Keep it PLUR, kids. Peace, Love, Unity, Respect … That’s the totally upbeat vibe that seems to motivate each and every…
Frank Sinatra Jr. at Seminole Coconut Creek Casino July 12
311’s Unity Tour at Cruzan Amphitheatre July 17
Los Autenticos Decadentes at Grand Central Miami July 15
Three Loco at LIV Nightclub July 18
If you’re a veteran EDM head, then German DJ-producer Ian Pooley probably needs no introduction. The rest of you would do well to get acquainted with Mr. Pooley’s body of work, because he is one of the true, enduring talents on the international dance music scene. If Pooley’s name is…
See also the 35-photo slideshow of Best Coast at Grand Central and “Best Coast’s Guide to Local Eats Across America” Best Coast With Those Darlins Grand Central, Miami July 10, 2012 Better Than: The second Best Coast? “I hate the ocean,” Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino confessed from Grand Central’s…
Punk rock’s political history is more convoluted than the plot of Prometheus.By most accounts, the fast-hard-and-loud aesthetic came into vogue during the mid 1970s as a sneering response to the hippies of the ’60s and an extension of the hard-partying glam scene.Although obviously rooted in social angst, first-wave punk was…
See also “Best Coast Ranks Other Coasts, Survives Slayer Riot, Can’t Punch Out Glenn Danzig.” As one half of Best Coast, Bobb Bruno loves California and stands by his band’s designation of it as “The Only Place.” That’s the title of the album and single they’ll be touring at Grand…
Humans are obsessed with the beach because it reminds us that we are sacks of flesh fulfilling the evolutionary teleology that began when all life on Earth was, like, primordial soup. This is about more than sand, saltwater, and boobies, dammit. We’re talking about the birthplace of our existence. The…
See also “Who Wants Tickets for Kaskade’s Freaks of Nature Afterparty at LIV Miami?” and “Kaskade on EDM’s Future and Freaks of Nature: ‘Summer of 2012 Could Go Down as Best Ever.'” Oh, yes, America. The freaks are living (and dancing) among us. Ever since EDM went massive in 2011,…
