Last night, 21st-century leading lady Anne Hathaway was on Conan to promote the third Chris Nolan-directed Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, in which she plays quintessential femme fatale, Catwoman. We’re big fans of Batman, Tim Burton’s Batman Returns and Michelle Pfeiffer’s incredible psychosexual interpretation of the role. (Sorry, Halle!) So…
No one thing speaks of this city’s loyalty, questionable taste, and absolutely undeniable radness like Luther freakin’ Campbell. Miami loves Uncle Luke wholeheartedly and unconditionally. One of the patriarchs of our 305 family, he could start a dogfighting ring and we still might forgive him. Singing about how we want…
Do you remember the Alternative Revolution? Well, you’re old. Grunge is ancient fucking history. And all those ’90s babies born during the reign of George H.W. Bush are grown up and getting naked for Playboy. OK, so maybe they’re not all posing without clothes in old Hef’s gentleman’s mag. But…
After twelve years of live mixing the weekly WNYU radio program Beats in Space, never once missing a night, Tim Sweeney has hosted pretty much every big name in electronic music. Sweeney started the Tuesday night affair as an 18-year-old college freshman. With ambition, smarts, and commitment, Beats in Space…
Stalwart South Beach record store Uncle Sam’s Music has announced a free, all-ages, and unplugged Matisyahu in-store performance that’ll take place a few hours before the Hasidic reggae superstar’s gig at the Fillmore on August 25. As the biggest name in the history of Jewish riddim’, the MC is known far…
With similar holy praise and spiritual righteousness, Matisyahu scratches the Haile Selassie out of reggae music and gives it up to G-d. Born Matthew Paul Miller, the musician made it all the harder for us to say his name when he started using the Askenazi version of it. This former…
We’ve all wanted to “Crank That” in the young men’s section at Macy’s, right? Or maybe you belong to the camp that’s got a headful of skeezy fantasies about weird fun with Soulja Boy and Kat Stacks in the change rooms. Either way, go get a taste of that “Pretty…
UPDATE: Crossfade has received word from Grand Central that The Knocks show has been canceled. Brooklyn-based electro-pop duo and production team The Knocks took its name from those early days when the constant broom-thump of neighbors in adjacent apartments communicated a rhythmic command to “shut the fuck up.” Now, though,…
Hailing from a Land Down Under, the men of Art vs. Science have quickly claimed both commercial and critical success in their native Australia.Now, the trio is looking to replicate its achievements in America. The band’s US invasion kicked off in March with the release of the Magic Fountain EP,…
In September 2010, Nicchols Toussaint of Blackout Anima, known to his friends as Nico, was working at a regular job. Reflective of these crazy times we live in, he wasn’t getting paid enough. So he quit and started doing his own thing, booking rock shows under the name of Legion…
Sometimes there’s truth to clichés. Cuban music isn’t just good for your ears. It’s good for your soul. Maybe it’s because most of us grew up with those sounds, so they’re engrained in us. Or maybe it’s because Latin musicians are just so in tune with their emotions that they…
The slick, jet-black spirit of cool jazz is embodied by the mythological street corner saxophonist. We picture him as a guy in fedora and shades, knees bent in ecstasy, torso shaking back and forth as his lungs push air through his pursed lips to rip forth some of the cheesiest…
We first heard about Cabby Tuesdays from DJ Primetime’s underground pirate radio show on 89.1 FM The Streets. He was broadcasting live from the Dixie Lounge, where every week local up-and-comers throw down rap karaokes and original music for prizes like a 15-minute showcase set. Between hosts Figaro and the…
To quote another rapper: Pitbull isn’t a businessman, he’s a business, man. In a time of general industry floundering, Mr. 305-turned-Mr.-Worldwide has anointed himself the king of endorsements and new business deals. Dr. Pepper? Sure. Kodak? How about lyrical product placements. Voli “low-calorie” Vodka? Why not. Complain about the branding all…
The room starts to spin. Bitties shaking their stuff seem to move in slow motion. And the man behind the decks raises his arms in the air in admiration of the hot, hot mess he has created. Behold Hardwell. On Friday, August 19, DJ-producer Robbert Hardwell is bringing his big-room…
TMZ is reporting that rapper and one half of OutKast, Big Boi (AKA Antwan Patton), has been arrested in the Magic City.The charges are three counts of possession of a controlled substance (MDMA, ecstasy and…Viagra?) and one count of drug paraphernalia. All four charges are felonies in Miami-Dade County.Law enforcement…
For a hot and humid second, it looked like The Heat Lightning’s What a Mission extravaganza was gonna get smashed by whiplash winds and brutal thunderstorms. According to predictions filtering out of the National Hurricane Center, tropical storm Emily was headed straight for the end/SPRING BREAK and she was screaming,…
The two delicious, locally grown brains of Bleeding Palm and This Heart Electric have proven that Miami’s got what it takes to make the world a better place. As the photographers and creators of some of the most hypnotic and hilarious GIFs of all time, Bleeding Palm documents Miami’s music…
So everyone’s seen that video of the Mariachi band serenading a beluga whale, right? If not, do you own a computer? Holy shit … Go watch “Mariachi Conneticut Serenades a Beluga Whale” now. Also, if you haven’t seen it, that must mean you don’t use Facebook– or, really, the whole…
Find us an event with all-you-can-drink beer and all you’ve gotta do is point the way. Thrilla at the Villa is a day-long brew bonanza at Villa 221, complete with performances by bands like ArtOfficial and Electric Piquete, and greasy food. Now we could pretend that all of it sounds…
Maybe you haven’t heard his obscene lyrics or witnessed his outlandish shows. But trust us, you love Blowfly. He’s the filthy soul uncle of Miami. And appropriately, Clarence “Blowfly” Reid is 69 years old. Dressed to impress in a crazy superhero Lucha Libre getup, he’s not only a local hero…
Over the last few years, Peaches has spoiled South Florida with a performance during Art Basel Miami Beach’s Art Loves Music in 2006, an unforgettable WMC performance at Mansion in 2007, a packed show at Revolution Live in 2009, and the technologically amazing theatrics of her Bally Love performance at…
