In a fit of alliterative inspiration, Rick Ross and company have dubbed May as the official Maybach Music Month. Rap lately has been all about the label clique and compilation album — just see the recent blockbuster success of Diddy’s Dirty Money record, and Lil Wayne’s Young Money posse cuts. Now…
As promised here are more details on the upcoming Identity Festival, which stops in Miami August 25. The one-day event will happen at the recently renamed Bayfront Park Amphitheater, now known as Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park.Early bird tickets will go on sale from May 20 to 22 via idfestival.com…
Come back, Rachel Goodrich! Miami needs you. What can Los Angeles give you than Miami can’t? Er, perhaps better industry connections and a milder climate. But the Magic City’s constant state of fucked-up-ness makes for a gritty backdrop to your folksy demeanor. We miss you, Rachel.Sigh … Not helping our…
Did you see last week’s episode of 16 and Pregnant? It was about a vulnerable teen girl and her decision to keep the baby growing in her junior-year belly. It’s OK if you missed it, though. MTV will probably air that episode again. But don’t expect it to be on…
If you’re deep into Miami’s undeground EDM scene, then you’re probably familiar with the PL0T crew by now. With its nonstop barrage of big-time bookings over the last couple years, including international heavyweights like Seth Troxler, Ryan Elliot, Lee Foss, and Wolf + Lamb, PL0T was among our picks for…
It’s finally here! The official music video for “Play House,” the first single off Afrobeta’s first full-length album Under the Streets. The video is vastly different from the kitschy teaser trailer shown on the band’s website. That project, which was directed by local filmmaker Fro Rojas, was abandoned and the song…
Smoke pon de chalawa. Three decades ago today, Bob Marley’s essence floated off into the most high like a purple cloud of ganja smoke.We won’t get into the details of his death, except to say: Let’s continue to fight cancer. And let’s celebrate the life of the greatest musical ambassador…
OK, so we were joking about the professional part. There are no suits and ties in the Crossfade office. And we don’t carry a briefcase unless it’s full of Four Loko. But we do got jobs! And if you wanna write about music and get paid for it, like Lester…
Most professional politicians don’t know how to party. Their idea of “fun” is finger foods, light drinks, and saxophone music. So under normal circumstances, we here at Crossfade prefer partying to politicking, boozing to bargaining, drugging to debating. But Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Luther Campbell is different. As we all know,…
Building a DJ rep on the back of remixes isn’t a new career strategy. But Dragan Roganovic has had a particularly prosperous go at it. Born in Serbia, raised in Australia, and now based out of California, the electro-house head known as Dirty South has been banging around the scene…
Do you remember where you were ten years ago? If it was a Thursday night here in Miami, chances are pretty damned good that you were making your way to ¡Fuacata!, a hot new party at La Pequeña Habana’s Hoy Como Ayer. And if you weren’t heading to ¡Fuacata! to…
You were probably under the impression that our calendar was divided into only four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Wrong … You forgot the Hot and Sexy season. It’s that time of the year when the sun reaches peak intensity and people start to take off their clothes …..
Alex Caso’s apartment is truly fascinating. He’s an avid collector of what he calls “media.” The place is blanketed with wonderful, collectable toys, records, DVDs, CDs. It’s a little nerd boy’s dream! He asks if we like Kate Bush, and pops her onto the record player (figuratively, of course), later…
If you wanna be a word nerd about it, truth is a judgement, proposition, or idea generally accepted by the global human community to be factually proven and reality tested. Like, Bass is bad for your health. But it’s good for your ass. Or, Dubstep kills crappy parties. In this…
Did you know that an ant can carry anywhere from ten to 50 times its own body weight? Just another reason why Bachaco’s name is awesome. Besides the word being fun to say. For those that don’t know, this local Latin-reggae fusion band derives is name from a Venezuelan leaf-cutter…
Metal bands have the best names. Period. They also have the best names for their venues. You know, any shmuck can give you a flyer. Or, I guess, invite you on Facebook to a show featuring The Bores at Wherever. But how about when some longhair gives you the password…
A strange and highly mutated (or some would say evolved) breed of great apes emerged approximately 200,000 years ago on the African continent. These creatures had huge brains. They were physically weak, slow, and basically hairless. And yet they strutted around the jungle like hot shit on two legs. Blessed…
Hype is a bitch. When word spread that Lady Gaga’s “Judas” video would contain an infinite number of Biblical references, everyone started with the “Like a Prayer” comparisons. And you can’t blame ’em, Gaga. You’ve given snarky bloggers plenty of ammunition to justify the Madonna juxtaposition.So color us disappointed if…
Can’t wait till March 2012 for another big dose of electronic music? Well, there may be a temporary cure when Identity, a summer traveling electronic music festival, stops in Miami on August 25.Details at the moment are vague. There is no word about a specific venue or ticket prices. But…
You don’t get to be Mr. Worldwide by sitting on your ass. And Pitbull, who’s earned that moniker by grinding his way to the top, knows it better than anyone. Which is why it should come as no surprise that rather than bank on the success of massive hits with…
You may remember the beautiful Kylie Minogue from her dance club hit “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” that didn’t get out of your head till the late Aughts. And maybe you heard somewhere that this lady just battled and beat breast cancer’s ass. You may also know that…
For truly dedicated Deadheads, every day is a psychedelic 4/20 freakout. Smoke a bowl, drop some acid, sip a little red wine, and take a trip through the universe to a jagged purple planet and a lonely San Francisco-style tenement where six extraterrestrial rock stars are staring at a snowy…
