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Club promoter and artiste extraordinaire Aholsniffsglue has a heart of gold. He’s constantly thinking of ways to help the community. His motto: “You can talk about how bad things are. Or you can step up and do something about it.” It’s this attitude that got him in the party-making business…
What are we calling that period between March 22 and 28? Ultra Week? Miami Electronic Music Week? We need to come to a consensus so we don’t get too confused. Just the other day, Crossfade announced Swedish House Mafia’s party happening opposite Ultra, and now British trance trio, Above &…
Alex “Gucci Pucci” Bethune (pronounced ‘goochie-poochie’) is an elusive individual. He usually stays behind the scenes. But as the longtime manager of the one and only Rick Ross, he’s definitely among the hip-hop industry’s power players. Wherever Mr. Ricky Rozay happens to be, Gucci’s never too far behind. And quietly helping…
Everybody enjoys free drank, right? Well, Amway North America, a one-time “seller of household cleaner” and current pusher of cosmetics, is getting into the energy drink game with a “sparkling orange” product called XS Naranja Blast that’s loaded with “B-vitamins and key amino acids.” It sure sounds healthful. But here’s…
Ah, electroclash. The dance genre known for its analog rhythms and monotone vocals. Part krautrock, part electro, it was a genre doomed to fail from the start. Why? Well, once you heard one electroclash track, you’ve pretty much heard them all.That’s not to say there weren’t some genuine electroclash superstars…
Ever wonder much caffeine-jacked energy drink you could suck down before totally losing your sense of rhythm? Go find out this Thursday when the Red Bull Versiones party lands at Grand Central with endless party tunes provided by local Latin acts Karina Iglesias, Flow Official, Elastic Bond, Xperimento, Bachaco, and…
Ah, the holidays … Whether you celebrate Christmas or Kwanzaa, Hanukkah or a Festivus for the rest of us, the season represents the same stuff: peace on earth, good will towards your fellow man, and totally crazy parties. Lots and lots of them. Case in point: The Recording Academy’s Florida…
Everybody loves beer, movies, and music, right? OK, well, maybe not every single human being on Planet Earth (e.g. straight-edge punks without eyes or ears), but the crowd at Roofless Records’ Cinema Sounds #7 was definitely down with the program. Fed on cheap-ish beer and table wine, roughly 120 people…
It’s no surprise that Surfer Blood is racking up the end-of-the-year listicle awards. But every now and then a curveball is thrown into the mix. This year’s odd pick: Rachel Goodrich’s “Light Bulb” snagging a place on IFC’s Best Music Videos of 2010 list.Considering the video has probably never aired on…
As you prepare to celebrate with massive amounts of alcoholic nog, hours of lyrically inaccurate Christmas caroling, and some very drunken, dirty dancing, Crossfade has been busy making helpful, funny, and seasonally appropriate lists. Today we present a local music guide, sung to the tune of the 18th-century folk classic…
Good morning, FM lovers! It looks like Cox Radio finally received our Christmas wish list. Over the weekend, it was announced live on the airwaves that the former 93 Rock (currently 93 Holiday Nightmare) will discontinue its 24/7 holly jolly programming at 11:59 p.m. on Christmas night. Really, the announcement…
Virginia Woolf once said, “All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the grave of Aphra Behn… for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.” Had Woolf been a teen with a ‘zine during the late ’70s or early ’80s, she might have said…
It was billed as a “private” performance. But unless you’re one of those rule-watching wimps with way too much respect for authority, you snuck onto the University of Miami campus to see November 5’s free homecoming concert starring Lauryn Hill. We did. And we brought back a recap, some photos,…
The man behind Miami-based record label 10K Islands, Will Suter, is a full-time business man. He’s also a part-time jetsetter. “I technically live in Washington, D.C.,” he explains. “But I also stay in New York and Miami.” And while it seems almost impossible to run a label — organizing distribution,…
Pepvert is something of an enigma. Don’t believe me? Look him up. You won’t find that much on him (trust me, I looked). A pair of MySpaces, a website that affirms Pepvert is an “alter ego,” a link to his management, a pair to iTunes to download his music. And…
When you book Lady Gaga to perform at your New Year’s Eve event, it’s going to be very hard to top. So excuse us if we aren’t as shocked by the news that Tiësto will be headlining this year’s Fontainebleau’s New Year’s Eve poolside party, along with San Francisco DJ…
Diplo has a lot to be grateful this year. The Mad Decent label head’s career shows no signs of slowing down. And his Major Lazer side project with Switch is still going strong following the release of a new EP, Lazers Never Die, and a mixtape with La Roux. Even…
As kitschy and hardcore as I wanna keep my existence, every now and then a little crew comes out of left-field that makes me reexamine myself and my sensibilities. So much is true for the soldiering motherfuckers from the Electric Pickle’s Champion Sound Wednesday party. These cats make me wanna…
Panic Bomber has released his first-ever music video, and much like Mr. Haig’s live performances, it’s over the top, kitschy, and energetic. The video, directed by Robothands, features a mix of animation and live action sequences, with Panic Bomber surrounded by a bevy of dancers, including TM Sisters, Nicole Soden,…
Punk is a lifelong commitment. So whenever your favorite crew disbands, you can probably bet it’s just a break. Within a couple years, the gang will drift back together (even if there’s only one original member still standing), thrash through a few rehearsals, and schedule an epic comeback show at…
As if the promise of a big hipster party out at sea isn’t reason enough to pack up your favorite American Apparel swimsuit and head to sunny Miami in February … Now the Bruise Cruise (the world’s first-ever hipster cruise?) is throwing a pre-party at Grand Central February 24.The lineup reads like Pitchfork porn…
