During her Disney days, Miley Cyrus was considered a model Christian. Like the Jonas Brothers, she proudly wore a purity ring and promised to stay a virgin. “I like to think of myself as the girl that no one can get, that no one can keep in their hand,” she…
Before his arrest for alleged terrorism in Chicago, the NATO 3’s Jared Chase was a talented aspiring rapper, DJ, and sound engineer who claimed affiliation with a bevvy of record labels around the U.S., including Miami’s own Slip-N-Slide Records…
In the summer of 2010, Fernando Perdomo vowed, “I’m Not Gonna Move to LA.” That was the defiant title of a song off his band’s self-titled album, Dreaming in Stereo. But last night, the singer, songwriter, producer, Forward Motion Records label founder, and tireless local music supporter announced via Facebook…
When talking about Miami house, Murk is a name that reigns supreme. The seminal DJ-production duo of Oscar Gaetan and Ralph Falcon not only put Miami on the house music map in the early ’90s, but they also cut some of the biggest house classics, period. But what is Miami…
See also “Justin Beiber Announces Believe Tour, Wrapping Up in Miami on January 26, 2013.” If rumors are true, the world is nearing its inevitable end. Justin Bieber and Rihanna are “getting very friendly,” according to Media Takeout, and Selena Gomez is fuming mad. In fact, she allegedly “dumped” the…
See also “Top Ten Totally Ridiculous Celebrity DJs.” When he’s not bitching about the correlation of ecstasy and dance music on Twitter or Ultra Music Festival ticket prices, Canadian electro artist Deadmau5 rants about reality TV DJs from the comfort of a custom trailer on the set of his forthcoming…
Party’s over, folks. Louis Bar-Lounge’s reign at the Perry South Beach ends for good tomorrow. According to Vanessa Menkes, senior vice president of communications for Opium Group, Louis’s closing is due to construction and redevelopment happening at the Perry. “The hotel is being remodeled and Louis is in an area…
Lil Wayne is willing to pick up the world and drop it on your fucking head. But in a pinch, a skateboard will apparently do the job. According to TMZ, Weezy and his entourage are being investigated for their second skateboard-related assault in two months. A fan who’d been denied…
Toss a couple Dramamines into your party-time pill pack. On January 4, 2013, the second annual edition of Hard’s Holy Ship!! electronic music cruise will set sail from Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades for three nights of brain-busting beats. Tickets sold out in only 28 hours and now the hotly anticipated…
See also “Joslyn James’s Tips for Lube Wrestling, Ping-Porn, and Surviving Exxxotica 2012.” Crossfade exclusive! Joslyn James, Tiger Woods’ former mistress and porn star (Mama Fucked a Black Man, Shorty Iz Fuckin’ Yo Mama 2), will be contributing to a coffee table book in honor of Trayvon Martin. As the…
See also “Is 50 Cent Dying? Rapper Tweets Pictures from Hospital, Reaches out to Floyd Mayweather.” Just one day after having his colon stretched at a New York City hospital, according to Media Takeout, 50 Cent is following in Jay-Z’s footsteps and weighing in on President Obama’s decision to back…
There’s no question that Miami is a bustling electronic dance music hub. We’ve got the three-headed beast of Winter Music Conference, Miami Music Week, and Ultra Music Festival each year, plus a club scene that never sleeps. But let’s face it, the vast majority of artists headlining all these parties…
See also “The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre.” At 11 a.m., you can buy a piece of Facebook. That’s when the social networking giant will start trading publicly on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol FB. According to Bloomberg News, “the…
Bobby Brown has a bad reputation. He’s been labeled a drug addict, spouse abuser, and poor father by the media, friends, and family alike. When his ex-wife, Whitney Houston, died earlier this year, her family requested that he not show his face at the funeral. Naturally, he rejected their wishes…
The fiery musical spearchuckers of local big band Lanzallamas Monofónica will soon take their Afro-Latin superfusion sound to the Czech Republic. They’ve recently lined up a three-month residency at Prague’s Retrokafe, a so-called “salsoteka” that may be ground zero for the exploding Latin dance trend in Europe. Lead singer Fabi…
See also “50 Cent on Gay Marriage: ‘I’ve Encouraged Same-Sex Activities … I’m For It.'” Surrounded by stuffed animals (a giraffe, elephant, and lion) and wearing a hospital gown, rapper 50 Cent looks weak as he battles what may or may not be a life-threatening illness that remains unknown to…
See also “Eight Richest Musicians in Their Teens and 20s” — plus “Ten Richest DJs: From Pauly D to Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex, and Tiesto.” Forbes just released its list of the “World’s Most Powerful Celebrities,” a somewhat arbitrary compilation that ranks everyone from athletes to movie stars to…
Last week, Against Me! singer Tom Gabel announced that she is transgendered and beginning life as a woman. Coincidentally, his band played the Lollapalooza festival in 2010 and that festival’s organizer, Perry Farrell, is bringing Jane’s Addiction to the Fillmore Miami Beach this Friday. Farrell is no stranger to the…
Win free tickets to Afrojack’s Jacked Summer Tour at Mansion Miami on June 15 and 16. Hey, Afrojack. Remember when we found out that Paris Hilton is debuting her DJ career at Pop Music Festival next month in Brazil, and we thought it was stupid? Then we were like, “Wait,…
Ricky Rozay is back and sexier than ever. Seems like all that baby talk with Rihanna has got his mind in the gutter. ‘Cause his new single from upcoming album God Forgives, I Don’t is a bedroom anthem for the ladies. It features a bump-n-grind chorus from the always tantalizing…
Constant intrascene belly-aching aside, a few local (and local-ish) acts are managing to squeeze out of South Florida geographical isolation this summer for big stages. A number of major national festivals are featuring homegrown talent on the bill. And rightfully so. Here’s a quick rundown of South Florida (and SoFla-related)…
Miami’s own SpaceGhostPurrp won us over with his swaggy slab Blvcklvnd Rvdix 66.6, which we hailed as one of the best albums of 2011. Now, he’s back with a new video, showing off the streets that raised him for new single, “Tha Black God.” The video is sorta standard, hitting…
