Broward-Palm Beach Battle of the Bands Acts Coming Soon

Good morning, local rockers. Perhaps some of you slept better last night than you have ever before. That would either be because of the mixture of intoxicants you ingested, or because destiny is on your side. The in-house selection panel (including yours truly) started out with 22 acts, and narrowed…

BET’s Spring Bling Hits West Palm Beach in Mid-April

Time to hit the gym because BET’s Spring Bling 2010 is right around the corner. On April 10, West Palm Beach’s Rivera Beach will host the spring’s hottest revelers. A couple names that might be on the bill include: Soulja Boy, Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Trina.If you’re a dead-ringer…

WMC 2010: Dangerous Muse Performing Live at Cafeina Saturday

Guess the rush of caffeine just kicked in over at Cafeina Lounge, because today it finally announced the Winter Music Conference lineup.Festivities kick off Thursday with Electrosonic Miami featuring sets by Cristian Varela, Marco Bailey, Tim Baker, Lele Sacchi, Greg Gow, Tom Hades, and David Gonzalez. On Friday the Silent…

Switch Talks Major Lazer, the New Album, and the Ultra Fest

What do you need to know that you don’t already know? Over the last few years, Switch (real name Dave Tayor) has become one of the most massive masterminds of mash-up music in this new-ish millennium. He and Diplo (real name Wesley Pentz) were the guys behind M.I.A.’s Pineapple Express-powered…

Video: Casual Sax & The Saxual Revolution “Bootyland BBQ” (NSFW)

The bi-coastal reppin’ hip-hop duo are at in again. Causal Sax & The Saxual Revolution have just released their video for their track “Bootyland BBQ.” The track, which appears on the duo’s 2009 debut album, The Blow Sven Theory, is a dirty summertime anthem complete with humid-heavy beats. The video…

WMC 2010: Editor’s Party Picks

With the long (and still growing) list of Winter Music Conference events happening next week, we are sure you are feeling a bit overwhelmed. It’s tough to decide where to spend your hard-earn money. Fret not! Here at Crossfade we’ve simplified things for you, as music editor Arielle Castillo and…

Announcements: Young Jeezy Grows Up, Drops the “Young”

Kudos to the esteemed Rap-Up for pointing out that the 32-year-old Jay Jenkins, formerly known as the rapper Young Jeezy, is now credited as just plain Jeezy on the cover for new single “Lose My Mind” featuring Florida’s own Plies. The song is from Jeezy’s (still getting used to saying…

WMC 2010: Uffie Skipping Out on Conference, Source Says

Bad news kids: Electro Lolita Anna-Catherine Hartley, AKA Uffie, will not be stopping by Miami next week for Winter Music Conference. According to a source, the Ed Banger chanteuse decide to rehearse for her upcoming tour in support of her debut album, Sex Dreams & Denim Jeans, instead.Needless to say…