Martyn Talks New Album on Ninja Tune: “Definite Leap Forward For Me”

Dutch producer Martyn Deykers already boasts releases on groundbreaking electronic music labels like Brainfeeder, Otsgut Ton, and his own 3024. But signing to the legendary Ninja Tune label puts him in the company of some truly seminal acts, especially of the boundary-pushing and genre-defying variety — think Coldcut, Amon Tobin,…

DJ Drastic X Talks Phish vs. Hip Hop

It wasn’t long ago that DJ Drastic X turned his “It’s All Gravy” show on FIU’s WRGP Radiate FM into the vehicle by which artists like Pitbull, Rick Ross, Flo Rida, and DJ Khaled saw some of their first college radio airplay. And today, he continues to break new ground…

Franco Parente Talks Churchill’s Pub Documentary, Little Haiti Rock City

Churchill’s the Movie is currently in production, and there’s a Kickstarter campaign raising funds to help complete Little Haiti Rock City. The dude responsible is Franco Parente, a freelance filmmaker born and raised in Miami. He has won numerous film festival awards. He has a French television series development deal…

Morrissey Slams Meat, Voting, and Pharmaceutical Commercials in Miami

Morrissey Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami Saturday, May 31, 2014 The Moz is beloved as the undisputed master of post-punk balladry, louche melodrama, and biting lyricism. But he’s just as revered (and loathed) for his proclivity toward provocation on a great many subjects, including the consumption of meat and the futility…

Best of Miami 2014 Readers’ Poll: Deadline to Vote for the Winners!

Last chance to play, gamers. There’s only 62 hours left to whip those nimble wrists, spring that trigger finger, crank that button thumb, and vote in New Times’ Best of Miami 2014 readers’ poll. So far, 3,800 locals have cast their ballots. But the final deadline is Wednesday, June 4,…

Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week

Don’t you just hate it when you wake up thinking it’s Friday only to realize it’s actually Monday? Yeah, we’ve all been there, and from experience we can say it really sucks. But one thing that doesn’t suck are all of the good shows going down this week, from shirtless…

Mova Lounge Closes: South Beach and Brickell

The 305’s nightlife scene is notoriously fickle. Since last year, more clubs than ever before, specifically in Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road and downtown’s Brickell neighborhoods, have relocated to other parts of town or closed their doors. Places like Score, the Van Dyke Café, and now Mova Lounge have all moved…

Crazy Stories at Churchill’s Pub: A Video Interview

Blood. Shit. Spilled beer. “And a girl,” as Churchill’s Pub enforcer Nicky Bowe recalls, “pissing into a saucepan.” Only a few examples of the weird, wild, and occasionally disgusting stuff that can happen in the course of a trip to Our Beloved Shithole at 5501 NE Second Avenue on any…

Roger Sanchez on Dance Music: “It’s Become Very Homogenized”

Sorry, Roger Sanchez fans, your boy has been possessed by S-Man. “There’s a season for everything,” Sanchez suggests. “Just like there’s a day, there’s a night. You need to have the darkness to appreciate the light.” It’s been 20 years since the iconic spinner first had the idea for S-Man,…

Five EDM Child Stars

EDM’s biological clock must be ticking. All the big DJs are having babies. It appears the next big trend is child stars. They may be young, but they’ve got moves enough to get the attention of heavy hitters. Famous jocks like Steve Aoki, A-Trak (once a 15-year-old child star himself),…

Favorite Bands at Churchill’s Pub: A Video Interview

It’s been said that Churchill’s Pub just might hold the world’s record for having the most live acts in a single venue. But while the massive mission (and accompanying pint-drinking campaign) to complete that count rages on, we here at Crossfade can say it’s no doubt been the home to…

Churchill’s Pub: An Oral History

The beer is cheap. The noise is glorious. The ladies’ room is disgusting. The men’s room is worse. For 35 years, Churchill’s Pub has stood at 5501 NE Second Ave. in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood. That 73-year-old guy with the thick white hair and beard sitting in the shadows, sipping…

Morrissey’s Six Most Controversial Moments

Oh, Morrissey. On record, he is often compared to a lyrical Oscar Wilde, but his day-to-day outbursts occasionally make him seem like a particularly grouchy Truman Capote. From slagging off the British Royal Family and bitching about carnivores to addressing his sexual identity, the Moz has never been shy about…

Six Best Club Parties in Miami This Week

It’s Hump Day, errbody! Almost time to slip on your little black dresses, royal blue stilettos, and hit up the flashy streets of the Magic City for some partying, ever-flowing liquor, and non-stop ass-shaking with Sander Kleinenberg, Diplo, Baauer, and so many other sweaty party freaks. Here are the six…

History of Churchill’s Pub: A Video Interview

It is Miami’s embassy of punk, rock, metal, noise, and pints. After 35 years under the ownership of beloved founder Dave Daniels, the cultural landmark otherwise known as Churchill’s Pub has been sold. Some are worried about drastic changes. Others expect the place to see another million mosh pits. In…

Win Free Tickets for Waka Flocka Flame at Grand Central Miami

As Waka Flocka Flame likes to say: “Yea, I’m on that fuck shit those free tix.” The perpetually shirtless ATL party boy has always repped that life. Well, at least since 2010, when he got famous for “go[in’] hard in the motherfuckin’ paint.” Now he’s wilin’ out ’round the U.S.A…