Valerie Martino epitomizes the present-day dichotomy of the eclectic and experimental subset of music known simply as noise. Martino is a primary agitator in the scene’s gradual (and then exponential) embrace of electronic dance music spanning from cold wave and industrial to minimal techno and acid house. In fact, as…
Rick Ross has may have a “Fuckin’ Problem,” but a drive-by shooting ain’t one. On the same day that Funkmaster Flex debuted the MMG Kingpin’s “Fuckin’ Problem” freestyle, Rozay was all smiles after leaving a Beverly Hills restaurant yesterday with his head held high and puffing on a fat stogie…
In 1984, poet Jean Smith teamed up with guitarist David Lester to form the feminist indie rock duo, Mecca Normal. A few years later, their blueprint of punk spunk and explicit politics (sexual and otherwise) played a big role in the cultivation of the ’90s Riot Grrrl movement. Fast forward…
Remember when people used to buy music? We all convinced ourselves the packaging was actually part of the experience. Especially when someone made an album cover so titillating, stores couldn’t even put a record on the shelf without special censors. Well, even in today’s digital music age, some clever artists…
In Brazil, it’s summertime. And right about now, the half-naked party masses of Carnaval are already rocking like Ultra Music Festival was an actual nation of millions. Rio bass pounds through the favelas, echoes through the mansions, rolls across the mountaintops, shoots up the Gulf Stream like El Niño, and…
GTA LIV, Miami Beach Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Better Than: Sitting at home waiting for the next GTA game to come out. DJ-producer duo GTA headlined LIV for the first time last night. With Miami being their home turf, they had some surprises in store for the crowd. We arrived…
We really are incredibly lucky here in Miami. Most people across the country save up their money and their energy for that one big show that comes around every three months or so. Here in our cradle of bass, we have tons of awesome artists coming in every couple of…
It’s only happened once, and it wasn’t even real — a recreational pot-smoking session gone terribly wrong. Blanche was simply playing the piano cartoonishly fast to soothe Ralph’s mind. But when Jack showed up unexpectedly, Ralph lost his shit and killed the man. The police arrived shortly thereafter and arrested…
Last year, we here at Crossfade had a chat with Crosstown Rebels kingpin Damian Lazarus about the underground musical ethos behind his label and global party brand. “As our artists grow from strength to strength on a global scale, our sound becomes more popular,” he told us. “But this was…
Brazilian Carnaval is here. That means caipiroskas, cariocas, fried food, music, and dancing naked in the street. Or gettin’ at least halfway nude at the club. This is what we live for. Here are the five best Brazilian carnaval 2013 parties in Miami. See also: -Top Five Latin Parties This…
It’s February, and that means Cupid’s arrow may soon pierce your little heart and cripple your vulnerable soul with love. Or maybe it’s something that feels like love, but actually turns out to be a costly gaffe. Whatever. At the end of the day, we’re all just a little “Lost…
Todd Lynne is a man who speaks softly, and carries a big stick. Only instead of a two-by-four or tree branch, Lynne wields a huge bag of noisy tricks. For more than a decade, he has been a devoted, prolific participant in and leader of Central and Gulf Coast Florida’s…
Willie Nelson With Merle Haggard at Hard Rock Live February 7
International Noise Conference at Churchill’s Pub February 6 to 9
His and Hers, Every Saturday at Grand Central’s the Garret
Poor Chris Brown. After beating his gorgeous girlfriend in 2009, going ape-shit on the set of Good Morning America in 2011, brawling with Drake’s posse at a New York City nightclub in the summer of 2012, insensitively dressing up like a terrorist for Halloween last year, and probably calling Frank…
A quick and handy beginner’s guide to doin’ the Swamp Stomp: 1. Mosh ’round the daisy chain. 2. Get sloshed and/or sugar high, depending on whether you’ve reached Florida’s legal boozing age. 3. Wallow in the mud like a big fat Everglades bullfrog. Oh, and you obviously need tickets too…
The XX The Fillmore Miami Beach Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Better Than: Any other XX show up to this point, probably. The XX just played their 100th show earlier this week. But until about 13 hours ago, the Brit indie-pop crew had never been to Miami. It’s a difficult market,…
ADHD? Downs? Three nipples? Slurred speech? What damage is subpar NBA star Kris Humphries doing to Kayne West’s unborn baby? According to TMZ, Yeezy’s pregnant “perfect bitch,” Kim Kardashian, is mad stressed about her and estranged husband Humphries’s sluggish divorce proceedings. And during a recent house call, her personal doctor…
Terror and H2O With Backtrack and Code Orange Kids Presented by Breakeven Booking and Speedfreek Churchill’s Pub, Miami Tuesday, February 5, 2013 “We are not a rock ‘n roll band,” insisted Terror vocalist Scott Vogel, as he addressed the sweaty mass of hardcore fans between songs during one of the…
Hey, Moody Blues, screw those “Nights in White Satin.” This is EDM. And we’re talkin’ Black Lights & White Lingerie. Yeah, we know we’ve got your rapt attention, beat freaks. Because that shit sounds hot. Hopefully, though, it won’t be totally freezing that night, because with this kind of party…
The Breezy wire is goin’ beserk. Oh, it’s just the alert system that we here at Crossfade rigged up in order to receive prompt notification of Chris Brown’s next massive fuck-up. And last week, it almost whirred itself to death when Brown punched Frank Ocean over a parking spot. Or…
