To quote Revelation 6:12, “I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red.” Because the end times just weren’t coming soon enough, Avril Lavigne and Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger have announced…
Yesterday, we here at Crossfade went bangin’ on the beach with Miami Bass Warriors and even enjoyed some bathroom fellatio with Rat Bastard’s Scraping Teeth. But that was just the beginning of our weird and wild ten-day trip through the MIA’s long and varied musical history. For today’s edition of…
Dumb blonde bimbo DJs? The EDM industry already has one Paris Hilton. Montreal’s Blond:ish, on the other hand, isn’t messing around. With a reputation for driving, body-jacking DJ sets, the duo exploded onto the international scene this past year with some auspicious tech-house releases on Kompakt and Get Physical. Crossfade…
Prior to the advent of mobile phone cameras and search engine optimization, what happened in Vegas stayed in Vegas. But it’s 2012 now. So when the Prince of Wales decides to strip down to his crown jewels, cup his testicles, and let a bevy of topless women that he met…
We can’t write our best Churchill’s Pub stories on the Internet because we don’t wanna get the place shut down. However, in anticipation of Miami’s only true rock ‘n’ roll dive celebrating its 33rd anniversary, we here at Crossfade will gladly share some family-friendly tales. Like that time in the…
Take another toke, have a blow for your nose, and don’t forget to pack your sunscreen … That smell’s a good reminder that Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Simple Man Cruise is less than 100 days away. That’s right, Skynheads … Cabins aboard the Norwegian Pearl are going quicker than fuel consumption on…
See Crossfade’s “Best of the 2012 Gathering of the Juggalos” slideshow. The Gathering of the Juggalos is a cultural mecca for Middle American freaks. Now, the FBI may consider Insane Clown Posse and their Faygo-soaked followers to be a gang. But that just eems like a shitty attempt by the…
See also “Korn and Six Other Bands Join ShipRocked 2012” — plus “Godsmack’s Robbie Merrill Talks ShipRocked Cruise, Tequila, Gambling, and Sushi.” God forbid the ship sinks … But if the big, bad, heavy music behemoth known as ShipRocked happens to go down during P.O.D.’s set, maybe the band’s positive…
Welcome to Miami. The beach is bangin’. Ditto the babes of both sexes. And the music is the effing best, bro. But while the rest of America might want to limit the MIA’s music scene to its coked-out clubbers, horny Calle Ocho party crews, and ass-blasting rappers, Dade County has…
The thought of being grabbed by the throat and dragged through a tunnel to Hades is a nightmare for most people. But it’s a curious and enticing invitation for metalheads. Especially when Napalm Death’s doing the throat-grabbing. Later this year, English thrashers Napalm Death are set to embark on a…
Lady Gaga smells. And we like it. Mother Monster is just two days away from the worldwide release of Lady Gaga Fame, the pop queen’s first foray into the retail industry’s celebrity-endorsed fragrance market. But if you can’t stand to wait another 48 hours to spray Gaga’s eau de parfum…
Rick Ross and Maybach Music Group just got some fly shit from Chicago, and you know they’re gonna bring it down to the family. The newest signee to the Bawse’s label is Chi-Town’s fast-spitting swagmaster Rockie Fresh. He comes to MMG already two mixtapes deep and hailed by Complex Magazine…
See also “Juvenile Arrested in Miami Beach This Morning.” When Terius Gray (AKA Juvenile) was arrested on Miami Beach outside LIV at 4 a.m. today, he might have said, “Ha? I’m just Being Myself, wearing these Solja Rags in this 400 Degreez heat, following The G-Code and speaking my Project…
Who is Velvet Elvis? Local DJ-production duo Michael Briscoe and John Scott. Their deep immersive techno sets have garnered a loyal cult following on the Miami afterhours scene. But no doubt, homeboys are about to blow up and reach a much wider international audience when their new EP drops on…
See also “Juvenile’s Miami Beach Arrest Report: An Extremely Detailed Breakdown.” New Orleans rapper Juvenile was arrested in Miami Beach early this morning after apparently showing his son, Young Juve, “how to LIV.” At around 6 a.m. today, Young Juve tweeted a shout-out to his old man who, along with…
See also “25 Diplo-Certified Ways to ‘Express Yourself.'” The booty clap is an artform. It’s no paltry shake or bounce. It takes real finesse and diligence. And no one has done more to promote the art of booty-clappin’ than Diplo, AKA Wes Pentz. OK, we’re just kidding. That’s the Twerk…
See also “Dennis Ferrer’s Final Word on Getting Kicked Off Mansion Miami’s Stage for Not Being ‘Commercial Enough.'” From Deadmau5 pissing off pretty much everyone with his hateful and decidedly hypocritical rants, to a clueless Paris Hilton jumping on the DJ bandwagon and crowning herself the new queen of house…
Iggy Azalea. You probably know her as the white girl rapper from Australia who writes rhymes about sex, drugs, and violence. But you really shouldn’t judge a woman by her viral video. In reality, everyone is more complex than some public persona. And Azalea is an intelligent, thoughtful, and well-spoken…
Freeway is sending out a deposition request that would require Diddy to show up to court and spend time with him.
See also “Dennis Ferrer on Commercial EDM: ‘They See an Easy Customer Who Wants It Fast & Cheap.'” When renowned DJ-producer Dennis Ferrer got kicked off the decks mid-set at Mansion nightclub for not being “commercial enough” back in February, he found himself in the middle of a growing debate…
From Kodiak to the Caribbean, corporate sponsorships are taking Pitbull around the world. Just last month, Mr. Worldwide touched down in Alaska, posed with a stuffed bear, and attended an Alutiiq ceremony as a cross-promotional brand ambassador for Walmart and Sheets Energy Strips. He performed at a Coast Guard base…
See also “The Quotable Gunplay: ‘Hos,’ ‘Pills,’ and the ‘Gift and Curse of Being Under Rick Ross.'” Gunplay has been a known commodity on Miami’s rap scene for years thanks to his association with Rick Ross and Maybach Music Group. But only recently have mainstream audiences started warming up to…
