See also “Crazy P’s Danielle Moore on Blowing Up This Year: ‘We Have a Fresh Energy!'” “Whatcha gonna do when I fall out of love?” ‘Cause “I ain’t giving my love to you tonight.” So, “pack up your troubles and walk away.” These are just a few of the lyrics…
Ever screamed so long and loud that you suddenly started spitting specks of blood and chunks of lung onto the microphone? Well, we here at Crossfade are now halfway through an insane screeching spree of exactly that kinda throat-shredding intensity. And it’s called the 50 Best Miami Bands of All…
Fuck a bitch named Isaac. Tonight, DJ Khaled’s gonna make it rain hundies and platinum hits all over King of Diamonds. And he so serious. According to the official hype, “the whole world will be in the building” for the Miami-based hip-hop heavyweight as he pops bottles in honor of…
See also “Steve Aoki Talks Snorkeling in the Keys” — “Steve Aoki Throws a Birthday Cake on the Crowd at Ultra Music Festival 2012.” Eager beat freaks … Have you been fantasizing about a free faceful of cake, champagne, and cartoon titties, courtesy of professional party boy and Dim Mak…
See also “The 15 Richest Musicians” — plus “Ten Richest DJs.” Somebody give it up to the good doctor. It’s been more than a decade since the D-R-E released an album, but he’s far from falling off the game. In fact, he’s still the most lucrative musical house-hold name in…
See also “Beacon on Covering Katy Perry: ‘We Came to Know Nothing of Her From the Music.'” Beacon’s Thomas Mullarney and and Jacob Gossett are no strangers to Miami. This year alone, the spectral electronic pop duo have played Bardot and The Vagabond, and Gossett opened a painting show at…
Rayzor is the kind of comedian who doesn’t suffer fools lightly. Especially not fool-ass Republicans who are contemptuous of women’s rights to control their own reproductive health. “The thing I will say about those Republicans,” he tells Crossfade, “is that they let us know. I just recently learned from them…
See the full 40-photo slideshow of Sneaker Pimps at Grand Central — plus “Iggy Azalea Ain’t All “Pu$$y”: Five Secret Facts About the Aussie Rapper.” Sneaker Pimps’ Tenth Anniversary Tour With Iggy Azalea, Ace Hood, Honey Cocaine, and others Grand Central, Miami Friday, August 24, 2012 Better Than: Getting jacked…
While the rest of the nation is freaking out about the potential effect of a category-two hurricane on the Republican National Convention in Tampa, we here at Crossfade are focused on only one thing … Will any of this week’s awesome parties and concerts get rained out by that evil…
Just like Afrobeta’s Cuci Amador and Tony Smurphio, we here at Crossfade wanna know … Do you party? For the last 72 hours, we’ve been shakin’ ass (and sometimes Scraping Teeth) while snorting skinny lines of pure white SoBe sand off scratched-up slabs by some of our favorite local music…
Gentleman, it’s time to get Jacked. Coming at you live and direct from the aged barrel of golden delicious god-nectar, Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey is going on tour with Art, Beats + Lyrics. Not to mention plenty of the good stuff. With eight stops across the country, Jack Daniel’s…
See also “Beacon Thinks the Electric Pickle Is “Amazing,” Supports a Ban on Death Ray Guns.” Katy Perry sings catchy songs, likes candy, wears fun outfits, and will cure your acne via mail order. But if Katy Perry is the one thing keeping you from enjoying Katy Perry’s music, Beacon’s…
See also “The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre” — plus “Ten Richest DJs: From Pauly D to Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex, and Tiesto.” These days, Elton John isn’t the only one treating Madonna like a “fairground stripper.” Despite the 53-year-old pop star’s…
There are far too many electronic dance music artists blowing up because of sheer hype these days. Too many bedroom producers stitching tired old samples and DJ tools and saturating the market with unremarkable dancefloor fodder. But every once on a while, we’re treated to flashes of genius, like those…
Welcome to the “cone,” y’all. Meteorologists agree that tropical storm Isaac may or may not pose a serious threat to Florida. And state officials are urging residents to prepare for a hurricane, but again, it’s totally up to the individual. After all, nobody knows what’s going to happen. But it’s…
Every metal crew strives to be faster (or slower), harder, and more evil than the last. But is there any bludgeoningly heavy band that’s more dynamic than Today Is the Day? We think not. Since the band’s inception circa 1992, its lone constant and chief songwriter, Steve Austin, has been…
After wildin’ out to the brutal, punk-y, funky, bass-y, fuzzy strains of only ten Best Miami Bands of All Time (i.e. Scraping Teeth, Frank Williams & The Rocketeers, Iko Iko, ANR, Miami Bass Warriors and Nuclear Valdez, The Goods, Locos Por Juana, Cynic, Avenue D), our ears are already freakin’…
See also “Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias Announce Summer Tour ” — plus “The Real J.Lo: Diva? Mom? Millionaire? Look-Alike From Miami?” Enrique Iglesias doesn’t strike us as the type of dude who’d coordinate his outfit (a slim-fitting, three-quarter sleeve baseball t-shirt, and designer jeans) to match his fully loaded, cherry-red…
Spoiler alert! Y’all watch the final episode of the The Franchise last night? Well, we’re miserable, quite possibly the saddest sacks of sunflower seeds in Major League Baseball. But the Marlins’ front office is confident that 2013 will be the year of the Fish. Sure … Until then, it’s goose…
The ¡Mayday! dudes have a message for Miami, and it’s “Bitch, I’m back … Again.” Ever since joining the Strange Music army, these rap warriors have been patrolling the countryside (from Pigdick, Arkansas, to Shitshoe, Utah, and everywhere in between) on a roadwar for the musical soul of America. The…
See also Crossfade’s review of Peaches at Grand Central in September 2011 — plus the full 30-photo slideshow. Hold on to your tits, kids. ‘Cause Peaches is coming to town. Yes, the world’s nastiest electroclash sex god will be whipping out her chick dick and cumming all over the crowd…
DJ Jesse Perez Talks Mr. Nice Guy Records and New Release “Miami Is My Town”
