Only in America will you get sneakers and “Pu$$y” for $20. And only an Australian dude can make it happen. A decade ago, Aussie Peter Fahey embarked on a mission to combine two of his passions — footwear and music. The result: The Sneaker Pimp Tour, a mishmash of “limited,…
SAFE Miami is turning five years old this month. Now that may mean something to you if you’re a regular Crossfade reader, because we’ve been following the electronic dance music tastemakers and promotions veterans since the beginning. And it’ll definitely mean something to you if you’re a regular on the…
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It’s been about 100 years since that quintessentially American art form known as jazz music was invented by a mostly nameless gang of raw and adventurous trumpeters, trombone blowers, clarinetists, tuba men, guitar guys, bassists, piano players, and drummers in New Orleans. In the 1910s, though, our Magic City (less…
Blitz, bitches! This weekend, the Miami Dolphins open the preseason with a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tickets cost as little as $45 while admission to LIV nightclub at Sun Life Stadium starts at $200. Now it’s obviously the ultimate way to watch NFL action. But the major drawback…
Rock of Ages Tour at BankAtlantic Center August 9
Maybach Music’s Gunplay Talks Rick Ross, Triple C’s, and Medellin
Six Best Club Parties on South Beach August 9 to 15
Meek Mill’s Dreamchasers Tour at the Fillmore Miami Beach August 13
Neon Trees at Revolution Live August 10
Buraka Som Sistema at Grand Central August 9
The Drive Tour at Grand Central August 14
See the full 45-photo slideshow from Summer of Weirds 2012 at Churchill’s Pub. Summer of Weirds III With Xela Zaid, Sharlyn Evertsz, Ed Wilcox, The Jellyfish Brothers, Rose Quartz, Mr. Feathers, Crucial Taunt, Luma Junger, and This Heart Electric Churchill’s Pub, Miami Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Better Than: Taco Tuesday…
See also “Rick Ross, Big-Booty Strippers, and 3,000 Ballers at King of Diamonds in Miami (NSFW).” Rick Ross is a fucking boss. But y’all already knew. What you may not know, however, is that the Maybach Music MC outsold some of the music industry’s biggest names to claim the top…
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See also “Gunplay: How Miami’s Coke-Sniffin’, Po’ Pimpin’ Maniac Joined Rap’s Power Circle.” Gunplay was consuming so many narcotics while making his aptly-titled debut mixtape Sniffahill in 2008 that he dubbed himself “five-drug minimum” on one of its freestyles. Actually, for meter’s sake, he said it in an abbreviated form…
See also “Rick Ross, Big-Booty Strippers, and 3,000 Ballers at King of Diamonds in Miami (NSFW).” Last time we caught up with Ice “Billion” Berg about the possibility of signing with Rick Ross and Maybach Music, he was just about to drop his Strictly For The Streets 3 mixtape. That…
See also “Vagabond Owner Carmel Ophir Rumored to Be Opening Barfly, New Club in Old Bar Space.” Perhaps the worst-kept secret in Miami’s nightlife scene was what was happening to the space formerly occupied by Bar and PS14. Shortly after the decision had been made, local nightlife sources told us…
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