Rolling Stone Magazine. There was a time when landing the cover meant you had officially arrived as a relevant rock ‘n’ roller. But the print industry’s dead and it’s all about the internet. In the digital age, you’ve officially arrived when Rolling Stone premieres your music video on its website…
When a band chooses a name as romantic and whimsical as Sirens and Sealions, you might expect a stage show that leans heavily on harps and incense. But this Miami band isn’t really a gang of hippies. So while tonight’s album release party at The Stage will involve lots of…
Sorry, Miami. It seems Identity Festival’s organizers had trouble putting together a lineup for the rescheduled September 30 date at Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park. The festival broke the news the permanent cancellation this evening via Facebook. However, organizers do hint at a return in 2012.Here’s the full statement:The original…
If you weren’t already aware, Cut Copy’s September 30 show is sold out.What’s a indie dance rock lover to do? Buy a ticket for a second, newly added September 29 show at Grand Central, of course!Our sources at the venue confirm the additional show. But that’s not even the best…
Rey Ruiz. El tipo’s tremendo salsero. His musical career started 90 miles east of Key West in Havana, Cuba. As a kid, the baby-faced singer appeared on countless national television programs showcasing his incredible range. He enrolled in the country’s famed Conservatorio de Música. And soon, he was headlining a…
When Rivers Cuomo announced the inaugural Weezer Cruise a few months ago, the emo-pop pioneer provided sensitive, sea-faring rock fans with a pretty comprehensive passenger list. Admittedly, though, he sorta skimped on the details. But today, Rivers and the rest of the Weezer crew are back with a second wave…
Yes, we here at Crossfade are bona fide music journalists. But we also happen to be fully licensed sexperts. And as our esteemed colleague Trey Songz would undoubtedly agree, the key to a hearty and healthy life of carnal pleasure is correcting those creepy facial expressions that unconsciously flash across…
The French have taken over South Beach, and they’re getting High on Ocean Drive. No, not high high, just High Miami, SoBe’s newest nightclub. Located at the Casanova Suites Hotel, the French Riviera’s “most famous club” is opening its first US location on one of the world’s most famous strips. During…
Listen up, heads. It’s time to slip into those spacesuits, pack a NASA lunch, and trip beatifically across the cosmos. Right now, Cee Know the Doodlebug of legendary intergalactic rap crew Digable Planets is hurtling toward Miami aboard his own personal flying saucer for an exclusive, zero-gravity album release getdown…
Well before Odd Future’s Loiter Squad was picked up by Adult Swim, Kanye West tried tackling the sketch comedy beast on Comedy Central. However, his series never took off. In 2008, West partnered with longtime friend and fellow Chicagoan, Rhymefest, to develop Alligator Boots, a 30-minute puppet show peppered with…
Are you not shocked that Miami rapper of distinction Trina does not yet have a video for her song “Long Heels Red Bottoms”? Well, when we here at Crossfade heard there was a casting call for dancers to populate a video for Da Baddest Bitch’s homage to Christian Louboutin shoes,…
Frenchman Norman Doray plays with the big boys. Coming straight from Ibiza where he hit up the Swedish House Mafia’s Masquerade Motel, Mr. Doray is dropping into Arkadia at the Fontainebleau this Thursday for the weekly Subliminal Sessions party. Co-producer of “Chase The Sun”, last summer’s epic track that’s been…
Marc Anthony isn’t an especially handsome man. Sure, he’s got chiseled features. But sometimes chiseled is a euphemism for bony. And bony is what he is. Anthony has made his sexual mark on such lovely ladies as Miss Universe Dayanara Torres, J.Lo, and it’s even rumored he’s stolen Will Smith’s…
Chromeo at the Fillmore Miami Beach September 20
Incubus at Klipsch Amphitheater September 20
Atmosphere at the Fillmore Miami Beach September 16
Marc Anthony at American Airlines Arena September 16
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark at Grand Central September 16
Peaches at Grand Central September 17
Bad Brains at Revolution Live September 21
In less than a year, the LA-based Odd Future crew’s gone from relative obscurity to total fucking superstardom. They’re slanging dick with supermodels at Fashion Week, headlining Alexander Wang’s frat-themed closing party, and Tyler the Creator’s spilling drinks on “ugly-as-fuck” designer shirts. Soon, OFWGKTA will embark on a 25-city tour,…
Earlier today in a swanky ballroom at the Avalon Hollywood, the Latin Recording Academy announced its nominations for the 12th annual Latin Grammy Awards. Puerto Rican rap duo Calle 13 led the field with ten nods while Venezuelan singer Franco De Vita scored five, Mexican cantautor Marco Antonio Solis nabbed…
