On Tuesday, counterculture queen Patti Smith’s memoir Just Kids won the National Book Award for nonfiction. Taking part in the finalist readings, she described it, saying: “My book is the story of my friendship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe, which has never ceased even with his death in 1989.” (See…
It’s time to work it out, bitches. Slip on your sleeveless hoodies and bike shorts, suck some Red Bull, and stretch like a cheerleader ’cause Get Physical label guy and M.A.N.D.Y. member Philipp Jung is back for Basel 2010. You can definitely expect Hamburg, Germany’s DJ Koze (AKA Adolf Noise,…
See the full Iron and Wine slideshow. With Nomo The Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday, November 18, 2010 Better than: Cheap beer chilled in the river and chugged at noon. Unlike weak revivalists, fourth-generation freaky folks, and other bullshitters, Sam Beam’s version of Americana has never lapsed into studied “authenticity” or…
To get full disclosure out of the way: Jose Flores is an occasional contributor to Crossfade. Miami’s music community is small so it’s kind of hard to avoid that incestuousness. You’ll probably better recognize, though, the alter ego for which he became best known around town in recent years: Jose…
Juliette LewisSpecial Guest Joe PerrySun Life Stadium, Miami Dolphins TailgateThursday, November 18, 2010Better Than: The DolphinsLast night, the Miami Dolphins lost–the Bears shut them out, actually. And believe it or not, Crossfade was at the game. However, nothing about the NFL’s Thursday night marketing scheme felt like football. We mingled…
I guess we usually forget about Miami Lakes and muddle it with neighboring Hialeah or think of it as that place we must make the Palmetto curve on our way to Joe Robbie Stadium (or whatever the hell it’s called this year). Turns out that Miami Lakes and its citizenry…
Sure, you know the guy with the devilishly good looks at right. And well you should. Chayanne’s a living legend in Latin pop, a heartthrob who’s wooed masses of female (and probably some male) fans. We could easily attempt to fill this post with facts and figures, listing a near-endless…
This is quickly turning into a he-said, she-said. In a statement released by Ultra Music Festival organizers, they claimed to have given Winter Music Conference notice that the dates of March 8 to 12 would not work for them. The problem? Calle Ocho would fall on the same weekend as…
Norwegian duo Röyksopp just released upcoming list of North American tour dates. On that list is a scheduled stop at Ultra Music Festival on Friday, March 25. This is in addition to an already confirmed appearance by Crystal Castles the following day on March 26. Festival Outlook says Erick Morillo,…
Never known for moderation, the Overthrow crew wasn’t about to let Art Basel Miami Beach week slip past without plotting some kind of epic descent into nth-level fun and excess. Hence, Basel Castle, a 12-hour carnival of tuneage, booze, games, freakshows, and other odd arty stuff. Already, superfly Brooklynite Theophilus…
In an interview with MTV News today, Club Space owner Louis Puig claimed, “The [City of Miami Beach] will not give out weekly permits for pool or beach parties outside of WMC [week], which means that there will not be Pool Parties the week of Ultra. What is Miami without…
Onstage, Dino Felipe is all chaos and mayhem. His live show usually starts off with high energy, which sometimes turns into antagonism, which often spirals into self-directed violence. As a performer he can really polarize the crowd. It’s unfortunate that the thing most people take away from the live show…
When you think Puerto Rico, reggae may not be the first thing to spring to mind. More likely it’d be rum, hot girls, and salsa. But if that’s the case, then you’d be overlooking one particular reggae band that’s managed to sow some deep roots — Cultura Profética.A decade and a…
There’s been a lot of talk about what’s going to happen now that Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival are taking place on two different weekends in March. When will all the good DJs be here? When will all of the amazing after parties happen? Well, you don’t need…
If you think that innovation in house music has already hit the roof, then you need to lend an ear to Brooklyn’s No Regular Play for some of the freshest, most forward-thinking sounds to rock a machine drum beat. Since joining the Wolf + Lamb label-collective in 2009, Nick DeBruyn…
You might recognize the surname Ronson thanks to the three famous siblings attached to it. Charlotte Ronson is a well-known designer, while Samantha Ronson is a semi-talented DJ better known for bedding damaged starlettes.Then there is Mark Ronson, the producer and musician. The Brit was responsible for Amy Winehouse’s massive…
Los Aldeanos With Silvito el Libre Miami-Dade County Auditorium Sunday, November 14, 2010Better than: Living in Cuba.Across the street from the Miami-Dade County Auditorium, Vigila Mambisa protesters held up signs and screamed into a bullhorn against the “Salsa Sangre” being passed off as a concert. Who knew old people could…
Now that the lines have been drawn between Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival, we are interested in finding out what you, our readers, think about this whole debacle. Will you be attending WMC or Ultra? We’ve set up a nifty poll to gauge your response…
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