It’s still bigger than hip-hop for Dead Prez. Just listen to their new Miami Beat Wave produced track “This Is Life,” with lyrics like, “In your chromosomes, buried in your DNA, is somebody that’s waiting to get free today. Either man up or you could take the easy way, ain’t…
Every now and then on the local scene we get some like-minded individuals joining their strengths symbiotically for a greater good. We here at Crossfade think that rock and roll fits seamlessly into that arena of greater goodness, and we’re big fans of this particular group of guys individually.We’re now…
When we hear the words “Material Girl” we think of the obvious: the Marilyn Monroe-inspired music video above. Yes, Madonna will always be synonymous with this song — but now she’s named her new Junior’s clothing line, co-created with daughter Lola, “Material Girl” as well. We’re not so sure how…
Head Spins: Scott Blankenship
Let’s face it, folks: Rock bands are boring nowadays. No one wants to go out on a limb — musically, live, or in the press — for fear of an ever-dwindling music-buying population turning its back on the band. Luckily for us, God has given the world Foxy Shazam. Guided…
These brainy Orange County, California post-hardcore dudes have been slogging it out for more than a decade, and though their mid-’00s major-label stint didn’t quite attract My Chem-grade crowds, Thrice is still making passionate, meaningful music. Last year’s Beggars even wisely dialed down the prog-punk trimmings that bogged down the…
Lightning Bolt is a two-piece band from Providence, Rhode Island. In the past 12 years, Brian Chippendale (drums) and Brian Gibson (guitar) have released four chaotic, spazzy art-metal albums that are metal only in the loosest way. Lightning Bolt songs are like crazy, wounded wildcats: dangerous and unpredictable, with jagged…
I was raised on Latin music, and work around it for a living. So I might as well be the one to address the elephant in the room. It’s big, it’s gray, it smells like an entire farm’s worth of shit, and it’s eating all the peanuts. Enough is enough,…
The lawsuit claims drug dealer Rick Ross is being unfairly deprived of profiting off his image, thanks to the popularity of rapper Rick Ross.
Miami-based Air Platinum sues Jay-Z for unpaid private jet time; company’s ex-employees call claims bogus
New Miami-based Internet radio station Da One hopes to fill in gaps left by the death of 103.5 the Beat
Washington, D.C.’s Grammy Award-winning production duo Deep Dish enjoyed unparalleled international success during their late-’90s and early-’00s heyday. Much of the pair’s universal appeal could be attributed to the healthy stylistic balance between Ali “Dubfire” Shirazinia’s edgier experimental flair and Sharam Tayebi’s hit-making pop sensibility. It was a special combination which…
Justin Bieber is officially the world’s most tireless teenager, with his current My World Tour recently extended through the end of the year. Although he’s already scheduled to play South Florida on August 5, at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, the new run of dates includes one in Miami proper…
Rick Ross’s homie, Maybach Music’s Carol City Cartel member Gunplay a.k.a. Don Logan, takes his name seriously. Just watch this new Dre Films video production to confirm the dude’s firepower, which includes “two Kalashnikov AK-47s, one with a 100-pound drum and red beam, the other with the flip clips, a Mac-10,…
At this point, the video clips from infamous hip-hop escort Kat Stacks are just getting straight-up depressing. (Click here, here, and here to catch up on the latest major chapters of her saga, which include a poisoning attempt at a Burger King, and an attempted public beat-down by two men…
Regular Crossfade contributor, Christopher Lopez, has never made any bones about his inherent distrust of bachata boy band Aventura. But now that the group’s playing a two-night stand at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood next Tuesday and Wednesday, he felt it was time to explain himself.That’s why, this week,…
The latest in a slew of legendary artist collaborations comes courtesy of founding Smiths member Johnny Marr. The guitarist was one of the main influences of the the Stone Roses, Oasis, and then some, and no less than Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien has even been cited as saying Marr is…
Salsa lovers of the world unite! There’s going to be a whole lotta cadera- (hip-) shaking at the James L. Knight Center on August 6, during the show dubbed “Juntos Por Primera Vez” (Together for the First Time).The tropi-tune extravaganza will feature a few fan favorites from the salsa realm:…
MI-VI, Gerry Kelly’s vaunted megaclub at Gulfstream Park, has closed its doors indefinitely. The news began trickling in last week, when the club’s much-publicized South Florida Facebook Bash was moved to the neighboring Ten Palms.Apparently, the closure came as a surprise to the organizers of the event, too. Notified that…
A week ago today, Tr3s — formerly known as MTV Tr3s — celebrated its upcoming relaunch by reviving that great MTV franchise, the Unplugged series. While its parent channel long ago gave up on such strictly, uh, music-oriented programming, its foreign spin-offs, notably MTV Latin America, have taken up Unplugged…
It’s been called a “sexy fast and fabulous hit,” “spectacular” and “amazing”. Now, to help celebrate our nation’s Independence, for just $17.76 (instead of $40) you can judge Tap Dogs for yourself. Miami New Times is offering a big price break for the hit musical from down under that has…
Pioneering a movement isn’t easy work, especially in an age when everything’s been done. But Sleepy Vikings are king-hell committed to blazing a trail. “Well, we’re trying to invent our own genre right now,” says guitar-and-vocal guy Julian Conner. “Probably unsuccessfully … But we’re telling people it’s ‘southern shoegaze,’ for…
