Head Spins: DJ Radamas
Head Spins: DJ Radamas
Head Spins: DJ Radamas
Rising L.A. rap star Nipsey Hussle makes his Miami debut at White Room
Bad Boy Bill spins at Cameo June 4
Radio Slave, otherwise known as Matt Edwards, toils among the techno proletarians of Berlin. He runs the Rekids label and makes hallucination-evoking, bass-burrowing dance-floor tunes that would never get played on the radio here. One prime example, “My Bleep,” clocks in at nearly six and a half minutes of machinist…
Churchill’s seems to be humming along with renewed energy thanks to the semirecent addition of booker Nayra Serrano. Under her watch, the venue (finally!) got an updated website, an up-to-date online schedule, and a slate of shows by an increased number of touring bands, with overall greater quality control. This…
Dirty South’s methodical mixing skills can be traced to the DJ’s humble beginnings. He was born Dragan Roganovic in Belgrade, Serbia, and the encroaching unrest in then Yugoslavia sent his family packing to Melbourne, Australia, when he was 13 years old. Already a budding music nut, young Roganovic began taping…
Let’s put to rest the age-old question of what happened to Elvis. He was reincarnated in Puerto Rico as Latin pop phenom Chayanne. Forget the chronological conundrum posed by the fact that the latter was born before the King died. For Exhibit A, just look at Chayanne. Where else have…
Cobra Starship is a bit of an anomaly — the veritable mullet hairstyle of popular music. The fluorescent-swathed, power-pop- and punk-infused electro band sticks to a surprisingly strict regimen when it comes to its work — business in the front. Still, the group maintains a serious party in the back…
We want to like Miami rapper Jacki-O. We dig her tattoos, her spitfire raps, and her scrappiness in her attempts to bounce back from a checkered past that includes a shoplifting charge and personal bankruptcy. And though she was once poised to become as famous as Trina, she lost her major-label…
It gives us hope when bands from the all-ages circuit try for something other than faux death metal and helium-powered pop-rock. That’s why we’re stoked on Totally Nebular, a local three-piece that met three years ago in high school but bonded over a love of electronic-tinged psychedelia rather than Warped…
Let the record show this Buddyhead piece with the Jacuzzi Boys is perhaps the stupidest interview ever. The questions are half-assed and pointless. And for the ones that are provoking, they obviously only look to stir up drama. Thankfully, the Miami-based band wisely choose the high road.For instance: 4. Time…
For true house music aficionados, Chuck Love needs no introduction. For going on two decades the long-standing scene veteran and renaissance man has juggled the roles of disc jockey, video jockey, multi-instrumentalist producer, vocalist, label head, and all-around musical evangelist, spreading the joys of classic soulful house on labels like…
Grand Central is on fire ever since it celebrated its official opening. Regular weekly parties on Friday and Saturday nights are bustling (it seems aiming for a lower age restriction of 18 was particularly wise), and a number of live performances keep getting added to the line-up.Last week we announced…
Rick Ross may possibly be the last rapper on the planet to join Twitter, which, along with its fascinating reports on desk workers’ lunches, seems largely these days to be a big chain of celebs A- to Z-list @ mentioning each other. (For an up-to-the-minute stream of Crossfade staff’s sandwich…
Everyone’s favorite issue of the year, the Best of Miami issue, is almost here. And as promised, it will be new and improved; the editorial team has spent the last few months turning the magic city inside out in search of the “best” in over 300 categories. Since April, Miami…
If I were Jay Leno, I might begin this post by saying, “Have you heard about this? Have you seen this?” Then I’d hold up a clipping of dejected Mexican-Americans protesting Arizona’s SB 1070 bill. But I have neither his chin, nor his bankroll. And this really isn’t a laughing…
Churchill’s seems to be humming along with a renewed energy lately, thanks to the semi-recent addition of booker Nayra Serrano. Under her watch, the venue (finally!) got an updated web site, an up-to-date online schedule, and a slate of shows by an increased number of touring bands, with an overall…
If you, like Crossfade, are guilty of watching way more VH1 than is worth admitting, you may be hotly anticipating this year’s edition of the annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors awards show. This year’s official focus is on “Honoring the Dirty South,” and it airs live on the channel next Monday,…
One of the worst thing about being a devoted live music fan is the sticker shock that comes when a ticket’s final price is totaled up. A ticket that’s about $20 can end up as much as $40 sometimes when you lump in all the nebulous service charges, “venue charges,”…
Ice Berg (a.k.a. Billion) has been causing quite bit of a stir over the last couple years. He’s definitely developed a loyal following and fanbase through his various mixtape releases and countless live performances. Most might know Iceberg from his association with Trick Daddy and the Dunk Ryders, but Ice…
As we mentioned this past Friday in our weekly 305 Live local hip-hop news column, Lil Wayne may be physically behind bars, but still, he’s everywhere. This past Memorial Day Weekend may as well have been Weezy Weekend, as a barrage of new videos and remixes by him appeared, all…
Today’s gratuitous but awesome giveaway is brought to you by the folks behind the new site becausesoundmatters.com. Music collectors who love to buy new music on vinyl will find lots to love here, a site that gathers all of Warner Music Group’s labels’ in-print releases in one spot. That includes giant…