The Christian Thing to Do Matteis is the man: “Blackbeard Air” (Gus Garcia-Roberts, September 24) raises some serious questions. Didn’t Christian Matteis found Halcyon Jets and do $50 million in sales last year? Why would the company have risked losing him? I invested in this deal only when I heard…
You’ve heard the haters’ standard bitch: “Man, the rap game these days ain’t nothin’ but a lobotomized, blinged-out, corporate pimp.” And while that’s true to a certain extent, hip-hop in the late aughts is anything but a bag of boring, homogenized bullshit. For every one-dimensional gangsta rap retread, you’ve got…
Adrian “Drop” Santalla, and Phenom are the production team behind Drop Dead Beats and the force behind “Triumph,” the opening track on Pitbull’s new album Rebelution.ESPN recently licensed the song for one month of universal usage. Drop says “I got people calling me up telling me, oh I just heard…
Some Journey diehards don’t like the fact the band still performs under its original name, but with replacement Arnel Pineda, a Filipino former cover band frontman, on vocals. Still, it seems like most fans just want to hear the songs performed live, and well, whether Steve Perry is along for…
Raul Martinez just won’t go away. The onetime Boss Tweed of Hialeah, who beat a federal indictment and lost to Lincoln Diaz-Balart for a seat in the U.S. Congress last year, is taking on the empire of his successor, Mayor Julio Robaina. “[Julio] has put some distance between us,” Martinez told…
Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to view past top-sellers. Top Five Albums for the Week of September 20-27 Sweat Records, Miami 1. Miami Bass Warriors 12″, Miami Bass Warriors2. Stone Roses (20 Anniversary Edition LP),…
Maryel Epps sings live from 12:30 to 2:30 pm at Caviar Kaspia’s Sunday Brunch. Maryel with Sunday brunch is a great Beach tradition that dates back almost two decades.Didn’t see Julie & Julia, but it occurs to me that they don’t make food movies for guys. Let’s get Bruce Willis…
If you look at our homepage right now it might come off a little hypocritical that we took PETA to task for using way too many boobs in it’s marketing campaign. PETA of course brought pasty covered, green painted fish boobs to Miami this week. Speaking of boobs, a South Florida…
A victim tells his story: Thanks, In Flagranti. I just checked out your new-ish album Brash & Vulgar, released back in March on Codek Records, and I have to tell you … I can’t stop dancing! Whenever I close my eyes, it’s a crazy party in my brain. There are…
Aah yes, remember those glorious days when the television was invented and we stopped having to look at and talk to our families while we ate.Neither do we. As far we know it’s always been that way.Give thanks to the boob tube for giving food companies a way to capitalize…
Having the surname Cue certainly has its perks in Miami-Dade’s second largest city. Consider how lucky Hialeah Councilwoman Katharine Cue is because of her surname. After spending most of her childhood and teenage years on the talent show circuit, Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina tapped the then-19-year-old young lady as a…
The Postelles are another coolly dressed, young and good-looking New York four-piece getting a lot of buzz in all those blogs and magazines that “matter.” That makes them sound kind of douchey, but actually their music is eminently likable. The band overall has a kind of vibe similar to the…
School of Rock is a new weekly column on Crossfade filling you in on acts playing in town that may be flying under your radar, but shouldn’t. Click here for past installments.When I was but a young teenage wannabe punk rocker, the Queers appealed to me straight away. First, and…
What I would like to talk about this week is the resurgence of ’90s hardcore. I think it’s awesome, and frankly, maybe I’m just thinking this because I’m excited that Converge is coming to the Pompano Beach Amphitheater on Sunday, November 8. (They’re playing with High on Fire, Mastodon, and Dethklok)…
This Friday night, from 8 to 11 p.m., Hard Rock Live in Hollywood will host an 11-bout mixed martial arts tournament where former Latin Syndicate gang leader Rene “Level” Martinez will make his pro debut. The Cuban-American back-yard brawler was recently featured in New Times, documenting his transformation from street…
Fat Talk Surfside speaks: As a longtime resident of Surfside, I was particularly interested in “Baby Got Fatback!” (Francisco Alvarado, September 17). The mayor and some commissioners of our wonderful little town (population: approximately 5,500) have plunged Surfside into financial chaos in just three short years. This has nothing to…
Loon Over Miami: Good luck lurks at Scully’s Tavern in Kendall
Now this is the kind of politics we know and love in Miami.A huge corruption probe came to a head today as the FBI announced federal charges against a Broward County commissioner, Broward school board member, and former Miramar commissioner. The sting also netted a North Miami businessman.These could be just the…
There are moments in American culture when I just want to shut my brain off. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — the first siting congressional leader to ever be indicted — hoofing it up on Dancing with the Stars is one of those moments. The guy should be practicing…
The world is full of awful noise and sometimes one’s sanity depends entirely upon getting a teensy bit of quiet time. But it should never be too quiet. That’s where Sharlyn Everetsz’ unsteadily strummed guitars and whispery vocals come in handy. Hers is singer-songwritery stuff that’s better than silence. Yesterday,…
Here is a roundup of a few interesting posts around the local music blogosphere. For a lot more, visit the sites on our blog roll. It’s on the right-hand side of this page when you scroll down. If you run a blog based in South Florida that covers music, and…
To read past installments of Jacobs Ladder’s tour diary, click here. This is the final installment, by bassist Sammy Gonzalez. Now that the band is back home, you can stay updated on their shows and releases by checking out the Jacobs Ladder MySpace page. Driving home from Tampa at 12:30 a.m…
