photo by Brent MullinsAs front-runners of a mini dream-pop/ electronic shoegaze renaissance, Brooklyn trio School of Seven Bells specializes in some seriously textured sounds. Narcotized tempos, guitar chords pushed through pedals upon pedals, and echoing vocals all drift in and out to update the sounds of the great ethereal period…
Let’s get to ready to ruuuuuuuuuuuumble! Yes, last night was fight night on South Beach for the Jersey Shore crew. We saw the thrilling conclusion to Sammi vs. JWoww, an undercard featuring of Vinny vs. Ronni, Snooki vs. Latino dating rituals, Paul vs. herpes, Fossil watches vs. smooshing, the entire…
We’ve featured Anjuli Stars a couple of times leading up to the release of this very mixtape Starvation Volume One, which we’ve adorned as this week’s “Mixtape Of The Week”. The first time many heard of Anjuli Stars was back in 2006 on Pitbull’s El Mariel album on an acoustic…
Nitin Motwani is one of those multi-millionaire Miami guys you may have never heard of, but he has the kind of suction at Miami city hall that allows him to do whatever he wants. As principal of the Falcone Group, Motwani owns several properties in the Park West neighborhood of…
Five years ago, on January 12, Miami-Dade police plain clothes detectives Daniel Fernandez and Joe Losada were arrested by internal affairs officers for allegedly planting evidence, falsifying an arrest affidavit, stealing money, and physically threatening a drug dealer. The pair didn’t know that Pedro Soler and his friend Rafael Rodriguez…
Ground Zero mosque idea stinks
University of Miami’s party school rep drops
Letters from the issue of September 9, 2010
For many years I delighted in tormenting Lori Garrote with random assertions that her brother Joe (of The Basicks and The Can’t Stand Ya’s fame) owed me twenty bucks, and that he had reported her as the current holder of that lien. Needless to say, the familial confusion that must’ve…
NASCAR fans are not, as a whole, noted for their elevated views on race relations, but the richest owner on the circuit is putting even his most sunburned, Busch-swigging fan to shame.Bruton Smith, a billionaire with a strong and unfortunate resemblance to Don Rickles, is demanding that NASCAR end its…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times.This week, Luke says no to the Ground Zero mosque.I don’t believe there should be a mosque next to the Ground…
Baccone Dolce Barbecued Cats (Moon Ska Records) www.moonskaworld.com Aspeta un minuti … or don’t. It isn’t so much as the delicious Italian treat as it is a bygone era where the Floridian peninsula ruled the ska-airwaves. And (apparently re-emergent ska label) Moon Ska took note. The mid-90’s were a good…
There are good things to say about Smith & Wollensky, for sure, starting with its incredible location, location, location and the fact that its bartenders are known to be quite generous with a pour. And we think it’s cool they are offering wine enthusiasts the chance to swirl and spit…
Last night’s Jersey Shore was full of cat fights, watermelons in pinholes, and tricky transgendered-identifying people. With the boring saga of Ronnie and Sam finally fading, and the ensuing fallout of “the guidette letter” taking center stage, it might have been the trashiest (read: best) episode since the hot mess…
When you think of DJ Ideal, you’ll probably remember him best for his wide takeover in the mixtape scene a couple of years ago. His Lil Jon tinged “Bottom Bitch” sound byte was just about as show stopping as Don Canon’s “Canon” sample. From about 2003-2007, DJ Ideal made incredible…
Blogger Hannah Littman and New Times editor Chuck Strouse disagree about Design District pioneer and national powerhouse Michael’s Genuine. What follows are their disparate views:Walk into Michael’s Genuine, the much applauded, infrequently dissed Design District restaurant and you note it right away. There’s none of the pretense that so many…
Wyclef Jean can save Haiti; Sean Penn is a loser
Letters from the issue of September 2, 2010
Newer-ish outfit Plains is poised to release a brand new 7″ single this Friday at Bar and here at Crossfade we’re pleased to share with you the B-side to that effort, “Stuck in the Night.” This band comes with a pretty good pedigree. Technically the brainchild of Honor Roll’s Michael…
Last week, in my analysis of the sad state of Miami’s diner scene, I touched on the unpalatable fried chicken being served at 11th Street Diner. If they want to continue serving sub par Southern fried chicken, that’s their prerogative, however it’s about time they took the “Best in Miami…
The Pink Lincolns Suck & Bloat (Stiff Pole Records) www.stiffpolerecords.com In honor of Richard “Big Stiff” Konwinski, who passed this past July in Tampa, I’ll be juggling between the County Grind and Crossfade blogs doing my Blast From the Past thing on the record label that he founded, Stiff Pole…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke goes to bat for Wyclef Jean.Wyclef Jean should have the opportunity to become Haiti’s president. He should…
