The Dallas, Texas blog-turned-label French Express can do no wrong right now. Hotly-tipped artists on the young roster, like Jonas Rathsman, Perseus and Moon Boots, are stirring up a nu-disco storm in clubland. But the label’s undisputed star is Chris Malinchak, an NYC-based producer with a gift for retro-futurist disco…
Are you having trouble managing your mustache amid the humidity of hurricane season? Your new gurus are coming to town in the form of Bear in Heaven, owners of indie’s most fecund upper lips. Have you been wanting to sing along with Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend,” but needed someone…
See also “Tanlines Covets Rick Ross’s Towel Guy and So Should You” and “Will ‘All of Me’ by Tanlines Become the New Macarena?” The morning after they opened for Rick Ross in their hometown of New York, Tanlines flew down to Miami to mix their new album Mixed Emotions. Jesse…
London has been a major electronic dance music hub since the rave boom of the late ’80s. And when it comes to London house and techno parties with an authentic underground ethos, the name Secretsundaze reigns supreme. Launched by DJ-producers Giles Smith and James Priestly, the party has been going…
We’re officially balls-deep into summer and everyone is covered in a thin film of uncomfortable sweat. But despite the already-oppressive temps, Grand Central is turning up the heat. The Downtown Miami hangout just added three killer new shows to its end-of-summer and early-fall concert schedule, kicking things off with England’s…
See also “Rick Ross Smokes His Weight in Jamaican Weed: An Extremely Detailed Breakdown” and “Will ‘All of Me’ by Tanlines Become the New Macarena?” How do you know when you’ve achieved Bawse status like Rick Ross? Is it when your swimming pool has more bad bitches in it…
Tanlines at Bardot July 19
Crocodiles at the Vagabond July 20
LCD Soundsystem’s Shut Up and Play the Hits Release Party at Grand Central July 21
Toadies and Helmet at Revolution Live July 25
Is that the sound of a 68-year-old screaming to the tune of the CSI: Miami theme song? Well, yeah. And you know what that means … Legendary rock ‘n’ roll band The Who has just announced another arena road trip — The Quadrophenia and Classics tour — a two-leg, 36-show…
Kevin Saunderson didn’t just invent Detroit techno as part of the legendary Belleville Three with Juan Atkins and Derrick May. He also perfected the techno hit, catapulting the seminal D-Town sound across the Atlantic and onto the dancefloors of Europe, where rave culture was about to explode in the late…
When Tanlines’ Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm bring their catchy, danceable pop to Bardot on Thursday, it’s a given they’ll be playing latest single, “All of Me.” The song is an earworm and the video, directed by The Mighty Boosh’s Julian Barrett, has its own very odd dance. So does…
Beyond all the hype, there’s a reason the UK’s Crosstown Rebels is currently the most lauded underground electronic dance music label in the world — number one on Resident Advisor’s prestigious poll. The label takes chances on artists of substance, with authentic voices and stories to tell — timeless music…
In 1980, Bob Marley traveled to Brazil on a scouting mission with Island Records’ Chris Blackwell and the Wailers’ Junior Marvin, in preparation of a world tour. A year later, he was dead. But even though Marley never got to play Rio or São Paulo, the reggae man’s musical influence…
Epic uhntz-uhntz on demand via the Internet. This is the Ultra media empire’s newest expansion plan. Adding to an already sprawling portfolio of EDM entertainment assets (obviously including the original Ultra Music Festival in Miami as well as a six-country, four-continent tour, officially dubbed UMF Worldwide), this imperial party-time megapower…
Two weeks of tour dates have just been canceled by Passion Pit. And the reason: Frontman Michael Angelakos needs “to take the time to work on improving [his] mental health.” So far, most of the tour remains intact, including Passion Pit’s South Florida show at the Hollywood ArtsPark on October…
When American socialites start DJing, it’s never pretty. But when Swedish duo Rebecca and Fiona hit the studio, the rest of the world takes notice for all the right reasons. These fashionistas are more than just pretty faces, they’re masters of the modern synth-pop sound. That’s why Kaskade tapped them…
See also “Fashion Freakouts at Kaskade’s Freaks of Nature Tour in Miami” — plus the full 50-photo slideshow. Kaskade Freaks of Nature Tour With Alvin Risk Klipsch Ampitheater at Bayfront Park, Miami Saturday, July 14, 2012 Better Than: High-school heartbreak and all that icky teenager stuff. The youth of America…
See also “Gilby Clarke, Ex-Guns N’ Roses Axe Man, Talks ShipRocked Cruise, Booze, and Getting Laid.” Godsmack is so heavy metal that only a bodybuilder can pick up a copy of The Oracle. They’ve put out more hits than Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, and Chuck Liddell combined. They make music…
Don’t even try to pinpoint down Kenneth James Gibson. The chameleonic Los Angeles-based musician and producer has basically waged war against categorization over the past two decades. And he changes monikers just as often as he changes his sound. In the ’90s it was noise pop as the Furry Things…
See also Crossfade’s show report, “Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne Pussy Poppin’ at Pink Friday Roman Reloaded Show in Miami” — plus a 15-photo recap of Nicki Minaj in Miami. Nicki Minaj rolls deep, traveling with so many alternate personalities that a PET scan of her head must look like…
