Due to a constantly aching heart, UK pop star Leona Lewis is always singing about stuff like romatic disappointment, relationship trainwrecks, moving on. While they’re not the freshest topics, she still manages to give it a little oomph and combine powerful, soulful vocals with a catchy beat so that her…
If you’ve never made the trip, there’s only one way to enter Candyland: Get a group of festively costumed friends together, drop a tab and a little gamma-hydroxybutyrate, spin some drum ‘n’ bass (or maybe dubstep, if you’re under 21), and then dial up the nostalgic ’90s quotient. Soon a…
As opposed to rap-phobic product pushers like Hennessy, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is totally stoked that peeps be name-droppin’ its shit. In October, company spokesman Jeff Miller told Fortune that his employer was “thrilled” to hear Far East Movement’s “Like a G6” referencing the G-650 aircraft, even amid lines about sucking…
Can you believe there was a time when Pitbull (AKA Don Armando Christian Pérez) couldn’t even get his party jams played on Power 96 (WPOW-FM 96.5)? Back in the day, OG supporter and booty-bass legend Luther Campbell asked the radio station’s jocks to slip some of Pit’s early records into…
Virginia Woolf once said, “All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the grave of Aphra Behn… for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.” Had Woolf been a teen with a ‘zine in the late ’70s or early ’80s, she might have said…
After 20 years, DJ-producer Josh Wink still hasn’t lost sight of what originally got him started in the EDM game — his passion for the music itself. It’s taken him from stints in the early ’90s as a rave DJ, through his “Higher State of Consciousness” chart-crushing heyday, and now all the…
Finally, an excuse for all you oversensitive indie types to stop being so emo and leave the bedroom for a few hours … Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes are coming to Miami! In approximately 77 and a half days, the band will kickoff its first tour in three years at…
Rifas Is Here A Sense (Self-released) rifasband.com The last time I encountered the music of Evan Rifas and Ron Huneycutt was well over a decade ago when, under the name Laptripper, the pair put forth some of the best and most heartfelt pop-punk tunes you’ve probably never heard. In other…
When discussing dancehall, there are certain names that come to mind, all coincidentally starting with the letter B, like Beanie Man, Bounty Killer, Buju Banton. For some, those names are sacred. For others, they’re curse words. And Buju Banton has definitely experienced his fair share of negative press. Most recently,…
UPDATE: Crossfade just received notice from the LINK crew that “We have to cancel our Thursday night show with Martin Buttrich, he won’t be able to fly in due to a broken ankle, we promise to bring him back as soon as possible.” German DJ-producer Martin Buttrich is known for…
German tech-house sensations Booka Shade have always colored outside the lines, whether it’s with their one-of-a-kind performances or the exquisite Get Physical output. They’ve also maintained a prolific pace over the years, releasing six albums to date, including 2010’s critically acclaimed More!, a nuanced and evocative work that continues to push the…
While our sources at Ultra Music Festival have neither confirmed nor denied that Aussie electro-rock band Cut Copy is appearing at Ultra Music Festival 2011, sites like Festival Outlook are reporting that the band’s will be there. Evidence is pretty strong too, considering the band’s booking agency, Windish, says so…
If you’ve never made the trip, there’s only one way to enter Candyland: Get a group of festively costumed friends together, drop a tab and a little gamma-hydroxybutyrate, spin some drum ‘n’ bass (or maybe dubstep, if you’re under 21), and then dial up the nostalgic ’90s quotient. Soon a…
It’s impossible to talk about minimal techno without mentioning Minus label darling Magda. The Polish-born, Detroit-bred DJ-producer is one of the most highly respected women in the male-dominated EDM game. For over a decade, she’s earned cred through hectic touring and an unwavering commitment to the cutting edge — an approach…
Can you believe there was a time when Pitbull (AKA Don Armando Christian Pérez) couldn’t even get his party jams played on Power 96? Back in the day, OG supporter and booty bass legend Luther Campbell tried pushing the radio station’s jocks to slip some of Pit’s early records into…
As opposed to rap-phobic product pushers like Hennessy, the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is totally stoked that peeps be namedroppin’ its shit. In October, company spokesman Jeff Miller told Fortune Magazine that his employer was “thrilled” to hear Far East Movement’s “Like a G6” making reference to the G-650 aircraft, even…
The Miami music scene is diverse, tight-knit, and incredibly compassionate. Last year, bands from South Florida answered Shawn Snyder’s call to action and raised more than $5,000 at the first Skinny Dip, a concert held at Kitchen 305 to benefit melanoma research and awareness. He’s hoping to do it again…
Punk is a lifelong commitment. Whenever your favorite crew disbands, you can bet it’s probably just a break. Within a couple of years, the gang will drift back together (even if there’s only one original member still standing), thrash through a few rehearsals, and schedule an epic comeback show at…
British DJ, producer, and label magnate Nic Fanciulli has risen steadily in international rank to position himself as one of the biggest stars of electronic dance music. His career got off to an auspicious start in the early ’00s when fledgling production work piqued the interest of major players such…
In the runup to November 2009’s release of his debut disc, Attention Deficit, D.C. rapper Wale floated into pop consciousness on a thick, fast-moving cloud of accumulated hype. After he hooked up with master trend-caller Mark Ronson in 2006 and signed a million-dollar deal with Interscope Records in 2008, the…
Earlier this week, we previewed Nic Fanciulli’s upcoming December 12 show at SET. The last twelve months have seen the acclaimed British DJ-producer positioned as one of the top EDM stars in the world, while his esteemed Saved imprint continues to enlist some of the most talented producers in the…
A gothic metropolis in sunny California, San Francisco is a city suffering from a schizo split. It’s bred hippies, Hells Angels, and the Zodiac Killer. And five years ago, old San Fran gave birth to a certain psych-pop trio called Lemonade that luxuriates in the idea of swirling together sonic…
