What do President Barack H. Obama, reggaetonero Daddy Yankee, and Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Super Heroes have in common? No mucho. But a ton of Muppets, “Lovumba,” and POTUS did help BankUnited Center land a prime position on Venues Today’s 2013 Florida Top Spots list, a compilation of the best…
On July 4, 1776, after approving the Declaration of Independence and formally announcing the 13 colonies’ freedom from the British Empire, the Second Continental Congress pounded its gavel and ecstatically exclaimed, “Pool party!” Now 237 years later, we in the Magic City continue to proudly observe this grand ol’ Independence…
The Bawse don’t pay his debts. That’s the accusation being tossed around by King Johnny, AKA The Original Johnny the Jeweler — a Houston watch, pendant, bracelet, necklace, and ring merchant who’s suing Rick Ross and Maybach Music Group over an unpaid Rolex bill. The total: $89,847.50, plus interest. See…
Irony alert! Back in 2010, Kat Von D was rumored to have ruined the marriage between reality TV motorcyclist Jessie James and America’s middle-aged sweetheart Sandra Bullock when she let the mustachioed muscle-bound dude touch her titties. And now she’s breaking off her engagement with Deadmau5, tweeting: “Cheating on your…
Florida A&M University interim President Larry Robinson announced this morning that he is lifting a nearly two-year performance ban on the school’s critically acclaimed marching band. Former school President James Ammons suspended the “Marching 100” after 26-year-old drum major Robert Champion was killed in a 2011 hazing incident. “I want…
The Jacuzzi Boys just turned six. And they’re celebrating with a big new batch of awesomely fuzzy jangle punk ditties. “We came together in early 2007,” the Jacuzzis’ drummer, Diego Monasterios, once told Crossfade, “when my and Gabriel’s other shitty band wasn’t working out.” Now, after 2,000-plus days together, two…
Who needs the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater? Definitely not the Miami Beach Planning Board, a seven-member group that’s recommended city commissioners consider demolishing Miami’s best midsized live music venue to clear space for the new convention center. Oh, and more condos. After all, “the Jackie Gleason…
Oh, how times have changed. Miami used to drop mad loot on blow, an estimated $11 billion each year at the height of Magic City’s cocaine days, according to some economists. “In 1979, there was a $7 billion [cash] surplus from the Miami banks,” former IRS special agent Michael McDonald…
The “liquor-fueled love machine” that is the Electric Pickle has been bringing the best underground beats of the DJs of SAFE, Dirtybird, Crosstown Rebels, and others of the ilk to Wynwood since ’09. And now, Miami Beach will be introduced to the quality uhntz-uhntz the Pickle is known for when…
Elastic Bond is the latest Miami band to get some well-deserved time in the national spotlight. For years, the crew’s smooth and melodious global rhythms have flowed through the nights and mornings of the city’s clubs, bars, festivals, and parties, luring a legion of local fans that’s set to grow…
Never give up. Never give in. Miami makes champions. Ten years ago, Wrekonize won a series of MTV rap battles for $25,000 and a recording contract with Roc-A-Fella Records. The deal never materialized, and he spent his prize money on DVDs and pizza. But he never stopped working on music…
Uh-oh. Flo Rida’s Miami Heat floor seats and his $2.25 million gold-wrapped Bugatti Veyron may be in jeopardy. The Florida Department of Revenue filed legal documents requiring the 33-year-old rapper to fork over child support in a highly contested paternity suit filed two years ago by Gloria Holloway, reports TMZ…
The Miami Heat ain’t cheap. To reach, and ultimately conquer, the NBA Finals for a second consecutive year and secure the third title in franchise history, El Heat had to spend roughly $84 million on player salaries, the fourth largest amount in professional basketball. But when the billionaire-owned Heat waltzed…
The city of Miami is ablaze with Heat love. We’re all so proud to call our home a champion city. And that goes for all 305ers, big and small. Of course, who doesn’t want to see how all our famous residents are celebrating the win? All our favorite rappers and…
Unlike the “Jimmy Brooks” character he played on Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation, rapper Drake’s street credibility is virtually nonexistent. Rather than “gettin’ brain on Biscayne” last night, the 26-year-old pop-hopper allegedly shouted down an elderly basketball fan at the American Airlines Arena. And Miami New Times…
The proof’s in the pudding, and the proof for the paparazzi is on the tape. Remember that angry Miami photographer, Jeffrey Binion, who’s suing Justin Bieber for allegedly assaulting him and stealing his sim card outside of the Hit Factory recording studio on South Beach? Well, another Miami photog, Gustavo…
Hey, kids. In just two more days, print copies of New Times’ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.” But today, we here at Crossfade got a…
Hey, kids. In just two more days, print copies of New Times’ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.” But today, we here at Crossfade got a…
Justin Bieber is an adult, and he needs to start acting like one. That’s the advice of an angry photographer named Jeffrey Binion, who alleges the “Lil Swaggy” heartthrob sent a bodyguard to assault him outside a Miami recording studio. The photog — who swears he’s not a paparazzi –…
Hey, kids. In just a few more days, print copies of New Times’ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.” But today, we here at Crossfade got…
Hey, kids. In just a few more days, print copies of New Times’ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.” But today, we here at Crossfade got…
Hey, kids. In just seven days, print copies of New Times’ 2013 Best of Miami issue will plop onto street corners, loaded with 330 winners across categories such as “Best Hot Dog,” “Best Strip Club,” and “Best Place to Go Stoned.” But today, we here at Crossfade got a preview…
