Next week, Pitbull will embark on his Mr. Worldwide Carnaval Tour, which is set to make 20-plus stops around the U.S. It’s one fewer than was originally planned — in protest of the Arizona Immigration Bill, he’s just canceled a date originally set for May 31 in Phoenix. (Read more…
Alright, so at the beginning, Crossfade didn’t have anything particular against David Guetta. We admired his particular brand of Gallic panache, and his unabashed goal in taking dance music back into the pop realm. We drunkenly got excited about “Love is Gone” more times than we would now care to…
In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.This week, Radio-Active Records’ assistant manager Paul Poletz fills in admirably while Ramirez explores the wild expanses of New York City and…
Stephen Jaffe, a publicist hired by author Gerald Posner, responded to El Jefe’s recent comment about lawyer and author Mark Lane. The comment, which was reported across the country, referred to Lane as an “83-year-old Jonestown survivor.” Obviously, he is much more than that., We stand corrected. Mark Lane’s request…
For fans of actual hip-hop, Wacka Flocka Flame had a few things against him from the outset. First, there is, of course, the unfortunate name that recalls Fozzie Bear more than anything. Oh well, that’s what you get when you decide to take your professional moniker from Gucci Mane’s mumbled…
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock ‘n’ roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week, a cutting remark from Keith Richards during a chance encounter with the Rolling Stones.With all the hoopla about the reissue of the Rolling Stones’ epic…
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 explains Miami Beach’s plans to price-gouge African-Americans and put them in jail during Memorial Day weekend.Miami Beach…
South Beach was kind of insane this weekend. More so than usually. Exxxotica brought an ever-so-slight rise in the amount of creepy dudes and blonde girls with fake tits and sad eyes, while the multiple roving gains of lesbians on Vespas can be attributed to Aqua Girl. A friend and…
Fort Lauderdale-based Iron Forge Press creates some of the most eye-popping rock posters we’ve ever seen. Whenever possible, we’ll share their designs right here on Crossfade.South Florida’s own tropical funk act Suénalo gets represented by a mythical, six-armed, one-man Blue Man Group for this charming illustration courtesy of Scotty Baldwin…
Friday’s opening shoe post was mostly about my own experiences with kitchen footwear. Today we find out what Miami’s real chefs wear when they’re working — and why.Michelle Bernstein, Michy’s, Sra. Martinez: Clogs, as they not only help me from falling on my back side but they also give me…
Miami musician and Berklee grad Joseph Espinoza, AKA Jesp, is back with a new track called “Removing the Heartache.” This release comes on the heels of last year’s full-length Heart Rhythms, a synth-pop heavy which we described as a mix between Chromeo and Jan Hammer.The new track features more of…
Between the Family Circle-Peanuts rivalry turning deadly, an uninspired fish death, and beatings over diminutive wangs and unbummed butts, Miami was really off its meds this week. The winners: 5. Desiree Shayla Wilson, sought for killing Charlie Brown in a drive-by. Seriously. That’s way worse than that thing Lucy used…
For 7.5 months in two years, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lt. Lisa Hart failed to show up for work. She apparently got away with it. The county police department concluded an investigation eight months ago, but fire rescue officials refuse to release the investigative report — asserting the probe remains open…
Through the early years of my career in professional kitchens, I wore ankle-high, steel-toed, Velcro-strapped, taupe-colored leather chef shoes made by the esteemed French chefwear company Bragard. They looked like nurse shoes in a straightjacket. Regardless of where I was cooking, I could always count on being ridiculed for having…
Kudos to Courtney at Mood Vane for pointing out this absolutely adorable flyer for tonight’s Goolsby show at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach. The poster is courtesy of the Flaunt crew, who always post photos of the revelers after they throw a party at the venue.Even if Caspar the…
Nothing’s ever been quite as intriguing to me as a clown. I think it has something to do with the eerie looks a lot of them give while performing, and their faces disguised in white makeup. So when I came across this flyer announcing local Circus Artists performing at recently…
Letters from the issue of May 13, 2010
The Tea Party is the KKK
DJ S1 is a Miami native that is currently living in New York City. A lot of you may remember him from his stint at FIU’s college radio station Radiate 88, 88.1 FM. DJ S1 was once an apprentice of legendary DJ and personality, Felix Sama. And since getting his…
In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.For the uninitiated, Flying Lotus is a California-based electronic music producer whose great-aunt is experimental jazz artist Alice Coltrane. Aside from the…
You may remember Bob Marley as the Jamaican Reggae superstar that he was, as the mascot of potheads the world over… or just as the namesake of our beloved Marley Fest. But today marks the 30th anniversary of the legendary musician’s death. He actually received treatment in Miami for an…
You can take the girl out of Jersey, but you can’t take the Jersey out of the girl. Jersey Shore castmate Sammi “Sweatheart” Giancola will be facing criminal assault charges and a civil lawsuit after she got into a brawl at a South Beach club this weekend 24-year-old Kristen DeMinco,…
