Hey noiseniks, it’s time again to subject your auditory system to those 72 hours of awesome sonic abuse known as International Noise Conference. As always, Rat Bastard and Laundry Room Squelchers will be helming the whole thing with backup from a sprawling roster of 100-plus gear freaks and brutal geeks,…
If you can believe it, there was a time, i.e. back in the day, when a female with a microphone could be cute, dirty, sexy, funny, and smart. This was before Lil Kim and the boom of the MC slut. And back then, the undisputed rap scene queens were the…
Does Bob Sinclar really need an introduction? The French DJ-producer is practically the Jesus of dance music. But if you lived under a rock throughout the late 2000s and missed out on globe-spanning anthems such as “Love Generation” and “World Hold On,” our heart goes out to you. After a…
Whoa, have you heard Nicki Minaj’s remix of “Hold You,” the sexy hit single by smooth reggae dude Gyptian? If the answer is no, then you are way, way, way behind the game (and potentially celibate) ’cause this lusty, little tag-team track totally dominated the Summer 2010 baby-making season. Oozing…
It’s ironic that the Dropkick Murphys have become practically synonymous with the words Irish and insurgency, especially since that particular outfit hails from Boston, a city that’s separated from the Emerald Isles by several thousand miles. Now while Los Angeles’s Flogging Molly purveys a similar sound, the band actually maintains…
For a certain kind of music snob, there’s nothing more annoying than all that saccharine radio-pop stuff called bachata. At best, it’s elevator muzak. At worst, it sounds like a sad baby wailing over a karaoke tape full of stuttering guitar, bongo, and maracas. But there are millions of people…
No offense to Perez Hilton, a dyed-in-the-wool Miami boy who’s done very well for himself … But the word hot should be spelled H-O-T, without exception. Almost. We’ll give the internet coinage a hall pass just this once, because the video for Enrique Iglesias’ controversial latest hit single “Tonight I’m…
If you missed the Overthrow’s party at the inexplicable Wynwood castle during this past Art Basel, well, you missed out. It was a packed, rave-tastic night of live performances, carnival games, and scandalously cheap drinks. But have no fear — you can do it all again (or relive what you…
Electronic music junkies should be more than familiar with Luciano’s esteemed Cadenza imprint. It’s the home to such international luminaries as Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice, and Guy Gerber. Another name on the label’s roster: Budding tech-house sensation David Mendo, a prolific Spanish DJ-producer who’s been on the rise since the…
Lately, it seems the Overthrow is aiming its ambitions farther than being just a local party collective. Where is the fun in overthrowing a single city when you have a whole world in a need of an ass-kicking? The MIA-based crew is looking to go international with the help of…
The key to making a sexy album about sex? Stop doing it. Celibacy was Jimmy Edgar’s formula for success when creating XXX, his last full-length release on !K7. It includes raunchy tracks like “Hot Raw Sex” and “Vibration.” Edgar’s formative years in Detroit, the electronic heart of America, gave him…
Last week we previewed the upcoming February 11 performance by French superstar DJ-producer Bob Sinclar at SET.And if you thought we were kidding about this guy being the Jesus of dance music, just wait until you get a load of this interview, where he waxes mystical about spreading the gospel…
Welcome to the era of the children of the Basshead. Just let your brain swim through the hurricane.The future is yesterday. A 16-year-old skater kid from Miami makes balcony rap with production value worthy of A Tribe Called Quest.Born in 1994, positive Kendall realist Lowercase just dropped his Village South album…
Still reeling from all the tragic losses the local punk rock scene suffered during 2010, this year opened with another shot of pain when esteemed scenester Jose “Boner” Faria passed away in a vehicular accident January 8. He had not resided in South Florida for some time. But he certainly…
Crossfade’s favorite shock rocker, Alice Cooper, turns 63 today. And even though he’s probably out at some exclusive country club working on his celebrity golf game, we like the image of vintage Alice that involves prop blood, live chickens, and nightly decapitations. So to celebrate AC’s birthday, Crossfade decided to…
Whoa, have you heard Nicki Minaj’s remix of “Hold You,” the sexy hit single by smooth reggae dude Gyptian? If the answer is no, then you are way, way, way behind the game (and potentially celibate) ’cause this lusty little tag-team track totally dominated the Summer 2010 baby-making season. Oozing…
Quest is one of those hip-hop artists that you just love to follow because he’s evolving with each and every new track. You get to see him grow in front of your eyes. At only 20 years old, Quest has taken the hip-hop blogosphere by storm. And while he teased…
Cleaveland Jones just might be the ideal Miamian — the alpha Floridian, if you will. And if there’s any doubt that he’s as fitting a face as the MIA could want, consider his new album Tao Jones, a happy marriage showcasing reggae, soul, and samba in perfect spiritual harmony. “Eastern…
At the dawn of 2011, Jimmy Eat World is one of the few early-’90s indie bands to blow up without getting bashed for selling out. The group’s longevity — it’s lasted nearly 18 continuous years, with new studio albums appearing every two or three years — has fed both its…
Naming a band can be tricky. That said, Xperimento doesn’t seem to have had that problem. Its moniker perfectly encapsulates the group’s free-form, no-holds-barred approach to making music with razor-fine precision, and brandishing its M.O. like a banner. “It’s definitely not your typical Miami band,” says lead vocalist Camilo “Tumbao”…
Unfortunately, the rabidly anticipated Ultra-week edition of Swedish House Mafia’s Masquerade Motel is still 52 days away. So all you overeager party people need to just chill out and figure out a positive way to spend those megawatts of pent-up energy. Sure, you could set the Stockholm trio’s certified crossover…
It’s not surprising that the majority of Yonder Mountain String Band’s record catalog is culled from live performances. A foremost proponent of the so-called “new grass” phenomenon (think the Dead or Phish), the band couples guitars with banjos, bouzouki, and mandolins to spur the communal enthusiasm. Investigate YMSB’s last album,…
