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Borgore Had Revolution Live "Taste His Glory" in Fort Lauderdale, May 4
May 06, 2013 in County Grind
Christina Mendenhall Sometimes it feels like the whole dubstep craze has blown over. Surely, the kids have moved on from the bass-driven wobbles that Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift have adopted,...
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DJ Craze on Slow Roast Thursdays: "Fresh New Music Instead of the Same Old"
May 06, 2013 in Crossfade
Photo by KirillWasHere.com via facebook.com/Crazearoni What could a three-time DMC World Champion with a residency at Mansion and the respect of the worldwide DJ'ing community still want? A no-cover party where...
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Fashion Freakouts at Star Wars Cosplay
May 03, 2013 in Crossfade
Photo by Claire Nelson Star Wars. It's not really a sexy movie, but try telling that to a bunch of geeks. Alright, alright. We'll concede Leia's slave outfit produced a lot...
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Kastle and Austin Paul Brought the Real Sexy Back at Bardot Miami, May 2
May 03, 2013 in Crossfade
Via instagram.com/AustinPaulMusicKastle and Austin Paul: "We up." Mainstream pop music's become so overly sexualized. Entertainers like Rihanna, Trey Songz, and Chris Brown present sex in a really cartoonish way, at times...
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Six Sex-on-Stage Moments, FromDanny Brown to Rihanna
May 03, 2013 in Crossfade
Goddamn, Danny Brown rapping with his dee in someone's mouth! Bossin'. Everyone loves a good concert, and everyone loves a good porno. So it's only math that everyone loves it twice...
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EDM: Five More Annoying Buzzwords
May 02, 2013 in Crossfade
Photo by George Martinez Alright, ravers. Last time we here at Crossfade ran through our list of the five most annoying buzzwords, reactions were mixed. Some of you thought we...
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Pharrell on Miami's Austin Paul: "The Future!"
May 01, 2013 in Crossfade
One day, you're a young artist struggling to find yourself in a strict Christian household. But then, only 15 months later, you've moved out, released your first EP, and scored...
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Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes on Being Georgie Fruit: "I Never Ask, 'Who Am I Right Now?'"
April 30, 2013 in Crossfade
Photo by Nina BarnesOf Montreal's Kevin Barnes, AKA Georgie Fruit. Imagine upside-down polka dot monsters, naked pig people, and men in bras dancing amid massive rainbow bursts and confetti explosions. Now...
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Rap's Top Ten Struggle Songs
April 30, 2013 in Crossfade
Hip-hop is the music of the people, and the sound of grumbling bellies sets the beat. In the game of life, it's eat or be eaten, and only the hungriest...
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KRS-One Bringing "Real Hip-Hop, Real Culture, Real Street" to The Stage Miami
April 26, 2013 in Crossfade
Hip-hop is 40 and a celebration's in order. So KRS-One is touring the nation, bringing real hip-hop back to where it belongs -- the streets. "The revolution will not be...
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Six Best Parties on South Beach This Week
April 25, 2013 in Crossfade
Photo by Christoph KostlinPump fists all night with Paul Van Dyk. The hot weather is here. And South Beach summers are all about naked shoulders, bare backs and sweet, sweet music. So...
Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes Talks Finished New Album, Lousy With Sylvianbriar
April 25, 2013 in Crossfade
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Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week
April 23, 2013 in Crossfade
Via nicoluminous.comWomp with West Coast EDM gangster Nico Luminous at The Stage Miami. Monday has just come and gone. But there are plenty of great ways to pretend it's the weekend,...
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Top 10 Block x Blog Fashion Statments
April 22, 2013 in County Grind
Ian WitlenBlock x Blog was a celebration. Fort Lauderdale musicians, artists, vendors, and scenesters all came together under the unified roof of the Revolution Live complex to show what makes...
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JAMS DJs on Fort Lauderdale's Music Scene: "Some Good Things Are Going to Happen"
April 19, 2013 in County Grind
Digital Cypher PhotographyMany look at Ft. Lauderdale and see a bland concrete wasteland north of Miami, but not Mathew P and Eric Michael K of the JAMS DJ Network. They...
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Rock 'n' Roll's Seven Baddest Chicks
April 19, 2013 in Crossfade
Some girls, like Siouxsie Sioux, are fiercer than others. Rock 'n' roll is dirty business. It's made of spit and blood and piss and drugs, smeared lipstick and dirty laundry and...
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Six Best Parties on South Beach This Week
April 18, 2013 in Crossfade
DJ Sliink will run the trap at LIV Sure, Record Store Day is usually a day when indie rock enthusiasts take the spotlight. But maybe you prefer BPMs to bands. That's...
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Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week
April 17, 2013 in Crossfade
Del is the Funkiest Homosapien alive. Get high with him on 4/20. It's finally here! Record Store Day (and cough, 4/20) is right around the corner. And that means tons of...
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Afrobeta Will Bring the Full "Human Interaction" to Block x Blog on April 20
April 17, 2013 in County Grind
Feeding in the dark corners of the room, Afrobeta want to make you make love. Two home-grown beat slaves set on dance floor domination, if Afrobeta bothers to make a...
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Hip-Hop: Five Most Annoying Buzzwords
April 16, 2013 in Crossfade
Photo by Derick G Let's face it, hip-hop is pretty stupid. Not, like, inherently. Because it used to be about self-reflection, empowerment, and fun. Now, though, the mainstream rap community's message...
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Mykki Blanco Dominated Bardot Miami in a Bra, Shorts, and Fishing Hat
April 12, 2013 in Crossfade
Via statigr.am/jlsanch Last night, an Illuminati princess in a bra, shorts and fishing hat initiated Miami into some kind of dark, new world hip-hop order. In this new order, there are...
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Grand Central's Summer Concerts: Charli XCX, Nadastrom, Adam Ant, Yngwie Malmsteen
April 12, 2013 in Crossfade
Charli XCX is coming to His & Hers. Spring has only recently sprung, but we're getting ahead of ourselves, drooling over the summer line-ups to be. It looks like Grand...
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Jay-Z's "Open Letter" to Cuba Haters: "Obama Said 'Chill, You Gon Get Me Impeached'"
April 11, 2013 in Crossfade
It seems Jay-Z has been up to more than smoking cigars and celebrating his marriage in Cuba. He's been busy penning and recording a serious dis track to all those...
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Six Best Parties on South Beach This Week
April 10, 2013 in Crossfade
Crush it on SoBe with Congorock. Deep house fans should be excited about this week's South Beach party madness. The tides are really turning, and it seems like the house revival...
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Rihanna's Six-Part Guide to Gettin' F#%&ing High on 4/20
April 10, 2013 in Crossfade
Photo by Terry Richardson Damn, what's that cloud of pine-scented smoke wafting through the South Florida air? Oh, it's just the impending arrival of Rihanna. She won't be here till next...
