From the very beginning, Crookers hasn't been like other dance music producers.

His first hit, a remix of Kid Cudi's "Day 'n' Nite," didn't even have a hook, just some blaring sirens and attacking synths, but it was a game-changing chart-topper.

Yes, Crookers is really weird. And that's what makes it work. Maybe because Francesco "Phra" Barbaglia, the Italian mastermind behind the project, embraces his strangeness wholeheartedly.

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Forget the Miami Heat cheerleaders -- these girls have got it going on.

Alright, so the Miami may have lost to the San Antonio last night. But there's still no denying that LeBron, D-Wade, Bosh, Birdman, Miller, and all the über-talented ballers that make up el Heat are better than Parker, Duncan, Ginóbili, and the rest of those goofs from the Spurs.

And if there's one thing we can be pretty sure about is that our boys won't let us down. Tomorrow night's game will either make it or break it for the team, but the Heat have one major advantage over the Spurs ... The 305.

Even when the Heat are doing their basketball thing (or not, however you wanna look at it) in the Lone Star State, they still lure thousands of diehard fans to the American Airlines Arena for the Miami Heat Road Rally.

We got the Heat's back. And here are seven reasons why the Spurs suck, according to the ride-or-die 305 fans.

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Futurebirds, chillin' with Cloney at Bonnaroo 2013.

"I have a massive chubby right now," says Futurebirds guitarist Thomas Johnson.

The group is spending Friday afternoon with the media, posing for pictures atop picnic tables and answering questions about its latest record, Baba Yaga, a day after ripping the tits off This Tent.

"We love playing festivals."

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Follow the Polyphonic Spree's advice. And you too shall survive Bonnaroo.

Bonnaroo veterans will agree that only two things can truly disrupt the euphoria at the Tennessee summer music festival -- inclement weather and Kanye West (read Bonnaroo 2008).

But for Bonnaroo virgins, the great outdoors -- a 700-acre farm, in this case -- might be rather intimidating. "I'm hearing that it's pretty to crazy to camp out," says first-time Bonnaroo performer Brian Harding of Ex Cops. "I'm sure that it's really fun, but we're only to be there for a day."

To help make camping more enjoyable, we asked some Bonnaroo artists to share their survival secrets with Crossfade. Their answers may surprise you.

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This used to be Mexico City, but then Cherub partied too hard and now it's a field.

"Read more books" or "Fall in love."

We can't help you tick these things off your summer checklist. But if "Get freaky" or "Get really freaky" are on there, good news: Cherub's on the way.

Nashville's reigning electro-pop party freaks, will be coming to Miami, in part because they are touring the new 100 Bottles EP and in part because Miami is where the party is.

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-Cherub's Perfect Party: A Guide

Cedric Gervais is the French-born DJ and producer most famous for inciting a worldwide search for that girl Molly.

But here in Miami, he's just part of the family. Gervais moved to our city when he was just 15, originally planning to continue traveling across America, but like so many other vagabonds, he fell in love and never left.

Now Cedric is inviting his 305 peeps to join him for a superspecial birthday bash under the beautiful lights of LIV on Saturday, June 15.

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Afrika Bambaataa, the Zulu Warrior.

The 305's musical tastes are just as diverse as the masses who live here.

We're a bunch of EDM beat freaks, salsa fanatics, Rasta lovers, hip-hop heads, hardcore punks, and indie obsessives. But we can all agree that music brings people together.

This holds especially true for Afrika Bambaataa's Zulu Nation, an international hip-hop movement that began back in the day as an alternative to the rise of gangs. Bambaataa and his followers aim to keep kids off the streets and invite them to enter the world of the arts.

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They've gone crazy for Juana!

These guys may be un grupo de locos, but one thing's for sure: they are reggae/Latin/cumbia/fusion badasses.

Locos Por Juana was successful from the start. The release of their debut, self-titled album landed them a Premio lo Nuestro nomination in 2003 for Best Urban Artist.

The second album, Música P'al Pueblo, scored them a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album in 2005, and the third album, La Verdad, released under Universal Music, was nominated for a Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at the Grammys in 2008.

The dudes recently released their fifth studio album, Somos de la Calle, and are prepping for an upcoming summer tour.

Crossfade caught up with guitarist Mark Kondrat just in time for Locos' June 8 show at Jazid where they will be celebrating the club's 17th anniversary. He revealed who Juana is, the challenges of the music biz, and the band's special bond with Jazid.

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Inner Circle drummer Lancelot Hall with Louisiana cops.

Yesterday near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Inner Circle's tour bus crashed into a highway cable barrier on Interstate 10 as the classic reggae band traveled to California to kick off its summer tour. A tire blowout was the cause.

"Listen man, God is good," cofounder and guitarist Roger Lewis tells Crossfade. "I thought the whole bus was gon' flip and it was all gon' be over. It was like a movie, everyting was flyin' and turnin'. The only thing that held us from flipping was a wire. And the driver was very good, he held tight. We skid into a ravine and then crash. Somebody great was looking out for us boy, somebody great."

We happened to be there with a camera as the bus prepared to leave for tour Monday night.

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Photo by Laurie Charles

Don't mess with the Miami Heat.

Miami, we may argue about a lot of things. But if there is one thing we can all agree on, it's that the White Hot Heat are gonna win!

LeBron, D-Wade, Bosh, and crew have a way of uniting all sorts of people. Even the ones who can't afford a courtside ticket to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Just take the guys (and dames) who faithfully cheer on el Heat at Will Call. The level of fanaticism may vary from person to person. But they, without a doubt, feel the defending NBA champs down in the very bottom of their souls.

Here are six types of ride-or-die Miami Heat fans, straight outta the 305.

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