Unless you’re Cannibal Corpse, don’t expect to get rich playing death metal, says Steffen Kummerer, bandleader of the German melodic death metal outfit Obscura. In fact, the 24-year-old media studies student insists that you shouldn’t even expect to make a living at it. The best you can hope for is…
If the words of critics were any indication, Manchester Orchestra would be as ubiquitous as air itself. The Atlanta band’s 2009 LP, Mean Everything to Nothing, topped many of indie rock’s most cherished best-of lists for the year and seemed to spark a near-unanimous raised fist from anybody with a…
Courtney Love couldn’t have typed it any better than that.Sure, both of these earth-shattering events happened on Monday. I’m still taking daily solace being in sync with my South Florida neighbor’s unfolding Twitter platitudes as I settle in as Music Editor at the New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Fans should not…
Current NPR darlings Surfer Blood already got a co-sign from Brooklyn electro-house producer Drop the Lime when he spoke about the bands he spins when not spinning for cash in an interview last year. Now the DJ, who rolled through Miami last month, has taken his adoration to the next…
via myspace.com/djmiguelmigsFor a town so obsessed with dance music, Miami has very few nights devoted to straight-up house. Not electro-, not tech-, just house. And so, besides Aquabooty’s epic events, Backdoor Bamby at the Vagabond has become a required stop for hungry house heads. Titans like Louie Vega and Jellybean…
Back in 2007, when the Box officially opened in New York, the racket could be heard all the way down to Miami. “It’s a bawdy house,” said some. “A place soaked in sex,” said others. “Burlesque just got reborn,” said the rest. The Box was tops because it pulled out…
As bored young professionals with a median age of 28, we here at Crossfade spend our days online and our nights in the club. While it’s light outside, we Twitter, blog, and stalk former sex partners on Facebook. Then, as soon as the sun goes down, we drink too much,…
Blast From the Past is a weekly column on Crossfade re-examining classic releases from Florida music of yesteryear. To read previous installments, click here.DeathLeprosy (Combat)For this installment of Blast from the Past we’ll be concentrating on Death’s second full-length album, 1988’s Leprosy. Hailing from Orlando, Death were pioneers of metal…
Photo by David “Dro” Rosario Ghostwridah Ghostwridah is a native of South Miami. You know, that little corner of Dade County between the University of Miami campus and Dadeland Mall. He’s been a mainstay in Miami’s diverse hip-hop scene for years and is one of the names that you will…
via myspace.com/theelasticbondHere’s an MP3 for the upcoming third album by Miami’s Elastic Bond. Ringleader Andres Ponce always does a good job of imbuing his musical efforts with a keen sense of blues, Tropicalia, and little bit of funk that’s usually termed “urban,” but in my book, makes for some good…
Ike ReillyHard Luck Stories (Rock Ridge Music)If you took the Pogues and multiplied them by the Clash, then divided by Dylan the result would be Ike Reilly. Over the past decade, he’s quietly amassed one of the most raucous and literate catalogues in rock and roll. His peculiar genius is…
The State Of The Live Studio Sessions EP (self-released) thestateofmusic.com Drummer Nabedi Osorio and vocalist/keyboard Steph Taylor have become local favorites with their work as the State Of. Both play well and share an excellent chemistry that, though it’s kind of journalistically douchey to do so, can be compared to…
Back in 2005, I was at the tail end of what seemed to be an interminable exile just outside of Philadelphia. Although it was pretty much an unnerving ordeal, from sunup to sundown, I maintained my relative sanity by keeping my cracker-box radio tuned to WXPN-FM, one of the nation’s…
Tim McClure seems sedate on a recent afternoon as he sips on a cold coffee drink at a corner table in Fort Lauderdale’s Brew Urban Café. It’s a marked contrast with how the 24-year-old appears onstage, where he’s known as local rapper Protoman. With a crowd’s eyes on him, he’s…
I like my nightspots to feature partial nudity, enough bitch martinis to drown a sorority, thumpin’ bass, tit-grabbing, dirty grinding, liquor stiff enough to knock you off your barstool, and root beer floats, if possible. Fortunately, the Manor has enough clubs within the complex to satiate my every hedonistic whim…
Okay, okay, so this is the last time we’ll blog about Artopia for now — we just really want you to come to the next one, if you missed this time. (We’ll give you presents.) Miami New Times’ event last Thursday at the Freedom Tower was packed — who knew…
via @loveonedoveOver here at Crossfade, when we’re home alone, chained to our computers and wasting away from lack of food, booze, and human company, we like to live vicariously through Twitter. (It’s also good for checking when to actually pay attention to some long, boring crap like the Grammys.)And so…
Black CobraChronomega (Southern Lord Recordings)blackcobra.net In a follow up to the 2007 album, Feather and Stone, these two South Florida ex-pats continue their furious onslaught of metal-tinged hardcore. First off, as a record geek I must seriously recommend that you acquire the vinyl version of the album. This is for three…
Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersIs this the face you want on your panties?Late-night hookups at nightclubs are par for the course on South Beach. However, for some lucky female patrons at Louis on Saturday night virtual cunnilingus was offered by proprietor Roman Jones. The controversial club owner had his face…
Winter Party organizers are hating on Peter RauhoferA tiff over scheduling has exposed a nasty feud between a famous dj and the group that throws one of the biggest week-long gay and lesbian bashes of the year.Organizers and supporters of the Winter Party Festival have been circulating a mass email calling…
via myspace.com/rebelstationMiami trio Rebel has one of those band names that’s maddening to Google. Luckily, New Times summed up everything you need to know about this Anglophilic trio in a recent feature. In short, it’s been a long road to the band’s current sound. The threesome, who trace their own…
Do you long to be a video ho or homie, shakin’ booty and droppin’ it like it’s hot, or lounging around in a six-fo’ with your boys whilst sippin’ 40s? Well, it’s doubtful any of that will be going on at Xperimento’s video shoot this Friday evening. But you can…
