Dj PJ hard at workIn a crass display of blatant commercialism, Patrick Walsh a.k.a. DJ PJ has posted his version of a Dubstep mix for free download. This genre is an outgrowth of the English rave and garage scene that takes some elements of UK garage blends it with Grime…
Dialed In is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the top-ten lists from South Florida’s campus radio stations. Click here to view the top tracks from previous weeks.Top Ten Albums for June 15-19.via myspace.com/datarockDatarock’s new album, Red, made WVUM’s top ten this week.University of Miami- WVUM 90.5 FM, “The Voice”The Voice…
Slip N Slide’s been on a signing binge lately, with head honcho Ted Lucas snapping up Atlanta R&B group Jagged Edge, as well as a slew of other new acts. When I spoke to him in late May, Lucas waxed particularly enthusiastic about Georgia-based rapper Swazy Baby.His first single, “F…
Moving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to see past top sellers.Top Sellers for the week of June 15-19Courtesy of Deathcabforcutie.comDeath Cab’s “Open Door EP” made Sweat’s top 5 this weekUncle Sam’s Music, South Beach1. Cielo Playtime,…
On any given Thursday evening at the Palms Hotel on South Beach, you’ll find an intimate confab of hipsters swaying to a decidedly worldly beat. The party’s called Sip and Spa, and, as the name implies, it’s as heavy on the cocktails as it is on the massage. Actually, there…
It may seem like there’s been a blog avalanche on Crossfade about the Pretty Faces, but it’s because they deserve it. The Boca-based quartet is one of Palm Beach County’s best-kept rock secrets — a welcome, refreshing blast for fans of the Kinks, the Raspberries, Badfinger, and any number of…
Wish You Were There is a new column on Crossfade highlighting pictures and videos from around the web of the weekend’s biggest shows. Click here to see past installments.via J A I M E’s Flickr photostreamThere were several (although not obnoxiously too many) photographers at the So Raw Festival this…
JipsyLadies at O.H.W.O.W. in their fabulous thrift finds.To read past installments of Diary of a Flasher, click here.The other night, I had an assignment at O.H.W.O.W. art space to cover the Michael Genovese show that debuted for this month’s art walk. It’s one of the galleries to close last (midnight)…
As wild admirers of Johnny Cash, Karl Marx, and Pee Wee Herman, the ex-Miami and now Oakland-based outfit Kreamy ‘Lectric Santa makes a skuzzy, avant-garde sound that could be called “kinder commune rockabilly.” But that might be short-selling a crew that’s got as many facets as an LSD-25 trip in…
With a penchant for the more soulful and emotionally compelling sounds of the dance underground, PL0T resident DJ Mansur continues to mark Miami’s downtown minimal scene with discerning taste and cultivation. When he’s not opening for the likes of Justin Martin, Seth Troxler, and Lee Curtiss, Mansur goes digging deep…
From the moment local hip hop crew ¡Mayday! got their first DSL hookup, the self-described “sound bombers” have proven themselves to cunning manipulators of modern internet technology. Like a half-feral band of dystopian techno-guerillas, they’ve managed to sidestep the bombed-out remains of the post-Napster music industry — YouTubing, MySpacing, and…
Notes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing weekly on Crossfade, focused on pop music’s history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of the world. Click here to read past installments.I have a gripe. I don’t want…
I know from experience that reggaeton is one of those genres that people either love or hate. I myself have mixed feeling about reggaeton, but I admit than I’m fascinated by its cultural impact and worldwide reach. Like salsa before it, reggaeton quickly became the music of choice for a…
Bass Low/Bass Galactica 8Juan Loumiet is on a busy streak. Besides running his venue, promoting shows, and spinning beats, he is finding time to drop deep tracks on his label Basshead. Right now he has this piece coming from Miami’s own Otto von Schirach. It’s a double-A side with two…
AshworthMiami Beach’s Ashworth lays low in the cut doing visuals and lighting most nights at the Vagabond. If you look under that baseball cap of his, you might recognize him as Audioid that noisy experimental electronic musician who builds and mods his own freaking instruments. At any rate, now the…
“I enjoy playing with what’s at hand, almost like found ideas, something that’s here and now. Most of my vocals are written in one take; they just need a bit of refining — I don’t really want to mess around with the details! Working in music somehow allows you a…
It’s Friday evening at the onset of happy hour, and I’m in YOLO’s O Lounge — having second thoughts. A manager here has offered me a guest stint as a drink slinger, and I have accepted. All week, I debated whether to study the five pages of recipes I’d been…
Fair warning: The strawberry martini at SAS Martini Lounge is dangerous. It’s nearly impossible to taste even a hint of alcohol in the dark-pink concoction. Instead, it tastes like someone put a few pounds of strawberries into a blender, liquefied them, and carefully poured the results into a martini glass…
via myspace.com/peoplefromvenusPeople From Venus is one of the most under – the – radar quality local acts, but that should change soon with the late-summer release of the band’s debut album. I waxed ecstatically about them not too long ago on this blog, but suffice it to say their songwriting…
Sonic Youth’s latest topped the lists at Sweat and Radio-Active.Moving Units is a new column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling music at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to see past top sellers. Top Sellers for the Week of June 8-12:Uncle Sam’s Music, South Beach 1. Behind the Front,…
Not many swing bands boast an axe man who’s a fan of Rush. Then again, when the original swing bands were around, prog rock wasn’t even the horizon, let alone a dream in some long-haired Canadian’s mind. Oddly enough, the swing bands got along fine without it. Though truth be…
via Phinzup’s Flickr photostreamThe biggest thing going for retro culture lovers over the past weekend was, of course, Hukilau 2009. Los Straitjackets headlined the weekend’s biggest show, Friday night at the Bahia Cabana hotel. There are a ton of amazing photos of the whole event on Phinzup’s Flickr photostream. Mr…
