Gear Wire is a Chicago based news and video site covering music and audio technology. This recently uploaded video finds Gear Wire in Fort Lauderdale’s Modern Music (320 E. Oakland Park Blvd.) talking about Fender Stratocasters made in America, Japan, Mexico, Korea, and China.Find out what these guitar store Van…
via slipnsliderecords.net You can write and record the greatest song ever sung and never make a dime. But Slip-N-Slide records refuses to go that route. Their distribution relationships with corporate powerhouses have made them a recognized name around the world by giving their product the visibility it needs in the…
Jacob KatelMecca aka Grimo flanked by Betty Jean and Jessica Donette, regional co-directors of the United Haitian Students of Florida Friday’s rally and vigil for TPS (temporary protected status) for Haitians in the USA at Virginia Key Beach Park was a sparsely peopled, but powerful affair. (Quick side note: The historic…
Trick Daddy feat Society – Amerikaby foxysoulTonight is the Public County Budget Meeting where the people of Dade rise up and tell our local government what’s important to us, and how we want our tax money spent.Mayor Carlos Alvarez is a fucking asshole. He doesn’t deserve the title. The real…
Jacob KatelMaggie Jimenéz enjoys being outside after almost three hours in a meat freezer. Maggie Jimenéz is a rising culinary star with a popular lifestyle cooking show, ¡Qué Sabor!; an endorsement deal with Oscar Mayer; freelance writing gigs; and a cookbook in the works. She is a former fashion model…
M1 from Dead Prez has a message for Obama; he tells it to a camera held by Buggah Da Govanah from On Point Entertainment in what looks like a suburban revolutionary cave as a means of rallying support for TPS for Haitians in the USA.M1 tells Obama that in Haiti…
Mecca aka Grimo is an American of Haitian descent who raps in English and Kreyol for Wyclef’s Sak Pase Records label. Listen above for his interview with Cheryl Mizell on WEDR 99 Jamz’s Community Voices show which airs every Saturday from 6 – 7 a.m.Did you know that Haitians fought…
If you thought all Miami hip-hop stood for was balling out, popping pills, selling crack, hitting licks, fucking hoes, and killin fools then you were wrong.The local rap game has rallied behind the cause of TPS (temporary protected status) for Haitians in the United States. TPS is granted to “aliens…
This is video of a metal band called Blood Oath playing live in West Palm Beach on September 11, 2005 at Classics Bar. The information is courtesy of YouTube user EsotericDeath who uploaded the above video and wrote a brief description of it.If you are a fan of fast, loud,…
Jacob KatelThe LastCrossfade met Miramar’s The Last at PPR101 music conference in downtown Miami where they were taking notes on the industry and performing in a showcase.We shot a quick video clip of them performing acapella in the upstairs lobby of the Hilton (freeze frame at right), and their message…
They say the Burger Beast is eight-foot-two and can down a ten-pound patty in a single bite. Unidentified witnesses have seen him walk through Kendall, pick up a cow by the tail, wrap it in a Holsum bread truck, and eat it for a snack. Legend has it he’s gobbled…
image via Miami New Times archives week of September 7 – 13, 1988Yesterday And Today Records is a legendary Dade County mom-and-pop record store. The above ad is from their original location, long since closed, but guess what, they’re still open at 9275 SW 40 St. At 28 years strong…
This is video of Young Porta and Fish from the BMB Family (Black Made Boss) live on stage at an undisclosed location representing South Dade goon music. The song is called “Lil Nigga Standin Tall.” Look out for more exclusive Crossfade videos featuring raps from Perrine and Richmond Heights. Check…
via Miami New Times Archives week of August 31 – September 6, 1988.Click for Fullsize.According to Wikipedia, Overkill is “an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey.” Their studio discography encompasses 14 albums from 1985 through 2007.Their wikiography also says Overkill formed out of the ashes of…
Jacob KatelWalking the red carpet. Last week Crossfade got invited to Greenwich Studios in North Miami where Univision is filming their new mega reality talent competition Viva El Sueño. Univision was holding an industry preview of the program for big-wig executives, rich, important and famous people.The show premiered last night…
Chris “Ludacris” Bridges has his own, new, Cognac brand called Conjure. Here’s a video of Ludacris at Ft. Lauderdale’s J & L Liquor Store (3875 NW 19th St.) promoting the bottle, taking pictures, and signing autographs. The real star of the video, though, is the J&L Liquor Store theme song…
Here’s a video of Iceberg aka Ice Billion Berg’s from Dunk Ryder’s new “Nigga U Did Dat” song getting broken by a club DJ at Miami Nights deep down in South Dade in Naranja.The song features Trick Daddy and Fella and is featured on the new Trick mixtape called The…
Check out this new video from the Renegades of Noise. They are The Adjective Noun and Fuck w/ Audio performing together in what they call an “off the grid noise concert in the woods of Fort Lauderdale Broward County, Florida 0% carbon emissions / zero carbon footprint.”Warning, mute the audio…
image via Miami New Times archives week of August 24 – 30, 1988 Back in 1988 the American Arts and Entertainment Academy Inc. threw what they called the “First Miami music awards.” Nominees included Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, MC Shy D, 2 Live Crew, the Gucci Crew…
Local Emmy-winning TV news guy Jeff Lemlich is an avowed record collector, and author of the book Savage Lost: Florida Garage Bands, The 60’s and Beyond.In this video, watch him go through some of his collection of singles by old Florida bands. he talks about the history of the scene…
Here’s a freestyle video from a South Florida based hip hop website called Tha Lot. It features a Hollywood artist/producer by the name of John Doe. He sniffs that Chris Farley and shouts out the PFB…
via Miami New Times Archives week of August 17 – 23, 1988 Fantasma Productions was one of the top independent promotion and performance companies in the United States. It was founded and run by John Stoll. He owned the Carefree Center in Broward which housed Comedy Corner, where Larry The…
