Here’s a brand new video for Zillion Dolla Man’s “Rap, Hustle, Flour.” The video is produced by Ason Productions and appears on their Touchdown305 youtube channel. Can’t find any information on the artist, but think that’s Ramses from Chef Creole in the video. Here’s my favorite line from the song:…
The wheel in the sky keeps on turning, and Journey keeps on touring. Enjoying a second revival thanks in no small part to their song being used as the punctuation mark at the end of HBO’s The Soprano’s, Journey is tearing up the country, packing as many shows as possible…
How’s this for some good tour timing: Tony Bennett’s long, meandering tour which spreads 33 shows over 8 months, will be conveniently making a slew of stops in Florida throughout January 2010. On January 8, Mr. Bennett will bring his golden voice to the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, and…
Sneaky Sound SystemSneaky Sound SystemWednesday, June 17, 2009LIV at the Fontainebleau, Miami BeachBetter Than: Most vocal-accompanied house music.I’ve got to admit I don’t know much about Sneaky Sound System apart from what I’ve heard played at the clubs. So when the Sydney trio were scheduled to make a rare appearance…
Melodic and pop-driven, Jim Camacho’s music has been featured on several films including Tom Dowd & the Language of Music, Pledge This, and Fatboy and captures the catchy, soft folk-rock instincts of Elvis Costello and Jack Johnson, with occasional riffs that conjure up Oasis acoustic sessions. The Miamian songwriter, who…
Want to see something a little different in November? Try Mute Math, a new wave, post-rock, alternative hybrid band from New Orleans. I guess they’re not entirely new or undiscovered, seeing as they’ve been nominated for a Grammy for their “Typical” video (found after the jump) and they’re playing at Revolution…
Don’t sleep this weekend. Now the So Raw Festival goes all day, night, and late-night on Saturday. The first show that day goes from noon to 4 p.m. at the Upper Eastside Garden, followed by an evening show back at ‘ISM Gallery in Wynwood, starting at 7 p.m. (Check out…
Photo via michael.doyle’s Flickr The backlash against Atmosphere is puzzling. Wasn’t it just a few years ago that Slug and Ant were THE darlings of the underground hip hop movement? Anyone non-commercial hip-hop fan had an Atmosphere sticker or two on their car, or at least rocked a Lucy Ford…
Fatboy Slim will be forever preserved in the mainstream pop-culture annals as that funk soul brother who all but left so-called “electronica” behind as he crafted commercial-ready dance hits. Seriously, his late 1990s/early 2000s hits are so massive that they need not even be named. (Oh, here are a few…
If you’ve ever been to Lochloosa, you’d wonder why JJ Grey is always singing about it. It’s up in Florida lake country, past nothing and halfway to Hawthorne. I think there might be a Hardee’s. But there’s something in Grey’s voice when he sings about his hometown. There’s something that…
Is there anything that Paul Oakenfold hasn’t done? The London-born wax worker has been dubbed the world’s most successful DJ (per Guinness World Records), toured with Madonna, sold zillions of CDs, reportedly has collected as much as £25,000 or more for certain gigs, and collaborated with actress Brittany Murphy on…
The Plain White T’s quietly released a pop-punk album called Every Second Counts in September of 2006. However, thanks to the surprise success of the ubiquitous single “Hey There Delilah” — which is originally found on 2005’s All That We Needed — Counts was recently certified gold and the band…
Next week Juan Loumiet is bringing Andy C to Black Sheep (formerly Laundry Bar). Besides being one of the first kids on the block with that drum ‘n’ bass stuff and besides the fact that he is dope on the tables, not always sticking to two decks, he is also…
Belgian producer Jona debuted in 2006 with his release of “The Learnings” EP on the prestigious Get Physical imprint and is one of the most promising young talents of the European techno scene. Originally a virtuosic guitarist with jazz/blues inclinations and a big fan of Brian Eno, he combines technical…
Scottish folk singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini has announced a summer tour with an August 31 stop at the Culture Room. Paolo has been huge across the bond (that’s fancy speak for the UK) for about 3 years now and he’s starting to pick up some serious steam in the U.S. now…
It seems like this is going to be a habit: This Wednesday, Live Nation is offering another special deal for a whole bunch of upcoming shows at the Cruzan Amphitheatre. Exactly $24.99 will buy you lawn tickets for the list of shows after the jump. That means no user fees,…
The P.A.T.H. School of Hip-Hop Culture, run by Brimstone and partner Amit Regev, is one of the most worthwhile homegrown music-related projects in a long time. You can read more about it in a recent Crossfade post here, but to sum up, it’s a homegrown, labor of love summer camp…
via myspace.com/theheavypetsAs the sun was setting on Snoop Dogg’s Sunday show at Bonnaroo and the middle fingers that were raised high in the air cheering him on only a few minutes before were put back in their pockets, a dance-funk fusion of keyboard, wailing guitar, funky bass, and steady House-music-ready…
N.O.R.E. in ActionRight on the heels of the Jeru show last Friday, the White Room has another performance from a dope MC, this time it’s N.O.R.E. a.k.a. Noreaga, also of Capone n Noreaga. Since his arrest earlier this year down at Fatburger on the beach, N.O.R.E. has been busy, witnessing…
MumpsyThe Orlando InvasionMumpsy, with Surfer Blood and XOXO Saturday, June 14, 2009Propaganda, Lake Worth Better Than: Drinking freshly squeezed OJ with Japanese Tourists. The Review: O-town is famed for being the primary residence of the world’s most renowned mouse, and for spewing out annoyingly cutesy boy bands. So can anything…
Adultnapper is the shadowy alter ego of Brooklyn-based DJ/producer Francis Harris, a philosophy PhD drop‐out, former political activist/hardcore punk rocker, and one of the darker iconoclastic figures of contemporary techno. For a man who once admitted to having originally hated dance music, Harris has emerged in the late 2000s as…
So aside from seeing South Florida’s finest Guitar Hero players in South Florida open for Aerosmith at the BankAtlantic Center on July 13, fans have a very special treat in store. Just a couple shows into their current tour, Aerosmith has announced that every stop throughout their summer run will…
