Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Top 5 Albums for the week of October 25 – 31Uncle Sam’s, South Beach1. Give Up the Ghost, Brandi Carlile 2. Fruit, Asteroids Galaxy Tour 3. One Love, David Guetta 4. This…
An anonymous Miami blogger dubbed the Strawbuyer has made an enemy out of a veteran state prosecutor.Since debuting on the web this past July, the author — who writes with the acidic juvenile prose of a celebrity blogger — has attacked the work of Bill Kostrzewski, a Miami-Dade assistant state attorney…
Before Dwyane Wade, the O’Neal twins, Mario Chalmers, and Eric Spoiled Boy, a seven-foot two-inch giant ruled the Miami Arena. Alan Ogg drew calls of “Ogggggggggggg,” and the fans loved him. Now he’s dead at age 42. An infection somehow reached his enlarged heart. In 1991, then staff writer and…
Dimebag Darrell lives!Every last tiny speck of brain matter splatted against the Columbus, Ohio stage he was riffing on when he was killed by a crazed gunman may have already been sold on Ebay, but the legend of Dimebag lives on through recorded documentation of his music.The video above features…
This past Friday, Miami-Dade inspector general Christopher Mazzella announced his office had busted ex-schools police Sgt. Patricia Hobby stealing $2,841 in overtime she didn’t work.To avoid jail time, Hobby agreed to resign from the schools police force, complete 150 hours of community service, and repay the money she didn’t earn.But…
Tuesday is local Election Day. Turnout is sure to stink. Mayors in Miami, Miami Beach, and Hialeah are certain to be elected in landslides.This is odd, because the local economy is in its worst condition since 1989. Race relations are at a 20-year low. And government is cutting services like…
Your Miami Dolphins started the week off with a horibly embarrassing loss to the New Orleans Saints, only to get slaughtered by a bunch of angry Japanese people on this week’s South Park. Ted Ginn Jr. made us lose our last nerve.The Hurricanes also had their own horrible loss most…
Although Jewel became commercially successful at the age of 19 after releasing her thoughtful, melodic, and grrrly brand of Americana folk Pieces of You in 1997, she had already attained a lifetime of experience to draw from. Since her days hobo-ing around (she carried a knife and would totally cut…
By the time you reach a non-trick-or-treating age (i.e., whenever the candy-giving adults start asking for your cell number) it’s easy to get all jaded about Satan’s birthday. And why not? As a grown-up, your Halloween future sucks. No more free candy, no more shitty-awesome psycho slasher costumes, and no…
Kitchen pranks go back to the days when cave people pissed on each other barbecues for laughs, and they haven’t gotten any less funny with time.Long time sous chef Kyle Foster from Talula (23rd and Collins, Miami Beach) tells this funny story:”We cooks joke around a lot in the kitchen,…
Robert Kelly certainly has the tricks of the spy trade down pat. He talks in mysterious acronyms, like “NOC” — which stands for “no official cover.” He refuses to have his photo taken. He talks about elaborate take-downs and ruses straight out of a Burn Notice plot.Getting the full truth…
I was just walking down the street, and I saw this restaurant called McDonald’s Express. Let’s see if we can try to wrap our brains around this concept — this is a McDonald’s, only faster. So, obviously, the McDonald’s corporation thinks there are people out there saying to themselves, ‘God,…
Congressman Kendrick Meek better keep a close eye on what happens to Dennis Stackhouse, the Boston developer who’s been criminally charged on multiple counts of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud. Local law enforcement officials accuse Stackhouse of stealing $942,000 set aside to build a biopharmacutical park and create…
Chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo and her husband Frank own Talula (23rd Street and Collins Avenue, Miami Beach). They’ve been working together since they met while working together at Tribeca Grill in New York City. Here’s a story Andrea tells about a fight she witnessed while working as Frank’s Sous Chef at…
Could there have been a more ruthless, diabolical, state utility monopolizer to receive $200 million in federal stimulus money than Florida Power & Light? I’m not the only one questioning the federal government’s decision either.President Barack Obama announced FPL’s stimulus bounty this week during a tour of the company’s new…
Die, Puppy Scum! Vick is scum: In response to “Dog Fight” (Michael J. Mooney, October 22): I have no respect for those who abuse and exploit animals. The practice of animal fighting is a disgusting, barbaric thing. People who like this so-called sport are from the lowest strata of society;…
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It’s entirely possible, unless you reside in Little Buenos Aires (right up there between North and South Beach …where Las Vacas Gordas throws down!), that you’re unfamiliar with Damas Gratis. Hailing from Argentina, the eight-piece band has never been to Miami before. But these guys have been putting together some…
Two days ago, Los Angeles Police homicide detectives arrested Joshua Woodward, who teamed up with celebrity chef Govind Armstrong to bring their West Coast food offerings to South Beach via Table 8. The cops charged Woodward with the murder of his unborn child.According to an LAPD press release, investigators on October…
*While Crossfade attended the Friday-night edition of Alligator Alley’s closing party, Mood Vane went to the Saturday-night jam, featuring Stonefox. Check out a couple photos, a bittersweet recap, and a little local-scene name-dropping here.*I had high hopes for the Fresh Basil Crew blog when it started, with its clean, bright…
Salsa Fiesta Debuts TodayOwners Cesar Olivo and Adriana Pérez Benatar are hosting the grand opening of their Salsa Fiesta Urban Mexican Grill today. The fast casual eatery is located on 29th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, just a block north of the New Times offices. The modern industrial-style restaurant has indoor…
Well, the contemporary flouting of respect for copyrights has provided one great thing. If you miss some big club or music event, you’re sure to find it on the Internet, somewhere. “Amateur” videographers and photographers are as good as the pros these days, and YouTube now has HD, so…. I…
