More weekly music news from yours truly at 303 Magazine in This Week in Music. I've decided to spare you the obvious and gory details of the court ruling agains...
I'm an Electric Daisy carny. That's the opening line of a song I penned on the flight to London last year for the inaugural UK edition of EDC. And it's true. I'...
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Dance music has long been mainstream across the pond. Brits were certainly early adaptors. House was born in the U.S., though, in...
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Go-go dancers are like motivational coaches for the dance floor. Even before the majority of inhibitions are lubricated away b...
Fedde Le Grand has been a staple in the house music scene for the past decade and shows no sign of stopping anytime soon. He has made a name for himself with a ...
The camera opens on what appears to be an “astronaughty” slumber party. Hotties in orange spacesuits gradually begin to stir and propel themselves toward the wa...
How often is a straight-edge Mormon blamed for inciting a riot? Last week’s Hollywood Boulevard block party outside the premiere of a documentary about Elec...
Tired of being invited to nightclubs by stock photography models who'll never step foot inside? Beta, arguably the number one club in the country, offered a remedy in March when it kicked off a fairytale-inspired promotional campaign featuring actual club employees. Novel idea, right? Lauren, one of Beta's VIP hostesses, played Dorothy for the introductory Wizard of Oz images. I weaseled my way into the part of Scarecrow. And Toto was masterfully channeled by an ankle-biter belonging to photographer Jonathan Shoup's girlfriend....
In last week's Music Monday blog, I mentioned Rolling Stone's “Dance Takeover†mini-feature. Black-Eyed Peas producer David Guetta kicks off the section and LCD Soundsystem scores the majority of ink, but half of one page is dedicated to “Fresh Beatsâ€, a chart-like breakdown of popular emerging electronica genres or “Clubland's Latest Soundsâ€. Dubstep sits at number two on the list. Duh....
Rolling Stone is a rock among print publications. It's also one of the few that I actually subscribe to. Comprehensive music industry coverage and no-holds-barred political reporting is a recipe that regularly sates my IQ appetite. Imagine my surprise when the newest issue arrived--and I found myself inside it....