When it comes to live performances, you can either watch them in person or on your computer, and this week’s news has announcements for both forms. First, Tiesto, who released a video for his upcoming Club Life College Invasion Tour, added Quintino to this lineup. The tour – an in-person [...]
This week finally saw AN21 & Max Vangali’s debut album, People of the Night, drop. This highly-anticipated release, with 15 tracks and several guest appearances, came out on Size Records. Also anticipated, the remixes for “Silhouettes,” Avicii’s follow-up to “Levels,” came out. Lending their talents are Estonian DJ Syn Cole, [...]
An afterthought. The highway between New York City and Boston. Home to the insurance capital of the world. Endless phrases expressing the mundane can be used to describe Connecticut, but what about a strong EDM undercurrent? Although thought of as a suburb of New York, Connecticut has three EDM scenes: [...]
This week, electronic music gets political. More specifically, as the election looms just months ahead, President Obama is going after the EDM vote with a “DJs for Obama” ad that features DJ Cassidy, Steve Aoki, and Adam 12 of She Wants Revenge. If you can feel the beat, can you [...]
One controversial statement defined this week – and not one from Deadmau5. For those of you unaware, Skrillex produced Korn’s latest album, and now the nu-metal band’s frontman Jonathan Davis mentioned that "North American dubstep is the new electronic heavy metal. It's the filthier, the better in that world, and [...]
This week, major news consisted of nominations, lists, and more live performance announcements. In terms of live performances, Lollapalooza begins this weekend – August 2, precisely. Much like Coachella, Lollapalooza has a mix of rock and EDM acts on the bill, with genre favorites Avicii, Nero, Porter Robinson, Bassnectar, Paper [...]
New releases, tour announcement, and a clothing line inspired by Deadmau5 are the highlights of this week’s EDM news. For new music, on Monday, Eddie Thoneick & Norman Doray put out single “Celsius” on Size Records, while, toward the end of the week, David Morales released his third Changes single, [...]
Summer-themed releases, yet another DJ-influenced fashion collection, and a DJ admitting he’s a sellout are just some of this week’s news highlights. More DJs are venturing into fashion. Last week, we got a preview of Avicii’s advertisements, and this week saw the announcement of Tiesto’s partnership with Guess. Like other [...]
From concert chaos to extended tour dates to new music videos, much has gone on in the way of EDM this week. On Monday, it was reported that nine stabbings and a drug overdose occurred at a Swedish House Mafia concert in Dublin. The trio, known for hits “Save The [...]
Ever since David Guetta produced the Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga came onto the scene with her brand of electronic-influenced pop, U.S. music critics have decreed that EDM hit the mainstream. Yet, favoring a production style does not necessarily mean a genre has gained mainstream acceptance. After all, consider [...]