Welcome to another edition of sh*t famous DJs say about each other. At least this news comes from your favorite dance music blog out there. We know how to run more than just the trap, and bird is the word today. Actually, they are Skrillex and Deadmau5. Go figure. The relationship between Skrillex and Deadmau5 started years ago, when Sonny ran into Joel at a HARD event, … [Read more...]
Watch Knife Party Drop Their Massive Collab w/ Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine
We previously reported that Knife Party had been spotted in the studio with legendary Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello, and possibly created a collaboration together; now we have official confirmation from Knife Party themselves, as they announce the details of the track before they dropped it live. You check check out the live footage of the track below, as well … [Read more...]
Bassnectar To Curate Festival Stage in 2016
Following an explosive set at Baltimore's Moonrise Festival this past weekend, Bassnectar announced that he would be curating a stage for the festival's 2016 lineup. A month ago, Bassheads started a petition to "start a three night camping festival with a two and a half hour long set each night with no sound restrictions" that would be created and curated by Bassnectar himself. … [Read more...]
Instagram Quickly Reverses “#EDM” Ban
Just yesterday, we reported a story on Instagram banning the use of "#EDM" as a hashtag on their social media app. Citing that the popular hashtag consistently violated the company's terms of use, the bold move brought confusion to the dance music community including ourselves here at RTT. For whatever reason Instagram announced today they had reversed the ban, bringing back … [Read more...]
LA County Voted for Study to Ban ‘Raves’
Following the drug related deaths of two young women, ages 18 and 19, at HARD Summer this past weekend, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors took a vote to explore a ban on 'raves.' Tuesday, August 4th, the board voted unanimously in favor of the study. To clarify, they are considering all electronic music festivals to be considered under the title of a 'rave,' even if … [Read more...]
Instagram Bans Hashtag “#EDM”
This morning interesting news surfaced that Instagram had banned the use of "EDM" as a hashtag on their social media app. Although their reasoning for blocking the word is vague, the popular photo sharing platform stated that they: “will block certain hashtags when they are consistently being used to share images and videos that violate our Community Guidelines.” Whether or … [Read more...]
Flume Says His New Album is Close to Completion
In a recent interview with NME, Flume speaks on the progress of his long awaited Sophomore album. It's been nearly 3 years since his self titled masterpiece dropped, and I know his fans (me included) are eagerly awaiting a new album of the same caliber of the previous release. He's already set a high bar for himself, and its apparent in the interview that he isn't rushing … [Read more...]
Collarbones – Turning (Flume Remix)
We are pretty convinced that Flume aka EDM's Beyonce aka the White Drake (according to Facebook at least) ceases the requirement of a public relations team, or anyone to help boast his already globally expansive reputation. In recent history, he has become a viral phenomenon that started somewhere in the ways of a Disclosure remix. And the rest is history. We are definitely … [Read more...]
