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...]
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...]
TomorrowWorld Drops Full 2015 Lineup
TomorrowWorld has been slowly dropping its lineup for the last couple of months. It started with a couple headliners here and there, until they dropped their phase 1 headliners...and then their phase 2 headliners. Included in the headliners are big names such as Bassnectar, Porter Robinson, Borgore and Bro Safari. But we all know a festival needs more than just … [Read more...]
Watch Jack U’s Entire 90 Minute Set From The Full Flex Express Tour
Skrillex and Diplo recently took off on their Canadian 'Full Flex Express Tour.' A traveling train tour that includes acts such as Jack U, Zeds Dead, Anna Lunoe b2b Mija and Kiesza...just to name a few. The Full Flex Express Tour was streamed live to the world from Toronto on Saturday, July 11th...and trust me when I say no one disappointed. The Toronto crowd hung on to … [Read more...]
Katie Couric Interviews Skrillex, Talks Justin Beiber, His Hair, & So Much More
The full extent of this elaborate endeavor can be found here, also embedded at the bottom of this interview. This is the cliff's notes version, if you will. Of course, I get from this interview with Skrillex, that Katie and the rest of the world are mostly concerned with the working with Justin Beiber that took place between Jack Ü and the Beibs, but it is nice to see one of … [Read more...]
Watch the Trailer for Zac Efron’s EDM Movie, “We Are Your Friends”
Zac Efron's movie, "We Are Your Friends," about a local EDM DJ turned superstar, has been gaining steam heading into it's premiere date of August 28, 2015. The Warner Bros. movie certainly has a lot of potential, as it's the first movie of it's kind, but has also been heavily criticized by die-hard dance music fans. In the end, the movie will only push electronic dance music … [Read more...]
GTA – DTG Vol. 1
After their upcoming EP with a mix series including Part 4 hosted on Run The Trap, Miami based production duo GTA release their full DTG Vol. 1 EP. Death To Genres Vol. 1 is exactly what you'd expect to hear with a name as such. With everything from house to trap to hip-hop and more, the duo seamlessly blend elements from various genres. The EP consists of 7 tracks and … [Read more...]
The Missy Elliot Edit Of Jack U’s “Take U There” Has Dropped
As the blogosphere anxiously awaits the full Jack U album drop later this month, our thirst for more Diplo + Skrillex is quenched with the release of the Missy Elliot edit of "Take U There". An unmistakeable voice and distinct vocal cadence that takes us right back to our favorite 90's dance parties. Missy Elliot's rapping was definitely an augmentation to this track and … [Read more...]
