Music festivals in Chicago have a huge list of pros and cons. One of the big cons that is talked about a lot is the official sound ordinances put in place by the city to ensure that people not attending the festival and live in the city are able to sleep at a reasonable hour. It's a sacrifice we have to make to enjoy a festival in one of the best cities in the world. As … [Read more...]
EDC Las Vegas 2014 Live Sets
Photo Credit: EDC Facebook As we all know, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas is one of the biggest events in electronic dance music today, so you better believe that all the artists in attendance are bringing their A++ game when they throw a live set at this spectacle of an event. So of course we had to hook you up and pull together all of the EDC Vegas 2014 Live sets for … [Read more...]
10 Artists You Need to See at Spring Awakening 2014 + Ticket Giveaway
Final exams are over, the weather is finally agreeing with us and the pools are starting to open. You all know hat that means...FESTIVAL SEASON. Many of us Chicago natives will be kicking our Summer Festival Circuit on beautiful Soldier field with an insane lineup, with an even more insane crowd. We teamed up with React Presents this year and have an amazing opportunity to … [Read more...]
Will Ferrell to Produce R Rated Romantic Comedy, ‘I’m in Love With the DJ’
Will Ferrell and his fellow 'Funny Or Die' partner Adam Mckay are teaming up with Gary Sanchez Productions executive, Kevin Messick to produce an R rated romantic comedy titled 'I'm in Love With the DJ' which apparently just got picked up by Sony Pictures. We don't know much besides the fact that it follows a young woman and her friends who travel to Spain for work, and then … [Read more...]
Snoop Dogg’s EDM Project: LA Party Machine
Snoop Dogg has been testing out the EDM waters for about a year now, evidenced by collaborations with the likes of Afrojack and David Guetta. Recently, Snoop took to Instagram to announce his new project, LA Party Machine, which aims to combine hip-hop and EDM. He posted a video preview of what to expect from the group as well as a picture of the cover art, check out both … [Read more...]
DJ Mag Gets Sexist With Their “Ladies Guide to Pioneer CDJ-2000”
Well, DJ Mag is at it again. We already know how much of a joke their "Top 100 DJs" list is but somehow DJ Mag continues to alienate themselves from the EDM community. In their December 2013 issue, DJ Mag included a "satirical" article entitle "Ladies Guide to Pioneer CDJ-2000" where they go one to explain how the CDJ works in terms that women can understand. They do mark at … [Read more...]
Waka Flocka Releases More Details Surrounding EDM Album
With the immeasurable momentum and commercialization dance music has experienced in the last few years, it only seems fitting that eventually genres would begin to collide, and freshly creative sounds would surely emerge from the woodwork. Hip-hop and dance music have begun a steamy love affair, and their trap music love child, has had an absolutely amazing year as a result. … [Read more...]
Diddy’s New Television Channel Revolt TV To Include EDM & Other Genres
Music mogul Diddy is hoping music television will be reborn this month with his new channel Revolt TV. Currently channels like MTV and VH1 choose to show reality tv to their audience rather than music. With Revolt TV, this might all start to change. Since the announcement of Revolt, many people have been wondering what kind of content will be played on the forthcoming … [Read more...]
