Though festivals like EDC, Ultra Music Fest, Coachella, Shambala, and ACL continue to be the leading destinations for festival goers, there's a ton of festivals that really upped the ante this year. With lineups dropping left and right and festival season quickly approaching, we've compiled a list of our favorite festivals of 2018. 10. Hard Summer Photo: HSMF2018 This … [Read more...]
HARD Summer Teams With Funny Or Die To Release Hilarious Lineup Release Video
HARD is back to its comedic antics with its latest lineup reveal video for its upcoming event HARD Summer 2018. This time around, the decision was made to team up with the well known YouTube comedy channel Funny or Die to create an entertaining and informative announcement. Centered around an office meeting; Diplo, Dillon Francis, Valentino Khan, TOKiMONSTA, Louis the Child, … [Read more...]
HARD Summer Sparks Debate with Unorthodox Trailer for 2017 Festival
Hard Summer's 2017 lineup may be incredibly stacked with big names like Justice, Migos, Bassnectar, Dog Blood and more set to headline, but it's their newly released trailer that managed to spark debate across the internet. A controversial stand against gender inequality in the EDM scene, the eight minute trailer directed by Agata Alexander leaves little to the … [Read more...]
Anna Lunoe’s Hard Summer Edition Of Hyperhouse Is Absolute Flames
Coming at you straight from Hard Summer is this week's edition of Anna Lunoe's Hyperhouse, a program on Beats Radio 1 where she mixes some insane tunes and brings in guests to drop fire mixes as well. In case you missed Hard Summer, this year's festival lived up to all the hype and more, with some insane times and legendary sets. In this episode, Lunoe captures those vibes by … [Read more...]
Zeds Dead Made a Mixtape for Hard Summer and it’s Huge
Zed's Dead has been unstoppable lately, with a new album and tour in the works, and their newest single with Diplo "Blame" blowing up the internet. Now they've dropped a huge hour-long mix for the HSMF16 Official Mixtape Series, and it's absolute fire. Seamlessly weaving their way throughout every sub-genre of bass music, the duo are putting their impeccable taste on full … [Read more...]
Listen to GTA’s Hard Summer 2015 Set
GTA just dropped off their set from Hard Summer Music Festival 2015. In classic GTA 'Death to genres' fashion, they have trouble sticking to one genre as they seamlessly bounce from trap, to house, to R & B to drum n bass, and everything in between. You can hear the rowdiness of the crowd in between drops. If you're feeling this, make sure to check out GTA on their … [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...]
Jack U on Deck to Deliver 2-Hour Diplo and Friends Mix
It looks like Wes is only inviting one friend for this week's coming edition of Diplo and Friends. Recently delivering a pristine roster of guests for the weekly radio spot, arguably the biggest attraction in dance music this year is stepping to the plate for this week's episode. From Burning Man to Hard Summer, Ultra Music Festival to a good old fashioned Texas house party, … [Read more...]
