Last month, Billboard Dance announced its shiny new inaugural ranking of electronic and dance music's top 100 hundred artists. The highly anticipated first ever of its kind was carefully crated using statistical and fan driven data, examining a variety of factors including streaming, track, and album sales, radio airplay, show capacities, and festival bookings, along with a … [Read more...]
Field Day: Sydney’s Crown Jewel [FESTIVAL REVIEW]
When I woke up on New Years Day, I was not prepared to attend a music festival. I hadn't gotten much sleep and I felt like I had been put through a washing machine a few times. With the help of Tylenol and Gatorade and a lot encouragement from friends, I managed to get out of the house and down into the Central Business District of Sydney, where the annual Field Day music … [Read more...]
The Best Remixes Of The Week 007
We love a good remix and with everyone from up and comers to established artists releasing new ones every day, we've started a new weekly dedicated to highlighting the best remixes of the week. Check out our favorite remixes from Lido, Mura Masa, Prince Fox, Louis The Child, k?d, STéLOUSE and more below. HAIM - Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix) | Stream Mura Masa has been … [Read more...]
Mura Masa Drops Catchy Remix of HAIM’s “Walking Away”
Mura Masa is back with another stellar production, this time taking on HAIM's "Walking Away" original. The Guernsey-born producer flips the track into a vibrant, catchy remix perfect to kick off your weekend to. Stream the track below and start getting hyped for more new music from Mura Masa coming soon. HAIM - Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix) Photo Credit … [Read more...]
BUKU Music & Art Project Announces First Phase of 2018 Festival Lineup
Quick to top last year's stellar lineup, BUKU Music & Art Project have released the first phase of their 2018 lineup and it is monumental. The New Orleans cross-genre festival has kicked things off by announcing Bassnectar and MGMT as the headliners for the upcoming year's festival. The lineup is also set to feature performances by SZA, Alison Wonderland, Borgore, Mura … [Read more...]
Watch Mura Masa Sample 3 Random Records To Create A Song
The premise of Mass Appeal's Rhythm Roulette series is pretty simple. They take producers into a record store, blind fold them, and make them choose three records. They then have to create a song sampling only these three records. Mass Appeal has had artists like Mr. Carmack, 9th Wonder, and many others. For their latest episode they caught up with rising star Mura … [Read more...]
Run The Trap’s Favorite Sets from Lollapalooza 2017
Lollapalooza 2017 kicked off on a less than dry Thursday with an early evacuation, but that was the only hiccup of the weekend. Chicago was once again blessed with star-studded performances as festival goers flocked to the downtown music festival. Not only did Chicago thrive all weekend from the festival itself but the party kept going all night with aftershows scattered at … [Read more...]
Run The Trap’s Lollapalooza 2017 Guide
Every year thousands descend into Grant Park for another edition of Lollapalooza and I replace meals with bottles of wine. In 2016 the festival made the decision to extend to four days for its 25th anniversary. 2017 will also see four days of Lollapalooza in the heart of Chicago. As usual the lineup is packed with talent from every genre imaginable . It is considered one of … [Read more...]
