by: Ross Goldenberg Jan 4, 2023 It’s not even four days into 2023 and Skrillex is already writing a potential case to eventually follow Fred again.. as Dancing Astronaut‘s 2023 Artist of the Year. Talks of a Recess successor have been in the air for as long as anyone can remember—eight years to be exact—and …
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Radiate Partners With Edmtrain to Create a New Way to Find Local EDM Shows and Meet New Friends
Radiate, the go-to festival social app that’s created millions of friendships between festival-goers and works with top promoters like Insomniac to connect event attendees, has announced a partnership with Edmtrain, one of the most popular event listing platforms in the region that also hosts the latest EDM news and announcements. Radiate has cemented itself as …
Lane 8 rings in the new year with three-plus hours on his ‘Winter 2022 Mixtape’ – Dancing Astronaut
by: Ross Goldenberg Jan 4, 2023 It’s finally winter. The rest of the world might have observed that seasonal shift on December 21, but most of us are well aware at this point that Lane 8 is the only one in control of doing so. And after sharing an 80-minute reflection of some of This …
Listen to deadmau5 and YTCracker's Hacktivist Anthem, "Antisec"
deadmau5 has joined forces with YTCracker for “Antisec,” a gritty hip-hop and electronic hybrid out now via the former’s mau5trap label. YTCracker is a popular nerdcore rapper and former hacktivist (a portmanteau of “hack” and “activist”) with ties to the notorious hacker group Anonymous. The new track’s title derives from the AntiSec Movement, a cyberspace …
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How Iranians Influence EDM: Meet Rezz and Other Transformative Artists of Iranian Descent
Stereotypes often box Iranians into the fields of doctor, engineer or realtor, but they sure know how to have a good time. It isn’t unusual for family gatherings—ones that often welcome dozens of guests—to transform from dinner to dance party in the blink of an eye. Guests wield various instruments seemingly pulled from the ether, …
Kaskade, Excision, Rusko, More Revealed for Beyond Wonderland 2023: See the Full Lineup
Insomniac is wasting no time in 2023 after revealing a huge lineup for the 12th edition of Beyond Wonderland. The Alice In Wonderland-themed EDM spectacular is returning to the NOS Events Center March 24-25. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, January 6th at 12pm and you can purchase them here. After last year’s wondrous festival, …
deadmau5 dabbles in hip hop once again on new single for the new year, “Antisec” with YTCracker
deadmau5 isn’t wasting any time heading into the new year with new music, as We Are Friends 11 is expected pretty soon. The latest single on the compilation comes from the head honcho, following “XYZ” released in the middle of last year. (This compilation has been a long time coming, huh?) The mau5trap leader isn’t foreign …
2022 in review: Five key trends in the dance space – Dancing Astronaut
by: Rachel Narozniak Jan 3, 2023 From the social reception of non-dance artists’ choice to put out heavily house-influenced LPs to the resurgence of ’90s and early 2000’s sounds, the dance/electronic space was lively and not without surprises during what can be considered its first true post-pandemic year. What remained consistent, though, was the emergence …
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Best Stanley Cup Tumbler and Bottles for 2023
If you’re reading this title and immediately thinking about the beloved sport of hockey, then you may have visited the wrong website. We are talking about “The Stanley Cup” – or as some may say, Stanley’s 40 ounce quencher. We’re here to answer the all-important question: what are the best Stanley Cup tumblers, and are …
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Wimbledon Tennis Balls Find New Life as Portable Bluetooth Speakers
Tennis fans can now share in the sounds and spirit of Wimbledon right from their own home. Heroes of the sport darted around the court in 2022, chasing and striking Wimbledon’s highlighter-yellow balls to hoist one of the most storied trophies in all of sports. Now, the Slazenger-emblazoned balls that defined Wimbledon’s high-stakes gameplay are …
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