BottleRock Music Festival Organizers Face Lawsuit from Sexual Assault Victim

The organizers of BottleRock Napa have been hit with a lawsuit from a woman who was sexually assaulted at the music festival’s 2019 edition. The Napa Valley Register reports that the woman, known as Jane Doe, was assaulted by a Richmond man named Peterson William Fontes on May 25th, 2019 on the festival’s grounds. Fontes allegedly used a …

Grant and RUNN converge on self growth with new single, ‘Fix It’ – Dancing Astronaut Grant and RUNN converge on self growth with new single, ‘Fix It’

by: Farrell Sweeney Feb 16, 2021 Grant and RUNN have come together for their second collaboration, transfixing with emotive new single, “Fix It.” The track follows the duo’s 2019 release “Contagious,” lifted from producer and multi instrumentalist Grant’s four-track EP, Wishes. RUNN takes listeners on a journey centered on trying to fix the parts within …

New footage appears to show Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer charging at officers during Capitol insurrection

New surveillance footage appears to show Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer charing towards officers during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last month. The new video, which was shared by CNN on Monday (February 15) was released as evidence during the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. It shows a man with a white goatee wearing …

Liquid Stranger Celebrates Anniversary of ‘ASCENSION’ with “Psychonaut” Remix Pack [LISTEN]

Celebrating one year of ASCENSION, Wakaan label head Liquid Stranger presents a powerhouse remix pack for “Psychonaut,” showcasing some of bass music’s finest in one fell swoop. Featuring eight brand new remixes from 12th Planet, AstroLizard, Blanke, Hydraulix, Krischvn, LICK, Luzcid, and Mersive, the compilation takes us down the “Psychonaut” rabbit hole. Each remix taps the original, …

Armin van Buuren and Alesso Tease First-Ever Collaboration

Recent social media posts seem to point to the imminent release of Armin van Buuren and Alesso‘s first-ever collaboration. On Valentine’s Day, both artists took to Twitter to share hand-drawn art featuring their logos and the words “Leave a Little Love.” Appropriate for the romantic holiday, they are both styled to look like love notes …

Good Morning Mix: Jayda G lights up Dekmantel Festival – Dancing Astronaut Good Morning Mix: Jayda G lights up Dekmantel Festival

by: Austria Masim Feb 15, 2021 In 2017, Jayda G brought an unequaled performance to Dekmantel Festival in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on behalf of Boiler Room. Now, in 2021, we’re reliving it. The Canadian-born environmental-scientist-turned-DJ flawlessly lifted the crowd with her selection of deeps cuts from the likes of Toni Smith, D.M.S, Debra Laws, Loleatta …

Boris Johnson says rapid testing could pave the way for nightclubs to re-open

Rapid coronavirus testing could pave the way for nightclubs and theatres to re-open, Boris Johnson has claimed. Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, the Prime Minister said “rapid” lateral flow tests could be used by “those parts of the economy” that were unable to reopen their doors last year. The lateral flow tests can …

Top 100 DJs react to the new Virtual DJ software

Late last year, Virtual DJ made a significant update to their software that has DJs raving (no pun intended). VirtualDJ greatly improved the sound quality of the separated stems. It also gave additional control to the DJs to adjust in real-time a bleeding parameter, and to fine-tune even more the quality of each track. VirtualDJ …

Night Bass Announces 7th Anniversary Livestream Event

In honor of the 7th anniversary of Night Bass, the label will be hosting a celebratory livestream. Since an in-person party is unsafe due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they will be teaming up with Beatport for the online event. Label boss, AC Slater announced the event on Twitter and shared who would be taking the virtual …

Glastonbury festival organizers quietly register new company, Holy Cow Events – Dancing Astronaut Glastonbury festival organizers register new company, Holy Cow Events

by: Rugby Scruggs Feb 15, 2021 Two chief organizers of Glastonbury Music Festival, Emily Eavis and Nick Dewey, have registered a new company called Holy Cow Events. The company was registered and incorporated on February 8 via Companies House, but not much else is known about what this new brand will encompass other than its …