ALWZ SNNY Drops Bright New Dance Single “Wasted” With Krysta Youngs

ALWZ SNNY is here to deliver some serotonin to your day with his new single “Wasted” featuring Krysta Youngs. It’s a bright dance track that feels like the classic EDM records of the early 2010s. If you didn’t already miss being in a massive crowd surrounded by neon lights, this single will bring you right …

The Radar 136: Mixed by Leandro Da Silva – Dancing Astronaut

by: Josh Hymo Dec 8, 2020 Leandro Da Silva makes the happy, mood-boosting house music that the world needs right now. The Italo-Brazilian artist has built quite the catalog, cementing himself as a true groove-inducing producer in 2020 through releases such as his hit single “Because Of You,” released via Spinnin’ Records, a remix of …

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo shares 2,655 unheard demos for his “web programming class final project”

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has shared a whopping 2655 previously unheard demos via a new web market page. Cuomo took to Twitter to announce the material as his final project of his “web programming class”, which he’s currently completing via online non-profit learning platform edX. For my Web Programming class final project, I made a …

Jean-Michel Jarre Presents ‘Welcome To The Other Side’ – A NYE Concert-Spectacular in Virtual Notre-Dame

In partnership with the City of Paris and under the patronage of UNESCO, electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre is teaming with French VR startup VRrOOm to take us into the New Year with a live stream trailblazing concert-spectacular set in the virtual environment of the planetary landmark Notre-Dame de Paris. The unique visual world created …

Dirtybird Co-Founder Worthy Announces She is Transgender

Worthy, one of Dirtybird‘s co-founders and original artists, has announced that she is Transgender. Worthy shared the news in a triumphant Facebook post, writing that she considers herself to be non-binary and feels “stronger, happier, and more in charge” of her life. “Today I break free, come out (or whatever metaphor I am supposed to …

UK government lifts quarantine period for performing artists entering country – Dancing Astronaut

by: Farrell Sweeney Dec 8, 2020 In the United Kingdom’s latest move to support the music industry amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the country has issued new rules surrounding the quarantine period upon arrival. As of December 5, performing artists or those traveling for business will not have to self-isolate if entering the UK from …

Hot Chip announce charity livestream with Jarvis Cocker, Kero Kero Bonito and more

Hot Chip have announced a livestream event that will see them perform virtual DJ sets alongside recent collaborator Jarvis Cocker, Superorganism, Kero Kero Bonito, Dillon Francis and more. ‘Hot Chip & Friends’ is set to take place on December 18 from 8pm GMT and will feature back to back DJ sets right through to morning. …

SWAGE Has “Got It” On Powerful New Bass House Single

Future riddim might be the “hot new thing,” but bass house will never go out of style. Just check out “Got It,” the new track from SWAGE, and you’ll see what I mean. Bringing his everlasting love of breakbeat into the mix, SWAGE gets intense with textured bass and a relentless, pounding rhythm. This is …

Kygo Partners With E-Learning Startup for Electronic Dance Music Production Course

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to produce dance music from one of the industry’s biggest stars, now is your chance. A new Silicon Valley startup called Monthly has partnered with dance music superstar Kygo to offer an end-to-end music production course. With the promise of producing three release-ready songs in 30 days, Kygo’s course …

SG Lewis’ latest proves a good ‘Time’ [Stream]

by: Rachel Narozniak Dec 8, 2020 Over the past year, SG Lewis‘ ongoing times rollout has scripted the soundtrack for electronic’s triumphant return to the dance floor—even before the album was announced. Shortly before he formally set the date for the forthcoming LP—his first—on October 27, Lewis told Dancing Astronaut, “I’m always looking for an …