Kendrick Lamar avoids social media to not get “lost in your ego”

Kendrick Lamar has discussed his sparse use of social media, saying he avoids it so as to not get “lost in your ego”. READ MORE: Inside Kendrick Lamar’s ‘The Big Steppers Tour’ Amazon livestream: “He is a global superstar” The rapper was speaking in a rare interview with The New York Times, which saw him conversing with …

Percussion done to Metronomic Perfection on JS aka The Best’s Bossa Nova

JS aka The Best offers a new way to approach percussion on Bossa Nova. Continuing his study of sound already shown in his countless commercial works, he takes on percussion in an emotionally charged fashion. Far away from the idea of a time-keeping device, he infuses the concept with the utmost of emotion. The result …

5 of the Best Destination Music Festivals to Explore In 2023

Destination festivals blend travel with music, creating space for magical experiences beyond our comfort zones. Thanks to a number of ambitious artists and event organizers from around the EDM scene, there are tons of exciting destination festivals to choose from in 2023. Ravers can explore the world, from Malta to Tulum, Mexico, Fiji, Costa Rica …

5 Absurd But True Stories That Captivated the EDM World In 2022

2022 was another banner year for electronic dance music history as festivals returned en masse, the scene’s biggest artists released albums and live music records were broken. But then there were times when things got… weird. From head-scratching revelations on social media to dance music veterans taking the genre where it hasn’t gone before, read …

Watch Baauer's Epic DJ Set Live From a Secret Warehouse Location In Atlanta

“Tonight is not about me. It’s about you,” a deep voice said at the start of Baauer’s recent DJ set in Atlanta. “Strap on your dancing slippers, sweet cheeks. It’s going down.” The Grammy-nominated DJ and producer recently threw down at a secret warehouse rave hosted by DEF, a woman-owned media collective and event organizer. …

SLANDER, Alison Wonderland, and Said the Sky release massive collab “Picture”

Major artist collaborations have become far more common in the age of social media, but that doesn’t make them any less special — especially when they get the combination right. Today, SLANDER, Alison Wonderland, and Said the Sky release their massive collaboration, “Picture,” first during SLANDER and Said The Sky’s epic b2b EDC Vegas set while …

A Decade of Beats: How Chillhop Went From an Unknown Blog to Redefining Lo-Fi Music

If we had to decide what the soundtrack of the post-2010 Internet was, lo-fi would be the only reasonable answer. Since the terms “lo-fi hip-hop” and “chillhop” started circulating more than a decade ago, the genre has undergone quite the metamorphosis. What was once a score for the geekiest places on the web—spread by young …

Dancing Astronaut presents the Top 100 Dance Tracks of 2022 – Dancing Astronaut

by: Ross Goldenberg Dec 30, 2022 If it’s been said once, it’s been said a million times: 2022 brought dance music full circle a decade later, opening the doors towards a present-day golden age. There had yet to be a full January-to-December run since pre-pandemic times where dance music had the runway to freely thrive—in …

Alison Wonderland, Said The Sky, and SLANDER unite for ‘Picture’

by: Alex Lambeau Dec 30, 2022 After holding on for over a year, one of the most requested collaborations has finally hit streaming platforms. Originally premiered during SLANDER and Said The Sky‘s back-to-back at EDC Las Vegas‘ October edition in 2021, “Picture” alongside Alison Wonderland hadn’t been brought back into the conversation since then until …

KartyPartyy & TEKNiCOLOR Team Up For Monstrous Collab, “Rush It” [Kannibalen Records]

When it comes to making electrifying music that seems to encompass endless energy, KartyPartyy and TEKNiCOLOR are two artists who instantly come to mind. Hailing from deep within the American Northwoods, TEKNiCOLOR is on the forefront of the next generation of genre-bending producers quickly emerging on the scene today. Over the past year, his unique …