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Why 'Guilty Pleasure' Music Shouldn't Be Guilty At All

DJ Louie XIV | Posted 05.08.2012

DJ Louie XIV

Do artists have a responsibility to push their fans into new and exciting territories? Is there anything wrong with giving your public exactly what they know they want, if it remains true to who you are? Does embracing mass popular culture somehow harm your credibility as an artist?

The Concert Experience That Is Out Of This World

Posted 05.29.2012

Electronic Dance Music (EDM for short) has exploded in popularity the last few years, but with that proliferation has come an unfortunate opening of t...

Got ART?

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 03.18.2012

Elysabeth Alfano

Rene Romero Schuler's solo show at the Jennifer Norback Fine Art Gallery is up through the end of the month and shows incredible sensitivity to the female state; the outer image and the more ephemeral internal spirit.

DJ Jonathan Toubin In Critical Condition After Cab Drives Into His Hotel Room

Posted 12.09.2011

Jonathan Toubin is in critical condition after being run over by a cab in Portland, Oregon on Thursday. The New York City based DJ was staying in t...

Mayer Hawthorne: Soul Singer Does Michigan Proud

Kelly Frazier | Posted 01.16.2012

Kelly Frazier

For the past three years, Mayer Hawthorne has been the new look of pop music, dipping back to the old sounds of Motown and funk. For us, though, he is a testament to the continuing legacy of great music coming from Michigan.

Chatting with Batman: Arkham City's Sefton Hill & Dax Ginn, Plus Katy B, and Introducing StevieMix

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.29.2011

Mike Ragogna

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20 Electric Zoo Artists Share Their Must-Play For This Weekend's Festival

Farryn Weiner | Posted 11.01.2011

Farryn Weiner

From the heavy hitting house of Boys Noize to the trance tunes of Armin Van Buuren, from the new sounds of Guti to the classic beats of Moby, there's something for everyone.

Look Of The Day

The Huffington Post | Sarah St. Lifer | Posted 10.15.2011

WHO: Alexandra Richards WHAT: The daughter of Patti Hansen and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards rocked this skin-tight Hervé Léger by Max Az...

WATCH: Ping-Pong Gets A Makeover At SPiN

Crane.tv | Posted 10.12.2011

Crane.tv

New York City's SPiN Galactic is a multidimensional social club offering up cocktails, good food, unique entertainment and ping-pong. Take note, the...

BAND SPOTLIGHT: Blacky II Makes It 'Rain Blood'

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 05.25.2011

BlackyII is Bobby Picciotto, a DJ living in Brooklyn who's been spinning for a few years now and just returned from mini-tour of Puerto Rico. He makes...

Nonsensical 'Barbra Streisand' Song Sweeps Through Europe

Posted 05.25.2011

"Barbra Streisand," a dance song whose only lyric is the name of the legendary chanteuse has swept through Europe. DJ duo Duck Sauce, DJs A-Trak (aka...

WATCH: This DJ's Style Is Inspired By Aaliyah & Janet Jackson In 'Poetic Justice'

Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum

This was originally posted on StyleLikeU.com I was drooling while listening to Lindsey's stories about her experience in Atlanta's rich, underground ...

How To Travel Like The World's #1 DJ, Armin Van Buuren

Farryn Weiner | Posted 09.19.2011

Farryn Weiner

Armin Van Buuren, Dutch trance producer and the world's #1 DJ, is taking it stateside on September 5th as the headliner for Electric Zoo, New York's p...

Band on the Rise: Deluka Makes Pretty Music Out of Pretty Woman

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jon Chattman

It would be cool enough for Deluka to simply look good and sound awesome, but the fact they've based their band name on Kit De Luca, AKA Julia Roberts' hooker best friend in Pretty Woman -- well, that just about aces it.

It's Time for a DJ Intervention (VIDEO)

Ali MacLean | Posted 05.25.2011

Ali MacLean

In today's club scene a dilettante hipster can get paid four or five thousand dollars and show up with their iTunes play list. That's fine and all, but there are these people who used to do this for a living. Called DJs.

Paterson Defends Aide, David Johnson, Cited In News Report

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson on Wednesday criticized a news report about a longtime aide who has become a close adviser despite t...

Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

Wanna have some fun? - Organize a Furry Disco!

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 05.25.2011

In the game world there are nice furry balls, or simply the Furries. They are very emotional by nature and colorful by appearance. The Furries can't stand loneliness and adore big companies, but they are too shy to make friends and get together. And the Furry whose name is Dancus helps them in that. He travels around the Furryland and organizes discos so that the colorful buddies could make friends and have a good time together. Play matchmaker and help the furries find new friends in this cute puzzle game with a great sound track!

Can You Tell If Someone is Obese Over the Phone?

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 05.25.2011

Charlotte Hilton Andersen

This is the kind of Mensa-level question posed by the D.J. on the radio show I sometimes listen to.