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Ultra 2013: Deadmau5 Proves He's a Real Person, Rejects the Easy Headliner Gimmicks

How quickly some stars have ascended in the EDM boom. Just a few years ago, in 2009, Toronto-based producer Deadmau5 could be found at Ultra Music Festival on the live stage, essentially opening up for Simian Mobile Disco. Last night, though, trying to get the main stage to witness his fest-closing ... More >>

"Deadmau5 Will Die" and Five Other Disturbing Raver Predictions for Ultra 2013

Will Ultra Music Festival 2013 descend into chaos? Probably not. The UMF peeps run a very tight operation. The kids have got access to lots of free water and wi-fi. There are cops all over the streets. And the vibe is almost universally pleasant. But there have been bad omens: City commissioner M ... More >>

Deadmau5 at Ultra Music Festival 2013

Ten Most Exciting Acts at Ultra Music Festival 2013

Electric Flurry, the "World's Largest Foam Party," Predicts Indoor Snow at Grand Central

Punxsutawney Phil is quite possibly the worst friggin' groundhog weatherman in the world. Not only did the Pennsylvanian woodchuck predict an early spring about a week before a massive snowstorm ravaged the Northeast, Bill Murray's Groundhog Day co-star also failed to mention that at least one par ... More >>

Deadmau5: "Ultra's Same Thing Every F#$%ing Year...When's It Going to Be Played Out?"

Wait ... We thought the whole Deadmau5 vs. Ultra Music Festival thing had been resolved? Back in December 2011, the King Rat (a repeat Ultra headliner) kicked off a largely one-sided feud by posting a YouTube rant that slammed the festival for its high ticket prices, exclusivity contracts, and do ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2013 Announces Phase 1 Lineup: Tiesto, Kaskade, Avicii, 25 Others

Three reasons Ultra Music Festival 2013's gonna be epic, beat freaks. 1. The EDM megafest has expanded from three days to two whole uhntz-uhntz-ing weekends. 2. Swedish House Mafia and Deadmau5 are gonna be the primary party starters. 3. The just-announced Phase 1 linuep, including 13 extra DJs, 13 ... More >>

Pop Gossip: Ten Hottest Messes of 2012

Pop gossip. Most of us want to believe that we're too intelligent and cultured to be fascinated with such gutter-trash information, but the reality is we all love to sniff the dirty underwear of the stars. Whether it's a child star blossoming into a full-fledged sex symbol, a battered woman who can ... More >>

Deadmau5 Returns to Ultra Music Festival in 2013

We here at Crossfade imagine this was the conversation, which must have taken place on Deadmau5's couch while cuddling adorable kitty cats. "Baaaaby, I want to go to Ultra this year," said Katt Von D, all tatted and pretty and in some tank top. "But shnookums, Ultra Music Festival and I don't get ... More >>

Six Best EDM Riders: From Deadmau5 to Pauly D and Diplo

If Crossfade were a superstar DJ, we wouldn't perform a single show without four cases of cherry vanilla cola, two bottles of Black Label whisky, a picture of our mom, a pink umbrella, and a drumming monkey. That's not even too bad. Just take a look at the ridiculous requests from some of your fav ... More >>

Deadmau5: EDM Is Commercial Crap, Just an Acronym for "Event-Driven Marketing"

EDM is a massive crap pile of commercialism. Or, that is to say, EDM superstar Deadmau5 thinks it might be totes lame now. And he's talking about it on the Internet ... Again. In a recent interview, the longtime hater and overpaid button-pusher told Billboard that he thought the industry had becom ... More >>

Ten Reasons EDM Is the Wimpiest Youth Culture Movement Ever

Ever since the Beat Generation, youth culture in America has been a vibrant and rebellious driving force. The Beats had risky views on race relations, jazz, and pot. The hippies had psychedelic drugs, sit-ins, and protest songs. Punks had mosh pits, spitting in each other's faces, and rivet jackets ... More >>

Deadmau5 and Kat Von D in Love, Have Super-Tatted Sexy Time

See also "Deadmau5 Obsessed With Kat Von D, Uploads 43-Photo Album to Facebook." Move over, Mr. Meowingtons! 'Cause EDM's biggest hater has a new favorite kitty kat. Turns out, Deadmau5, who sometimes seems to hate everyone and everything (including himself), is totally head-over-heels in love wit ... More >>

Deadmau5 Obsessed With Kat Von D, Uploads 43-Photo Album to Facebook

See also "Deadmau5 and Kat Von D in Love, Have Super-Tatted Sexy Time." Oh, pretty Kitty Von D, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Uh, maybe with a 43-photo facebook album of you, looking gorgeous and posing with my cat, even if most of the pictures are pretty much the same. Deadmau5 does ... More >>

Deadmau5's "Professional Griefers": "Highest-Budget EDM Video of All Time"

Joel "Deadmau5" Zimmerman is a go-big-or-go-home kind of guy. When he opens his mouth, he's not going to sugar-coat his opinion. And when he opens his wallet, he'll spare no expense to provide fans with the ultimate audio-visual experience. That's why he didn't hesitate to drop a guap on his new ... More >>

Ten Richest DJs: From Pauly D to Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex, and Tiesto

See also "The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre" and "Eight Richest Musicians in Their Teens and 20s." Dear haters ... Even though beefcake-y blonde Dutch disc jockey Tiësto is kind of a corporate whore, he's also a pranksterish dude who enjoys talking shit, ... More >>

Kaskade's Freaks of Nature Tour at Klipsch Amphitheater July 14

Kaskade on EDM Critics: "Anytime Something's on Top, People Will Be Ripping It Down"

Oh, yes, America. The freaks are living (and dancing) among us. Ever since EDM went massive in 2011, kids with glowsticks have been controlling popular music charts, invading the nation's arenas and stadiums like little ecstatic fireflies, and flooding the Internet with YouTube videos of themselves ... More >>

Deadmau5's Four Most Vicious Feuds: From Madonna to Ultra Music Festival to EDM

For a dead mouse, Joel Zimmerman just won't shut up. The Mau5 has never been one to shy away from brutal honesty, telling everyone from the Queen of Pop to the Ultra addicts, the scum of Jersey, and even all of EDM exactly where to stick it. Here are the four most vicious feuds in Deadmau5 history ... More >>

Deadmau5 on Madonna, Molly in Rolling Stone: "Like Talking Slavery at F$%#ing Blues Show"

Our country's divided. However, it's not President Obama's failed promises or Mitt Romney's tired rhetoric that's causing this nation to feud; it's electronic dance music. On one side of the proverbial aisle, we have the disciples of mainstream electro giants like Tiësto and Swedish House Mafia. ... More >>

Deadmau5 on DJ Pauly D: Has No Talent, "Typical Bottle-Popping, Play-Pressing Garbage"

See also "Top Ten Totally Ridiculous Celebrity DJs." When he's not bitching about the correlation of ecstasy and dance music on Twitter or Ultra Music Festival ticket prices, Canadian electro artist Deadmau5 rants about reality TV DJs from the comfort of a custom trailer on the set of his forthcomi ... More >>

Deadmau5's WMC 2012 Closing Party at Amnesia Miami: Rats, Bangers, No Madonna

​There's house concerts. Then there's Deadmau5. As one of the closing events to the week-long spectacle known as Winter Music Confererence and Miami Music Week, tickets at the door for Deadmau5's gig ran $150. But that didn't stop thousands of house music junkies from packing Amnesia Miami's da ... More >>

Madonna's Response to Deadmau5: "I Don't Support Drug Use and I Never Have"

​Appearing with electro-house meatball Avicii at Ultra Music Festival may be providing Madonna with a buzz boost on par with Betty White's reinvention as a party-rockin' hornball grams. First, the entire world seemed to shit its collective pants at the mere sight of Lady MDNA onstage at Ultra. We ... More >>

Deadmau5 to Madonna: "Fuck Off, You Fucking Idiot"

​Read Crossfade's post about Madonna's Ultra Music Festival 2012 and watch the full six-minute and 52-second clip of Madonna's Ultra appearance. Uh-oh, Deadmau5 is pissed off again. The last time he unleashed his fury on Ultra Music Festival in a 12-minute YouTube rant, slamming the electronic ... More >>

Deadmau5 Confirms Two Shows for Miami Music Week, Plus Free Shuttle Service to Ultra

​Back in December, superpopular LARPer, international DJ, and dance music producer Deadmau5 announced that he would not be attending this year's Ultra Music Festival. Laying out his grievances in a 12-minute YouTube video, the producer cited exorbitant ticket prices, exclusivity contracts, and re ... More >>

Deadmau5 at South Beach's Mansion Nightclub Two-Night Reopening Party, January 20

​Deadmau5's Unhoooked Mansion Reopening Party Friday, January 20, 2012 Better Than: A late-night with Tiësticle. After ten days of all work and no play, Mansion swung out its doors to the public, kicking off a two-night reopening event to flaunt the new, sexy Mansion 360 setup with Deadmau5, on ... More >>

Who Wants Free Tickets to Mansion's Reopening Party With Deadmau5?

​When Mansion suddenly and mysteriously revealed that it was "CLOSED," were you among the SoBe clubbers wracked with shock ("What?!?!"), anger ("WTF? So pissed"), and sadness ("Mansion will be missed!") over the unexpected extinction of your favorite glossy party spot? Then you must've been super ... More >>

South Beach's Mansion Nightclub and Deadmau5 Announce Two-Night Reopening

Deadmau5 will reopen Mansion on January 20 and 21.​On Tuesday, mansionmiami.com read: "MANSION IS CLOSED." Fans freaked out ("WTF? So pissed") and South Beach haters rejoiced ("Finally!!! That club was garbage") while others just shrugged. But we here at Crossfade suspected that the Opium Group ... More >>

Deadmau5 Slams Ultra Music Festival Over Ticket Prices and Exclusivity Contracts

Photo by Ian WitlenDeadmau5 falling out of love with Ultra?​Well, I guess there's one act you won't be seeing at Ultra Music Festival 2012: Deadmau5. The EDM superstar posted a 12-minute rant on YouTube, slamming the electronic fest for ticket prices and exclusivity contracts. "Ultra to me is the ... More >>

New Year's Eve 2012: Deadmau5's Rat Riot at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Via facebook.com/deadmau5​Where will you be when the Mau5head drops on 2012? Well, if you happen to be a club rat worth his or her weight in gourmet cheese and all-you-can-drink champagne, then you're gonna be holed up at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach ordering entire wheels of Roquefort and endle ... More >>

Beatport Music Awards 2011 Winners

Photo by Drew Ressler/Rukes.comWe put money on the Mau5 and the cheese-eater paid off.​Yes, we here at Crossfade are degenerate gamblers. And 12 days ago, we proved it by laying down a few bets on the outcome of the Beatport Music Awards. Well, the winners have been announced and we totally f ... More >>

Ultra Bingo: Deadmau5 Head

​Late last night, just as midnight hit and the Ultra Music Festival's Main Stage MC was breaking up the party, we saw an enormous creature pop out of a hole in the ground. We were like, "WTF?" And then we took a closer look ... It was actually a human human being in a homemade Deadmau5 head w ... More >>

Set Times For Ultra Music Festival 2011

Deadmau5's set on Saturday starts at 10:30 p.m. at the main stage.​Tomorrow's the day! And finally, Ultra Music Festival's organizers have released the entire list of set times for the massive three-day gathering.It really helps a lot knowing beforehand what to expect when attending a festival the ... More >>

Deadmau5 Searches for the Electronic Cheese at Ultra Music Festival 2011

Photo by Drew ResslerMr. Mau5 is an electro idol.​Remember when Deadmau5 was just a break from the Carl Cox tent at Ultra Music Festival back in 2008? Those were the days. By 2009, he graduated to the live stage. And last year, the rodent rager scored the first-ever sold-out solo date at the Miami ... More >>

Deadmau5 at Ultra Music Festival March 26

Beatport Music Awards: A guide to picking the big winners

A Quick Guide to Betting on the 2011 Beatport Music Awards

Are you really gonna bet on Guetta?​Go ahead and call us degenerate gamblers. But we here at Crossfade are hardly alone in the belief that life is infinitely less boring when you're betting on it. Whether the action is competitive vodka-guzzling, the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, or the arriv ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 Sells Out

Photo by Ian WitlenIf you don't have tickets for Ultra, you aren't going to be able to catch Deadmau5.​That's it, folks. According to Ultra Music Festival's site, tickets to this year's event are gone with 34 days left until the festival. Will more be made available? We're not sure, but we're work ... More >>

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Deadmau5 doesn't slow down on his sophomore album.

Deadmau5 Playing Revolution Live November 13

Deadmau5 (pronounce dead mouse for those reading this aloud) a.k.a. Joel Zimmerman, has just announced a North American tour with a stop at Revolution Live on November 13. The Canadian progressive house DJ is bringing his trademark high energy show (think full multimedia experience rather than just ... More >>

WMC Wednesday Recap: Gansevoort Pool Parties, Soft Opening of Chicago, and an Empty Nocturnal

That green blur is the lone dancer at Nocturnal last night.Yesterday, Jose Duran weighed in on the Eatskeet . com / Hipsterrunoff . com "Party Worth Blogging About" at the Gansevoort plunge pool, which we both attended. He was mostly on the money, but I should add that the party attendance had impro ... More >>

Full Ultra Music Festival Lineup Revealed

So in addition to yesterday's news of the unexplainable choice of booking the Black Eyed Peas for next month's Ultra Music Festival, the final phase of the lineup has been announced. Notable additions include Rinton, Rye Rye, Surkin, Para One and Shiny Toy Guns to Day 1, and MSTRKRFT, BT Laptop Symp ... More >>

On the List - Drop the Lime, Thug Sinatra, Sydney Blu and Hot Pink Delorean

We're two months away from the monstrosity known as Winter Music Conference. While we're hearing of plenty of parties being scale back this year, we still know it's going to be amazing. But again, that's still two months away, so for now we are going to get excited about what this weekend has in sto ... More >>

Groove Cruise Sets Sail January 23

Now in its fifth consecutive year, Miami's Groove Cruise has provided terminally-chic partiers with their own floating dance club and a spring-break-for-adults type of hedonistic experience. Past cruises have showcased alot of dime a dozen unknown DJs, but this year patrons are in for quite a treat ... More >>

Saturday Night: Deadmau5 at Mansion

Ivon David RojasDeadmau5Saturday, December 27, 2008Mansion, Miami BeachBetter than: Hip-hop Fridays at Mansion, maybe.What's left to be said about Deadmau5 that hasn't already been said? Virtually unknown in 2007, the young Toronto prodigy skyrocketed to sudden international stardom and relentless ... More >>

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CD Review: Random Album Title by Deadmau5, at Mansion on Sat.

It seems like every time Deadmau5 leaves the house, he has to stop over for an appearance at Mansion; his last time at the club was just this past August. So what has he been up to since then? Well, there was the highly anticipated release of his debut artist album, Random Album Title, a new release ... More >>

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Ultra Music Festival releases first phase of lineup...