The Lundis Dis Mou Oui! Roller Disco Was a Blast From the Past

We’re not so lucky as to have been one of those hot disco roller mamas from the ’70s. That’s why we’re so thankful to the people of Lundi Dis Moi Oui! and Grand Central for putting together an amazing roller disco party Monday night, featuring none other than DJ Nicki…

EDM’s Five Biggest Hacks

What makes someone a hack? A hack purports to be something he’s not. It’s a person who holds himself above others on false grounds. The entertainment industry is full of them, and tons of people get into the music industry for the wrong reasons. We can’t help ourselves from feeling…

Far East Movement

The hottest trend in pop music is a serious case of East meets West. South Korean pop groups are taking over, and if you’re into choreographed dance moves and gravity-defying hairstyles, nothing could be better. The new movement is more than just Psy. Billboard has been charting and closely covering…

Guy Gerber: “EDM Is Horrible, But in the End, I Kind of Appreciate It”

It doesn’t get much more one-dimensional than the modern popular music scene. Blame the Internet, marketers, the apathy or distraction of a generation, but things aren’t like they used to be. “Back in the day, people were more into exploring things,” says Guy Gerber, an Israeli electronic producer more likely…

Bey Z and the Five Greatest Pop Power Couples Ever

In these modern times, real love is hard to find. But if you’re feeling too hopeless to even touch yourself, remember that Beyoncé and Jay Z found each other. They have what the rest of the world may never know — a mutually-beneficial marriage that may or may not include…

Ten Worst Celebrity Rappers

It’s usually weird when actors spit rhymes, but it’s even weirder when you find out the sparkly vampire hunk from Twilight wants to be a rapper named “Big Tub.” That’s the truth Robert Pattinson revealed on the couch with Seth Meyers on Late Night. The poor kid was self-conscious about…

Life Is But A Dream

It may sound snobbish, but some music moves beyond the commercial realm into nothing short of art. When it’s more than just a good beat and a hook, when an artist takes melody from clichéd to conceptual, that’s when things get really interesting. Teenage Fantasy is a dance duo from…

Ten Softest Rappers in the Game

The mainstream rap game is servin’ up so many soft rappers, we should stop calling them MCs and start calling them TCBYs. Have you listened to the hip-hop charts lately? It’s like a damn 16-year-old girl’s mix tape in this mess. Someone must have let the dogs out, because all…

Five Worst EDM Gimmicks

Remember when you used to spend all day playing arcade fighting games against your friends, and you had that one buddy who just kept pressing the same attack button, over and over, leaving you no time to gather your thoughts and use your actual skills? That shit was cheap as…

Eight Signs You’re Not VIP

Everyone wants to feel special and loved, but not everyone is a Very Important Person. Of course, if VIP is really about anything at all, it’s money and status and exclusivity. A person cannot be “very important” unless there are “less important” people at which to snicker and point from…

Ten Best Female Punks Ever

The music industry is a male-dominated business. And though punk rock disturbs the status-quo, it’s no exception to paternal rule. That being said, it is one of the most open and inviting genres in music. With the right attitude, anyone can be a punk rocker, and plenty of ladies have…

Eats Everything: “Never Plan Anything, That’s My Motto”

When we were kids, our dads made us listen to a lot of classic rock and heavy metal. Of course, electronic producer Eats Everything of the Dirtybird crew has his own priorities. “I’d been playing techno into my wife’s belly all the way through the pregnancy,” says the proud father…

The Six People You Meet on South Beach

It’s a blessing and a curse. It’s a tourist trap and an aging icon. It’s a wonder of the world and a wonder that it isn’t under water. Love it or hate it, South Beach is the jewel of Miami, and it’s not going anywhere just yet. The bridge acts…