All the WMC activity can be incredibly fun. But there can be an incessant air about it too: There are countless singles, albums, DVDs, and DJs to promote, and often it’s crap that might not even be available to the public for quite some time. For those who are just…
It developed from a rather small thing by the beach into one of the biggest festivals you have in the U.S. And it represents nearly everything electronic music has to offer, and so therefore it’s one of the most important festivals not just in the States, but in the world.”…
As if it wasn’t apparent by his moniker, Chuck Love reveals himself as something of a smooth dude when he sings. The Minneapolis-based artist, who is also a DJ and producer, found a natural home at San Francisco’s Om Records for last year’s debut double-disc Bring Enough to Spill Some…
Los Angeles resident Zach Sciacca always remembers to take listeners on a true journey — a real Z-Trip. And since so many DJs have forgotten (or never learned) how to mix, Z’s local appearances should easily be highlights in a crowded party itinerary. As a teenager in Phoenix, he formed…
L.A. is full of starlets, celebutantes, and wannabe Playboy bunnies who are only too happy to besmirch the name and good reputation of female DJs such as Colette Marino, who actually knows what she’s doing. And don’t let the pretty looks fool you into thinking otherwise. She’s currently residing in…
This DJ from New York has the talent to venture from rap to rock to house to electro to whatever without losing the audience or sounding strained. He was formerly an editor at knowledgeable and adventurous music mag Fader, where he was known as Nick Barat. Now he — along…
Italian-born DJ John Acquaviva has called Ontario, Canada, his home for most of his life, but as one of the most elite and in-demand techno DJs, he calls the world his stage. He cofounded the seminal techno labels Plus 8 and Definitive with cohort Richie Hawtin, and the two have…
Canadian-born techno veteran Richie Hawtin makes his home in Berlin these days and seldom performs in the States, so we’re lucky that local techno clique Future Mob has brought him to Pawn Shop this weekend. Since moving to Deutschland a couple of years ago, he has immersed himself in consulting…
The deliciously sinister beats of Dom & Roland have been fueling the drum ‘n’ bass scene ever since there was a drum ‘n’ bass scene. Recording for seminal genre labels like No-U-Turn and Moving Shadow (and latterly DRP, for Dom & Roland Productions, home to top artists like Klute and…
Southern rap magazine Ozone hustled its way into the awards show game last year, presenting a program as musically satisfying and gossip-fueling as its informative and edgy printed pages. It was mounted in conjunction with TJs DJs Tastemakers DJ/Music Conference, a weekend of artist showcases and practical panel discussions. The…
New York-based DJ/producer Chris Fortier got his start in the music industry in Orlando (where he moved from the smaller city of Melbourne, Florida, for college). Having weathered the crapstorm that was the Nineties’ progressive house movement and survived to sail into the seas of more substantial future music, he…
Remix collections based on legendary artists or record labels are often dicey propositions concocted to introduce a younger generation to a classic sound in a form that listeners are expected to somehow find more palatable. Sometimes these offerings aren’t well-thought-out and go a long way toward damaging the legacy of…
The sounds that Miami’s Skymall, a.k.a. Ed Prence, makes are the musical equivalent of Tourette’s syndrome, and that’s meant as big praise. Frenetic beats, nasty bass, and offbeat sampling might be hallmarks of the area’s electronic underbelly, but Skymall’s volume goes to 11. His single and EP releases are scarce…
MC Jimmy Jamz and DJ/producer Bobby Evans are Brother Reade, a hip-hop duo from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that has settled in the smoggy climes of East Los Angeles. The California metropolis seems to have exerted a stronger influence than the pair’s Dirty South hometown, resulting in a sound closer to…
Breakage and Mayhem don’t necessarily sound like things clubbers would submit themselves to willingly. But in this case they should, for this duo comprises notable evangelists for drum ‘n’ bass at a time when the form has pushed past its initial mass excitement in the States. The seven-year discography of…
Coming to international fame in the Nineties via his double-entendre-titled Bang the Box mix series, Chicago’s Bad Boy Bill (William Renkosik) has never been known for subtlety. And that’s okay, because sometimes there’s the plain and simple need to be whooped on the head with a huge groove and a…
New York’s Roger Sanchez has been an insanely popular house DJ since releasing records on the classic dance record label Strictly Rhythm in the early Nineties. Apparently he’s a big draw on at least a few continents. To wit: Last month some dodgy club promoters in South Africa falsely advertised…
If not for the apathy and mishandling from his former major record label, Atlanta’s Pastor Troy (n’ Micah Levar Troy) might have emerged five years ago as one of crunk’s major mainstream stars. At the time, he had all the elements that seem to work today: guest spots on Lil…
Four of urban music’s brightest young stars of the moment — Lil Scrappy, T-Pain, Lloyd, and Rich Boy — could easily tour arenas and ampitheaters together and bring down the house. For now, though, they will converge on DUB Magazine’s Custom Auto Show and Concert for an exciting and high-value…
Though he seems annoyingly aware of this fact, Maroon 5’s lithe frontman, Adam Levine, is one of the prettiest pop-rockers to come along in eons. (Oh, how Jared Leto must covet Levine’s milky complexion.) But with his brassy sass and brave forays into the upper registers of his voice on…
Osunlade is, quite literally, the priest of deep, soulful house music — a talented producer who left a promising mainstream career and shed the trappings of the American recording industry in favor of becoming a spiritual guide in the African religion of Ifa. And despite the reputation for excess levied…
For those uninclined toward clubbing: French expatriate Cedric Gervais is one of Miami’s most popular resident DJs, appearing each weekend at Club Space downtown. Gervais spins house music in those lost hours where Saturday night becomes Sunday morning — and, for the happy hardcore, afternoon. The sprawl of a superclub…
