Industry
Kanye West Reveals Skrillex and Daft Punk As Collaborators On New Album
Kanye West has been residing nearly full time in Paris since January working on his 6th studio album, details of which are beginning to surface. He closed SNL this Saturday night with two new tracks off his forthcoming album, ‘New Slaves’ and ‘Black Skinhead’. “After exposing Daft Punk to millions of new fans outside of dance music [...]
Brain Surgery Delays New Crystal Method Album
Brain surgery leads Grammy-nominated The Crystal Method to announce that they are delaying the release of their fifth studio album. Per doctor’s orders following recent brain surgery, The Crystal Method’s co-founder, Scott Kirkland, will remain under home medical treatment. As a result, the release of the band’s fifth and much anticipated studio album, has been pushed to early [...]
Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories Streaming Free on iTunes
Following a series of Random Access Memories leaks hitting the web today, Daft Punk is now officially streaming the album in full on iTunes. To access the stream, go to the Daft Punk artist page in iTunes (NOT THE ALBUM PAGE!) and you will see the screen above and be prompted to ‘Listen Now’. Can’t [...]
GQ Profiles Daft Punk for its May 2013 Issue
As the anticipation for Daft Punk‘s Random Access Memories grows, the duo has seen increased media coverage from various outlets. This is somewhat ironic considering most of the articles note the band’s reservedness and their reluctance to reveal much about the album – or their lives beyond the helmets for that matter. Regardless, the latest hype on ‘The [...]
Daft Punk on BBC Radio 1 this Friday!
Pete Tong has announced via twitter that the legendary French duo Daft Punk will be on his radio mix show on BBC Radio 1 this Friday, May 10 at 9PM (that’s 3 pm CST). He plans to air an interview with Daft Punk recorded at this year’s Coachella Music Festival. This interview will be the first time they [...]
AraabMUZIK Shot, Recovering From Robbery Attempt
AraabMuzik is recovering in the hospital after he was shot during an attempted robbery. The hit producer had just announced he would be playing at EDC this year and next thing we know there is a picture of him in a hospital bed. His manager, DukeDaGod, posted the photo on instagram with the caption “Everyone [...]
Live Nation’s Deal With Insomniac Not A Done Deal
Last week news broke that Live Nation was closing in on a deal to by a 50% stake in Insomniac Events for a whopping $50 million dollars. Naturally this set the electronic music community into a scramble mode to find out more information. Some met the news and immediately questioned why this was happening. Well [...]
Live Nation and Insomniac Allegedly Close to Striking $50,000,000 Deal
“Live Nation Entertainment is close to finalizing a deal to acquire about a 50% stake in Insomniac Events for $50 million, according to people familiar with the matter. Insomniac Events, which produces electronic-dance-music festivals and is known for its Electric Daisy Carnival, which drew more than 300,000 fans to Las Vegas last year, would be a [...]
San Diego High School Students Expelled For Twerking
“To some, the act of twerking is a near-spiritual form of expression. To others, it’s “basically a slutty dance derived from strip clubs” (via Urban Dictionary). But to 33 San Diego students, it’s the reason they won’t be returning to Scripps Ranch High School this week. The entire group was suspended after using school equipment to [...]
Anjunabeats Makes Official Statement Regarding Will.I.Am
After remaining somewhat silent on the Will.I.Am plagirism debacle, Arty and Mat Zo‘s label, Anjunabeats , has just released an official statement on the matter. For those of you who are unaware of the ongoing legal battle between the two parties, about two weeks ago Will.I.Am released his latest album #WillPower. The album featured a track entitled “Lets [...]









