Moving to a city like Chicago and making a name for yourself as a DJ is no easy task. To do it in less than a year, have five residencies at some of the best venues, and be booking gigs all across the US; some would call that next to impossible. Well, meet Mr. Impossible....
Dirtybird’s Christia...
posted by Kat Bein
Leroy Peppers is a bad, bad man. He was born in a Cadillac trunk, the by-product of a dirty one-night-stand between hip-hop and techno. His raison d’etre is simple yet so necessary; to make your ass move in ways your momma should never witness. “I just wanted to start making the kind of...
Style Blogger Feature: Lorna Burford Of Denim Blog...
posted by Heretics
No matter what season, temperature or current trend is cycling through the ever-changing fashion world, one thing is certain: denim will always be in. Being a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl is definitely not a bad thing, especially when you are Lorna Burford. She’s the jean queen and both writer/editor for DenimBlog, as well as her own super cute personal style blog – Raindrops of Sapphire. Lorna isn’t afraid to get daring in denim, so we caught up with her to get the inside scoop on her fashion favorites and to learn a little more about what it’s like being in her shoes— err jeans. FWP: What influenced you...
Hundred Waters: The ...
posted by Lesson25
Some bands get started with the aim of making it big; dreaming of fame, fortune and everything that goes with it. (Yes, that was a Queen reference — I thank you all.) Sometimes, those bands achieve success and hit the big time. Sometimes, those bands fail and are left forgotten by the pages...
An Interview With Cr...
posted by GPS
Today, I have for you all an interview with Crumps, conducted over email. Making interesting sounds in his studio and turning them into dark bangers, Crumps is definitely one to watch. Get to know Crumps on Facebook, Twitter, and Soundcloud. —– FWP: Tell us a little bit about...
Perfectos – The End Of The World (Again)
posted by Lesson25
If you want to be overly simplistic about things, there are two ideologies in today’s world of independent rock music: There is the camp that thinks the best way to catch ears is by creating a unique sound as an artist using every experimental trick in the book. Then there’s the camp that thinks all you need is a good, catchy song. That’s where Brenton Stanley, vocalist and guitarist of The Perfectos, falls. Sure, he’s got organs and pianos backing his traditional rock three-piece foundation, but that’s where the bells and whistles end. The Perfectos’ new seven-song EP, “The End Of The World...
Tycho Live In Gaines...
posted by Lesson25
Scott Hansen is on the stage, preparing to play his third song of the night. He stands, huddled over his midi controller with a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar slung across his back. Hansen, better known as the chillwave artist Tycho and graphic design artist ISO50, then begins the song, A...
An Interview With xKore
posted by GPS
Have I got a treat for you bassheads this lovely evening! A couple of months ago, I had the pleasure of meeting xKore (see our first post on him here). In the weeks following, he had his first shows in the States, including a show with Figure, as well as playing Dancegiving Music Festival. After his mini-US stint was over, I had the pleasure of interviewing this new up-and-comer by e-mail. — Tell us a little about yourself for our readers. Hello. Nice to meet you. My name is xKore and I make dubstep, drumstep, moombahton, electro, and basically all things bass music. I’ve been producing for around four years, started...
Orville Kline: Porn ...
posted by Kat Bein
Orville Kline is so ready to bang. All over the great city of Chicago, he’s making banging tunes, throwing banging parties and probably banging, well, you see where else this could go. With his distinctive red and black mohawk, he’s an easy guy to spot. You can find him every...
Introducing: Rob De ...
posted by GPS
Allow me to introduce Rob De Large. He’s a man of many faces, dividing his time between working on solo works and jumping around residents in Los Angeles, Stockholm and Paris. As a solo producer, De Large has recently turned his focus to dark techno, and is currently on tour in...
Claude VonStroke: &#...
posted by Kat Bein
Claude VonStroke is the man. If you don’t know who he is, geez, I’m sorry bro. From the great city of Detroit, Claude, or as his mother named him Barclay Crenshaw, wanted to be a film maker. That didn’t work out, so instead he got all up in tech house and founded Dirty Bird...
Beats Antique Interv...
posted by Kat Bein
Beats Antique are not your typical band, and they’re not your typical DJs, and they’re not your typical dance troupe, although you could argue they belong to each of those categories. They don’t make world music, and they don’t make dubstep, and they don’t make...
Big Gigantic: It Onl...
posted by Kat Bein
Big Gigantic, the fearsome twosome from Boulder, Colo., was one of my favorite performances at this year’s Hangout Music Fest. These guys are making some of the sexiest, shoulder-jerkinest sax-step on the scene, and their live shows are consistently something to talk about for...
Talking With 12th Pl...
posted by Kat Bein
For a small college town, Gainesville gets to see a lot of good acts come through. There’s really quite a wonderful little tour circuit emerging in Florida for legit DJs, and I, for one, am happy to benefit. Just the other week we had dubstep hero 12th Planet, or John Dadzie, come by...
Wolfgang Gartner Tal...
posted by Kat Bein
Wednesday, November 11, Wolfgang Gartner graced the dancefloor with a righteous set at the Vault in downtown Gville. I first got to see him throw down at Electric Zoo in NYC, back in September, but Wednesday afforded me the lucky chance to see him in a more intimate setting. At close to...
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