Skrillex' Reggae Steeze

Skrillex combined with Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley to drop a bass heavy video for "Make It Bun Dem" to get those reggae vibes out before the 2012 heatwaves are all gone.  Enjoy....

Skrillex & Kaskade Video Premier - "Lick It"

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Another quirky banger from Skrillex. This time with help from EDM brother Kaskade. The combo just might make your ears bleed....

Skrillex & Kaskade Video Premier - "Lick It"

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Another quirky banger from Skrillex. This time with help from EDM brother Kaskade. The combo just might make your ears bleed....

Skrillex - "Bangarang" Video Released

Skrillex's first post-Grammy music video release continues his content onslaught. This week's treat is "Bangarang" - a mischievous tale of young ice cream thieves. The mildly creepy, back alley setting seems eerily familiar to the "First of the Year" video - but this video has a few more bright spots. Little kids. Ice cream trucks. Explosives. Ya know - the good stuff.

Skrillex - "Bangarang" Video Released

Skrillex's first post-Grammy music video release continues his content onslaught. This week's treat is "Bangarang" - a mischievous tale of young ice cream thieves. The mildly creepy, back alley setting seems eerily familiar to the "First of the Year" video - but this video has a few more bright spots. Little kids. Ice cream trucks. Explosives. Ya know - the good stuff.

Skrillex Invades L.A. (Late January 6 Show Run)

Grammy award nominee Skrillex (does that sound weird to anyone else?) descends on Los Angeles and New York City from his dubstep mothership to party with friends and label mates ten more times before the Grammy ceremonies get under way.

The five time nominee won't be playing alone, he has recruited some heavy-hitting dubsteppers and signees to his OWSLA label to join him. The ten date run features a host of intimate gatherings that will be limited to those that act early (tickets go on sale for L.A. Live tomorrow at 10 am) and those in Skrillex's personal circle. You'll be lucky to get into any show in L.A., because given Sonny Moore's massive rise in stardom, Dim Mak Studios, Echoplex and Avalon just won't be able to contain the demand. The Palladium probably won't even be able to handle it - I imagine that will sell out rapidly too.

In total, he rages through Los Angeles for six straight nights beginning on January 24th at Dim Mak Studios for their weekly Dim Mak Tuesday party. He will be joined by Alvin Risk and Koan Sound. My guess is there won't be free alcohol to get you in the door early that night...

The real treat of the run is probably Wednesday the 25th at Echoplex where he plays a Skrillex vs. 12th Planet show, along with Diplo. When 12th Planet is essentially the least recognizable artist on your bill, and that bill takes place in Los Angeles, you know the show is going to be massive.

Thursday he takes on exchange with OWSLA signee Zedd, and Friday he moves to Avalon for Control with Huoratron and Kill The Noise. After that, its two less intimate nights at Palladium and L.A. Live Event Deck respectively. The latter offers guest spots from Benga, Nadastrom and other special guests TBA.

If you're not already amped for this - I don't know what you're drinking or you just hate dubstep, or both. Don't sleep in tomorrow if you're a Los Angeleno. Get up at 10 am and make sure you get some of those damn tickets!

New Yorkers, check your local listings, but he tackles the Big Apple with four shows over five nights, including a show at Terminal 5 with Skream & Benga, KOAN Sound and Tokimonsta on February 4th.

Grandma Inspires New Dubstep Dance?

My grandparents were never much into hip-hop and that stuck around. But my Mema actually has found some things to like about dub step, and apparently other people's grandparents have too. If that's not a sign of its staying power - I'm not really sure what is.

Peep this grandma. We'll call her quasi conductor movements with her hands 'dub fingers.'

And check out this grandpa getting down to Skrillex.

And this grandma getting down to Skrillex in the car.

Grammy's Best Video Category

Since when has the Grammy's had the best video category? I'm not even sure - but its an eclectic mix - Skrillex, Adele, Memory Tapes, Radiohead, OK Go and, yes, Weird "Al" Yankovic.

Do you have a front runner in this category? I'm not advocating making your computer a personal MTV circa 1988 - I've listened to the records more than I've watched any of these music videos - but in 30 minutes you can digest all the Grammy nominees, and, with the exception of Weird Al's parody of Gaga, the nominated videos are synch with quality material.

In some of the videos - there are lots of great special effects (OK Go, Skrillex, Memory Tapes), others have creative dance interpretations, broken dishes and synchronized glass ripples. Prepare to be entertained...



Skrillex - "First of the Year (Equinox)"





Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"





Radiohead - "Lotus Flower"





Memory Tapes - "Yes I Know"





Weird Al Yankovic - "Perform This Way"





OK Go - "All Is Not Lost"

Electronic Music's Next Huge Thing: Porter Robinson

If you felt like you were late to the Skrillex party last year, don't make the same mistake twice. We hope you learned your lesson and are already hip to Porter Robinson because he could be the next act to blow the roof off of electronic music. The 19-year-old’s accomplishments thus far rival many seasoned veterans’ and may we remind you he’s only 19?!?

Having just completed a tour supporting Tiesto in which Robinson performed for the largest DJ event in US history (approximately 26,000 were in attendance), his peers are already touting him as one of the nu-breed saviors of electronic music. Porter Robinson was featured on Billboard’s “Top 21 Under 21” list, and managed to crash Beatport’s servers when he released his Spitfire EP earlier this year. He’s already remixed the likes of Lady Gaga and Avicii with several more A-list offers rolling in. What’s that, you want to see Porter Robinson live? Well you’re in luck because he’s stopping by The Music Box Saturday December 3rd (get tickets here).

If you can, clear your schedule on the 3rd…you won’t be disappointed.

HARD HAUNTED MANSION - LESS THAN 4 WEEKS AWAY!

The HARD Haunted Mansion returns to The Shrine on Friday October 28th and makes it its home for two nights of raucous electronic mayhem. You probably don't need us to tell you how nasty its going to be if you were at HARD Summer...but if you weren't, we promise, it will be the sauce.

The line-up is maxed out. With fierce competition for wearing the badge of dopest electronic music event of the year, Hard Haunted Mansion is making a strong play for the belt. Catching Skrillex on his Mothership Tour (along with his support act, 12th Planet) is key and with Rusko, Skream, Benga and more - dubstepping college children are guaranteed to have their faces melted.

Fatboy Slim, Soulwax, Major Lazer, Laidback Luke and 2Manydjs only make it more tempting - and then all the rising support cast, from SBTRKT to Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs to The Knocks will keep the concrete dance floor rocking from the second the doors open on Friday at 6 p.m.

Cop your tickets for both nights at Shrine Expo Hall here.

Event is from 6pm - 2am each night. 18+ event.

The full line-up is below:

Fatboy Slim
Soulwax
Rusko
Skrillex
Laidback Luke
2manydjs
Major Lazer
Skream + Benga
Tiga
Fake Blood
12th Planet
Switch
SBTRKT
L-Vis 1990
Annie Mac
Goose
Housemeister
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Pearson Sound
Destructo
Paul Chambers
The Magician
Jackmaster
Beataucue
Kingdom
Oliver
Japanese Popstars
The Knocks
Clockwork

Identity Announced: 1st Traveling Exclusive Electronic Music Festival

Just when I thought festival announcements were over, MSO Publicity puts out a press release about the first ever traveling electronic only music festival that is hitting approximately 20 cities in August and September. The disappointment of missing Ultra Music Festival and possibly Camp Bisco and EDC suddenly turned into optimism with one open of my e-mail box.

Without revealing the full line-up, we already know that the traveling, multi-stage IDENTITY festival is going to feature the likenesses of heavy hitters (and personal favorites) like Pretty Lights, Rusko, Disco Biscuits, Skrillex, DJ Shadow, Holy Ghost! and more, including Chad Hugo (of N.E.R.D.), Dim Mak's Steve Aoki, Chuckie, The Crystal Method, Avicii. Furthermore, the fest has partnered with Beatport to give it the appropriate street cred (and probably make some cool ticket and music purchase packages available).

More artists are going to be revealed in May when they intend on announcing the cities. For now, you can check out www.IDFestival.com for more information.

I can't wait for the full announcement. The only thing that would make me more excited is if 12th Planet were added!

The line up for IDENTITY currently is:

KASKADE
PRETTY LIGHTS
RUSKO
AVICII
STEVE AOKI
DISCO BISCUITS
DJ SHADOW
SKRILLEX
PETE TONG
CHUCKIE
BOOKA SHADE
MODESELEKTOR
THE CRYSTAL METHOD
HOLY GHOST!
NERO
DATSIK
EROL ALKAN
CHAD HUGO (N.E.R.D.)
AEROPLANE
LA RIOTS
DOORLY
NERVO
WHITE SHADOW
JESSIE AND THE TOY BOYS
THE EYE

MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED