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Tom Swoon Is Ready To Play Cinco de Mayo (And Learn What Cinco de Mayo Is)

Polish DJ Tom Swoon will help El Santo in Scottsdale celebrate Cinco de Mayo on Sunday, taking to the DJ booth prior to Porter Robinson. From the beginning of his career, only a few years ago, Swoon has emerged rapidly into the EDM scene and is now making himself known throughout North America. We ... More >>

Big Surf Waterpark Hosts a Rave of Global Proportions

Ten Raver Tips on How to Dress for Ultra 2013

By Liz Tracy They danced. They rolled. They yelled: Glitter! Yes, these are ten talkative fashionistas of Ultra Music Festival 2013. Certainly, there were some better dressed, and others more sensibly garbed. But the following folks found during night one of 2013's three-day shit fest -- they wer ... More >>

Jennifer Pilates, What Are You Listening To?

Jennifer Pilates Pilates has been an advanced pilates instructor and celebrity trainer for more than 13 years. For more information, go here. What's the first album you bought? You have stumped me. It's a tie between Madonna and Michael Jackson. What's the first concert you saw? Bon Jovi. I'm alw ... More >>

Four Reasons Lollapalooza Needs EDM

See also: Lollapalooza Suspended, Resumed After Dangerous Weather Conditions See also: 10 Things Your Lollapalooza Outfit Says About You By Ian Traas With every year that passes, it feels like electronic dance music gains a bigger foothold in the summer festival circuit, and the climb in popularit ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Curious about what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Kongos Are Huge in South Africa -- Is Phoenix Next?

Rebecca and Fiona: Swedish EDM Duo Is Ready to Take on America

Rebecca Scheja and Fiona Fitzpatrick, known to EDM aficionados as Rebecca and Fiona, are two performers on the rise. Their collaborations with Kaskade, Adrian Lux, and Basutbude have earned them recognition in their homeland, Sweden, but with the release of their debut I Love You Man (due Tuesday, J ... More >>

DJ Tranzit on His Alter Ego, New CD, World Travels, and the Current Oversaturation of EDM

The future 's looking pretty damn bright for Steven Chung, which is probably why he's wearing those Von Zipper shades in the picture above. Over the next 72 hours alone, the 31-year-old house music maestro (who performs as DJ Tranzit) will open for EDM wunderkind DallasK this evening at Wild Knigh ... More >>

Former Scottsdale Favorite Markus Schulz Among the Richest DJs in the World

More than 15 years ago, trance wunderkind Markus Schulz earned some serious scrilla performing at now-defunct Valley clubs like The Works in Scottsdale and Freedom in Tempe, as well as spinning up EDM on local radio. The German-born trance artist, who resided in the Phoenix area back in those days ... More >>

Top Five Reasons Electric Daisy Carnival Rules

See more EDC Vegas coverage: EDC 2012: House Music Beef With DJ Sneak Plays Out in Steve Angello's DJ Set EDC 2012: Coachella or Electric Daisy Carnival: Which One is Better? EDC 2012: Calvin Harris Plays CDs of Himself Singing Slideshow -- EDC Day 1 Slideshow -- EDC Day 2 Sure, we have our issu ... More >>

EDC 2012: The Underground Has Left The Building

See more EDC Vegas coverage: EDC 2012: House Music Beef With DJ Sneak Plays Out in Steve Angello's DJ Set EDC 2012: Coachella or Electric Daisy Carnival: Which One is Better? EDC 2012: Calvin Harris Plays CDs of Himself Singing Slideshow -- EDC Day 1 Slideshow -- EDC Day 2 Twenty years after rav ... More >>

The Night After Cancellation, EDC Closes Fest With Massive Turnout

See more EDC Vegas coverage: EDC 2012: House Music Beef With DJ Sneak Plays Out in Steve Angello's DJ Set EDC 2012: Coachella or Electric Daisy Carnival: Which One is Better? EDC 2012: Calvin Harris Plays CDs of Himself Singing Slideshow -- EDC Day 1 Slideshow -- EDC Day 2 Organizers of the sec ... More >>

EDC 2012: Calvin Harris Plays CDs of Himself Singing

See more EDC Vegas coverage: EDC Vegas Pulls Plug on Music Due to High Winds EDC 2012: House Music Beef With DJ Sneak Plays Out in Steve Angello's DJ Set EDC 2012: Coachella or Electric Daisy Carnival: Which One is Better? Slideshow -- EDC Day 1 Slideshow -- EDC Day 2 Dance music is fighting for i ... More >>

EDC 2012: House Music Beef With DJ Sneak Plays Out in Steve Angello's DJ Set

In early spring, a Twitter beef erupted between DJ Sneak, a Chicago house music legend, and Steve Angello, one-third of the DJ supergroup Swedish House Mafia. Sneak called SHM's music "fake shit" and said they "do not play house music" -- as in, real house music. On Friday, in front of a huge crow ... More >>

EDC 2012: Coachella or Electric Daisy Carnival: Which One is Better?

See also: Our Complete Coachella Coverage Dance music is coming to an arena near you: Kaskade will be the first DJ ever to play Staples Center (July 27). And mainstream concert promoters such as Live Nation are diving into the electronic dance explosion. Electric Daisy Carnival, which is being hel ... More >>

Wynter Gordon "Talks Dirty" With Dev at Upcoming Martini Ranch Show

​You may not be familiar with the name "Wynter Gordon," but you've heard her work. Wynter's first success came when she wrote a hit for for Mary J Blige at only 19-years-old. Shes's since collaborated with EDM artists like Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke, and David Guetta, and hip-hop artists like J Co ... More >>

Silent-J on EDM's Popularity, His Beat-Mixing Philosophy, Working With Miss Krystle, and How 300 Inspired His Tracks

​Despite what his nom de guerre of Silent-J might portend, Jimmy Ng is rarely at a loss for words. Ask him his opinion on the current state of electronic dance music or what skills are necessary to succeed as a DJ these days and you'll get an earful from the veteran producer and mixer jock. Such ... More >>

Laidback Luke on Remixing Madonna and EDM's Mainstream Crossover

"Laidback" might fit the tone of Amsterdam-based Laidback Luke (born Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen), but the tag might be doing a disservice to his work ethic: He's worked with David Guetta, Diplo, Junior Sanchez, and more, and remixed pop acts like Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, Chris Brown, and the ... More >>

DanceMission @ Madison Event Center

Adele Won and Nicki Minaj Creeped; We Recap the Grammys

​If Adele could rap, she probably would have won that Grammy as well. Sunday night's Grammy Awards made for interesting viewing, with Adele's sweep, some amazing tributes, performances, and a downright weird and horrible showing from Nicki Minaj. Host LL Cool J opened up with a prayer for Whitne ... More >>

Club Candids: Above & Beyond at Axis/Radius

Some nights are destined to be great. Above & Beyond had a fantastic evening in the cards on Friday, January 20 when the British trance trio performed at Axis/Radius in Scottsdale. The group was recently ranked #5 on DJ Magazine's list of the top 100 DJs, falling behind the likes of David Guetta, T ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Kim Jong-Il Dropping the Bass

There's nothing like a good Photoshop job when it's done right (for example, our Shawn Anderson's Photoshopped work on this very blog). Tumblr is a great showcase for creative 'Shop work, and occasionally, when we're not reblogging photo of kittens or vintage black-and-white band photos, we check ou ... More >>

Fatboy Slim Talks Las Vegas, Detroit, Quitting Drinking, and How Cool Americans Think They Are

​ Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, has been rocking beats hard since the late '70s, when he played in bands like Disque Attack and the Housemartins. He achieved mainstream popularity in the '90s, when "Praise You" blew up as a radio staple. In recent years, Cook has focused on production, stepping ... More >>

David Guetta's Single Leaks, Pentagon Investigator Gets Involved

​Just as any artist would be, DJ and producer David Guetta is understandably quite upset over the recent leak of his new song, according to Rolling Stone.Guetta has gone above and beyond to catch the sleazy hacker who leaked his new single "Where Them Girls At?" which features Nicki Minaj and Flo ... More >>

David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi - Memories

​Song: David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi, "Memories"Context: What's the better current hit single called "Memories," this one from French house producer David Guetta or the song by Weezer? Actually, here's a better question: Why has no one mashed them together yet? David Guetta - Memories by l ... More >>

B.o.B. Performs at Jackrabbit Lounge This Weekend

B.o.B.​Arizona might not have a House of Blues yet, but the owners of Jackrabbit Lounge are hoping the nightclub becomes a destination for live music lovers in Old Town Scottsdale.Since Don Serpe purchased the bar back in July, the bar has hosted nearly 10 Top 40 performances, including Nelly, DMX ... More >>

Madonna and Other New Releases

​Of course, everyone knows Madonna as the middle-ager who keeps managing to re-invent herself. Part of how she's done that is by working with contemporary artists, such as Justin Timberlake, to create a relevant, ever-evolving sound.Today, the Queen of Pop releases Revolver (Mixes), an EP with eig ... More >>