DA’s Best of the Rest: Tuesday, July 31st 2012
While yesterday was dominated by new tracks on an especially jam-packed Music Monday, today the news scene took over the DA homepage. For starters, a whole lot of dance music talent was added to the Made In America Festival lineup, MTV revealed a new "Electronic Dance Music Video" category for this year's VMAs, and DJ Mag told the world that it has discovered fraudulent voting in the poll -- and that it would be spilling the beans on offending DJs by the end of the week.
A Tale of Two Armins: Armin Van Buuren at EDC NY (review)
It's true that to most of us the addition of a third day for EDC NY seemed like an afterthought. An entire stage was cut from the lineup and the addition of Armin Van Buuren as the closer felt forced, wouldn't two closing sets cheapen the Armin experience? The answer after two days at EDC NY is a resounding "HELL NO!" Armin Van Buuren is the world's biggest DJ for a reason -- he is one of the few left whose sets are true artistry. He masterfully mixes tracks to create an atmosphere rather than a party, taking listeners on a journey with peaks and valleys and highs and lows. While many popular artists play nearly identical sets at every big festival, Armin's is always a surprise.
EDC NY Day 2 photos: the most memorable moments caught on camera
Electric Daisy Carnival NY day 2 is a wrap, but there are so many moments we wanted to share with you. Check out these photos to get a sense of the day, including highlights from Michael Woods, Sebastian Ingrosso, Thomas Gold, Alesso, Avicii, and CAZZETTE.