DA’s heroes of HARD Summer 2013
The rest of the world may be galavanting in Ibiza, clubbing in Berlin, or recovering from a once-in-a-lifetime experience at Tomorrowland, but fans of electronic music on the West Coast are gearing up for HARD Summer this weekend in Los Angeles. HARD Summer is part of Gary Richard's highly respected HARD brand, with other events like HARD Day of the Dead and now HARD Red Rocks taking center stage. Although HARD was acquired by Live Nation in June of last year, they've managed to maintain an air of authenticity to their brand and that brand is all about fewer furry boots and more quality music.
Ahead of US release, Rudimental make entire debut album ‘Home’ available online
If the name Rudimental is still new to your ears -- listen up now. The quartet's LP Home has already hit number one in the UK (it was original released in late April of this year), and now ahead of its US release next week, the group has made all twelve tracks available for stream, courtesy of SPIN. Many of the group's records, songs like "Feel The Love," "Spoons," "Waiting All Night," and "Hell Could Freeze" have already seen massive success as singles -- and for good cause. Like other artists like Disclosure, AlunaGeorge, and Bondax, Rudimental are promoting a quality and accessible UK sounds across Atlantic waters with influences from '90s house, jungle, two-step, and beyond. They're getting noticed, and fast (even Beyonce has declared herself a fan).
Editorial: House Divided, Standing up for the Spirit of EDM
EDM has taken on a collective social stigma, where mainstream success is met with apprehension and disdain. Jaded fans of old write off mainstream acceptance as taboo and force-feed new fans the same placebo. Considering the culture that surrounds dance music, it feels ironic writing an editorial downplaying a pandemic negativity that seems to plague its fans. Since when is EDM a cult that preaches peace, love, unity, and respect, but whose first phase of initiation is proclaiming “Skrillex sucks?” Fans discredit artistic success, admonish saturated event markets, and criticize our thriving scene, all because they fear the mainstream. We need to change our way of thinking.