Swedish House Mafia’s Black Tie Rave auction for Sandy Relief begins
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy's aftermath, we have seen countless artists band together to raise money and awareness for those affected by the storm. The Swedish House Mafia's Black Tie Rave on February 28th plans to continue this trend, donating 100% of the net proceeds to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City and the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster's auctioning system and which will continue until December 16th. The show, scheduled to take place at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom, is a strict black tie and ball gowns affair - with an age limit of 21+. I guess it's time to rent a tuxedo.
Justice kick off their North American tour with exclusive set at Sirius XM and sold out show at Hammerstein Ballroom
Softspoken, electronic-rock gods, Justice, stopped by the Sirius XM studios this past Friday to spin an exclusive set for a studio packed with die-hard fans. In a brief pre-set interview, Gaspard Augé remained sullen and quiet while Xavier de Rosnay explained the origins of Justice, including their "accidental" jump into music production, their first remix of Simian Mobile Disco and the classic rock inspiration behind Audio, Video, Disco. In anticipation for the start of their North American tour, the French duo spun an eclectic set of originals and techno-heavy tracks from some of the premiere French acts in the scene today. Leading off with ZZT's "Partys Over Lose Angeles" the duo featured cuts from Gesaffelstein, Destructo, Surkin, SebastiAn, Jacques Lu Cont and more, before finally closing out, interestingly enough, with Michael Sembello's "Maniac" which took most of us in the studio by surprise -- but, as one fan put it, "That's what legends fucking do."
Cosmic Opera Act II ‘Imbroglio’ review: an improvement over the original in almost every way
To say the stakes were high for Cosmic Opera Act II would be a massive understatement. 'Imbroglio's soundtrack was provided by Zedd, Fedde Le Grand, and Felix Cartal, and it improved upon the original in almost every way possible.
Cosmic Opera is back for Act II: Fedde Le Grand, Zedd, Funkagenda, Felix Cartal playing Hammerstein April 5 and 6
The first go-around of Cosmic Opera last month left us wanting more, so we've been anxious to see what would happen when the "extrasensory dance event" returned to Hammerstein Ballroom. And, thanks to a new YouTube video from the Cosmic Opera team, we have some new info about "Act II: Imbroglio."