Skrillex Wins Three Grammys
12/02/12 - News Source – Factmag
The US dubstep superstar / brostep pin-up / the FACT comment section’s most hated man won three awards at the show’s pre-program, for Best Remixed Recording (Non-Classical) for his remix of Benny Benassi’s ‘Cinema’, Best Dance Recording for ‘Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites’, and Best Dance/Electronica Album for the album of the same name, beating Deadmau5 and David Guetta in the process.
Upon receiving the third award, Skrillex described the occasion as “the most surreal day of his life”, and at one point apparently shouted out Croydon (!), which as occasional FACT writer Dan Hancox points out, is like dubstep coming weirdly full circle. His night presumably got weirder when Best Album rival Deadmau5 turned up wearing a t-shirt that supposedly bears Skrillex’s phone number. It’s fine though, he’s changing it.
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12/12/11
Loco Dice has outlined plans for a second Under 300 tour, with 12 intimate dates lined up across Europe in January and February.
Some readers may remember the first Under 300 tour in 2009. The concept for this one is largely the same—only 300 tickets will be sold for each date—but with a few updates. This time around, Loco Dice will share the bill in each city with resident DJs that have given him a leg-up over the years. This will include, to name just a few, Boris Werner at Trouw in Amsterdam (in the smaller downstairs room), Martinez at Culture Box in Copenhagen, and Patrick Specke and Vladimir Ivkovic at Salon des Amateurs in Loco Dice’s home city of Dusseldorf. In a nod to his hip-hop roots, the Desolat boss’s set-up will be limited to two turntables, a mixer and a mic, which he’ll use to say a few words about each of his hosts.
News via RA: http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=15434
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11/11/11
SKRILLEX CELL ‘GREY DAZE’ TOUR – DUE TO DEMAND 2nd BRIXTON SHOW ADDED
BRIXTON / OXFORD / NEWCASTLE & NORWICH SOLD OUT !
Skrillex has sold out his inaugural show at O2 Academy Brixton as well as Newcastle, Oxford and Norwich UEA selling out in record time and due to demand has announced a second consecutive night at O2 Academy Brixton.
The 12 date tour will be Skrillex’ biggest headline UK Tour to date and will be the first time he brings his ‘Skrillex Cell’ production to the UK. Fans are being urged to purchase tickets for the remaining shows as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Tickets for the 2nd night at O2 Academy Brixton which takes place on Saturday 18th February 2012 go on sale 9am Tuesday 8th November www.gigsandtours.com / Tel: 0844 811 0051 (24hr). Tickets for the rest of the tour are on sale now.
For further information go to www.cream.co.uk / Tel: 0151 707 1309 / http://twitter.com/skrillex / www.facebook.com/skrillex
News sourced from Harderfaster.net
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23/9/11
Politicians Deny Cocaine Claims
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne brushed off fresh claims by a former dominatrix friend that they’d taken cocaine together in the 80s, this week delegating a publicist to sniff ‘The allegations are old and we deny them.”
Ex-escort agency boss Ms Natalie Rowe, 47, first told tabloids six years that she’d snorted coke with Osbourne regularly, appearing in a photograph next to the then political assistant in front of a line of white powder.
Repeating her accusations on TV this week she was defiant.
“There was definitely, there was cocaine on that night on the table. George Osborne did take cocaine on that night. And not just on that night. He took it on a regular basis with me, with his friends,” she told ABC Australia.
“There were more witnesses, not just me, that witnessed George Osborne taking cocaine. So it’s you know, there are other people out there that know the truth.
On that particular night he had taken a line. And I said to George jokingly that when you’re prime minister one day I’ll have all the dirty goods on you. And he laughed and took a big fat line of cocaine,” she claimed (New Statesman: http://bit.ly/ok9Adq )
US Right wing poster girl Sarah Palin, meanwhile, was also facing accusations of snorting ‘cocaine off a 55 gallon oil drum while snowmobiling with friends’ (Daily Mail: http://bit.ly/rh2Dy3 ) in Joe McGinniss’s book The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin.
Tony Newman, communications director for the Drug Policy Alliance, said “past or current drug use should not be worthy of ridicule – but hypocrisy should be’.
“I have mixed feelings when I hear about Palin and other politicians’ drug use,” the civil liberties campaigner argued.
“The revelations are beneficial by helping shatter the myth that if you try drugs you are going to be an unproductive person who ruins your life. But the hypocrisy is infuriating. Our prisons are exploding with more than 500,000 people behind bars for nonviolent drug offenses – and these politicians are perpetuating the policies that created this catastrophe.”
It is time for voters to punish elected officials – not for past drug use, but for supporting draconian laws that lock up so many of our brothers and sisters for doing what so many of our elected officials do themselves.” (Alternet: http://bit.ly/pXZkmm )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f67UPPEkFNs&feature=related (White Lines Grandmaster Flash live- incredible costumes)
http://bit.ly/iOjWB (cocaine mini-film)
Jonty Skrufff: http://listn.to/JontySkrufff
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Saturday 24th September sees brand new club Electric open its doors Brixton, London, with a Grand Opening party headlined by legendary Chicago feline Felix da Housecat.
Housed in an old Edwardian cinema building in Brixton and formerly known as The Fridge, Electric has undergone a £1,000,000 makeover to become a brand new, state of the art music venue for London, which will host DJs and live acts – comfortably dealing with festival sized productions and stadium set-ups.
The opening party will be just as grand as the building itself, with Grammy Award Nominated Felix da Housecat headlining in an exclusive UK performance ahead of the release of his new ‘Best Of Felix da Housecat’ album.
Joining Felix will be Gigolo Records’ boss DJ Hell, London’s own Hannah Holland, JoJo De Freq and rising, er, star; Tom Staar.
Check out the promo video here:
Find out more about Electric Brixton at www.electricbrixton.com
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We should celebrate Britain’s role in clubbing
Dance culture may have become mainstream, but it hasn’t always been that way. Wayne Hemingway, the founder of the Vintage festival, gives a personal history.
Club culture in the UK is now a multi-million-pound industry, with the likes of once-underground club Ministry of Sound appearing all over our tellies selling the distinctly non underground Running Trax CDs to the fitness community, while DJs and dance producers who have grown out of a clubbing background contribute to the UK’s balance of payments by performing and producing internationally.
As we enter the final decade of the first 100 years of British club culture, I thought we should celebrate the contribution that this culture has made to our lives, at the Vintage at Southbank Centre festival at the end of this month, and attempt to assemble the most complete collection of seminal DJs ever.
When I was growing up in Morecambe in the early 1960s, with my mum working for the telephone exchange, my nan a cleaner, and my pop tending his strawberries in the garden and making toys for me in his shed, I had no idea that I was growing up surrounded by clubbers and ex clubbers.
Only as I became an adult and started to go through the boxes of family pictures and talk to my family about their youth did I realise that my years spent in Northern Soul, disco, punk, New Romantic and acid-house clubs in the 1970s and 80s were only following on from a British club culture that has its origins in the 1920s. Some of the most recognisable venue names of recent times were all nightclubs in the 1920s – The Trocadero, Cafe de Paris, The Embassy, Kit-Kat Club – where a post war, pre-Depression youth would take advantage of new late-night licensing laws and dance the shimmy, heebie-jeebie, and job-rot until the police did their obligatory “raid”. Public smoking, drinking and the freedom to indulge in casual relationships were the activities of choice for feisty females during the decade, alongside which went a desire to look fashionably fabulous. By the end of the 1920s there were more than 50 licensed nightclubs in London….
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Spotify launch receives strong reviews in US
- Via Music Week
Spotify made a big impact in the US on its first day, despite its invitation-only free option, with endorsements from artists and industry and rave press reviews, while Naptser co-founder Sean Parker claimed it would migrate millions away from piracy.
Writing on Facebook, Parker, claimed Spotify “represents the realisation of a dream. For a decade I have waited for a music service that could rekindle my excitement about music by enabling music to be shared freely across the world -all the while empowering artists to reap the economic benefits of selling their music. Spotify is the service I have been waiting for.”
Among musicians Tweeting their support were Britney Spears, while the US music industry was broadly supportive, with Merlin CEO Charles Caldas saying that Spotify lives up to the hype.
Press reviews were mainly positive. The San Francisco Chronicle said “No other U.S. music subscription service offers anywhere close to this much free music. Rhapsody, Spotify, MOG, and the rest suddenly look like ripoffs”; the Huffington Post welcomed its “Incredible selection of music; ability to choose music by the track; mobile and offline access”; while Fortune said the service “already promises to potentially transform the way U.S. listeners consume music.”
The technology press was also impressed with influential web service CNET calling the service “the best free music option since stealing” in a 4.5 out of 5 review.
The press support, however, came with caveats with concerns about the long-term business model in a highly-competitive market.
And some analysts are warning that, once the hype had cleared, questions remained about the long-term benefits of services, such as Spotify to the music industry.
“In 2011 music as a service revenues are not going to plug the hole of declining CD sales. With subscriptions ranging between $40 and $180 per year, and 5-10 million subscribers by year end, total revenues are likely to be small, at about US$100 million. Furthermore not all music-as-a-service offerings will succeed,” said James Bates, media partner at Deloitte.
“One challenge for Spotify will be whether the licenses it has include “everything” and are not overly used by majors as part of a windowing strategy, where new releases are not completely available in order to encourage purchases. The major US labels will most be licensing similar services and Spotify is starting from a low base. They will require considerable marketing to establish the brand.”
- 10/6/2011
Masterchef Synesthesia – Swede Mason
We love an occasional mash up here at Bugbitten and it doesn’t get much better than this where TV is concerned…
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Turn Table FM
- After Blogging about http://turntable.fm the other day (on my blog SeeByZoe ) it turns out that the site has now been restricted to the US only. It’s only in the Beta Stages so here’s hoping they fix it all soon for us in the UK… To find out what the fuss is about head here: http://download.cnet.com
- Word From Turntable.fm…
- We’re very sorry, but while we would love to let you in and rock out with us, we need to currently restrict turntable access to only the United States due to licensing constraints.
We are working very hard to try and get you in as soon as possible.If you believe this is a mistake and you are located in the United States, please e-mail help [at sign] turntable dot fmAgain, sorry, and we hope to see you soon.Billy Chasen
CEO
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BEATPORT
TOOLROOM RECORDSToolroom Records presents THE soundtrack to the summer with ‘Toolroom Records Ibiza 2011 Vol 1’, a definitive collection of the hottest tracks from House music’s biggest artists, fully loaded and ready to create dance floor carnage on the white Isle!
The package features 37 tracks with no fewer than 17 exclusively produced for the compilation. Label boss Mark Knight delivers another master-class with ‘The Future’ while more Tech House bombs are dropped by Michael Woods, Rene Amesz, ATFC and Koen Groeneveld. Moving into big room territory, John Dahlback, Paul Thomas and Manuel De La Mare deliver exceptional exclusives that sit along recent hits including Mark Knight & Tiesto’s ‘Beautiful World’. Edgier exclusives come from French main-man Joachim Garraud, Umek & Beltek, D-Unity, and new name Fibre-Optics (a brand new alias from Drum & Bass legend Optical).
With tracks that genuinely span across all genres of House music, including Nu-Disco gems from ODahl and Hot Toddy to recent vocal smashes from Ben Westbeech and Spiritchaser, ‘Toolroom Records Ibiza 2011 Vol 1’ offers a different vibe to encapsulate every moment of this years Ibiza season.
3 full length DJ mixes from Toolroom Knights residents Mark Storie, Pete Griffiths & George Andrews complete the package, individually created for the sun soaked Poolside, those peak time Club moments and the darker, tougher Afterclub.
Tracklist:01. Mark Knight – The Future (Original Club Mix) (7:56)
02. Umek & Beltek – Let The Bass Kick (Original Club Mix) (7:08)
03. John Dahlback – Work It Out (Original Club Mix) (8:44)
04. Michael Woods – Fruitcake (Original Club Mix) (7:01)
05. Rene Amesz & Ruell – Sticky Fingers (Original Club Mix) (6:40)
06. ATFC – Attackerz (Original Club Mix) (7:01)
07. Ant Brooks & Pete Griffiths – El Surco (Original Club Mix) (7:13)
08. Stefano Noferini – Bibong (Original Mix) (8:11)
09. Manuel De La Mare – Resistance (Original Club Mix) (6:32)
10. Paul Thomas – Skaramoosh (Original Club Mix) (7:02)
11. Tiesto & Mark Knight feat. Dino – Beautiful World (Original Club Mix) (7:50)
12. Koen Groeneveld – V1 (Original Club Mix) (6:52)
13. Da Fresh – So Hot (Original Club Mix) (6:20)
14. Joachim Garraud – Dark Signal (Original Club Mix) (7:12)
15. D-Formation & Oscar L – Dress In Obscenity (Original Club Mix) (6:22)
16. Da G Twinz – Dorm Room (Carlos Fauvrelle’s Big Dub) (7:33)
17. Gabriel Rocha – Conga (DJ PP Edit) (7:10)
18. James Zabiela – Blame (Tom Budden’s Alive Remix) (7:31)
19. Joris Voorn – Untitled Dub Vol. 1 (Original Mix) (7:09)
20. Okain – Corner Boys (Original Mix) (6:36)
21. Fred Everything feat. N’Dea Davenport – Don’t Nobody (Hot Toddy Vocal Remix) (7:16)
22. Odahl – Just Be Easy (Original Club Mix) (5:47)
23. Spiritchaser – I Have Seen (Original Mix) (6:30)
24. Ben Westbeech – Falling (Original Extended Mix) (6:24)
25. Prok & Fitch & Juan Kidd – Juggernaut (Original Club Mix) (6:17)
26. Savino Martinez – Piano Is Not Over (Dino Lenny Rework) (6:36)
27. Sergio Fernandez – Pandora (Original Club Mix) (7:43)
28. Maya Jane Coles – Pace Yourself (Original Mix) (6:46)
29. Sean Miller & Daniel Dubb – Sinnerman (Original Mix) (8:57)
30. Karol XVII & MB Valence – Crowded House (Original Mix) (6:19)
31. Funkagenda – Budgie (Original Club Mix) (8:45)
32. Fibre-Optic – Smoke Detector (Optical Mix) (6:45)
33. D-Unity – Homicide (Original Club Mix) (7:03)
34. Luigi Rocca & Pleasurekraft – Nostromo (Original Mix) (6:30)
35. Belocca & Soneec & Chris Lauer & Canard – There’s All You Buildt Up (Original Club Mix) (7:17)
36. D.Ramirez – Jump It Up (Original Club Mix) (6:25)
37. Kim Fai – Zen (Original Club Mix) (6:30)
38. Mark Storie – Toolroom Records Presents Ibiza 2011 Volume 1 (Poolside Mix) (58:00)
39. Pete Griffiths – Toolroom Records Presents Ibiza 2011 Volume 1 (Club Mix) (65:52)
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10 Years Of Secretsundaze:
- Double CD marks a decade of groundbreaking parties Giles Smith and James Priestley are about to mark ten years since they first started throwing Secretsundaze parties, and to celebrate they’re releasing a tasty double CD of cool techno and house. Featuring tracks by Space Dimension Controller, Marcus Intalex & ST Files, Recloose, Maddslinky, Marshall Jefferson, East West Connection and Giles Smith’s own project Two Armadillos, the CD – mixed by the two founding residents – is out on July 15th on their own Secretsundaze label…. Read more Here – DJ MAG
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02/6/2011
ALEX PARSONS – 16 STEPS – TRACKITDOWN.NET CHART
Information:
Alex Parsons began his musical career as a violinist at the age of four years and has now, at twenty-seven, amassed an impressive and diverse collection of musical styles. Known for his solo releases on Brique Rouge, Aciitone and Urbantorque as well as his collaborations with Trent Anthony under the project name of Agent Toga (with releases and remixes on Wow, Aciitone and Brique Rouge), Alex has a loyal underground following in the Tech House and Techno scenes across the Globe. Alex is also a prolific composer of music for film and television and following his masters degree in composition, has scored a number of award-winning films and documentaries, his most recent, winning BAFTA and RTS awards. Rick Maia & Adam James – Lucky Strike (Rick Maia & Alex Parsons Remixes) Out now on 16 Steps
Album contents:
http://www.trackitdown.net/genre/tech_house_minimal/track/3328952.html
Lee Curtiss – The Disco Dub – Get Physical
Rick Maia & Adam James – Lucky Strike (Alex Parsons Remix) – 16 Steps
Tom Bommsen – Education – AMA
Coldfuture – Plastic Voices – 16 Steps
Sierra Sam & Marcus Vector – Indien – Dirt Crew
Terence (:Terry:) feat Hanfry Martinez – Additiv – Readymade
Audiofly – Fela (Davide Squillace Simple Chaos Rmix) – Viva
Corrugated Tunnel – Transist – Process
Coma – Playground Altona – Kompakt
Lump – Fear and Lies – RRYGULAR
