//////// Ready for round two of Deadmau5?!? Cause he’s going to be all over your face the next 365.24 days! With his debut album being released Sept.2nd and a FULL world tour starting on Sept. 1st.

After having burst onto the scene in 2006/2007, Deadmau5 has managed to string together countless top charting productions and remixes, all the while entertaining a busy touring schedule.

Random Album Title is due digitally Sept. 2nd and on hardcopy Nov. 4th via Ultra Records. The album comes with a marathon world tour in which the 28-year-old Toronto artist, born Joel Zimmerman, will perform live in his mouse-head costume, using a laptop, manipulating visuals. [tracklists.ca]

1. Sometimes Things Get, Whatever
2. Complications
3. Slip
4. Some Kind Of Blue
5. Brazil (2nd Edit)
6. Alone With You
7. I Remember
8. Faxing Berlin (Piano Acoustic Version)
9. Faxing Berlin
10. Not Exactly
11. Arguru
12. So There I Was

[ Deadmau5 World Tour Dates 2008 ]

9/1- Las Vegas, USA- Wet Republic
9/3 - Ann Arbor, USA - Necto
9/4 - St. Louis, USA - Home
9/5 - Chicago, USA - House of Blues
9/6 - Washington DC, USA - Ibiza Night Club:
9/7 - Toronto, CANADA - Virgin Festival
9/11 - Austin, USA - Sky
9/12 - Houston, USA - Bar Rio
9/13 - Dallas, USA - Lizard Lounge
9/16 - New York, USA - Cielo (DJ Set)
9/17 - Boston, USA - Underbar
9/18 - Newport Beach, USA - Tentation
9/19 - Mexicali, MEXICO - Parque Vincente Guerrero
9/20 - Denver, USA - Beta
9/22 - Orlando, USA - Firestone
9/23 - Columbus, USA – Boma
9/24 - Winnipeg, CANADA - Hifi
9/25 - Edmonton, CANADA - The Bank
9/26 - Seattle, USA - Decibel Festival Neumos
9/27 – San Francisco, USA - Ruby Skye
10/2 - London, UK - Matter
10/3 - Oxford, UK - Oxford Academy
10/4 - Bristol, UK - Carling Academy
10/10 - Manchester, UK - The Warehouse Project
10/11 - Sheffield, UK - The Plug
10/17 - Dublin, IRELAND - Tripod
10/18 - Newcastle, UK - Digital
10/23 - Brighton, UK - Digital
10/24 - Nottingham, UK - Boudoir Superstar
10/25 - Leeds, UK - Victoria Works Warehouse
10/30 - Sacramento, USA - The Park
10/31 - Los Angeles, USA - Shrine Auditorium: Hard
11/1 - Las Vegas, USA - Orleans Arena
11/7 - Curitiba, BRAZIL - Park Barigui
11/8 - Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA - Creamfields
11/14 - Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL - Cream
11/15 - Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL - Creamfields
11/16 - Sao Paulo, BRAZIL – Xxxperience
11/19 - Boulder, USA - Fox
11/20 - Atlanta, USA - Opera
11/21 - Philadelphia, USA - Electric Factory
11/22 - Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The Cave
11/26 - New York, USA - Webster Hall
11/27 - Vancouver, CANADA - Celebrities
11/28 - Vancouver, CANADA - Celebrities
11/29 - Detroit, USA - Bleu
12/3 - Merida, MEXICO - Centro De Covenciones
12/4 - Anaheim, USA - House of Blues
12/5 - Phoenix, USA - Myst
12/6 - Mexico City, MEXICO - Vegas Night Club
12/26 - Toronto, CANADA - This Is London
12/27 - Miami, USA - Mansion

Posted: August 26th, 2008 under Cool, DJ, Dance, Music, News, Tour, album.
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As one of the most hyped duos in electronic music it’s only natural that people want to know the tools of Justice’s trade, perhaps in an effort to emulate their success. When first starting out, budding producers will often dip their toes into the water with some of the more rudimentary software packages around, like Fruity Loops, Reason, or Mac’s popular GarageBand program.

In a recent interview with Pitchfork, Justice let everyone in on a little secret; they produce all their music, including their critically acclaimed 2007 debut album †, on GarageBand. “It’s amazing,” Xavier de Rosnay said. “A lot of people think it’s bullshit when we say we use GarageBand, but it’s actually an amazing tool.” [inthemix]

link

Posted: August 19th, 2008 under Cool, DJ, Dance, News, Technology.
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Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People (Sebastien Leger Remix)
////////// Here’s a remix to the gothic track Beautiful People. The tune starts off pretty epic but soon looses ground and totally makes me press STOP on the breakdown. Worth the 2 minute listen but not worth me spending time blog the mp3. Wanna listen then follow the link kids.

HousePlanet.DJ

Posted: August 18th, 2008 under DJ, Dance, Mp3, Music, unCool.
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In a year that has already featured a Coachella appearance and sold out U.K. tour, Pendulum will keep the fun going with slew of upcoming tour dates that will see the Australian drum and bass group bring its dance friendly sounds and styles to a number of North American cities come the fall. Appropriately entitled the “Tour of the Americas,” Pendulum will perform live sets at every of the scheduled dates.

Along with the tour, the band has also unveiled a new music video for “The Other Side”, the third single off their recently released album, In Silico. [consequenceofsound]

Pendulum 2008 North American Tour Dates:
10/01 - Boston, MA @ Middle East
10/03 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
10/04 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
10/05 - Detroit, MI @ I Rock
10/07 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
10/09 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Murray Theatre
10/13 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Mayan
10/14 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10/18 - Mexico City, MX @ MOTOROKR Fest
10/19 - Guadalajara, MX @ MOTOROKR Fest
10/22 - Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
10/24 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
10/25 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/26 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

///////////// Who Is Pendulum?
Pendulum is an Australian drum and bass group originally from Perth, Australia. In 2003, they relocated to the United Kingdom. Pendulum first released, with the 31 Records record label, a track entitled ‘The Vault’ in 2003. While this track met with widespread underground recognition, it wasn’t until 2005 that they released their debut album, Hold Your Colour.

Posted: August 13th, 2008 under Cool, DJ, Dance, Info, LA, Music, News, SF, Tour, UK, vegas.
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Soulwax LIVE @ Irving Plaza on August 13, 2008
{smile}

Posted: August 13th, 2008 under Cool, DJ, Dance, LA, pics.
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It’s that time of year again to clean out your room… NOT! It’s time to vote for your favorite DJ of 2008. Who will top this year’s chart? Who will be rejected by DJmag for not playing by the rules?

Since the last Top 100 DJ poll house and bands have been evolving and recreating. Creating what I thought was electro house then soon turned electronic and the real kicker here ‘BlogHouse’! WTF? One has to ask are the Crookers as much as a dj like Paul Van Dyke or BadBoyBill?

If this DJmag poll starts to circulate like a tornado in the blog era, we might see some unfamiliar DJ and genres on the top of the charts.

** VOTE HERE **

Posted: August 5th, 2008 under Awards, Charts, Cool, DJ, Dance, Info, Polls.
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Here is the Crookers new EP, Istola. It’s pretty fricken Looney Toons! In a bangin good way of course!

Link

Posted: August 4th, 2008 under Cool, DJ, Dance, Mp3, Music.
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Plastinkus Introduces DJ Trading Cards

Designer Anton Schnaider has played on the idea of portable DJ trading cards to develop these Plastinkus dealios. About the size of a credit card and embedded with a textured surface, the Plastinkus is said to produce “scratching” sounds by rubbing your nail over the “record.” [FutureMusic]

Plastinkus

Posted: August 2nd, 2008 under Cool, DJ, Gizmos, Toyz.
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Seeing as Oakie has signed up to do Kiss Does Ibiza shows next week (8, 9 and 10 August) he’s let a Kiss film crew come round his LA apartment and film him showing you around his studio.

Think of it as a Cribs for clubbers. Anyway, here’s the tour of Oakie’s studio.

[MixMag]

Posted: July 31st, 2008 under Cool, DJ, Design, LA, News, unCool.
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/////////// Tired of the same old charts by John Digweed? Ever feel the dj chart list was based on sponsor ship and not true love for the track? Forget the other DJ’s create your own unique dj chart list at juno.co.uk read more…

Now, pioneering dance music web stores Juno Records (http://www.juno.co.uk) and Juno Download (http://www.junodownload.com) have introduced a unique, user-generated system for bringing DJ charts into the web 2.0 age. A new feature on Juno’s web sites allows DJs to build charts instantly, using a one-click system that allows access to every available new dance release. The DJ can then publish his chart and distribute it by e-mail, link them to their Myspace or Facebook page, or tag them on bookmark sites like Delicious, Digg, StumbleUpon and Reddit.

The new system has already proved popular, with charts created by big-name DJs like Jerome Sydenham, Mark Farina, Rolando, Dan Curtin and Rui Da Silva. But unlike traditional DJ charts features, access isn’t limited to superstar DJs – any user can create a chart. Some of the most interesting charts have come from unknown DJs picking eclectic selections of lesser-known gems that would often go un-noticed. [undergroundvibez]

Juno.co.uk

Posted: July 31st, 2008 under Charts, Cool, DJ, Dance, Info, Music, News, Technology.
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Justice did a mix for the latest Dior Homme Spring Summer 09 fashion show in Paris, just like Daft Punk did a year or so ago for Louis Vuitton. They dropped a new track.

Classic Justice sound, epic piano chords, distorted arppegiated harpsichord, super compressed drums, filtered out synth, all the proper elements of a Justice track. [AsianDan]

Watch the Vid

Posted: July 28th, 2008 under Cool, DJ, Design, Fashion, Summer, Urban, shirts, shoes.
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Deadmau5 @ Global Dance Festival (”Red Rocks”, CO) - July 19, 2008

Rukes

Posted: July 22nd, 2008 under Cool, DJ, Dance, Festivals, News, Summer, pics.
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This should be a funked-D-fied hard pounding show!

Cut Copy / The Presets / Down Under Thunder Tour

SAT 9/13 - Monolith Festival - Denver, CO
MON 9/15 – The Record Bar - Kansas City, MO
TUES 9/16 - Fine Line Music Cafe- Minneaplis, MN
WED 9/17 - Metro - Chicago, IL
FRI 9/19 Sound Academy - Toronto, Ontario
SAT 9/20 - Club Soda - Montreal, Quebec
SUN 9/21 - Webster Hall - New York City, NY
MON 9/22 - Webster Hall - New York City, NY
TUE 9/23 - Paradise - Boston, MA
THURS 9/25 – The Trocadero Theater - Philadelphia, PA
FRI 9/26 9:30 Club - Washington D.C.
SAT 9/27 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
MON 9/29 - Emo’s Alternative Lounge - Austin, TX
TUES 9/30 - Granada Theater - Dallas, TX
FRI 10/3 – The Glass House - Pomona, CA
SUN 10/5 - Mezzanine - San Francisco, CA
TUES 10/7 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
WED 10/8 - Showbox At The Market - Seattle, WA
THURS 10/9 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, B.C.

BigShot

Posted: July 21st, 2008 under Cool, DJ, Dance, Info, LA, News, SF, Summer, Tour.
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The South West Four 2008 festival has shaped up to be a massive event! With the main stage line up pack with DJ power hour after hour;

CARL COX . ERICK MORILLO . JOHN DIGWEED . FEDDE LE GRAND . LAYO & BUSHWACKA . DANNY TENAGLIA . PAOLO MOJO

SouthWestFour 2008 Aug. 23rd - London

Posted: July 18th, 2008 under Cool, DJ, Dance, Festivals, News, NiteLife, Summer, UK.
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Here it is folks! The Chemical Brothers new single to celebrate their new compilation 2-disc pack. The video is pretty crazy and the track is pretty average… Expecting something more harder and darker from the duo but instead I get fluffy bubbles with a gold monster break dancing.

Posted: July 17th, 2008 under DJ, Dance, Music, News, YouTube, album.
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DJ Gee Papa from Cyprus has made it into the Guinness Book of Records for the longest DJ marathon of 116 hours.

The current record stood at 88 hours which George Papapetrou, a.k.a DJ Gee Papa, claims to have broken before when he played non-stop for 105 hours at Limassol’s Nautical Club last year. However there was no representative from Guinness present to register it so he had to do it again.

The 34 year old was allowed a five minute break every hour and if he did not take the break then he could accumulate the minutes for later, which he did at one point so he could sleep for two hours.

The proceeds from the event will go toward helping the victims of last year’s fire disaster in Greece. [MixMag]

Posted: July 11th, 2008 under DJ, Info, Music, News.
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