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    August 20, 2013

    A History of Bass Music in Los Angeles

    The term bass music is a catch-all for darker, urban breakbeat electronic music styles that include drum n' bass, dubstep, trap and some of the more aggressive takes on electro. The phrase only came into use recently but has quickly become the accepted umbrella term for a slew of genres that share a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    Why Are Old School Electronic Artists Annoyed With EDM?

    Broadly speaking, if you're an electronic music fan over 40, you probably dig Danny Tenaglia more than Skrillex. And chances are, if you're a Skrillex fan under the age of 30, you're like, "Who the hell is Danny Tenaglia?" Coachella 2013 exemplified the generation gap in the world of dance music. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2013

    Hard Summer 2013 Lineup Announced

    This year's lineup for Hard Summer is out. Headliners include Knife Party, Duck Sauce, Dog Blood (ie Skrillex and Boys Noize), and Bassnectar See also: Our Hard 2012 slideshow This sixth annual edition of the two-day, EDM-focused festival takes place in downtown's Los Angeles State Historic Park ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2013

    Why EDM Is Thriving While Other Genres Are Sinking

    DJs are the new rock stars? Maybe. (Although chefs are already the new rock stars.) Still, the big name DJs do seem to be living pretty large, what with the constant travel to exotic locations, goofily-clad fans, eager women, drugs and parties. Just swap MacBooks for guitars and it doesn't look so d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2013

    Why Is Everyone So Pissed About the EDM Reality Show?

    As the Hollywood-based casting guru behind Jersey Shore and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, Doron Ofir knows how the lowbrow culture game is played. But even the man who gave the world Snooki might have been caught off-guard by the outrage over one of his latest projects: a competitive EDM reality ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2013

    Holy Ship!! Wrap-Up: It Was the Best of Times....

    There were a lot of grim faces on Monday morning as the electro-loving masses emerged off the MSC Poesia -- aka the EDM party boat Holy Ship!! -- and did a slow zombie shuffle through U.S. customs and back into the real world (aka Fort Lauderdale). Here in the industrial port the sky was overcast, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2013

    Holy Ship!! Day One: A Suprise Guest Whose Name Rhymes With Drillex

    On Friday afternoon, nearly 3,000 raver chicks, dude guys, scenesters, club kids and DJs assembled at a port in Fort Lauderdale and boarded the MSC Poesia, aka Holy Ship!! There are two exclamation points because this is the second edition of the EDM party cruise put on by L.A.'s Hard Events. The li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2012

    The Ten Best EDM Singles of 2012

    The term "electronic dance music" means so many things to so many people, and this year things only got more complicated. Dubstep continued its dance floor takeover, mainstream pop-oriented EDM ruled the radio, and the beat scene pushed on. Although divergent in style and ethos, here are the ten dan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2012

    Skrillex Considered Having His 12/21 Party on the Moon

    Every EDM DJ worth his wobbles is throwing a massive party on Friday, aka the winter solstice, aka the end of the world. The ambitious ones are doing it near Mayan ruins on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. The even more ambitious ones are venturing to the Great Pyramid of Giza, which is where the Do Lab ... More >>

  • Music

    December 13, 2012

    Mayan Apocalypse Parties

    Things to do in Mexico when the world's ending

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2012

    The 20 Greatest EDM DJs: The Complete List

    Electronic dance music's recent resurgence has made the genre more popular than ever before, but it's still often not taken seriously as an art form. World's Douchiest DJs: The Top Five The 20 Worst Hipster Bands Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre And yeah, many goofily-dressed ravers are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2012

    The 20 Greatest EDM DJs: 20-11

    Electronic dance music's recent resurgence has made the genre more popular than ever before, but it's still often not taken seriously as an art form. And yeah, many goofily-dressed ravers are so high they'll literally dance to anything. But below we've highlighted 20 top-notch spinners who put real ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2012

    What's the Difference Between the EDM Scene and the Beat Scene?

    Dance music is all the rage these days. That time you thought giant robots were battling at your recent family reunion? Nope, that was just your 12-year-old niece listening to dubstep. See also: *Moon Rocks: The Best High on Earth *What the Hell Is Trap Music (and Why Is Dubstep Involved)? But no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2012

    Bassnectar: The DJ as Guidance Counselor

    With hair flying across his face as he twists together gnarly basslines, Bassnectar is one of the most compelling figures making electronic dance music. He plays the Palladium today and just dropped his new EP, Freestyle. But the Berkeley-based DJ-producer, whose real name is Lorin Ashton, is less s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2012

    The Man Behind Amon Tobin's Jaw-Dropping Live Show

    When experimental electronic producer Amon Tobin takes the stage at the Greek Theatre tomorrow, his audience will barely be able to see him. He'll be ensconced inside a massive, 2.5-ton structure made up of white, interlocking cubes, stacked Tetris-like atop one another. A sci-fi kaleidoscope of 3 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2012

    What the Hell Is Trap Music (and Why Is Dubstep Involved)?

    You may have heard the term "trap music." You may even realize that what people are calling "trap music" today (which sounds a whole lot like dubstep) is not necessarily what people were calling "trap music" a few years ago. See also: Flying Lotus' Nocturnal Visions: Once believing himself destined ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2012

    Where Are the Women in EDM?

    In the past three years, one woman has ranked in DJ Magazine's yearly Top 100 DJs poll. (Lisa Lashes, #75, 2009). The international EDM circuit is dominated by men like Justice, Diplo, Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia, Tiësto, David Guetta and Avicii, and the underground scene is as much of a boys clu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2012

    Avicii - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - 9/14/12

    Avicii Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 9/14/12 See also: Avicii Performs in Santa Monica Tonight: Here's Our Interview Better Than: the Sahara Tent at Coachella. Avicii, the baby-faced boy king of the new EDM generation, brought the house down last night with a relentlessly aggressive set that fou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2012

    The Best EDM Shows to See in L.A. This Month

    Wednesday, September 5th Digitalism Yost Theater Only Germans would call themselves "Digitalism." On the other hand, EDM production duo Jens Moelle and Ismail Tüfekçi did title their second album I Love You Dude. That duality between clinical zeroes-and-ones and hug-it-out-bro emotionalism is ref ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2012

    Top Five Girls From Hard Summer Who Are Out Of My League

    See also: *Ten EDC Girls Who Are Out Of My League *Skrillex, James Murphy - Hard Summer, Day Two - 8/4/12 Hard Summer -- Los Angeles' biggest, brightest, and boobiest EDM festival -- took place this past weekend. Among the throngs of EDM revelers were a number of gorgeous ladies whom I'd love to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2012

    Skrillex, James Murphy - Hard Summer, Day Two - 8/4/12

    Our review of HARD Summer, Day 1 Claude Vonstroke Got in the EDM Game Late and Now He's Taking It Over HARD Summer 8/4/2012 Los Angeles State Historic Park Better than... A night without dance jams. Earlier this week, Forbes Magazine published a list of top 10 highest paid DJ/producers on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2012

    HARD Summer Festival Sees 105 Arrests, 9 Felony Collars For Drugs

    See also: *Pictures, some maybe NSFW, from the HARD Summer festival. There were 105 arrests at the HARD Summer festival downtown over the weekend, officials told the Weekly. Authorities listed those as "arrests" but it would appear that most involved citations in which suspects were released on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2012

    Young Classical Pianist Sets Out to Prove That Skrillex Is Actually Music

    Skrillex Opens Grillex, the First Dubstep-Themed Food Truck Five More Girls Who Look Like Skrillex The 2012 Grammys confirmed that EDM had entered the mainstream, but Dave Grohl didn't really seem to be on board. A debate ensued. But if you ask Summer Shee-Singh -- who's been playing the piano sinc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2012

    The Secret Meeting Between Skrillex, James Franco, Harmony Korine and Gucci Mane

    Provocateur Harmony Korine has again reached deep inside his bag of WTF for his latest feature, Spring Breakers. Set for release in 2013, the movie's casting has generated quite a buzz already: It features Disney star Selena Gomez being bad, James Franco in cornrows, and Georgia rapper Gucci Mane sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2012

    Here's Scientific Proof That Dubstep Makes You Want to Kill People

    Why did the squeal of Jimi Hendrix's guitar cause girls to practically claw their way onstage? Why does the Psycho-like intro to Tyler the Creator's "Yonkers" inspire moshing? Why do furry-booted dubheads turn into a writhing mass during Skrillex's drops? Researchers working at UCLA think they've d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2012

    Top Ten EDM Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Dance Music

    *World's Douchiest DJs: The Top Five *Ask a Teen Raver *Interview With a Raver Who Wears Electrical Tape on Her Boobs *Top Ten Jazz Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Jazz *Top Ten Metal Albums for People Who Don't Know Shit About Metal Electronic dance music (you know, EDM) is the hottest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Ask a Teen Raver: Squirrels That Look Like Skrillex

    Kerah Rose is a 19-year-old college student from Riverside and EDM aficionado. Ask a Teen Raver appears on Tuesdays in West Coast Sound. Send your questions to teenraver@laweekly.com. Dear Teen Raver: I follow you on Tumblr and I absolutely love your blog! What are your next upcoming events? I woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Exclusive: Skrillex, Bloc Party, and Miike Snow Headline Hard Summer Fest

    Hard Summer fest is back, this time as a two-day event, August 3-4, at Los Angeles State Historic Park. The organizers were kind enough to share the line-up with West Coast Sound before anyone else. The EDM-focused party is headlined by this dude with a weird haircut you may have heard of named Skr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    'April Fools,' Says L.A. Weekly

    If you visited L.A. Weekly's home page yesterday, you might have noticed a few stories that seemed a little off -- our contribution to April Fool's Day. For those of you who want to relive the moment, click on the image above to see it bigger, and links to all the stories are here:

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2012

    Skrillex Opens Grillex, the First Dubstep-Themed Food Truck

    Lines stretched for blocks in northeast L.A. last night as fans jostled to get a taste of the latest Skrillex project -- a literal taste, that is, of the diminutive dubstep pioneer's new mobile culinary lab, Grillex. The Grammy-winning L.A. native Skrillex (born Sonny Moore) launched Grillex to mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Kevin Barnes: Of Montreal's Front Man Is Depressed

    It's no secret that some of the most creative and talented artists have also harbored intense feelings of anxiety and depression. (See Whitney Houston.) Kevin Barnes, lead singer of Athens-based indie rock group Of Montreal, has managed to channel his depression in to spontaneous whirlwhinds of cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2012

    50 Cent, Eminem, and the Best of SXSW Yesterday

    See also Houston Press's 50 Cent showcase slideshow 50 Cent / Eminem - Austin Music Hall Never mind that Get Rich or Die Trying actually came out in 2003; the moist and dewy crowd at Austin Music Hall last night was plenty psyched for his performance of his debut album on its "10th anniversary." Ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

    If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Skrillex's OWSLA Label's New Compilation: We Rank the Tracks

    See also: Skrillex: L.A. DJ, Producer Is Boy King of Electronic Dance Music Today, Skrillex's record label OWSLA unleashes Free Treats Vol. II, 18 tracks from this year's up-and-comers in the EDM world, plus one remix of Skrillex's hit "Ruffneck (FULL Flex)." Free music is always good by us, but so ... More >>

  • Music

    February 23, 2012

    12th Planet is the Johnny Appleseed of Dubstep

    Skrillex sleeps on his couch

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    12th Planet On How He Met Skrillex, and How Dubstep Took Off in L.A.

    Our feature story this week profiles L.A. dubstep hero 12th Planet, aka the Johnny Appleseed of Dubstep. We spent time with him backstage at the Echoplex before a gig with Skrillex and Caspa, and then again at his downtown loft-studio. The DJ-producer has been instrumental in bringing dubstep to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Dave Grohl "Clarifies" Grammy Speech After We Call Him Out For Sounding Like an Anti-EDM Geezer

    Jena Ardell​Guess we hit a nerve when we called out Dave Grohl for his anti-EDM Grammy Awards acceptance speech. Besides tons of hate mail (our favorite told us to " ... go eat a bag of dicks") and some support (Moby's former manager noted we were there when that real punk rocker went electro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Deadmau5, Rihanna - House of Blues - 2/13/12

    Deadmau5, Rihanna House of Blues 1-13-12 See also: *Why The Grammys Stink *2012 Grammys: The Best, the Worst and the Weirdest Better than... The Grammy telecast's attempts to showcase EDM. Skrillex may have won three Grammys, but it was Deadmau5 who ultimately impacted the celebration, its red c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Five More Girls Who Look Like Skrillex

    See also our original post: Top Five Girls Who Look Like Skrillex Skrillex is back in town for a six night performance run. Here's our review of his show at Cinespace, and be sure to check out our cover story from a few months back, in which we embedded with the reluctant dubstep star and told his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Skrillex - Cinespace - 1/24/12

    See also: *Our cover story on Skrillex *Top Five Girls Who Look Like Skrillex Skrillex, Alvin Risk, Koan Sound, Dan Sena Cinespace 1/25/12 Better than... Seeing Skrillex at a festival Skrillex's six night hometown tour began yesterday, when the local boy-done-good held court before a sold out cr ... More >>

  • Music

    January 19, 2012

    Music Picks: Skrillex, Diplo, Wu-Tang Clan, The Health Club

    Also, Art Lande, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Gilad Hekselman, The Stitches, The Villains and others

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Wait, Now Korn Invented Dubstep?! Here Are Five Other Nu-Metal Groups Who Could Also Make Dubstep Comebacks

    ​See also: *Porter Robinson: The Libertarian Dubstep Guy *In Defense Of "Fratstep:" An Open Letter To James Blake It's been a controversial week on the dubstep front. First, there's a libertarian dubstep guy, and then we had to deal with a spin-off called "fratstep." Now Korn is saying they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    In Defense Of "Fratstep:" An Open Letter To James Blake

    ​See also: *Porter Robinson: The Libertarian Dubstep Guy *Wait, Now Korn Invented Dubstep?! [Editor's Note: Fuck Guilty Pleasures celebrates the over-produced, commercial, artless, lowbrow music that we believe is genuinely worthwhile. Like, among the best music ever.] Hear me out, James Blake. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2011

    Skrillex, Major Lazer, Caspa - Hard Haunted Mansion - Shrine Expo Hall - 10-29-11

    Timothy Norris​See also: Our cover story on Skrillex *More photos from Hard Haunted Mansion Skrillex, Major Lazer, Caspa, Goose and others HARD Haunted Mansion Shrine Expo Hall 10-29-11 Better than... watching Skrillex on YouTube. This year's Hard Haunted Mansion -- the two-day electronic m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Top Five Girls Who Look Like Skrillex

    Girls That Look Like Skrillex, submitted by BittyBandolero​See also: *Our cover story on Skrillex *Skrillex Is Making Music With Members Of The Doors! We Speak With Him And Robby Krieger About It *The Top Five Covers of Skrillex's 'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites'" In this week's cover story, ... More >>

  • Music

    October 20, 2011

    Skrillex: L.A. DJ, Producer Is Boy King of Electronic Dance Music

    Leads the mashed-up, remixed generation

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Top Five Covers of Skrillex's 'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites'

    Star Foreman​See more in "Skrillex Is Making Music With Members Of The Doors! We Speak With Him And Robby Krieger About It." Skrillex loves it when folks cover his songs, which is good because there are a billion of them. When we met with the twenty-three-year-old producer in San Diego recent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    The Doors' Robby Krieger on Skrillex: "He Seemed Like a Mad Scientist"

    Brian NevinsSkrillex with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger​Skrillex's earliest musical memories revolve around The Doors. The groundbreaking electronic artist -- who appears on our cover next week -- says that the first song he remembers hearing is "Riders on the Storm." The first movie he can r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2011

    Skrillex, Odd Future, Gaslamp Killer, and Chromeo at HARD Summer Fest - Los Angeles State Historic Park - 8/7/11

    Timothy Norris​By Roselle Chen Guys in rice picker hats and Jabbawockeez masks, and girls in booty shorts, sports bras and furry boots filtered into sunlit, grassy Los Angeles State Historic Park Saturday for HARD Summer Music Festival. 30,000 people were in attendance, so perhaps one should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    HARD Fest Preview: How HARD Are You?

    Illustration by Fred Noland​HARD Summer Music Festival takes place this Saturday, Aug. 6 at downtown's Los Angeles State Historic Park. It's easily the best electronic music festival to annually pass through town. Not only are the lineups consistently quality, but you can attend without gettin ... More >>

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