Andy Hermann

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......

Peelander-Z with Electric Eel Shock Bootleg Theater 10-27-12 Better Than: That "Masquerade Ball" down the street. I face a dilemma before going to see Japanese punk rockers Peelander-Z on Saturday night: What the hell should I wear? It's the Saturday before Halloween, and this is a band that dresses up......

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 3D-rendered video projections will......

John Tejada's place does not look like the home of an internationally renowned techno producer. Tucked away on a quiet street in a Mayberry-like corner of Van Nuys, where lawn signs from the neighborhood council warn you to "Watch for Kids!", the cozy mid-century ranch house feels far removed from......

Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar 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......

See also: Interview: Claude VonStroke Says U.S. Doesn't Get Enough Respect In Dance Music You can't blame Barclay Crenshaw for feeling like an old man playing a young man's game. When he created his DJ-producer alter ego, Claude VonStroke, and launched his Dirtybird label, Crenshaw was already 32. "In the......

At Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio in Santa Monica, Dhani Harrison brushes his lanky black hair back from his cheeks and reinserts his orange in-ear monitors. The only child of George Harrison, he's also lead singer and ringleader for a group called thenewno2, who now gear up for the second half......

See also: Do You Have to Be on Ecstasy to Appreciate Gloving? Judge For Yourself At a rave called Beyond Wonderland, in San Bernardino last March, Christopher Cheng is giving a light show. Cheng, a clean-cut 24-year-old known to his fans as Munch, wears tight-fitting white gloves, like a butler......

What the Hell is Gloving? Hand in Glove: 'Gloving' Light Shows Dominate Raves, Stir Controversy Top Ten Awkward Electric Daisy Carnival Dance Move GIFs Ten EDC Girls Who Are Out of My League Interview With a Raver Who Wears Electrical Tape on Her Boobs In our feature story this week,......

*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,......