Liz Ohanesian

Tomas Barfod's new EP

For Tomas Barfod, Drumming Came Easy — But DJing Was Hard

"If I ever move there for real," says Tomas Barfod, speaking of Los Angeles, "I would try to get a house in the hills." Barfod has a fascination with the Hollywood Hills that even Laurel Canyon traffic can't crush. He likes the hiking and the view. He likes that it's......
Nero; Credit: Photo by Derek Bremner

Why the Hell Did Nero Wait Four Years Between Albums?

What do you remember about 2011? Scratch your head for a minute and you might come up with a major personal event and the song connected to it. Do a Google search and the results might trigger some memories of the meme you thought was the funniest thing ever on......
Maya Jane Coles

Why DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs Poll Is Harmful to Dance Music

George Carlin used to do a bit about elections; the late comedian didn't vote, he said, and not voting gave him more of a right to complain. That's how I feel about DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll. I didn't vote and, yet here I am complaining about it. It's......
Eraserfase; Credit: Photo by Armand Kambourian

Beat Scene Producer Eraserfase Spent One Month Releasing a Beat a Day

"Making stuff is not the hard part," says Tony Barkodarian. "It's putting it out." Last February, Barkodarian, otherwise known as producer Eraserfase, embarked on a month-long challenge in letting go of his music. Every day, he went to work on a Teenage Engineering OP-1 portable synthesizer with the goal of......
David Guetta

David Guetta Tops This Year's List of the Bottom 100 DJs

In what has quickly become the EDM world's equivalent to the Razzies, the annual "Bottom 100 DJs" poll was released today, and a new but familiar face tops the list: David Guetta, who placed fourth last year. The list, which was rolled out via Twitter, also included last year's "winner,"......