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J Devil: Jonathan Davis of Korn Tells EDM Audiences to ‘Go F— Themselves,’ Says They Love It
Posted on Aug 7th 2012 3:30PM by Jesse Ship Hot on the steel-reinforced heels of his dubstep-influenced Path of Totality album,Jonathan Davis of Korn has ditched his black clad hordes for neon-slathered partiers with his current alter-ego, the cartoonish black-lensed, black-toothed, J Devil. EDM purists might…
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VELD – Day 2 – Bassnectar, Avicii, Nicky Romero
Veld seemed aptly named, as the sprawling Downsview park does somewhat resemble the type of vast South African fields of the festivals’ namesake. It’s also the name of Deadmau5’s most recent single, and he just happened to be headlining the…
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HARDFest Feat. Justice, Buraka Som Sistema, Austra, M83 and MORE!
I woke up Saturday noon to a simple one line email from my editor at Spinner, “Can you interview Justice at 330 pm?” Obviously, the answer was yes, I would say yes even if I was in a quadriplegic full…
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Scion Sessions – Nosaj Thing, Doldrums, Jesse Futerman & More
The last time I saw Alphapup’s Nosaj Thing was about a year ago at a packed show at the Drake Underground. You’d think that a free show would have even more packed-er results? Oddly no, but good for us who…
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Buraka Som Sistema Just Discover EDM Scene is Real: ‘I Thought it Was a Joke’
Posted on Aug 1st 2012 3:00PM by Jesse Ship Buraka Som Sistema thrive on a melting pot of cultures and sounds that emerged from Portugal’s colonialist domination of countries like Angola. Pulling rhythms from African and Latin music, you would never…
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Scion’s automotive facilitation of cutting edge music culture gets its own week in Toronto, and will be kicking off with Mansion’s already well known Happy Endings party series at the dim sum restaurant by day, formerly known as the Bright Pearl…
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Evening Hymns Spectral Dusk and Downpour
I’m breaking the silence of my inner peace by sneaking notes, and it reminds me of the time I spent 10 days in silence at Suan Mokh, a Buddhist Vipassana retreat at a temple in Southern Thailand. But…
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PUMA® PRESENTS TORONTO’S MAD DECENT BLOCK PART – SET TIMES NOW POSTED
Waiting to speak to Simian Mobile Disco backstage at the Hoxton, I got to meet Chris, Diplo‘s tour manager who gave me this pithy hair advice. “Dude, it’s like a mushroom cloud on the sides but I wanna see it more nuclear on…
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