GoFundMe campaign for Fyre Festival food vendor featured has raised over $154,700 to date
A GoFundMe fundraiser campaign has been launched this past weekend on behalf of Maryann Rolle, owner of the Exuma Point Resort who was out more than $50,000 after providing thousands of meals to Fyre Festival workers only to be stiffed on the bill for food as well as lodging. The campaign has been trending since this past …
Coachella 2019 Party List!
Following up on our widely read 2018 Coachella party list and 2017 Coachella party list, watch this space over the next few weeks and months as we add the best events taking place in the desert over weeks 1 and 2 of the famous music festival! Bookmark this page and check back for the newest …
Netflix and Hulu release dueling Fyre Festival documentaries this week!
While Netflix got the initial jump on the Fyre Festival documentary buzz with their trailer last fall, Hulu has beat them to the punch with their Fyre Festival doc “FYRE FRAUD” available today for streaming while Netflix’s “FYRE, The Greatest Festival That Never Happened” drops on this Friday the 18th. Both documentaries focus on the …
House DJ pioneer Junior Vasquez wins copyright claim on Kanye West producer track
One of house music’s earliest big djs, Junior Vasquez, settled a copyright claim on the track “WTP’ which appeared on the artist Teyana Taylor’s album “K.T.S.E.” The album was produced by Kanye West. According to Vasquez, West approached the dj asking to license a sample from the track “Work that Pussy” under his Ellis D …
Hakkasan Releases 2019 Resident DJ List
No real surprises in store for 2019 but as has been the case for many years now, Hakkasan and sister venues Omnia and Wet Republic have booked some of the biggest names as resident djs for this year. One notable omission is Armin Van Buuren from this year’s lineup while an interesting addition is Porter …
Technics announces new turntable!
This week during CES, Technics announced the new version of their famed SL-1200 MK7 (SL-1210 in Europe) turntable, said to be available in May, 2019. Unlike their new turntable introduced last year aimed at audiophiles, this model’s target market is aimed directly at djs. The turntable has an unconfirmed list price of £899 in the …
Woodstock confirmed returning for its 50th Birthday!
Confirming industry scuttlebutt at the end of 2018 when a proposal deck was floating around the internet pitching Woodstock 2019, news comes today that the seminal festival will return for its 50th Anniversary. The 3-day event will run from Friday, Aug. 16 through Sunday, Aug. 18 in Watkins Glen International (a large racetrack park in …
Avicii doc True Stories now live on Netflix in the US
After being off the streaming service for much of 2018, the behind-the-scenes documentary video of Avicii’s rise to stardom and the struggles that came along with it is now available for steaming in the US on Netflix. The film was directed by Swedish filmmaker Levan Tsikurishvili and seemingly ends with Avicii happy with the decision to …
Win a pair of tickets to the Vujaday Festival in Barbados this April!
We are happy to announce we have a pair of tickets for one lucky winner to attend the Vujaday Festival this upcoming April 3-7! Phase one talent already announced includes Sasha, Bob Moses, Lee Burridge, DJ Tennis and more! Enter here: Vujaday giveaway Watch the Phase One Lineup Video below!
EDX talks with EDM Life about his new show XIRCUIT
First off we wanted to congratulate you for your Grammy nomination earlier this week for your remix of the Charlie Puth track ‘How Long.” Where were you when you heard the news and what did you think when you found out? Is there any significance of the remix being called the ‘Dubai Skyline Remix?’ Thank …