Do you remember when DUBSTEP was awesome? No really, do you? Because originally it was. But perhaps you missed out on that period of underground ingenuity. Or perhaps your memories have just been tarnished by the unfortunate outcome of what it became.
Prior to 2011, I had been considering a career move to full-time DJ more and more. I had a great day job that prevented me from touring, and it was a very tough decision to quit that job, but in late 2011, with some positive reinforcement from my agent, I finally said goodbye to the…
OLDSCHOOL RAVERS, this Thursday is yours!
HOLY NOISE
Before PAUL ELSTAK would go on to become the single most important figure in the development of HARD DANCE culture, he was one third of a pioneering RAVE music group, called HOLY NOISE. Together, they released songs…
Here’s an interesting case of “hey, what happened?”
LIDELL TOWNSELL – NU NU
You won’t often see this single included in any CLASSIC HOUSE compilations, despite the fact that it was a #1 HIT back in 1992. It’s possible that you recognize it from a movie soundtrack, or…
Image has become so vitally important in music. It’s not necessarily that today’s artists need to be pretty (although that helps immensely), but they do need to visually fit the musical style that they are representing. I doubt we’ll ever see another performer, like RAY CHARLES, rise to fame. That’s not the only thing that…
If you’re a EURO enthusiast, you probably know more than one tune that features a flamenco guitar riff. Well, here’s the song that did it first, and solidified it as a musical trend…
JAM & SPOON – RIGHT IN THE NIGHT
This power-house of a tune was…
Would the raspy voice of JANIS JOPLIN ever have been accepted into the mainstream, without the path first being paved by WANDA JACKSON?
WANDA JACKSON – LET’S HAVE A PARTY
She’s know, today, as the “Queen Of ROCKABILLY”, but it wasn’t until she was well into…
