Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Towards the end of Scottish electro-dance musician Calvin Harris 's second album 'Ready for the Weekend,' there's a curious track that simply goes "yeah, yeah, yeah/la, la la." While the music is what Harris does best -- synth-driven dance beats -- these lyrics were actually commissioned by Coca-Cola for an advertisement, and it wasn't exactly a dream come true. "It was difficult, because it's not the sort of thing I'd say in a song," Harris tells Spinner. "So I went to sleep [...]
Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Calvin Harris Video: 'I'm Not the One' Highlight: The Scottish musician/DJ plays a mad scientist concocting the ultimate party-starting potion.
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive There's no denying that Scottish electro-dance wizard Calvin Harris is having a pretty good summer. Despite a minor beef with the BPI , his sophomore set 'Ready for the Weekend' is currently enjoying a nice run on the UK music charts, with a No. 1 peak position last month. But this fall, Harris won't be doing the usual post-album release tour cycle. Instead, he's slated for more studio work and a four-city DJ set tour [...]
Filed under: News , Holy Hell There have been plenty of stories involving big evil record labels sending out cease-and-desist orders to blogs and video sites for hosting protected material, but what happens when the content is yours? Scottish disco-tronica artist Calvin Harris has found himself in a fit of copyright rage after the British Phonographic Industry -- the U.K. equivalent of the RIAA -- deleted a YouTube clip of his song, ''Ready For The Weekend - Original Mix,' that he uploaded. While we know times are [...]
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