After a few hints over the past few weeks it seems Rolling Stone's cover DJs will be teaming up to launch ' Potato TV ', some sort of media epicenter. In the next week Skrillex , Diplo , and A-trak might show us something new and fun.... but nothing is confirmed. Without a mass video giant in electronic music, plenty have tried even more have failed. Ultra TV gave a gallant effort with their series launched last March. Though the production stuck out, the frequency just wasn't there. Will this be the answer we have all been [...]
When the industry's biggest heavy weights come together to produce a youtube channel one can only imagine what will come of it. A-trak, Diplo, and Skrillex are coming together to produce a Youtube channel: Potato Will Eat You, that will act as a media network for original programming that the team curates. Potato Will Eat You will without question be a new hub for all things EDM and it will be interesting to see how this new style of musical video content will effect and adapt with more traditional sources of this content such as MTV or Much Music... Check [...]
Skrillex, A-Trak, and Diplo have been teasing an upcoming project, Potato Will Eat You , using nothing but cryptic photos and videos for the past few weeks. The trio has released another video, this time to announce that the launch will take place at 4pm on February 18th and that, despite speculation, it will be much more than just a collaboration. The video comes from its own YouTube outlet that urges viewers to subscribe and is slated to offer "Shortcuts" (which may be DJ lessons of sorts), music videos, audio premieres, along with other intriguing yet mysterious [...]
HARD Events' second annual voyage of the electronic music cruise Holy Ship!! took place this past January, sailing on a luxury liner from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Nassau, Bahamas and casually stopping along the way for a beach rave on a private island. On top of an announcement for 20142s Holy Ship!!! (notice the extra exclamation points), they've also released a seven minute recap video of this year's event - capturing the best of sets from Diplo, the dirtybird crew, Skrillex, Justice, A-Trak, Skream & Benga, Knife Party, Tommy Trash, and countless more. There's nothing that doesn't look ridiculously fun [...]
The Grammys boys are back. In a fashion less formal than the Grammys , Skrillex, A-Trak, and Diplo have been taking to their social media outlets to hint at a special date for what is expected to be a collaboration from the super-trio. Both A-Trak and Skrillex have posted photos of the collective group to their Instagram accounts, using the caption "Potato Will Eat You." Diplo most recently posted his own photo of a street sign that reads "Warning: Potato Will Eat You Feb 18 2013," and confirmed the date and title on his own Twitter. As [...]
Best of Instagram is a feature from Dancing Astronaut that showcases our favorite pictures from our favorite DJs on Instagram each week. For our rare Monday edition, we’ve got red carpet gems from Kaskade, Diplo, Skrillex, and more from last night's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. 1. "Al Walser in full space outfit," via @kaskade 2. "This is me trying really hard. #Selfie #NoSocks," via @kaskade 3. "Time for the Grammy's! Thanks [...]
Avicii and Diplo : two dance music extraordinaires that took 2012 by storm - enough so to earn prestigious Grammy nominations. From the year's biggest productions to sold-out performances around the world, each proved to be standout entertainers and representatives of the mainstream-crossover jig. Thomas Pentz and Tim Berg - as listed by The Recording Academy - have occupied Hollywood this past week to prepare for what they anticipate will be a historic evening . So how are the guys gearing up for the 55th Annual Grammy show? Click below the break to find out. [...]
The Grammy Awards are set to take place tomorrow and dance music aficionados are left only pondering which heavyweights will bring home the gold. Skrillex was the big winner last year, taking home three wins of his five nominations. With three more nominations this season, will Skrillex be seeing triple again? Or will Deadmau5 take home a pair of trophies? How about Avicii? Swedish House Mafia? Al Walser? Dance artists represent four categories this year; Best Dance Recording, Best Dance/Electronica Album, Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical, and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. Dancing Astronaut takes a look at the categories, [...]
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Last night Grammy nominees Skrillex, Diplo, Kaskade, Nero and Tommy Trash played a secret pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles at the AT&T Building. The bash featuring the cadre of respected DJs had a noble purpose: to raise awareness of DANCE (RED), Save Lives, the electronic music branch of Bono and Bobby Shriver's RED charity that's engaging businesses in the global fight against AIDS. It was an intimate evening to say the least: only 20 sets of four tickets to the private event were auctioned off via global charity auction site Charitybuzz.com. An auction featuring loads of memorabilia and [...]
Skrillex , Diplo , Kaskade , Tommy Trash and Nero have teamed up with (RED) to bring fans a Grammy's pre-party called DANCE (RED), SAVE LIVES on February 8th. The mostly invite-only event will be held at a secret location in Los Angeles and will benefit the Global Fund to Fight AIDS. DANCE (RED), SAVE LIVES offers a uniquely intimate setting for audience. If you're interested in getting a more up-close and personal experience you can bid on the meet and greet package. The highest bidders wins the opportunity to meet dubstep heavy-weight Skrillex. [...]
Want to donate to a good cause while getting to enjoy one glorious night watching the likes of Skrillex, Diplo, Kaskade, Nero and Tommy Trash? Well, here’s your chance. As part of a special online auction launched today to benefit (RED)’s fight against AIDS, only 20 sets of four tickets have been put up for bidding. The highest bidder will get a ticket for themselves as well as three other friends to see this exclusive event. This private event will be held at an undisclosed location in Los Angeles on Friday, February 8th. The bidding will end tomorrow [...]
Filed under: News , RPM , Awards , EDM Frazer Harrison, Getty Images NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chances are you never heard of Al Walser before his surprise Grammy nomination for best dance recording. Even more surprising? Neither had most Grammy voters. For the second year in a row, the Grammys are facing criticism for allowing a nominee in a field where some say he lacks credibility. [...]
Best of Instagram is a feature from Dancing Astronaut that showcases our favorite pictures from our favorite DJs on Instragram each week. This week, we’ve got gems from Diplo, Sebastian Ingrosso, Tiesto, and more. 1. "Getting my drink on with George Clooney and Rande Gerber before@surrendervegas @casami gos @andreasencore #itcouldh appen," via @steveaoki 2. "This asshole chewed the buttons off my new Moncler jacket," via @danielriots 3. [...]
The Chicago-based Spring Awakening Music Festiva l is back for its second year, and early bird tickets are on sale now. The festival is expanding from two to three days and is set to take place Friday, June 14th through Sunday, June 16th at Soldier Field (rave in a football stadium!). The early bird ticket for this three day festival is now set at a very reasonable $65 price. Last year the lineup featured powerhouse headliner names like Skrillex , Afrojack , Moby , Diplo, A-Trak, Ferry Corsten, and Markus Schulz -to name a few. Between [...]
Best of the Rest is a daily feature from Dancing Astronaut that recaps the most important posts of the day as well as the stuff we didn’t get to. With the rapidity that dance music news and releases come out it’s difficult for us to hit everything — we hope BOTR serves as a catch-all. Make sure to check it out at the end of each day to ensure you don’t miss anything! DA POSTS YOU [...]
For most people, the days following New Years are amongst the toughest of the year. With holiday parties and time off work over, and the long days of winter ahead, it can be a tough time. But Gary Richards, also known as Destructo , and the HARD team have created an event like no other in electronic music to help you forget about your winter woes. In its second year, Holy Ship!! is a three-day boat cruise that sails through the Bahamas, with [...]
For most people, the days following New Years are amongst the toughest of the year. With holiday parties and time off work over, and the long days of winter ahead, it can be a tough time. But Gary Richards, also known as Destructo , and the HARD team have created an event like no other in electronic music to help you forget about your winter woes. In its second year, Holy Ship!! is a three-day boat cruise that sails through the Bahamas, with [...]
With the top rated party cruise setting sail this weekend we want to make sure you're ready. Though only a few of you may have been lucky enough to grab tickets for the sold out rave boat, everyone has heard the wild stories of late nights at sea. Sold out for the first two years, if you aren't heading on this one be sure to get your clickers ready for the 2014 sale. Stacked with a massive lineup, small crowd, and tropical drinks, this is one experience every dance fan needs to check out. After last year's madness we thought [...]
Call your Momma, call your Papa, and thank the Lord right now.. as we finally have a ‘Gangnam Style’ remix that sounds 200% nothing like ‘Gangnam Style.’ So rest assured that your ear drums are completely safe and those cotton wool pots on your bedside table can remain untouched. Amongst this job lot of unused gems, you’ll have all sorts of phasers and hip thrusts at your fullest command – plus all the non-fictional notions you can master via Rocket Pimp, Mike Kenzo and Vodge Diper. Those midnight sessions are back and the random afterhours nonsense continues. [...]
Dance music's presence in last year's Grammy awards was undeniable, marking the first time a DJ had been nominated for the Best New Artist category. The DJs and producers who were big in our world had finally crossed over into mainstream relevance by way of Skrillex's five nominations and three wins . This year, Skrillex received three nods, each in the categories he won last year. Diplo's nomination for Best Producer is also an accolade that is long overdue. Only three highly-recognizable dance music artists were nominated in 2012, but this time around there's a much [...]
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