Most Fun Ever... Mad Decent Block Party, Chicago I knew when Mad Decent announced that their annual Block Party would be taking place in cities other than just Philadelphia and my beloved Chicago was one of them, I knew that going was not not an option. Two things clinched my decision for me: (1) Porter having a 20% Off Sale -- which made me love them even more (2) Bringing along my best friend and party companion, Glynis. I had no idea who was going to be playing, but frankly - it didn't matter.  I had heard epic amounts of insane stories...

Our in-house Diplo fanatic, Vanessa V practically elbowed a girl in the face at our weekly meeting when we asked if anyone wanted to interview artists at TIME Festival on video for Embrace. She snarled, "That's mine!" and snagged the bios from my hand. We already posted her review and photos here if you slept on that shit, take a look. Now it's time for the video portion. Since my little cousin Ferris (a ripe 13) is in the office today, I asked her to review the footage for me. She's never heard of "dub step", or the "Sound Academy"...

Kingdom is a Brooklyn-based producer and DJ whose been gathering a rabid following since  his first mixtape in 2006. Since then, DJs from Diplo to BBC’s Annie Mac have given his tracks spins. Recently signed to Fools Gold Records Kingdom's debut single “Mind Reader” has our hips swaying and toes tapping . Kingdom plays everything from kuduro to juke, but  his love of R&B really shows with bass-heavy remixes and original tracks, often featuring R&B vocal samples. what's been called “a Brooklyn take on the UK garage sound.” Kingdom will get Toronto tearing up the rug on July 23rd at...

From the man who finally made dub step accessible to girls (it's always had female fans, but now we can actually call it our own), comes brand new video for the most lady-friendly song on his album, O.M.G, "Hold On" featuring Amber Coffman from Dirty Projectors. We think this video is shot really well, has a cameo by Diplo, which always gets our hearts racing and gets us pretty excited to get sweaty and dance. Not gonna lie though, kinda wish there was more of a story line, although it...

Sia is playing the Phoenix tonight. We're really into everything about what she's doing right now. The video for single, "Clap Your Hands" off new album We Are Born (out June 22nd). It'sboth funny and endearing in a way that we've come to expect from Sia. We're also really feeling the Diplo remix of "Clap Your Hands" too. CLICK HERE to enjoy for yourself. 1. What is your dream of happiness? My boyfriend, my dogs, vanilla icecream, Nurse Jackie. 2. Blonde or Brunette? Preferably both. Who says roots aren't sexytime? 3. What...

At Pink Mafia it is very clear that I get dibbs on anything Diplo/ Major Lazer/ Mad Decent related. So here's my second rundown of another Major Lazer shindig. First off, big up to Embrace and TheJons for putting together another epic digital party at the Sound Academy. The last couple of parties I’ve been to have been nothing but good times. They're you know, ones of those "Yeah, I was SO there!" kind of parties you'll gush to your friends after you recover from that major hangover the next morning, of course. My night started off with Jess, her...

Keith Lite of AutoErotique took our 20 Qs. Their bio is too long so we just took the last two paragraphs for this. Also, they are releasing a remix of a Weezer song soon. And that's all we know. AutoErotique were VNDLSM before and they are from Toronto. In early 2009 and they signed with Dim Mak Records, the duo streaked like a tracer bullet through the strobe-lit sky of the T.O. dance community with their official first single Gladiator featuring remixes by Aoki/AM, Klever, Larry Tee/Alexander Technique, The Faint, AC Slater & Milano. Following the Gladiator EP, Autoerotique showed off...

Two weeks ago I began my Euro-slumming adventure in the UK. I booked the cheapest flight to London, and began my transatlantic journey seated behind a family with 2 kids under the age of 2 that screamed the entire duration of the flight. I also got to see the sun set and rise again within a matter of hours. MINDFREAK! While it was miserably cold and pissed rain back in Ottawa, it was 25 and sunny everyday I was in the UK. Alright, it rained for a half hour one day. But that was well worth it because I got to...