Mau5trap Recordings has been home to some of the most innovative electronic music since its development in 2008.  Since then, it has become a powerhouse in the EDM scene, garnering artists from each genre imaginable and releasing top notch electronic music to the world.  Today, Mau5trap released their “We Are Friends” EP, which features tracks from artists like Heat Maxwell, [...]

Yeah I know, you’re skeptical.  50 Cent hasn’t come out with a track in awhile, and this time it’s got Alicia Keys AND Dr. Dre on it?  Contrary to popular belief though, “New Day” isn’t any joke track where the rappers pretend they don’t know any wordplay.  It’s not a track where the only topics the artists rap about is [...]

[info_box]The Metropolitan Jolt is very excited to be covering this year’s HARD Summer. We will be highlighting must-see artists leading up to the event on August 3rd-4th. See the fantastic lineup and get more info here.[/info_box] Flashback to the mid-2000s: The Strokes have made dance-rock cool, while bands like Muse and Franz Ferdinand are making their big breaks by channeling [...]

Want some futuristic funk?  I don’t really know much about GRiZ except that he kicks it with Supervision and Pretty Lights every now and then and casually makes awesome tracks.  Prime example of this is his track “The Future Is Now” that combines funk with futuristic sounds including some heavy bass and synth lines.  It always amuses me when artists [...]

Les Tronchiennes are a techno duo out of Belgium.  Given how often I seem to post about Belgium you’d think I was on their tourism department’s payroll.  Well I’m not.  I just think they happen to make most of the techno I like posting about.  By the way if you think state sponsored techno is a crazy idea you better [...]