#5: Maschine [$250-599] Whether it be the MK II or the Mikro, the Maschine played a large role in the developing of many new producers in 2012. The ease of the interface allowed many a newcomer to production to have easy access to as close to a plug n’ play DAW as you can get. The package boasts a huge [...]

2012 has been an interesting year in dance music, and just about every blog in the blog-o-world has voiced their two cents on the best and brightest artists, albums, and tunes of the hugely diverse past 12 months. Whether it be popularity or quality, everyone has a different way of deciding their top tracks. We chose to base our list [...]

Saturday December 8th’s Boys Noize show in Chicago marked my first time out to the local House of Blues. The three-floored venue boasts two tiers of balcony room and opera boxes, with multiple bars on each level. As a medium sized concert hall, the House of Blues is large enough to support a name as sizeable as Berlin’s Boys Noize, [...]

In an age where music genres are wordier than the “Driver’s Handbook” at your local DMV, artists like DJ Shadow remind me why. After witnessing DJ Shadow’s performance at the Majestic Theatre in Madison, I pity the fool that tries to categorize his style (yes, that was a Mr. T reference). His set was a medley of drum n bass, [...]

DJ Shadow is starting his US tour and we are giving away two free tickets to any one of his stops! The contest ends tomorrow night so all entries have to be in quick if you want to see DJ Shadow perform for free at one of the shows listed below: December US DJ Dates: 12/6/12 Madison, WI Majestic Theater [...]