The Splash House Music Festival is back for the second time this summer, because the best time you had this season needs a redux. If you missed Palm Springs’ first splash-in-the-pool party back in June, grab your sunblock, speedo, stainless steel flask and whatever contraband you deem fit for a three-day desert pool party. Taking place next weekend, August […]

This, truly, is one of the coolest concepts we’ve seen in the art world in a long minute. Olloclip, creators of mobile-photography technology, are putting on an art show in Orange County that is worth looking into  — perhaps with a magnifying glass. The show’s theme is nothing big, literally, baring the bold but teensy title […]

Time to get HARD for summer at the Whittier Recreation Center this August 2nd & 3rd. Equipped with five stages and a serious lineup, HARD Summer will feature a very comprehensive sampling of roof-raising knob-twiddlers including: Jack U (the new Skrillex & Diplo superduo), Axwell, A$AP Mob, Tiësto, Dillon Francis, NERO and Disclosure, along with A-Trak, Baauer, Martin Garrix, Pusha T,  Maya Jane Coles, […]

Like many onetime D&B and two-step heavyweights, DJ Zinc often switches up to steadybeat house — as he does on this latest mixtape. Recorded for Rinse FM, the Bingo Beats label boss’s set for the Rinse Fridays series finds its way online, with nearly two hours of 4/4 tracks including standouts by Photek, Audiojack + […]

Kick off your weekend the right way with a killer, hour-long dance and techno mix from DFA Records‘ one and only, The Juan MacLean (John MacLean). This set is, per usual of DFA DJ’s and producers, all spun from vinyl — and that’s why we love them. Listen below and download for free. Happy Friday, […]

Happy belated Jamaican independence day everyone! Yesterday, August 6th, was the official day. I hope you all drank cases of Red Stripe, watch incessant re-runs of Usain Bolt highlights on ESPN and smoked a crate full of spliffs. Seriously shame on you if you’re not. For anyone who has never waded in the soulful waters […]

British culture magazine i-D offers up an interesting selection of tracks for their August mixtape. The longest mixtape they’ve ever assembled, the August edition treads from bass, grime and trip-pop to acoustic, folktronica and alt ambient, including tracks from an army of artists such as Afrikan Boy (who rapped on DJ Shadow’s “I’m Excited” video), Joe […]

Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels label has been making some waves these past twelve months. An uncompromising vision for the future of house and techno has the label breaking acts left, right and center, and infusing some serious fun into a musical blueprint that regularly leaves dancefloors bouncing till dawn. Full length album releases from Art […]