It was announced, and highly circulated around the internet, that Coachella and Goldenvoice have put together a steller little concert that’ll take place on a cruise ship (yes, like Holy Ship!), called the S.S. Coachella. The music cruise will be taking place this winter, venturing to the Bahamas December 16-19 and Jamaica December 19-23. The [...]
17
Jul
S.S. Coachella switches up the scenery for a 3-day getaway
1
Jul
Peak hour dancefloor weaponry for when the jacuzzi is bubbling
The second mixtape in our July 4th Summertime 3-Pack series comes courtesy of Brighton’s Benji Boko who shares the mix he delivered to delirious heads at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Boko promises the set was completely improvised live —”no mixes were pre-prepared or planned. This was the greatest show of my life to date!” Considering [...]
1
Feb
56 tracks and 73 minutes of Drum & Bass and Dubstep Destruction
It’s been a minute since drum & bass ruled the electronic landscape with a mighty bass fist, and American DJ/producer Dieselboy was Lord Supreme of the American shores. But the once and future king of Pittsburgh dancefloor mayhem (do he and Girl Talk share Superbowl nacho recipes?) still lights it up, and he’s just delivered [...]
17
Dec
Greg Gillis drops first video from All Day mixtape
Fresh off Girl Talk’s latest mashterpiece, All Day Mixtape, comes the video for “Oh No”. Blending up Luda, M.I.A., Sabbath, California Swag District, Aaliyah, Ramones, Missy…you get the drift…
15
Nov
Greg Gillis' 4th Opus given to the people for FREE
Pittsburgh’s resident mashup king Greg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, is back with his fourth album today, All Day (remember his NYE Chicago Documentary?). Probably a good day for the release to take his mind off things, considering the ass whomping his beloved Steelers suffered last night at the hands of their rival Patriots. Although it’s [...]
21
Sep
Greg Gillis blows up Chicago, films behind-the-scenes for Pitchfork
Today PitchforkTV debuted their documentary covering Girl Talk’s much buzzed about New Year’s Eve concert in Chicago of this year. If you’ve ever seen Girl Talk (aka Greg Gillis) live, you know he’s one of the most energized, fist-in-the-air performers out there. The blood and sweat Pittsburgh’s favorite son pours into each show is undeniable, [...]
Sure, Coachella 2009 kicked off a week ago today but we here at LIAS have been busy, in case you haven’t noticed. Anyway, another epic weekend has blown by us again with a flash of desert heat and a searing blast of sonic noize, and all that remains are the pixels in our camera chips, [...]
If Z-Trip and 2ManyDJs are the Godfathers of the Mash-up, then Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) is their up-n-coming, more calculated cold-blooded killer. The difference being that Girl Talk does all his edits on a computer, while Z does his thing live. That’s a big difference. But Gillis is also the fist to admit he’s [...]
