12FV

Happy Sunday friends and fam! I bundled up ten solid tracks this week that I’m pretty excited about. The Black Keys track is a kickin single off their upcoming album, NEW OIZO, Florence and the Machine album came out of nowhere…but I got it! And it’s just as epic as you’d expect. Shows coming up that I want to go to: Boys Noize at Music Box, Girls @ Galaxy Theatre, Kooks in San Fran!! Will you be at any of these? Know anywhere I should be? Anyone I should see? Let me know on our Facebook page!

Couple words of advice I was thinking about the other day: no matter how rich or poor, happy or sad, successful or defeated you may be through life, there will ALWAYS be something to complain about. Something that’s not right, that you wish was. If it’s under your control, fix it! If it’s not, learn from it! Life is too dear to be caught up in everyday bullshit. Think big picture: Solve problems. Move forward. Stay positive. Enjoy #68!

YOLO68

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The Black Keys – Lonely Boy (Blues/Rock)
Mr. Oizo – France7 (Electronic/Seizure Music)
Mr. Oizo – Oral Sax (Electronic/Seizure Music)
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Bournemouth (Electronic)
Florence and the Machine – What the Water Gave Me (Epic Indie Rock)
Beck – Go It Alone (Rock)
Gorillaz – Rock the House (Hip Hop)
Zeds Dead – Out For Blood (Dubstep)
Gesaffelstein – A Lost Era (Techno)
Aeroplane – Save Me Now (Dance)

Aural: Of or relating to the ear or sense of hearing
Psynapse: A comic book villain in the Marvel Comics Universe

Together those words don’t make much sense, but it’s Deadmau5, so fuck it. Right? The guy is on one of the biggest single DJ tours in the history of the scene, selling out back to back to back consecutive shows with one of the highest production live sets ever built. Despite constantly being on the road, which I hear makes it nearly impossible to focus on music production, he still manages to make music that stays true to his roots. The song encompasses pretty much his entire career. I love it! If you were lucky enough to see him live, and didn’t get kicked out before he even went on for being a ruhTARD like me, then this may be a familiar tune. Long live mau5!

CAD vs HARD

I’ve been undergoing constant withdrawals with last weekend already fading into the past. Although, the performances I saw and the flawlessness of the fourth annual HARD Haunted Mansion will forever hold a special place in my heart. It’s crazy to see how far this scene has come and how many people stayed true to the love for one of the best parties of the year. This year especially was filled with some of the most overlooked DJ’s that will be the driving forces of tomorrow’s music, and we were there to document it. It’s a funny feeling to see the new and old faces on the stages that held the likes of Justice, deadmau5, DJAM (RIP), Boys Noize, Soulwax, sebastiAn, Diplo and to think how far they all have gone. It was SO HARD (pun intended) to pick favorites because everyone played their best sets that I’ve ever seen. After much consideration, here are the top dogs of Haunted Mansion 2011. (more…)

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ HARD

Alright so it’s post Haunted Mansion weekend, and I can’t seem to let myself sleep. I just can’t believe this weekend happened, and to the level that it did. SO many surprises, and everyone brought their freshest sets. It’s gonna be so fun writing the review. I got a lot of ridiculous videos for us. Fake Blood, TEED, Skrillex, Rusko, Zeds Dead, Fatboy Slim, 2 Many DJS…unreal that we were there for all that. No videos of Soulwax. I took a vow to never film them after tonight. I don’t want people to think they can just go to Escape From Wonderland or Skream + Benga, and just see what’s up with Soulwax through YouTube vids. Fuck that. GO SEE THEM LIVE! Meanwhile, scope our YouTube channel for the others.

That being said, met a lot of f*ckin awesome people this weekend. Lots of good vibes all around. It’s crazy what saying something nice to someone will do to them mentally. There’s nothing like the assurance in your mind when someone compliments you and stands by you. So I challenge you: anyone can talk shit. say something nice to a random person this week. You could change their life that easy! That’s all for now. Enjoy the list friends. If you saw me in my Thomas the Tank Engine costume toot tootin’ around, that was for you.

YOLO67

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Soulwax – Slowdance (Electronic/Rock)
Justice – Newlands (The Blisters Boyz Remix) (Electro Funk)
MEN – Credit Card Babies (Indie/Dance)
Aeroplane vs Friendly Fires vs Flight Facilities – I Crave Paris (Electro Pop)
Skrillex – San Diego VIP (Filth)
Avicii- Levels (Clockwork Remix) (Big Room)
CSS – Fuck Everything (Indie)
Crookers – That Laughing Track (ft. Style Of Eye & Carli) (Jungle/Electronic)
Holy Fuck – Frenchy’s (Experimental)

Happy Halloween from C+A+D

If you’re no stranger to these parts, you know we fux with HARD. Let’s rewind three or so years…HARD Haunted Mansion 2008. Soulwax, Justice, DJAM (RIP), Deadmau5, 2ManyDJs, sebastiAn, Boys Noize. The rave that made sense of it all for America. These artists contributed to one of the most monumental concerts I’ve ever been to, if not THE. The culture was alive and well. Not a crowd of people fighting to be in the front, but a crowd of people who were there for the love of this music. Year after year HARD puts on the best Halloween party in the world for many reasons: the vibes, the location, the venue, the artists, the people. All of these have kept me going for the last three years and will keep me going for years to come. This year’s lineup is stacked with HARD classics and the future of legit electro from around the world. Yeah, we’ll be there both days. Here’s our map of where we’re going to be and why you should be there too.

If you want to get the separate playlists we made for each night, go to our facebook! They’re posted in the photos.

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12FV

Ok ok ok…..I’m going to try and contain my excitement for the end of this week and save it for our HARD preview coming up. Despite Halloween being on a Monday, the week leading up to it is stuffed with fun things to do! HARD, Escape from Wonderland, Strange Boys on Wednesday, Nero @ Music Box, Deadmau5/Avicii/Feed Me in San Diego, Thee Oh Sees/Soft Pack on Sunday in LA. I mean, it’s interesting to see that concert going and party starting reach this level of competitiveness but HEY! I’m a man of options. The more to choose from the better. Halloween is awesome. Enjoy #66(6)

YOLO66

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Dillon Francis – IDGAFOS (I Don’t Give A Fuck Or Shit)
CAZZETTE – The Shining (Original Halloween Mix) (Electronic)
Rye Rye & M.I.A. – Sunshine (L.A. Riots Remix) (Electronic)
Young the Giant – Shake My Hand (Live From iTunes) (Indie/Rock)
Young the Giant – My Body (Live from iTune) (Indie/Rock)
Felguk & Example – Plastic Smile (Original Mix) (Dubstep)
Wilco – I’ll Flight (Rock)
Wolfmother – New Moon Rising (Tits & Clits Remix) (HOAXX EDIT) (Electronic/Rock)
Wolfmother – Joker and the Thief (Rock)
Dave Dialect – Cocaine Inside My Blunts (Original Mix) (Dubstep)

WIth all the recent hype and appreciation for big room house from the rising popularity of huge festivals, Swedish House Mafia is getting a run for their money. After moving up 33 spots, Avicii is sitting comfortably at 6th best DJ in the world (according to polls) and SHM at 10th. Despite the fact that Guetta being at #1 invalidates the entire list, the dance music scene just got a lot more interesting. Speaking of interesting, cool to see Coldplay branching into the scene, calling on these two superstars to recreate the single from their upcoming album. It’s called Mylo Xyloto and it’s set to release on October 24th!

Bringing Coldplay into the house mix was a solid game plan. Chris Martin’s voice has this strange feel good ability that is a prime addition to any big room house track. Between the two, I gotta give it to the #6 DJ in the world, Avicii. I like SHM, and they have a particular sound that just works, but it seems rushed. You can hear the extra effort Avicii put into this mix, and it just plain old hits a lot better at the drop. Both are quality tracks if you’re into the more uplifting house shebang. Steer clear if you’re into the more face melting stuff, and go here.

Coldplay – Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (Avicii’s ‘Tour’ Mix)
Coldplay – Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (Swedish House Mafia Remix)