This Week's Top Releases

Skrillex Teases Loads Of New Music & "A Couple Bodies of Work"

Skrillex just gave us a much needed update on his unreleased music — and there’s a lot to get excited about! This is the news we’ve all been waiting for, as Skrillex confirms he has plenty of forthcoming releases queued up. Aside from Dog Blood, he sees his most current work being broken down into a “couple bodies of work” and fans are all ears. He doesn’t lay out an exact timeline, but promises “new stuff” in the coming weeks. Between now and when he finishes his new material — perhaps in the EP/album realm — we can expect...

Corey James & Santez Are Back With Grungy Single, "Artifact From 83" [SIZE Records]

We can always count on Corey James to bring us fresh music with each new release. He’s an incredibly talented producer and for his new single, he teamed up with another great talent Santez for an eerie single, “Artifact From 83”, signed to none other than SIZE Records. ‘Artifact From 83’ follows on from the success of Corey James and Santez’s 2017 released, BBC Radio 1 approved hit ‘With You’. The track carries a dark and grungy vibe throughout; featuring hard-hitting synths and drums, along with various intricate layers including a rock-ready guitar riff, rap riddims and a snarling...

This Festival Is Banning Phones From One of Its Stages & I'm Totally About This

Discouraging phones at shows is not a new phenomenon. Artists as well-toured as Bruno Mars and Björk have told concert attendees to put their phones down, and DJ Lane 8 has gone so far as to ban phones outright during his This Never Happened tour series. But for a festival to do it is not as common. FLY Open Air will be implementing a cell phone ban at its festival this weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland, though only to a degree. Phones will be banned solely at its Boiler Room stage — and anyone who’s familiar with the brand will likely tell you...

Judge Steps In To Reverse Cancellation of Woodstock 50th Anniversary Festival

Woodstock 50 has been fighting an uphill battle the past month, after passing its expected on-sale date and then having multiple issues inherent to the festival exposed, among having its main investor pull out and “cancel” the festival. However, the festival is lucky as a judge in New York Supreme Court has ruled that investor Dentsu Aegis Network did not have the capacity to completely cancel the festival on its own. That being said, it’s mostly a legal victory as Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang still reportedly has to find $30 million in funding. While the judge ruled that Dentsu...

G Jones & More Sound Off About New Abortion Bans

The nation’s most restrictive anti-abortion laws just passed in Alabama and Georgia — and DJs are speaking out on this issue, as well as women’s rights in general. Not only is it terrifying that women choosing to abort may be held liable for felony murder, the severe lack of exceptions is startling. In Alabama, exemption in cases of rape and incest has failed to pass. Under the new law, absolutely no abortion may take place after 20 weeks, unless the woman’s health is at risk. Abortion is punishable up to 99 years, or life in prison. Many view this as...

Insomniac Reveals Exclusive New Radio Live Stream

Dash Radio and Insomniac Radio are joining together to bring dance music fans a new destination with zero commercials. These are the sounds of festival stages, around the clock and without the ads. Featuring exclusive mixes, artist interviews, festival news, world premieres and more — and coming soon, EDC Las Vegas 2019. Insomniac Radio — Dash Radio’s flagship dance station — will live stream EDC Las Vegas to listeners around the world beginning at 5pm PST this Friday with a special edition of “Night Owl Radio,” hosted by Alesso. The livestream will continue with coverage through Sunday and include...

Free Download: Droptek Drops Some More Tek With 'Flex' [Korsakov]

The bass world is barely recovering from Droptek’s massive Symbiosis LP which released on Korsakov last month but that doesn’t seem to be stopping him. Today, the enigmatic UK producer dropped another filthy track for free download on SoundCloud. While Symbiosis was all over the place genre-wise and showcased diverse style and ability to program at any BPM, with “Flex” Droptek has re-pledged his loyalty to 174 and no mistaking. “Flex” is fierce, funky and designed for maximum neurofunk groove. With an ambient and melodic intro, breaks and outro, the track winds up into a techy drop. After that it’s steppy, techy dancefloor...

Rolling Loud Gets Suspended from Twitter After Chaotic Festival

Rolling Loud was a bit chaotic this year to say the very least. Rapper Kodak Black was taken into custody, the crowd rushed the stage during a weather delay, and a golf cart was stolen and driven through the audience, etc. All of this could have been easily deflected. However, someone at Rolling Loud decided to deal with the bad press in the worst possible way. Taking to Twitter, the official account blurted out a bunch of tasteless, borderline embarrassing posts and was ultimately suspended from the platform. “All we gotta say is FREE KODAK AND WE’RE NOT FUCKING...

Laidback Luke Is Getting Married & The Engagement Photo Is Everything

Huge congratulations to Laidback Luke and his fiancée Ashley. The DJ/producer recently popped the question and he’s proud to announce — “She said YES!” The photo below captures the moment and lets us in on a little glimpse into their future together. In another post from over a year ago, Luke gushed about his then girlfriend. “Here’s my #WCW @ashleynoel_xo The most incredible woman I’ve met. A match made in heaven.” Congrats to the happy couple! Now, who gets to be the wedding DJ? Laidback Luke Engaged View this post on Instagram SHE SAID YES! @ashleynoel_xo Proud to call...

Zeds Dead Just Dropped A New Single & It's Addicting AF [MUST LISTEN]

It’s been a relatively light year for Zeds Dead so far on the release front, apart from their collaboration on Delta Heavy’s album, “Lift You Up.” But now, well into May, the duo are here with their first lead single of 2019, with some help from Dion Timmer and Delaney Jane, “Rescue.” The sound on “Rescue” is immediately reminiscent of the sonic styles the group explored on their debut album Somewhere Else in 2014, sort of a mix between “Lights Out” and “Stardust.” Delaney brings her own vibe to the release with her instantly recognizable voice, and Dion Timmer adds...