Ryan Middleton

3241-3270 (out of 3728)

Latest from this author

  • The Prodigy Announce 10-Date UK Tour In Support Of The Day Is My Enemy

    2015 is looking like it will be a big year for UK electronic band, The Prodigy. The "Firestarter" trio revealed earlier in the month that their sixth studio album The Day Is My Enemy would be released on March 30th and the lead single "Nasty" would arrive sometime in January. In support of the album, they have announced a 10-date UK tour in May that will crisscross the island hitting Newcastle, Cardiff, Reading and end with back-to-back nights at London's legendary Alexandria Palace on May 15 and May 16.

  • See How Flume Rang in the New Year at SnowGlobe Festival [WATCH]

    Generally in the Northern Hemisphere, most people want to stay inside as much as possible on New Year's Eve. But there were some brave souls who are willing to brave the cold at SnowGlobe Festival in the mountain resort town of South Lake Tahoe, California. Australian producer and DJ sensation Harley Straten, better known as Flume, one half of What So Not alongside Emoh Instead, performed the mainstage headlining set to ring in the New Year. SnowGlobe was there with their cameras to catch all the action, with Straten ushering in 2015 with his signature remix of Disclosure's "U & Me" under a dazzling display of fireworks and stage production that matched the vibe of the tune.Tucked away on the campus of Lake Tahoe Community College, right on the edge of Lake Tahoe and tucked in below the mountains, Snowglobe finds itself in a small paradise with skiing, music and picturesque natural beauty. The three-day festival took place from Dec. 29 to 31 and into the New Year. The lineup included names like the aforementioned Flume, Disclosure, Zedd, Skrillex, Phantogram, Porter Robinson live, Atmosphere, Justin Martin and many others.

  • Future Music Festival Australia Announces 200+ Additions To 2015 Lineup

    Future Music Festival Australia has announced the local Australian acts who will be joining on the five-city tour around the country. Future Music Festival has already announced headliners like Avicii, Drake, 2 Chainz, The Prodigy, Robin Schulz, Kiesza, Die Antwood and Martin Garrix. Now the festival has announced the more than 200 local acts who will join the festival as well as the stages that will be hosting them. Each city will have two to four local stages designated for the local acts.

  • Years & Years Earn Coveted 'BBC Sound of 2015' Award

    The BBC has revealed who will be the "Sound Of 2015." They unveiled their longlist of 15 names back in December, which included artists like Rae Morris, Raury, Slaves, Wolf Alice and the eventual winner, Years & Years. From the 15 names, one was chosen as the "Sound Of 2015" and electronic, synth-pop trio, Years & Years was the winner. James Bay was chosen second, Stormzy third, Raury fourth and George the Poet rounds out the top 5 in fifth.

  • Kid Ink & Chris Brown Release 'Hotel' From 'Full Speed'

    Kid Ink is preparing for the release of his new album "Full Speed" and is pulling out all of the stops to get eyes and ears on his new material. He calls upon R&B star Chris Brown to provide a catchy hook over the Featherstones produced beat, while Ink toes the line between sensual R&B and hip hop with his verses.

  • Madeon Switches Things Up With Special After-Hours Mix For Pete Tong [LISTEN]

    French producer DJ Madeon is not the most prolific artist, but when he does put something out to the world he makes it count. Whether it is a DJ mix, which there are few and far between from the 20-year-old, or singles, Hugo Leclercq puts his 100 percent into it. He was tabbed by BBC Radio One radio DJ, Pete Tong to do an hour-long mix as part of his "past, present, and future" special. It is not the Madeon we would expect from Madeon with his festival sets or productions, but much more subdued and groove driven — perfect for the after-hours billing that it was given by Pete Tong.

  • Skrillex & Bonnaroo Share Superjam Documentary Teaser Featuring The Doors, The Grateful Dead, Zedd & More [WATCH]

    Skrillex likes to do things differently. Whether it is building crazy spaceships, creating new sounds that everyone will copy or playing superjams at Bonnaroo with a ridiculous array of guests, the "Dirty Vibe" producer is always looking forward. This past summer, in 2014, he hosted one of the infamous "Superjams" at Bonnaroo where he brought out a myriad of guests ranging from artists in hip hop, rock and soul for one of the most varied and eclectic jams the festival had seen in quite a while. Skrillex even stepped out from behind the DJ booth to pick up his guitar and play some notes, as he has been known to do at other performances and as a part of his former band, From First To Last. Bonnaroo and AT&T have teamed up to put together a new documentary about the superjam and they have just released the trailer for it.

  • Colorado's Red Rocks Implements New Noise Rules to Counter Rise of EDM

    One of the United States's most iconic outdoor music venues, Red Rocks Amphitheater, in Morrison, Colorado is undergoing another set of rule changes to its regulations for noise levels that emanate from the concerts that take place there. Denver officials outlined new rules that will apply to various levels of sounds of sounds, notably bass levels and late night performance times that have been at the heart of Morrison resident's complaints.

  • Erykah Badu, Tyler, The Creator Featured in Trailer for Adult Swim's 'Black Dynamite The Musical' [WATCH]

    One of the odder projects to emerge out of the music / TV world is a new musical on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim titled "Black Dynamite" that will feature the voices of hip hop and R&B's most eccentric names, Tyler, The Creator, JB Smooth and Erykah Badu, among others. The trailer for the full, hour-long musical has been released featuring the various artists as cartoon characters, including Tyler, The Creator as a poodle, JB Smooth as a cop and Erykah Badu as a parrot/muscular-woman hybrid.

  • Hardwell Unveils 'Eclipse': Opening Track From 'United We Are' [LISTEN]

    Dutch DJ, producer Hardwell, real name Robbert van de Corput has released the third single from his debut artist album United We Are. Originally bestowed the fan title "Titan," the opening track "Eclipse" has served as the opening song in his DJ sets since his Ultra Music Festival set last spring in 2014. The tune has a much more orchestral feel to it then the other tracks we have heard from Hardwell recently and provides an upbeat introduction to his 14-track artist album

  • Diplo Releases Trippy 'F10RIDA' Documentary About Early Career, M.I.A Disses It

    In conjunction with the re-release of Diplo's debut artist album, 'F10RIDA,' Diplo and Pitchfolk have unveiled a new avant-garde, rather trippy documentary about the making of the album and give a glimpse into the life of Thomas Wesley Pentz. Featuring a lot of random movie and TV show clips interspersed throughout the 20-minute documentary, it can be a little hard to follow, but it does provide some useful insight into the life of Diplo before he became the globetrotting, superstar producer, DJ he is today.

  • Selena Gomez & Zedd Reportedly In The Studio

    In December we reported that Selena Gomez and Zedd had appeared in a studio together, but it was not clear if anything was to come of it. Now it seems as though some magic is being created by the two bonafide pop stars. According to Idolator, Selena Gomez posted a now deleted photo on her Instagram (probably at the request of her team), of her in the studio with caption "Studio flow tho @zedd." The photo was quickly taken down after she posted it. However to piggyback on that photo, Zedd posted one of his own of Gomez blowing a kiss to a bobble head with the caption "@selenagomez likes Johnny from "The Room"... a lot!"

  • Aphex Twin Announces New EP Via Warp Records

    Aphex Twin, real name Richard D. James, just released his first album in 13 years last September and he already gearing up for another multi-track release on Warp Records. The "Syro" producer will be releasing a 14-track EP titled Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt. 2. Announced via Warp Records today (Jan. 9), there is not much further information about the EP except that it will be released on Jan. 23 and the tracklist. It still isn't clear what happened to part 1, but that could come at some point. Aphex Twin has never been one to do things conventionally, just look at the track titles, so the first EP may never hit stores or just might be something for a later date.

  • Nari & Milani Respond To Accusations That 'Triangle' Ripped Off Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat'

    Italian producers, Nari & Milani, known for their single "Atom" are being accused of ripping off French electronic producer Mr. Oizo, real name Quentin Dupieux. Nari & Milani's track "Triangle," set for release on Jan. 26 via Sander van Doorn's Doorn Records, a subsidiary of major Dutch dance label, Spinnin' Records has eerily similar sound to Mr. Oizo's classic tune "Flat Beat." The internet has been buzzing about this and generally has not been happy with what is felt to be a rip off of a classic. Mr. Oizo himself has chimed and expressed that he is "not ok" with it. Nari & Milani have responded to the accusations in a lengthy Facebook post defending their actions, pointing to a Vengeance sample pack.

  • Sam Smith, Mary J. Blige Collaborator Jimmy Napes Releases Howard Lawrence, Half Of Disclosure, Assisted 'Give It Up' [LISTEN]

    British, Grammy Award winning songwriter Jimmy Napes is stepping out from behind others and looking to showcase his own talent as the frontman. Napes has written tracks for Sam Smith, Mary J Blige, Clean Bandit, Jessie Ware, Disclosure and others and has been heralded as one of the driving forces behind the new UK explosion into the United States pop market. Napes is stepping out from the shadows into the limelight with a new single "Give It Up" that features production from Howard Lawrence, one half of Disclosure.

  • deadmau5 Recording 20-Minute Live Edit of 'Strobe' for Guvernment Closing Party

    Deadmau5 has some great new for his Canadian fans. He is recording a 20-minute long live edit of his classic track, "Strobe," for the final ever concert at legendary Toronto venue, Guvernment. The 2009 classic from his album, 'For Lack Of A Better Name,' remains one of the signature songs of deadmau5's storied discography and helped catapult him to the stardom he enjoys today, while also helping to define an era.

  • Above & Beyond Share 'All Over The World' Music Video Featuring Alex Vargas From 'We Are All We Need' [WATCH]

    We are under two weeks away until the way from the release of Above & Beyond's third studio album, 'We Are All We Need.' With that in mind, the UK based trance super-trio has shared the music video for their single, "All Over The World" featuring vocalist Alex Vargas, who appears multiple times on the album. The video continues their streak of riffing off of different classic movies, this time adapting the plot of "Catch Me If You Can" to work with the emotional lyrics from Alex Vargas. The video relives a flashback of a man flying all over the world, impersonating various professions in an attempt to try and find his father.

  • Former Swedish House Mafia Member Axwell Opening Restaurant E.P. & L.P.

    Former Swedish House Mafia member Axwell is diversifying his portfolio. The Swedish producer/DJ is taking his love for food to the big leagues. The "Something New" producer is opening a new restaurant with Australian DJ Grant Smillie called E.P. & L.P., a play on words from their musical careers. The restaurant will be a modern, Asian eating house and will feature Australian chef Louis Tikram, who will blend together Thai with touches of Fijian, Korean, Indonesian and Malaysian cuisines.Axwell is using some of the leftover loot from the Swedish House Mafia winnings to become an investor in this project. He is teaming up with restaurant veterans David Comes and Grant Smillie to bring the project to fruition, via "L.A. Eater."The restaurant will feature two sections: E.P. and L.P. E.P. will be the restaurant where there will be an interactive open kitchen and intimate chef's bar. As one might expect, L.P. will be a 4,000-square-foot, rooftop lounge that features a luxury bar, views of the Hollywood Hills and a late-night menu served until 2 a.m. Frankies, named after legendary New York City DJ Frankie Knuckles, widely considered the grandfather of house music, will be the VIP room sharing a rooftop with L.P.

  • Disney Being Sued by Electronic Music Festival Tomorrowland Over Movie 'Tomorrowland'

    The tables have turned on Disney. After starting its public and still-ongoing lawsuit with deadmau5 over what it deems to be using the likeness of Mickey Mouse, Disney is now on the other end of a trademark battle with electronic music festival Tomorrowland. The current dispute stems from a new movie Disney is releasing in 2015 titled "Tomorrowland," starring George Clooney and Hugh Laurie, and since the festival owns the rights to the name Tomorrowland in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, the Disney film is being forced to make a name change to acquiesce with the trademark demands of ID&T, the promoter of Tomorrowland. Tomorrowland launched its first festival in 2005.This legal discord between Tomorrowland the festival and Disney has some history. Disney owns the rights to the term "Tomorrowland" in the United States, since it is a themed land in each of the five Disney parks around the world. When the festival Tomorrowland decided to make the move Stateside, Disney forced the festival to make a name change, so it became "TomorrowWorld."Trademark attorney Sharon Daboul told the "Belfast Telegraph":"Disney has a trademark registration in the USA for the term 'Tomorrowland,' dating back to 1970. With this registration, it was successfully able to prevent the music festival from calling itself Tomorrowland when it launched in the USA. However, the music festival has the rights to the term in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg and has prevented Disney from using the name in these countries."

  • Wakarusa Festival Releases 2015 Phase 1 Lineup: The Roots, STS9, Paper Diamond & More

    It's the week of festival lineups. Coachella got things started and then Governors Ball made their announcement to compete with more genre-specific festivals, Ultra Music Festival and Bottlerock threw their hats in the ring as well. Jam/dance music festival Wakarusa has joined the lineup announcement fray with their first group of artists. Headlining the festival are Tonight Show house band and hip-hop/neo-soul veterans The Roots, jam band favorites STS9, Paper Diamond, Savoy, Young The Giant, The Devil Makes Three and many more, according to a press release.

  • Drake Interrupts Comedian Red Grant Doing Impersonation Of Him [WATCH]

    A Los Angeles comedian, Red Grant decided to try his best at impersonating Drake for a skit and did not think that the man who he was clowning on would be in the crowd. He is Drake and the "1 to 100" rapper lives in Toronto. He was very wrong and Drake had made a stop in at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood and was not impressed by what he saw. Red Grant taken by surprise while trying to do some dance moves to "6 God" as Drake came on stage and called him out for a subpar performance.

  • Ultra Music Festival Officially Announces 2015 Lineup Phase 1: Avicii, Skrillex, Tiësto, Hardwell Included

    The lineup for Ultra Music Festival leaked before the New Year and took a lot of the momentum out of the announcement, but the festival has officially announced the first phase of artists who will be performing at Ultra. It has a mix of your typical headliners like Avicii, Alesso, Axwell / Ingrosso, Hardwell and Skrillex, with big name underground house and techno acts like Carl Cox, Dixon, Maceo Plex, Deep Dish, and Marco Carola. As is tradition with the festival, it likes to bring in a live component of electronic music, so other artists like Clean Bandit, Porter Robinson, RAC and Gorgon City will all perform live via a press release.

  • Claude VonStroke's Dirtybird Records Announces 'Dirtybird 10' Compilation Featuring Shiba San, Justin Martin and More

    Though it may have only gotten the credit it was due in the past few years, Claude VonStroke's Dirtybird Records has been putting out quality records since its inception in 2005. For 10 years the label has been supporting successful artists' careers and curating new trends within the underground house scene. To celebrate 10 years, Dirtybird has decided to put together a special compilation that highlights their talented roster of artists. Justin Martin kicks off the compilation with Iranian producer Ardalan, while other Dirtybird regulars like Eats Everything, Breach, Worthy and Shiba San all contribute. The label boss added his own track, fittingly titled, "Big Ten."

  • Eric Prydz Announces 16-Date Generate Tour: New York, San Francisco, Chicago Included

    Pryda fans rejoice, for Eric Prydz will be back on the road again to close out the winter. The "Every Day" producer just announced his "Generate" tour, named after an upcoming single of his that will take him across the United States exclusively to small clubs. Eric Prydz is no stranger to club shows, which is where he got his start in small Stockholm clubs, playing for only a hundred or so people alongside guys like Steve Angello and Axwell. He continues to play small clubs, but with his EPIC — Eric Prydz in Concert — concept live show becoming more popular, Prydz has opened up to larger venues, most notably in September, taking over Madison Square Garden with 4,000 visuals and the largest indoor hologram ever used.Prydz will be hopping on his bus — he does not like flying — and crisscrossing North America, playing clubs in Austin, Detroit, Denver, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and finally San Francisco, according to a press release.Prydz will be playing extended sets at each of the stops along the way, allowing him to dive deep into his extensive discography and multiple monikers, which includes Eric Prydz, Pryda and Cirez D.To see what is in store for you, check out his new Essential Mix back-to-back with Jeremy Olander and his live set from Hard Day of the Dead alongside deadmau5.Check out the dates below and get tickets from your local venue. Stream his three-hour live set from MSG below.

  • Steve Aoki Is No Longer Caking Fans at Most Events

    Steve Aoki is looking to change his image. The world-traveling American DJ has announced that he will be leaving behind one of his calling cards and most unique skills going forward: cake throwing. The "Bonesless" DJ made the announcement today, Jan. 7, in anticipation of his upcoming Neon Future North American tour over February and March. He will not totally drop the theatric from his stage show, explaining that it will be saved for special shows where he is headlining and some special festival dates. For the most part, the cake will be left at home and fans will have to come already equipped with their sugar rush. Read the statement below via a press release:"To start the New Year I'm making some new changes and have decided I'll no longer be caking fans at most festivals. There might be an exception here or there but for the most part I'll be saving the CAKE for my headline shows, keeping it exclusive for the die-hard fans. So if you want to get caked, come to one of my headline shows like the Neon Future Experience that is happening across the USA and Canada in Feb/March, or at my upcoming Manchester and London shows, or in Vegas and Ibiza. And to show my love to all the fans around the world that love the cake I wrote a song especially for YOU, properly titled CAKEFACE! It's up now and free to download at soundcloud.com/steveaoki. Love you to infinity and back. Now let's go forward into the neon future!!"

  • Flying Lotus Does Twitter Fan Q&A: Hints At Movie, New Album, Music Videos

    Flying Lotus took to Twitter as well to answer some fan questions about what his future plans look like. The "Never Catch Me" producer reveals some interesting new information about working on a new album, a movie he is writing and a new music video from his fifth studio album You're Dead coming next week. See the tweets below via Pigeons and Planes.

  • Gesaffelstein Says Coachella Will Be His Last Live Show

    Sad news for Gesaffelstein fans. The French DJ, producer has announced, in conjunction with his worthy inclusion on the Coachella 2015 lineup, that the performance would be the "Last Gesaffelstein Live." He delivered the news in very few words without much in the way of an explanation, as one would expect from Gesaffelstein, whose real is Mike Lévy.

  • Did Diplo Post Jack Ü's EP Tracklist on Instagram?

    Diplo took to Instagram late last night, a medium where he likes to post bathroom selfies and videos and pictures of girls twerking and show pictures and the occasional important piece of information about his career. Delivering on an important piece of news, it appears the "Revolution" producer has uploaded the tracklist to the long-awaited EP from Jack Ü, his super duo with Skrillex.The EP includes their debut and only single thus far, "Take Ü There" featuring Canadian songstress Kiesza. Their rumored collaborations with AlunaGeorge and 2 Chainz are also included and were first previewed in the duo's Diplo & Friends mix.Fans have been waiting on an EP or album from the pair since they announced their collaboration back in 2013. 2014 saw Skrillex and Diplo tour and come together in earnest, making a big splash with their main stage set at Ultra Music Festival while doing select dates on the Mad Decent Block Party tour and a few select surprise shows throughout the year. They capped things off with a headlining show at Madison Square Garden on New Year's Eve, a gig normally reserved for jam band heroes Phish.

  • Float Away to Four Tet and Floating Points's 6-Hour Set at Plastic People's Closing Party [LISTEN]

    Friday, Jan. 2, sadly saw the last time the general public would come and party beneath the roof of beloved London club Plastic People. The nightclub made the snap decision to shut down after 20 successful and heralded years in business as one of the more highly touted establishments to support new, up-and-coming electronic acts. The last night was DJed by longtime resident Floating Points and London native Four Tet, who has been a staple at the club for many people. Floating Points was kind enough to upload their back-to-back set on SoundCloud where they spin all types of music from classic disco and classic rock to hip-hop and mellow house tracks, via "The Fader."The set does get a little distorted at times, but overall it sounds good and the full six hours is worth the listen.Floating Points attached a heartfelt thank you note to club owners Charlotte Kepel and Ade Fakeile for believing in them and all the good times that were had there. London clubbing took a big hit to start 2015.

  • BottleRock 2015 Lineup: Imagine Dragons, Robert Plant, No Doubt, Passion Pit Headlining

    It has become customary for festivals to put their tickets on sale before a lineup is announced and expect fans to buy them based on the brand name. Festivals like Coachella and Tomorrowland are able to do this because they deliver quality lineups each year, but for those who have not built up the cache with music fans, it is important to use a lineup announcement to drive ticket sales. California festival BottleRock has announced its full lineup with a big cast of acts that include headliners Robert Plant, Imagine Dragons, No Doubt, The Avett Brothers and Foster the People, with a diverse group of indie, folk, rock and hip-hop acts like Passion Pit, Public Enemy, Portugal. The Man, The Iron Heart — one of our 2015 artists to watch, Zella Day and more.The festival takes place at the beginning of summer, between May 29 and 31, in the heart of Napa Valley to bring you all the finest local bottles one could desire.Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Jan 8., at 10 a.m. PST.Check out the full lineup below, via "Billboard."
View More
Festivals
Popular Now
Real Time Analytics