ummm isn't that how life goes? "#3 Know your role - If you’re an opening DJ do not – I repeat DO NOT – try to play the most banging set of your life. You’re the fluffer of the party." DJ Craze
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Vibes from the Isles: how Islanders and Icelanders make popular music.
"The islands of Jamaica and the United Kingdom produce a disproportionate number of musical styles and artists, according to musical legend. The world of pop music would be missing huge pieces, the thinking goes, had these islands submerged before the invention of electricity." Echonest
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Can Anyone Make a Beat? New Class Aims at Amateur Producers (Rolling Stone)
Read the 100 best books according to David Bowie
When Vanity Fair asked him “What is your idea of perfect happiness?” he responded simply “reading.”
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MGMT didn't know what a producer is, sneaked in Abba's Dancing Queen... when they started out with "Time to Pretend"
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You Will Never Look at Your Speakers the Same Way Again
This Ribcage Plays “Mambo Italiano” — for a Price
What would you do if you came across an X-ray shaped like a record? If you’re British musician Stephen Coates, the answer’s easy. You’d play it.
Read MoreFashion and music meet in glorious ZEITGUISED animation
Music and fashion always go together. Here's a simply stunning one, and we're obsessed with stuff like this.
Read MoreThe Made Shop Animates Son Lux Song with Pins and Thread
Haribo lets you eat your Serato controller, sort of
We Built This City On… Glitch Hop, Hyphy and Swedish Metal
This history of electronic music you won’t find in a book
This “Sonic Bed” helps you sleep soundly
"All kinds of people would queue for hours, have very different experiences and talk of the musical as well as physical and psychological sensations they have had afterwards.” Kaffe Matthews 2000
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This installment brings you the craziest and coolest headphones. We're all about looking good and sounding good.
Read MoreOur good friend Emily Lazar: The making of a Grammy-nominated mastering engineer
“Who’s your favorite musical artist?” is a pretty common question. “Who’s your favorite mastering engineer?” not so much.
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