Monthly Archives: January 2014

Beatport Reviews The Novation Launchpad Mini

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YunvvpddRP0

I hadn’t seen this kind of tech review from Beatport before, but I think it’s a really good move for them. The vid is under 3 minutes & led by a friendly looking and sounding guy who essentially geeks out over the new Novation Launchpad Mini. They run through the quick & dirty on the device super fast, but the video still seems laidback and paced very casually. I hope they branch out into this realm of review way more because it seems there’s a serious bifurcation between dance music culture & dance music production when you look for things on the internet. Connecting those two worlds is super important, so kudos to Beatport for giving it a shot.

Don Rickles At The Kraft Music Hall In Brooklyn In 1968.

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Frankly, I’m not sure whether I’m more impressed by what Don Rickles looked like as a young guy or the quality of the video recording from 1968. Considering it all needed to be done with long cables, analog signals & no internets/data/compression, if you’re into retro stuff like this, it’s a fun little look at Brooklyn way, way back.

The Track That Might’ve Changed Things For Good In 2013.

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This track was shared/favorited/retweeted the world over, with 350k plays in 1 week. For Skrillex or a Triple A artist, this is no sweat, but Daleri was a total unknown. They created a minute mashup of everything that was wrong with dance music last year, as illustrated by the Beatport Top 100. Listen to it if you don’t believe me. I tweeted about it whenever it came out, but one of the things I have to agree with Mixmag about now, the charts the tunes within the mashup came from on Beatport, are different now. The staccato beat/drop + wow so epic build pattern was repeated over and over, isn’t gone completely, but the diversity is growing, and the “let’s all do the same thing” has weakened a bit for the moment. Do you think we need more audio-based commentary like what Daleri did?

Outkast Headlining Coachella!

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Outkast at Coachella. Ostensibly confirmed by someone close to the duo in their interview with Stereogum two days ago, this definitely is going to be one of the most hotly-anticipated performances of the year. I’d talk about him more, but I’ll just remind everyone that Polaroid had to issue warnings about shaking pictures because of how popular that jam got. Should be real. (via FACT)

(Update: I was right! Check the full lineup below! It’s stacked! 

The Forum & Pop2Life Created A Record Made of 250,000 ft Of Vinyl for The Eagles

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Excessive is a great way to describe many aspects of partying in Los Angeles, and it seems a promo company named Pop2Life has decided to remind us all just how ridiculous it gets. To celebrate the re-opening of The Forum, a massive venue in LA, not only did they get The Eagles to break the place in with a spate of concerts, but they’re covering the roof with the largest record ever. 407ft wide & made of 250,000ft of plastic, requiring a team of 75 to build. The reprint of Hotel California will spin, but not produce music sadly. However, if you’re flying into LAX, you’ll see it. Someone grab a picture on the way in and post it will ya? (via Vinyl Factory)

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Calls Out Putin, Rallying The People to Boycott Olympics

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Nadezhda has become something of a champion for the rights of prisoners during her time in the Russian penal system. While she & her bandmate Maria Alyokhina have been freed under a Kremlin-based amnesty plan, she has spoken out, calling it a publicity stunt designed to help soften Russia’s image abroad in anticipation of the Sochi Olympics. They both are remaining in Russia to fight on behalf of those still imprisoned & to bring awareness to the diabolical shit going on there as the world turns its gaze to see how Putin can manage the anti-gay & anti-international sentiment he’s helped stoke there over the last few years as his grip on the country has tightened. (via HuffPo)