Photo Courtesy of New York Magazine This past Friday I got a chance to sit down and speak to American composer Jefferson Friedman and Craig Wedren, lead singer of art/alternative rock group Shudder To Think and an exceptional solo artist in his own right. Messrs. Friedman and Wedren are pe ... Continue Reading
A 2-part video series chronicling the electronic music label/club Barraca. Why is this special? Barraca is based in my former hometown and favorite city in Spain, Valencia. Enjoy! Continue Reading
This past Wednesday, July 22, I attended Alarm Will Sound’s recreation of classic tracks from Aphex Twin, Autechre and other IDM artists. Alarm Will Sound is a post-modern ensemble much like Bang on a Can, often re-imagining existing pop works as well as playing seminal post-modern ... Continue Reading
While scrounging one of my favorite music blogs, Discodust, my ears were pleasantly gifted the “Diva Edits”, three wonderful remixes of songs from the absolutely heavenly Tina Turner, Anita Meyer and Agnetha Fältskog. The edits were done by relatively obscure disco revivali ... Continue Reading
Thank you everyone who made it to my live set at 675 Bar this past Wednesday, July 15. This particular set was meant to get some asses shaking, and from my vantage point, they were. In listening to this set, you’ll notice a heavy use of pop. How come? While I think a DJ should a ... Continue Reading
675 Bar, NYC Hi all, Justin here. I’ll be spinning alongside some friends from NYC DJ academy Dubspot this Wednesday, July 15, at 675 Bar in NYC. Event starts at 7 PM and I’ll probably go on around 9 PM. Details on 675 Bar: 675 Bar 675 Hudson St (between 13th St & 14th ... Continue Reading
Just Another Sunday Best There’s always a lot of outdoor music events that happens in NYC during the summer, but two of my favorites are Sunday Best and Saturdays at Water Taxi Beach. Sunday Best, which takes place at the Brooklyn Yard in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, combines two of ... Continue Reading
I love Crosstown Rebels, and I really don’t know too many electronic music labels that effectively brand themselves as they do, with the exception of Kompakt and Ghostly International. Rebel Rave, a video series the label produces, documents some of electronic music’s brigh ... Continue Reading
On paper, Major Lazer, a collaboration between fidget-house impresario Switch and excavator of worldly sounds Diplo, is a dream come true. In practice, I would say the results are mixed on the group’s debut, Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do, though there are certainly ... Continue Reading
Ambivalence Avenue marks Bibio’s fourth full-length release and first for Warp Records, and its excellent. Many critics have been citing Bibio’s musical ties to Boards of Canada and, yes, they are apparent here in the album’s lo-fi production and warm, analog feel. Still ... Continue Reading
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