On June 17, French House producer David Guetta released his new newest Fuck Me I’m Famous! compilation.This new Guetta album includes some new releases, great remixes and also some sick songs by other artists.
I really love some of his original tracks included on the compilation, Little Bad Girland Bass Line.These are two solid House songs and both have almost everything you’d expect from Guetta; great build ups, massive drops, killer beats, all that is missing it seems is Chris Willis on the vocals.His collaboration with Afrojack for Pandemonium and Sweat are some more highpoints of this mix.I also love how Guetta included some great tunes and remixes by other House artists, like Avicii’s remix of Nadia Ali’s song Rapture, Detroit Bounce by Chuckie, Replica by Afrojack, Turn up the Volumeby AutoErotique and Doin’ Ya Thang by Oliver $.
This is a really solid production and every year I always look forward to the new Fuck Me I’m Famous! mix that Guetta puts out.It’s a nice collection to hold me over until the much anticipated release of Nothing But the Beat on August 30.Expect Guetta to be playing a lot of those new releases when he headlines the Electric Zoo Festival in New York over Labor Day Weekend!
So my idol Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo along side dj Tommy Tea and drummer BATTLE will be performing as The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77 at this years Lollapalooza.
Rifo formed The Bloody Beetroots in 2006, they’re an electronic/dance group from Italy.
Their first EP, out on Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak records, Cornelius was in the top 100 itunes downloads in 2008. In 2009 their first full length album Romborama was released in August, the track Warp 1.9 from this album reached number 23 on Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009. The album has sold over 2 million copies. If you have the chance to catch them at Lollapalooza I definitely would because these dudes seem like they put on crazy live shows and its sure to be an experience.
MillionYoung will be performing in New York at the Brooklyn Bowl, Sunday July 3rd. The event is only 5 bucks and you also get to see Home Video and Tiny Victories, both of which make totally awesome sounds. The event is 21+ and starts at 8pm. Hit me up if your going @ newsummerdaze@gmail.com
June 25th at Pacha NYC was utterly incredible. Everyone impatiently crammed onto the dance floor, in anticipation of infamously known dj’s, Alesso and Swedish House Mafia member, Sebastian Ingrosso.
Alesso began the night with quite a bang as he opened with his mix of LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem”. Afterwards, he continued to perform plenty of crowd favorites. The audience went wild for, fellow Swedish dj, Avicii’s “Levels” and “Fuck The Music”. Alesso finished with his amazing remix of Nadia Ali’s “Pressure”, providing a perfect transition for Sebastian’s set. The crowd was on their feet the entire time, hands in the air, gooving to the music.
Everyone was beyond excitedly on edge when Ingrosso took the stage. His song selection was absolutely flawless. Tunes such as: Max Vangeli and AN21’S “The Island”, Calvin Haris’ “Awooga”, Axwell’s “Heart Is King”, Wolfgang Gartner’s “ Space Junk”, and his own mix of “Adele’s Rolling in the Deep vs. Sweet Dreams.” Following these killer songs, Ingrosso represented Swedish House Mafia by spinning “ One”, “Miami to Ibiza”, “Leave The World Behind” and last but definitely not least, “Save The World Tonight.”
Overall the night was extraordinary. Both, Alesso and Sebastian’s sets were completely mind-blowing. I highly recommend purchasing tickets to either of their upcoming shows before they sell out!
On Friday June 17, my friend Luke B. and I decided, after I got off work, to drive 12 hours up to NYC for the annual music festival, Governor’s Ball. We love Empire of the Sun and were craving to see them, catch Mac Miller and get to see some family and friends.We told our parents we were going to the beach for the weekend, but we ended up going on probably a once in a lifetime journey that was worth every penny, every minute of sleep in the passenger seat and every sip of Red Bull to stay awake at the wheel.
My love of Empire of the Sun started when I got a free download of their first single, Walking On A Dream, on iTunes.I loved listening to that song and showing my newfound favorite song to my friends.When the album was released and I saw all their amazing music videos for the singles, I truly fell in love with the band and their music.At first some of the songs I did not enjoy, but after every listen each grew on me and now I can honestly say I enjoy listening to every song of theirs.Standing On the Shore, Half Mast, We Are the People, Country, Without You, The World, Tiger By My Side and Swordfish Hotkiss Night could all potentially be in other band’s greatest hits collections and these are just songs from one album.Just think when they start releasing some new songs how earth shattering they could be? No exaggeration.
So when we heard of the opportunity to see Empire of the Sun live, we immediately snatched at it because we knew this chance would not come around often.How many other kids from South Carolina can say they have seen Empire of the Sun? And let me tell you, they were incredible! It was the most amazing concert I have ever seen and I still get flashbacks of the remarkable voice of Luke Steele and the great dancers and effects the show had.I honestly do not think I’ll ever go to a better concert, the atmosphere of the crowd was incredible and the band rocked Manhattan.We were planning on staying for Girltalk and Pretty Lights before going home, but honestly felt that no group or musician had the potential to top Empire of the Sun’s performance.
We also got to see indie electronic rock band Neon Indian.They played a great set and are a really talented up and coming group.They released their first album Psychic Chasms in 2009 and it was a wonderfully put together debut release and I’m really excited for more from them.Check both groups out if you haven’t heard of either.But if you live in the New York area and you missed these performances, shame on you.That weekend changed our lives.
If yall know DJing, yall have to know the name A-trak. He was the first to win five Wold Championships, as well as his prestigious DMC World Dj Championship at the mere age 15. His skills are untouchable and his swag makes him king. Friday, June 24th he opened a Fool's Gold Record Store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Atraks older brother David, is one of the members of Chromeo, the funky electronic duo, who kill it with a ton of tracks. Here is A-trak abousoutley demolishing in the DMC when he was 15 in 1997.
I first saw A-trak perform on his 8 Ball Tour in New Orleans. I heard he had Coachella packed with over 3,000 people, so when I walked into the 8 Ball show and saw the House of Blues with about 200 people I knew I was in for an awesome private-like show. A-trak's set is a light-set of a huge letter A, with sound-controlled lights. The show was electric, and when he dropped his Duck Sauce single "Barbara Streisand" the crowd went wild. A-trak decided to open a Fool's Gold Record store to sell clothing, exclusive merchandise including the same leather jacket that he wears in his shows.
The store is modeled after a French Boutique, with the items on display giving an inviting sense. Almost every one fingered through all the vinyls that the store sells (see Flickr) They had Fool's Gold lighters, tee's mugs, and by far the slickest wallpaper, custom designed for the store. A-trak himself was present and took time out to sign autographs and take photos with the local Brooklynites.
Later that night at an old stripclub, A-trak hosted a party where he wrecked the 1s and 2s. The place was filled with people for so long that I left to go to Pacha, which I ended up getting kicked out of because I didn't have a press pass. I took a cab to the A-trak party which was still bumpin till after 2am.
SouthPaw, June 22 was definitely a night to remember. Sean Price (Heltah Skeltah), Guilty Simpson from Detroit and Black Milk (DJ and MC) took over Southpaw for the night in celebration of the release of their collaborative album "Self Titled," (REVIEW HERE) produced by Black Milk, via Duck Down Records. The show opened up with DJ Meka from 2dopeboyz, who passed it off to DJ Evil Dee from Beat Minorz Radio, who scratched it up and even performed some turntablism.
Soon after SkyZoo took over, bringing the heat. With an intense performance from Brooklyns own rapper SkyZoo the crowd was rocking and really feeling it, setting up the vibe perfectly for the rest of the show. I honestly wasn't much into SkyZoo before this concert but I'm definitely a huge fan now, especially because of his extremely talented trumpet player OJ. Not only did SkyZoo come to kill the show OJ topped it off. SkyZoo performed most of his tracks off his latest mix-tape entitled "The Great Debater", which officially became the top downloaded mixtape yesterday. He was definitely feeling the love from his home town and did a great job opening up the show.
We left a little bit after this performance and came across a street cypher between Baltimore's Kane Mayfield (interview coming) and an unknown artist. Kane was just straight fire, raw to the bone, keeping it short demolished whoever the other kid was easily.
We were able to catch the end of the Black Moon performance which was just insane. The crowd was really into it especially during the freestyle by 5ft. Black Moon also announced their upcoming album release party which is FREE to the public, next Tuesday (MORE INFO TO COME).
The Random Axe performance was just amazing and ended the show with a bang. They went through every track off the album and then some. It was really a performance for the people.
The group came to Southpaw with so much energy last night leaving the fans wanting a lot more. Make sure to download "The Great Debaters," "Self Titled," and check out the Black release party next Tuesday.
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