Featured DJ: Tarquin (NYC) 27 Apr 2009

TARQUIN (Vitamin Breaks, NYC)
Tarquin has prided himself on stomping dancefloors throughout New York and Burning Man since 2005. At this time he got his first gigs starting things up for Wavewhore and some other leading Breakbeat names in NYC.  As time moved on and he made the transition from pure vinyl to Serato, his sound [...]

Vitamin B this Friday w/ Crooked Disco!

Like Bass?
Of course you do. Who the hell doesn’t?
Well keep Friday open, cause your favorite monthly bassfest is coming back to make it go boom all over again. We are keeping it 100% Brooklyn style this month with a lineup of 5 sick bastards who like to crush it with some deep, heavy hitting, hip-hop [...]

Featured DJ: Dex Stakker (SF) 20 Apr 2009

DEX STAKKER (Opel / Opulent Temple / Pronoia, SF)
Dex Stakker has enjoyed the proverbial ‘meteoric rise’ over the course of his first few years as an active DJ.  Since debuting on an undercard for Meat Katie in 2006, Dex has played all of the major clubs in San Francisco, including 1015, Temple, Mighty, Ruby Skye, [...]

Opel 7 Year Anniversary – San Francisco

One thing that can be said with confidence about San Francisco, is that it boasts one of the greatest dance music communities in the US. It is a mecca which has drawn DJs, producers, and fans alike from all over the country to partake in it’s multifaceted electronic music scene. With a city population of [...]

Track Review: Zodiac Cartel “We Don’t Play That” (U&A)

Taken from Beatportal (original article)
“Following our ‘10 excuses to avoid DJ requests’ post which attempted to provide useful lines for DJs wishing to avoid requests from annoying punters without resorting to violence, Zodiac Cartel has seemingly come up with his own evil musical double entendre for DJs.
‘We Don’t Play That’ has the added benefit of [...]

Plump DJs Invade the USA

THIS JUST IN: Plump DJs April 2009 Promo Mix
There is some personal significance of this event for me…
It all started seven years ago – just about to the day. It was Coachella 2002, and I got a phone call that Friday night from PJ Hanke at Spank Music LA that I was to start my [...]