The second day of EDC 2010 turned out to be a hell of a party in Los Angeles. Capacity on the main stage field was closed off to kids getting in around 5pm and the only way in was through the surrounding bleachers. That didn’t stop the kids from continuing to jump over fences onto the field. At one point Lil’ Jon stopped the music during Laidback Luke’s set and told everyone that if they saw someone jumping over the fence to, “If you see a motherfucker trying to go over the fence, you pull the motherfucker down!” Van Buuren closed out the night on the main field with a pyrotechnic and firework show that lit up the Los Angeles skies.
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By Pamela Lin Posted in Features Above & Beyond, apl.de.ap, Armin Van Buuren, Avici, Benny Bennasi, candy kids, Christopher Lawrence, Daedelus, dance, edc, edm, Electric Daisy Carnival, electro, Fila, Groove Armada, James Zabiela, Lil Jon, Mars, massive, rave, Sean Tyas, Second Sun, will.i.am
In support of their sixth studio album Black Light (out this Tuesday, March 2 via Om Records), Groove Armada are heading out on a U.S. tour. The tour will include appearances at Los Angeles radio station KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic and the Ultra Music Festival in Miami. Read more…
By Ashley Campbell Posted in News Groove Armada, Om Records, Ultra Music Festival
Don’t Call It a Comeback
With the return of veteran electronic acts at its peak—The BPA, Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx, The Prodigy—could we be seeing the era of the comeback? Maybe so, but that won’t be solidified until the godfathers of the genre, Daft Punk, make their full return. That building anxiety leaves London dance duo Groove Armada in quite the predicament. It wasn’t too long ago that Andy Cato and Tom Findlay hit the ground running with Soundboy Rock, which means their latest release, Black Light, isn’t the traditional homecoming fans may have expected. Instead, Black Light, Groove Armada’s sixth studio album, is a reinvention of sorts that sees one of the U.K.’s biggest electronic artists sampling heavily from a grab bag of influences both new and old. Read more…
By John Tron Posted in High Fidelity, Reviews Bryan Ferry, Groove Armada
