Opinion: Bloghouse Is Back? Why Electro House Is Set For a Continued Revival In 2025
In the earlier days of the internet, electro house gatecrashed the electronic scene with its overblown synths and party-rocking attitude. Now, as the youngest crop of Gen Z ravers thirsts for the nostalgia of decades past and embraces the absurdity of life like few generations before them, the genre is kicking down the door once […]
5 Fresh House & Techno Mixes To Start Your 2025 Right
As we count down the final moments of 2024, the electronic music industry has entered its brief annual period of hibernation. Outside of approaching New Year’s Eve events, festival stages have been swapped for nightclubs, and during the holiday season, many of the world’s biggest touring DJs are enjoying a brief respite from life on […]
Meet Saxsquatch: The Saxophone-Playing Bigfoot & EDM Party Starter
Like most cryptids, Saxsquatch has had doubters his whole life. Some people still don’t believe he exists. But when no one else believed in him, he did. Bucking a longstanding tradition of seclusion among sasquatches, the seven-foot-tall, fur-covered saxophonist bet on himself when he emerged from the woods of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to launch […]
Awakenings Upclose Returns With Massive Techno Lineup For 2025
Awakenings is back with the full 2025 lineup for Upclose, the Dutch promoter’s intimate techno gathering. After a sold-out debut this past spring, Awakenings’ Upclose, a smaller counterpart to the party outfit’s over 100,000-strong Awakenings Summer Festival, will return to Spaarnwoude Park in Amsterdam on May 17-18, 2025. Set among the trees with artful stripped-back […]
After Years In The Making, SLANDER Announce Curated Starbase Festival
SLANDER’s curated Starbase festival is finally cleared for launch. The fan-favorite melodic bass duo has today announced Starbase, its very own two-day camping festival in collaboration with powerhouse rave promoter Insomniac, coming to Lake Perris, California, this April 25-26, 2025. The event will honor SLANDER’s community of fans, fusing their “signature melodic and bass sounds […]
Tomorrowland Announces 20th Anniversary Documentary Film, ‘One Year’
Tomorrowland is bringing a new documentary about the globetrotting festival brand’s 20th anniversary year to YouTube. Set for release on December 27, the 45-minute film, titled One Year, is said to reflect on the promoter’s milestone celebration with an immersive journey through “the heart and soul of Tomorrowland’s festivals and events throughout 2024,” according to […]