With the Skream (above) remix of La Roux's In For The Kill having become one of the anthems of this year's Glastonbury, dubstep is taking further steps towards the mainstream. Beats are crucial to the ...

With dubstep’s surging (and some might say waning) popularity, it’s not surprising to hear explosive dubstep breakdowns bleeding into pop. Turn on Top 40 radio today, and there’s a great chance you’ll ...

This week, the veteran producer Rupert Parkes, a.k.a. Photek, releases his DJ-Kicks mix to American audiences. But listeners boning up on his “two swords technique” can put away the Seven Samurai DVD: ...

The atmosphere of Belvedere’s, a dive bar on Butler Street in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood — with its stage and pool tables and little in the way of ambiance — was completely transformed by ...

UK-bred, LA-based producer Rusko has had a busy year, what with being signed to Mad Decent, partaking in Diplo and Switch’s Major Lazer tour, and releasing his debut album O.M.G.! As such, the dubstep ...

Dubstep music started in London around the turn of this century. Derived from styles such as garage, dub, and drum and bass, dubstep is known for downtempo rhythms with an off-kilter shuffle. A strict ...

From starting out as a bedroom producer aged 14 to running laps around the world as a touring DJ, Taiki Nulight – AKA Erka Chinbayer – has earned his flowers over the past two decades. Now 31, the ...

It’s Tuesday night in Denver, Colorado. Here at The Black Box, a rite of passage is taking place. Tonight’s all-locals edition of Electronic Tuesdays won’t pack out the 600-capacity sound system club ...

Most musicians hate being defined by labels and genres, but let's face it: without them, discovering new music that we actually like would be a long and very slow process. God knows how many tracks ...

How often have we spent time on our smartphones or tablets playing games or watching cat videos? We always find ways of having a lot of fun with our Android devices but playing Angry Birds and ...