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on January 24, 2012 -
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Cielo Celebrates Anniversary

When first opened Cielo was a neighborhood pioneer in the Meatpacking District, establishing roots in an area best known for meat warehouses and transvestites. Since then the area has developed into a hub of designer hotels, fashion boutiques and high-end restaurants. To this day, the club has never strayed from its vision of being a music-driven dance venue and over the years established itself as one of the top clubs in the world. The venue’s one-room [...]

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on January 23, 2012 -
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AXWELL Headlining First Act of Cosmic Opera

Flanked by as-yet-unnamed supporting acts spanning a variety of genres, Axwell and Cosmic Opera will transform New York City’s historic Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday, February 24. Justin Cohen, Founder & Creator of Cosmic Opera said, “When I was formulating the idea for Cosmic Opera, finding the right venue was one of the most important decisions I needed to make. Hammerstein’s legendary history of iconic performances and profound [...]

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on January 21, 2012 -
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PAPER DIAMOND Takes On The Weeknd

dropping his fresh remix of The Weeknd, his latest offering is in anticipation of his forthcoming EP Paragon, and it sure is a sweet morsel. With a foundation of that gritty bassline that we love so much, Better Things is a hip-hop tempo banger, with glitchy rhythms and buildups that crash down into melodic bleeps and bloops. It’s a fun listen that is simultaneously unexpectedly poignant, somehow employing those beats to call forth an emotion that [...]

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on January 20, 2012 -
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Dirty South & Thomas Gold Team Up for Eyes Wide Open

The last time Dirty South and Thomas Gold got together they produced one of 2011’s finest tracks – “Alive” featuring Kate Elsworth. “Alive” was named essential new tune by BBC Radio 1 on July 8, shot to the upper echelons on the Beatport charts and became one of the summer’s true festival anthems. Dancing Astronaut named it amongst their top 50 tracks of 2011 and wrote “Maybe it’s the beautiful vocals or the silky smooth synth but there are very few [...]

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on January 19, 2012 -
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Pure Michigan Founders Brewing Company

Earlier today, my buddy Jake sent me this video… and I didn’t watch it at first. I was busy, and didn’t have the time. But as soon as I got home, I checked my email to find this video waiting for me… and I love it. I have never been to Founders Brewing Company, but we are headed up there in April. Jake, Sheryl, Eric and I are headed to Michigan to see this brewery, among others, and to drink beer. I might just drink all their beer! I am a BIG fan of Founders; it was neat [...]

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on January 19, 2012 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with Phoenix On The Fault Line

Until my friend Anton mentioned this band to me, I had never heard of them. I loved the name, and when he told me they won the 2011 Battle of Birdy’s, I knew they had to be good. Battle of Birdy’s is an event that happens every year that features some of the best talent in the Circle City. The Battle gets a lot of attention to, and tends to pack Birdy’s year after year. When these guys are on stage, the stage is packed too… there are nine of them. Needless to [...]

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on January 18, 2012 -
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5 New Apps to Try

As most of you know, I don’t pay for apps. I have had an iPhone since the day it came out and an iPad for a couple of years now… and I refuse to pay for apps. It seems like everything I want my devices to do I can accomplish with free apps. I use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Netflix (I pay for the service, but the app is free), Shazam (I got a premium version of that when it was free during a promotion) and several other apps on a regular basis. Earlier today I was [...]

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on January 17, 2012 -
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Scion A/V to Release EP Produced by 12th Planet

12th Planet, born John Dadzie, is an electronic music veteran who spent seven years touring the world as drum-n-bass maestro Infiltrata. In 2005, inspired by the burgeoning dubstep sound developing in the UK, John decided to push his own interpretation. Since then, he has lent his signature crushing bass and resonating energy to remixes for MIA, John Legend, Travis Barker and more, worked on Korn’s track Way Too Far with production partner Flinch, and [...]

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on January 17, 2012 -
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Nervous Records Presents Ralph Falcon

Nervous Records is one of America’s longest–standing and most influential dance labels. The Nervous catalogue includes seminal tunes from such luminaries as Josh Wink, Armand Van Helden, Masters At Work, Frankie Knuckles, David Morales, Paul van Dyk, Roger Sanchez, Murk and more. In additional to its club music legacy, Nervous also was one of the forces behind the 1990’s resurgence of East Coast hip-hop, with such groups as Black Moon, Smif-n-Wessun, Funkmaster [...]

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on January 16, 2012 -
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Learning from one of Canada’s Top Instructors with Jason Helman

This guy lives up north… way north. He lives in Canada. He is actually one of the top instructors in Canada, and is just killing it with his social media efforts. He had a great 2011, and is ready to start 2012 on the right foot. He is the Director of Instruction at Wyndance Golf Club, and is a member of the PGA of Canada. Oh yeah, and he was the 2010 PGA of Canada and PGA of Ontario Teacher of the Year. He is also a PGA and the LPGA instructor and truly understands [...]

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