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on December 9, 2011 -
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Borrow Tomorrow – Too Far To Feel Album Review

I have been listening to these guys for as long as I can remember. I met Andrew, the drummer, years ago. I have even traveled with them north, south, and everywhere in between to help them sell merchandise as well as help them brand the band online. I have seen this album go from start to finish, and I know how much effort went into this. I know that this album means to me… but I know what this album means to the band too. They have poured so much [...]

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on December 8, 2011 -
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Ki:Theory I Wanna Run Single – Kitty Hawk

The inspiration for the “Kitty Hawk” album title came from a beach in Outer Banks, North Carolina where Joel grew up, and therefore drips with the weight of nostalgia and fond memories, as he always knew he would eventually make an album about his special place. In fact, the video for I Wanna Run was filmed on this very beach. As premiered on Consequence of Sound, the video for I Wanna Run captures Joel Burleson and Maura Davis in mysterious black and [...]

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on December 7, 2011 -
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Afrojack Nominated for Second Grammy Award

Afrojack, one of the world’s most in demand producers and DJs, has been honored today by The Recording Academy of America who have nominated the superstar for his second GRAMMY award. Afrojack (Nick van de Wall) is nominated as “Best Remixer” for his work on the Leona Lewis song Collide. The remix, which was released last July on J Records, became an instant sensation and is still riding a wave of success in clubs and through radio airplay across [...]

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on December 5, 2011 -
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AVICII part of the At Night family

Avicii, born Tim Bergling in Stockholm, releases his new video for current single “Le7els”directed by Petro and shot in Los Angeles. “Le7els” has already conquered club charts worldwide, climbing to No. 1 on the international Beatport chart, as well as on the club charts in Germany and Australia, while the success of prior singles “Seek Bromance,” “Street Dancer” and “Fade Into Darkness” have also propelled him into the ranks of superstar DJs who are [...]

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on December 4, 2011 -
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2011 DJ Mag Top 100 DJ Application

I don’t usually talk about the apps that I use. No reason… I just never have. But I just downloaded an app that I LOVE. While I was in Arizona last week, on vacation, I was reading an issue of DJ Mag on my iPad. They were advertising their iPhone and iPod app. The ad didn’t mention the iPad. Since I was already using my iPad I went to the app store to see. Sure enough, they had an iPad version. The app is free, so I downloaded it. I didn’t have high expectations [...]

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on December 1, 2011 -
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LAVO Italian Restaurant: December 2011

Tiësto’s career is all about firsts. He was the first DJ to play live on stage at the Summer Olympics, and was the first DJ to achieve consecutive #1 spots on DJ Mag’s Top 100. He was also the first DJ to ever headline a stadium concert and the first DJ to headline Coachella. His legendary career has touched three decades now as one of the all-time greats in electronic dance music. 2011 has been a bustling year for the Dutch maestro: January saw him [...]

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on November 29, 2011 -
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Paper Diamond Announces New Tour Dates

Paper Diamond has been consistently touring during the fall with his musical cohorts from both Pretty Lights Music and Elm & Oak. These artists have included Michael Menert, Sorry For Partying, Minnesota, and Raw Russ. Expect to see more outstanding musical talent featured in the new leg of his tour, furthering the reputation of Pretty Lights Music and Elm & Oak for housing some of the best up and coming talent in the US. M Machine who is signed to [...]

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on November 27, 2011 -
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J. Edgar: The Most Powerful Man in the World

Hoover is also responsible for fingerprinting… it was actually pretty funny, as when they were going over this in the movie people were mocking him, making fun of this concept. That concept is used today, and has managed to put justice to endless crimes. Not such a bad idea after all! It was just neat to see all of these things that he was responsible for. That… and the Federal Bureau of Investigation! That’s a pretty big deal, if I do say so [...]

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on November 26, 2011 -
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Swedish DJ Avicii Signs with Atom Empire

Part of the next generation of electronic music producers to explode alongside the likes of Tiësto, Swedish House Mafia, and his sometime collaborator Guetta (on Guetta’s current album “Nothing But The Beat”), Avicii has emerged as a potent force on the electronic dance music scene, penetrating on both a club and commercial level. Le7els climbed to No. 1 the international Beatport chart, as well as on the club charts in Germany [...]

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