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Even if you don’t remember your night, that doesn’t mean you should have to pay for it in the morning
We all know too well the price we pay for being lovers of all things dance music and nightlife: the hangover. With weekend marathons that are often fueled by a shot of this and a mix of that, Monday mornings are as grim as ever thanks to pounding headaches and draining puking...
Who knew raving could smell so good?
Heineken’s hue of green is by now a familiar color to dance music lovers across the globe. The beer company sponsorships have spanned from UMF’s juggernaut festivals to perpetually cool Ed Banger Records and is now taking things to a whole new level...
Afrojack designs Razer laptop for DJs that allows you to do much more than just “push play”
If you paid attention to VEVO’s recap videos of last October’s Dutch madness at Amsterdam Dance Festival, then you might have caught a peek of former elektro cover star Afrojack and his new gear. The Dutch producer seized the moment to use his new laptop from Razer, a software and hardware company with experience in gaming related gear...
Want a lick of glow in the dark ice cream? That’ll cost you a cool $225
You know how you’ve always thought something was missing from your ice cream, but you couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was? Turns out it was the lack of florescent coloring in your scoops – that is if you’re a die-hard electronic music lover...
Pioneer launches DDJ-SB for the bedroom DJ in you
This week leading DJ equipment company Pioneer launched a third CDJ to their DDJ-S series with the compact and entry-level DDJ-SB. The newest addition features nearly all the same features found on the series’ more comprehensive DDJ-SX and DDJ-SR models but with a more compressed and portable version...
Jack Conte shows us how an Avicii music video should be done. Sorry Youtube.
We were all left a little confused last weekend when Avicii’s highly anticipated YouTube Music Awards spot took a turn for the weird but it seems YouTube caught wind of dance music fans’ collective “huh?” The digital video giant shared “a holographic reimaging of #YTMA performer Avicii’s “Wake Me Up” on their Google+ channel...
Tom Staar shows us a different face
London-based producer Tom Staar is a big room house producer on the rise and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. With unbelievably catchy cuts like his edit of Dirty South’s “Until The End of Time” still on constant replay at the elektro office, the London-born star unveiled the preview to his latest track, “Faces...
Whip your phones out: Hardwell unveils new track, “Dare You,” through Shazam
After previewing the track live at Amsterdam Dance Festival last October, Hardwell has enlisted the help of Shazam to premiere his latest number, “Dare You." Featuring American artist Matthew Koma, the track will be available for purchase on November 13th via Beatport and November 15th via iTunes...
Tommy Trash Teams up with #CokeREDMoves for a remix of Empire Of The Sun’s “Celebrate”
What do you get when you mix some of Australia’s most happening electronic music stars, dancing maniacs and a great cause? You get your hands on a remix that’s really worth dancing to. Empire of the Sun and Tommy Trash teamed up to create an uplifting tune called “Celebrate," and Mr...
Elektro exclusive interview with Hot Since 82
Fresh off his huge North American tour and the release of his even bigger debut compilation, “Little Black Book," Yorkshire-born DJ and producer Hot Since 82 has left his standing as one of dance music’s most talented acts nearly unquestionable...