The live broadcast of UMF Korea is over but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on the action as UMFTV is re-broadcasting the event today starting at 1:00 pm:
Schedule:
1:00 pm EST - Nicole Moudaber
1:30 pm: Afrojack
2:45 pm: Kaskade
4:15 pm: Armin Van Buuren
5:45 pm: Carl Cox
Link - You can only listen to the new track on Rolling Stone.
Some sites are claiming that this track is Paul McCartney's entry into electronic dance music but it really doesn't resonate to me as being anywhere close. I liken the track as being a more raw, stripped down rock and roll version of Madeon's "Finale". I like Rifo and McCartney's "Out of Sight", but let's not call it EDM.
Skrillex is scheduled tomorrow at 8:00 pm EST for his 2 hour BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. Expect to hear a lot of unreleased material as Skrillex himself has admitted that he has been very busy in the studio:
So ive been taking a lot of time on off to make music...got so much i cant fkn wait to be done... soon so i can... fb.me/1MbO2owIX
— Sonny(@Skrillex) May 13, 2013
Sonny has also been busy creating new tracks for his Dog Blood collaboration with Boys Noize:
went n the studio hard with @boysnoize all week and made so much new sht for our @dogblood set tomorrow at Coachella..gunna b our best show
— Sonny(@Skrillex) April 19, 2013
And don't forget the new project called Jack U with Diplo:
jakt @diplo vine.co/v/b3Dn7OYBbbe
— Sonny(@Skrillex) June 4, 2013
So if you're curious to hear what Skrillex has been up to in the studio, I highly recommend that you tune in tomorrow night for this special BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix.
As reported by inthemix:
"In its presentation, the company also revealed plans to bring its hardstyle flagship Q-dance to three North American sites, which according to a map graphic appear to be in California, Texas and Canada. "
This tidbit of information was gained at a recent media event in New York organized by ID&T, who are behind such major EDM festivals like Tomorrowland, Sensation, and Mysteryland to name a few. Q-Dance is a major hardstyle event organizer behind the famous Defqon.1 festival, which has a massive following in Europe. Could it be possible to see a Defcon.1 in Canada? If so, expect it to be located in Western Canada as hardstyle acts have consistently found an audience in cities such as Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
Bassnectar sat down with a rock blog for an interesting interview that delves into various topics that includes his take on EDM and the concept of DJs as the new rock star:
It's really refreshing to hear someone like Bassnectar define EDM in the same way that I like to think about it. Electronic dance music is inclusive as much as it is wide and varied, and there is an almost infinite amount of genres that cater to any taste or style of music.
