Taken from a storming 2 hour set at [Burning Man's] Opulent Temple in the Black Rock Desert this past summer, Carl Cox released his debut Global Underground mix album, ‘Black Rock Desert,' on January 25th, 2010. Both CDs are bursting with exclusives. CD1 includes the whacked out groove of … [Read more...]
Welcoming 2010 with PVD and a New York State of Mind
How one welcomes the New Year varies in significance depending on who you ask. For some people it's just another day on the calendar; whereas, others may view it as a precursor to how one plans on spending the rest of the year. Everyone at Roseland Ballroom on New Years Eve brought in 2010 with a … [Read more...]
Filo & Peri re-invent trance music on Nightplay
A defining beacon of U.S. trance since their earliest volley of hit releases, Filo & Peri, have been shaking loose the floor tiles of the world’s dancefloors since 2003. Through an initial convoy of tracks (including ‘Ordinary Moment’ and ‘Shine On’), their sound has become indelibly engrained in … [Read more...]
Paul Van Dyk’s Central Park Visual Barrage
It's in the world I become/Contained in the hum Between voice and drum/It's in the change The poetic justice of cause and effect/Respect, love, compassion This is my church/This is where I heal my hurts/For tonight God is a DJ -Maxi Jazz (lead singer of the band Faithless) Empty plastic … [Read more...]
The Star is Shining Bright, Better Wear Shades
With the cool mid-October air showing signs of a early winter in Manhattan a Caribbean breeze swept through the city as Universal Motown’s charismatic new singer/songwriter, Shontelle Layne, performed her hit single, “T-Shirt” to a packed crowd at Club Twelve 21. A month before the release of her … [Read more...]
To Be Where There’s Oasis
New York may be known as the city that never sleeps, but in mid-December it could have easily been deemed the land of lame excuses. “I’m drinking with my friend that night,” “I got called into work and am not in a position to refuse,” and the classic, “I’m filming with my theatre group that night,” … [Read more...]