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News: John Digweed encore set at Chinese Laundry

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:48:00 +1100

Breaking news ahead of a big weekend.

News: Nero and Justice score high in the 'next' Hottest 100

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +1100

triple j have revealed that another 20 dance tracks almost cracked this year's Hottest 100. So close!

News: New Order lead Future Music Festival's live stage

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:27:00 +1100

The latest in the steady drip-feed of FMF stage announcements sees New Order head up the 'Flamboyant Flamingo Stage'.

Event: Future Classic pres. Prins Thomas & DJ Koze @ Keystone Festival Bar, Sydney (28/01/2012)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:42:00 +1100

Last Saturday the Future Classic crew was tasked with closing out this year’s Sydney Festival with a party at the Festival Bar in Hyde Park.

International News: The inthemix exclusive on new Daft Punk album: "It’s gonna be proper and real"

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:06:00 +1100

"It was something that was meant to be."

News: Marquee superclub is coming to Sydney

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:58:00 +1100

Well, it looks like that buzz about a superclub down at Sydney’s The Star wasn’t just hot air.

News: Melbourne band kicked off M83 tour: "They should have chosen a boring DJ as support"

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:30:00 +1100

Apparently dreamy soundscapes and soda bulbs don't mix.

Event: SBTRKT @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney (03/02/2012)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:21:00 +1100

SBTRKT gives Sydney a live show that lives up to the thunderous hype he (rightly) drummed up last year.

Album: Fabriclive.60 - Brodinski

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:48:00 +1100

Frenchman Brodinski teams with up Fabric, and offers up a mix loaded with some serious tunes.

International News: Maya Jane Coles gets her DJ Kicks on

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:17:00 +1100

"This mix evolved into something that wasn’t just four-to-the-floor."

In Brief: Super Bowl fallout: M.I.A fined, Professor Green disgusted, LMFAO remix

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:09:00 +1100

This year's Super Bowl has caused only slightly less drama that Janet Jackson's 2004 nip-slip.

International News: Carl Cox: "I was playing dubstep before anyone called it dubstep"

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:00 +1100

Bet Skream is wishing he didn't react to this one.

News: Groovin' The Moo 2012 line-up

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:35:00 +1100

Groovin' the Moo has delivered its biggest ever line-up, with a record ten international playing shows on the regional tour.

International News: 100 million people just watched Madonna shuffling with LMFAO

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:39:00 +1100

Now you've seen it all.

News: Big Day Out 2012 attendance down in official stats

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:09:00 +1100

The weekend just gone saw summer juggernaut Big Day Out make its final stops in Adelaide and Perth, and the festival has published its 2012 attendance figures.

In Brief: Listen: Air's latest album, 'Le Voyage Dans La Lune'

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:36:00 +1100

Air's latest, the score for 1902 silent film 'Le Voyage Dans La Lune', can now be streamed in full.

News: Playground Weekender 2012 second line-up announced

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:13:00 +1100

Look who's joined the party.

News: Knife Party lead the Ear Storm Records Stage at Future

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:19:00 +1100

Knife Party may be less than a year old, but they've already earned themselves the headline spot on the Ear Storm Records Stage at Future Music Festival.

International News: Billboard Magazine picks its dance music heroes

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:03:00 +1100

Like your still-hip great-grandfather, 'Billboard' has donned its neon ‘RAGE’ cap to help champion the cause.

Videos: M.I.A. - Bad Girls

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:19:00 +1100

For the 'Bad Girls' video, M.I.A.'s again teamed up with Romain Gavras, the director of her infamous ranga genocide themed clip 'Born Free'. This time it's less senseless violence, more sweet car tricks.

Event: Bassnectar @ Chinese Laundry Garden Party, Sydney (28/01/2012)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:59:00 +1100

Garden Party says goodbye and thanks with a cracker day of some big international names, drinks and sunshine.

International News: Here’s a great idea: Erol Alkan from 9pm till 6am

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:51:00 +1100

You can't help looking at this London tradition for an idea of what the ultimate Erol Alkan tour would look like.

International News: Burners fired up over Burning Man 2012 ticket lottery

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:51:00 +1100

"Is it the end of Burning Man as we know it?"

Album: Gorillaz - The Singles Collection 2001-2011

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:36:00 +1100

Few would have thought Gorillaz would have still been trouble the charts in 2011, but looking back at a retrospective of the past decade it's easy to see why.

News: Future Music Festival gives us the DFA Records Stage line-up

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:00 +1100

Future Music Festival have let us know what to expect from the DFA Records Stage line-up and predictably, it's looking pretty enticing.

International News: The return of Jacques Lu Cont

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:31:00 +1100

Expect to hear a lot more from this faux-Frenchman in 2012.

International News: Armin van Buuren gives it up for the ladies

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:20:00 +1100

"Women have a great taste in music and some can DJ pretty good."

Great Debate: Do we over-value internationals?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:34:00 +1100

With a string of lively discussions behind us, the inthemix Debate Series is up to its fifth and final round.

Event: Active Child @ Oxford Art Factory (29/01/2012)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:25:00 +1100

Active Child, in town for Laneway Festival, play a moving set to an adoring crowd at Oxford Art Factory.

Event: Girl Talk @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney (28/01/2012)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +1100

Mash-up genius Girl Talk pulled out all the stops to bring Sydney the ultimate dance party.

Videos: Orbital - Straight Sun

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:22:00 +1100

They're baaaack! Orbital have returned with the official video for 'Straight Sun', part of the forthcoming album 'Wonky'.

Feature Article: John Talabot: Not subtle

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:41:00 +1100

In the country for St Jerome’s Laneway Festival and a couple of headline shows, inthemix spoke to John Talabot on the producer's debut visit to Australia.

Feature Article: SBTRKT: Soulful

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:20:00 +1100

In-between stops on his St. Jerome's Laneway festival tour, we caught up with mysterious producer SBTRKT.

News: inthemix Summer Series: The halfway wrap-up

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:46:00 +1100

We’re now two weekends into the inthemix Summer Series and from all accounts things have gotten off to a pretty darn good start!

News: Pedro's Australian DJ tour

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +1100

We shit you not.

International News: From Avicii to Katy Perry: the curious world of the IDMAs

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:18:00 +1100

Enough nominees to hurt your head.

International News: Nicolas Jaar: Dance music sells more drinks

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:12:00 +1100

"Now all pop is trance and I've no idea where we can go from here."

News: Line-up for PvD's Evolution Arena at Future Music Festival

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:23:00 +1100

Trance fans: your March is sorted.

News: Sydney to get a new superclub?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:09:00 +1100

High-rollers, take note.

Feature Article: Festival Promotion For Dummies

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:19:00 +1100

In the fallout from the "shambolic excuse for a music festival" that was this year's ill-fated Heatwave, inthemix has gone to work dissecting exactly what it takes to run a festival into the ground.

News: Naturally, new Crystal Castles album to be "bleak"

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +1100

Word has arrived that electro duo Crystal Castles are about to begin recording their third album - and naturally, every song is set to be “bleak”.

News: Rainbow Serpent's statement on festival death

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +1100

Following yesterday's news of a death at Victoria’s Rainbow Serpent Festival, inthemix went to the organisers for a statement.

Videos: I Fink U Freeky - Die Antwoord

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:47:00 +1100

Fook yeah, a new Die Antwoord video! Predictably, the clip for 'I Fink U Freeky', the second single from 'TEN$ION', is some next-level shit. Unpredictably, it's actually SFW.

International News: Swedish House Mafia join the pop ranks on will.i.am’s album

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:42:00 +1100

Britney, Busta...and Swedish House Mafia.

News: Heatwave Festival declared insolvent

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:07:00 +1100

Time to call off those plans for Heatwave 2013...

Event: Marcel Woods @ Space Nightclub, Sydney (25/01/2012)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:19:00 +1100

Marcel Woods headlined a superb night of trance at Space Nightclub.

International News: Avicii searches for his long-lost twin

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:38:00 +1100

Is it you?

Event: Mad Racket pres. Peven Everett @ Keystone Festival Bar, Sydney (25/01/2012)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:42:00 +1100

If it’s raining, it must be the Festival Bar.

News: Death at Rainbow Serpent Festival

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:40:00 +1100

While the praise for Rainbow Serpent 2012 is as strong as ever, this year’s event also comes with a sad note, following the death of 34-year-old festivalgoer.

News: New Avalanches album is "definitely going to come out this year"

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +1100

The long awaited, near mythical second album from The Avalanches is "definitely going to come out this year".

Feature Article: Steve Aoki: Not necessarily a hipster

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:59:00 +1100

"If you love lamps and everything about lamps then fuck man, make your own lamp!" DJ, producer and Dim Mak founder Steve Aoki gets deep with inthemix.

International News: Photek on first DJ Kicks of 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:40:00 +1100

For its first edition of the new year, 'DJ Kicks' has turned to drum & bass veteran Photek.

Event: Flying Lotus @ The Metro, Sydney (06/01/2012)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:02:00 +1100

Entering The Metro on the 6th of January for the highly-anticipated Flying Lotus gig felt like walking into a parallel universe ruled by mesmerising beat-smiths.

Videos: inthemix.tv at Summafieldayze 2012

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:38:00 +1100

inthemix got hot and sweaty with the crowd and DJs at Summadayze and Summafieldayze 2012, chatting with the likes of Calvin Harris, Snoop Dogg, Jack Beats and Seth Troxler.

News: Heatwave promoter: 'We did go too big, too quick'

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +1100

Following the wash-up from the national Heatwave festival, promoter Patrick Whyntie has given his first interview.

Event: Big Day Out @ Sydney Showground, Sydney (26/01/2012)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:32:00 +1100

Music fans heading along to the Olympic Park site were hoping for just one thing: a Big Day Out.

Videos: Outlook Festival 2011: Official Video

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:44:00 +1100

Check out the jealousy-inspiring footage from Europe's largest bass music festival, Outlook. Mega!

Videos: Pretty Lights - We Must Go On

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:37:00 +1100

Pretty Lights offer up a very soulful new video for 'We Must Go On'.

News: Die Antwoord on the side, presented by inthemix

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:07:00 +1100

One of Future Music Festival's wildest headliners Die Antwoord have confirmed they will play two additional shows in both Melbourne and Sydney when they reach out shores this March.

News: inthemix presents Aphex Twin sideshows

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:02:00 +1100

Time to rejoice, Aphex Twin acolytes: the twisted genius of electronic music has announced two Future Music Festival sideshows.

International News: Serbia's Exit Festival 2012 line-up taking shape

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:30:00 +1100

Committed to making the Exit Festival pilgrimage in 2012? Well, preparations have begun.

Music Downloads: Nero – Must Be The Feeling (Delta Heavy remix)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:43:00 +1100

The next single from Nero's blockbuster album 'Welcome Reality' is set to be 'Must Be The Feeling', and it's been put through the remix ringer by Ram Records duo Delta Heavy.

Videos: Tiesto: In The Booth (Episode 3)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:37:00 +1100

More Tiesto! Yep, it's time for Episode 3 of 'In The Booth'.

Videos: Tiesto: In The Booth (Episode 2)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:32:00 +1100

In the second installment of the 'In The Booth' series, Tiesto heads to Las Vegas to "overcome all obstacles" and pull off playing two shows in one day. You just can't make this stuff up!

News: The Chemical Brothers live movie screening for one night only

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:56:00 +1100

The Chemical Brothers live film 'Don't Think' will be screening at cinemas around the country on February 3 - check out the locations here.

Event: Aloe Blacc @ The Enmore Theatre, Sydney (04/01/2012)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:38:00 +1100

Aloe Blacc's performance at The Enmore Theatre was nothing short of the 'Good Things' his album title promised.

News: How dance music fared in the triple j Hottest 100

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:32:00 +1100

From brostep to delicate electronica, here's what had people dancing on the triple j Hottest 100 broadcast.

News: One22: a new Sydney venue for ‘underground electronic music’

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:48:00 +1100

With all the talk of Sydney needing more dedicated spaces for electronic music, there’s sure to be Hallelujahs ringing out across the city at the news of One22’s opening.

Album: Steve Aoki - Wonderland

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:24:00 +1100

Unfortunately, Aoki’s first full-length album delivers none of the attitude, originality or even fun you’d expect one would acquire after more than 10 years in the game.

Great Debate: Should we give trance a chance?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:48:00 +1100

Trance has been the resident whipping boy of dance music for longer than most clubbers can remember, in spite of its enduring popularity.

International News: This is happening: X-Factor For DJs

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:25:00 +1100

"DJs are the new rock stars, it feels like the right time to make this show."

International News: Finally! A dubstep movie is in the works

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +1100

Do you like listening to dubstep? Then you’ll love watching a movie about it!

News: Drop Out Orchestra announce Australian tour

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:30:00 +1100

Mysterious Swedish collective Drop Out Orchestra have announced they'll be hitting Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane at the end of next month.

ITM-FM: The Only - inthemix Summer Series exclusive mix

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:02:00 +1100

The third act in our Summer Series touring party steps up for an ITM-FM exclusive mix.

News: Moodymann, Martin Buttrich, Roman Flugel & tiNI in town for Easter

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:15:00 +1100

The Easter long weekend tends to be good to the club-inclined, and it looks like this one is shaping up well.

News: Chinese Laundry gets set for February

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:44:00 +1100

Summer rolls on at Chinese Laundry.

International News: R.I.P. Slacker

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:36:00 +1100

According to reports today, veteran DJ-producer Shem McCauley, aka Slacker, passed away in Bangkok over the weekend.

Event: Battles @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney (23/01/2012)

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:49:00 +1100

Battles treated those at the Metro Theatre to an amazing performance.

International News: Aphex Twin gets the 'drop' the "dubstep children" needed

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:50:00 +1100

'Flim': now with sick drop.

In Brief: Watch: The making of Gold Fields new music video

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:43:00 +1100

New Balance flew NY director 13th Witness to Australia to work with local band Gold Fields on the video for their new single - before the video premieres, check out the making of 'Holy No'.

News: Future Music Festival reveals The Likes Of You tent line-up

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:37:00 +1100

Future Entertainment has exclusively revealed to inthemix who's on board for The Likes Of You this March, and it’s quite a crew.

In Brief: Win a TDK sound pack

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:24:00 +1100

The latest prize in the Carlton Dry 100 is a TDK sound pack, featuring a three-speaker boombox and headphones.

News: What went wrong with Heatwave festival

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:43:00 +1100

With one reviewer going so far as to suggest “This festival was worse than any other failed festival in the history of Australian music", it's time to ask the question: what went so very wrong with Heatwave?

International News: Steve Aoki talks Dim Mak's 2012 albums

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:54:00 +1100

With a debut album from Datsik on the way, Infected Mushroom signing to the label, a Knife Party collaboration in the works and more Bloody Beetroots, 2012 is shaping up to be a busy year for Dim Mak.

News: Border Community tour line-up

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:37:00 +1100

Border Community is coming to Sydney and Melbourne in March with three of the label's stars at the helm.

International News: Rusko & Cypress Hill making joint dubstep EP

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:15:00 +1100

Barely one month into 2012, “We’re Making A Dubstep Record” looks set to remain popular music’s bumper sticker for the foreseeable future.

Feature Article: DJ Koze: A warm place

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:43:00 +1100

Thanks to his singular and stubbornly experimental approach, DJ Koze is one of the most intriguing characters in electronic music. He's also great for a chat, as we discovered ahead of his first-ever Australian tour.

International News: Is this the most relaxing tune ever?

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:49:00 +1100

A group of British scientists think they've discovered the most relaxing tune ever, "in the history of man". Big call, dudes.

Event: Picnic pres. Andrew Weatherall & Neville Watson @ Keystone Festival Bar, Sydney (14/01/2012)

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:27:00 +1100

Even in a crowded field of competitors during the month-long Sydney Festival, the annual Picnic gig at the Festival Bar has established a high standard, bringing veteran DJs to these shores and packing the marquee with a discerning crowd.

ITM-FM: Anna Lunoe - inthemix Summer Series exclusive mix

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:36:00 +1100

With the first weekend of the Summer Series road-trip over, our headlining star has somehow found the time to put together this exclusive mix for ITM-FM.

International News: Recommended listening: Jamie XX & Caribou back-to-back set

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:41:00 +1100

Jamie XX and Caribou back-to-back for 100 minutes: who said Mondays have to hurt?

News: Odd Future hit out at Big Day Out

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:18:00 +1100

Odd Future have hit out at "Big Gay Out" with the release a duo of inflammatory t-shirts.

News: She Can DJ winner Minx announces mix-CD and tour

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:18:00 +1100

She can make a mix compilation and tour it tirelessly too.

ITM-FM: Derrick Carter – ITM-FM exclusive mix

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:47:00 +1100

Chicago veteran Derrick Carter is no stranger to our dancefloors, and he’s back in January to bring some jack to our Australia Day celebrations.

In Brief: Jamie xx teams up with Caribou; remixes Radiohead (again)

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:06:00 +1100

Jamie xx has teamed up with Caribou for a 100-minute mix as part of the Boiler Room Podcast series.

Videos: Justice - On'n'On

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:45:00 +1100

Remember the storm in a teacup over the naked lady on the cover of the Justice single 'On'n'On'? Well, the French duo have stuck it to their critics and followed up the controversial artwork with a clip full of naked babes. Awesome.

News: inthemix presents Fatboy Slim sideshows

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:07:00 +1100

With his headlining turn locked in for Future Music Festival 2012, enduring legend Fatboy Slim is making time for a couple of special shows on the side.

News: Bassnectar Chinese Laundry Garden Party to be the last

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:05:00 +1100

We hate to be the bearer of bad news, and this is a particular downer for anyone who has ever danced up a storm in the sunshine (or rain) at a Chinese Laundry Garden Party.

Album: Various - Fabric 61: Visionquest

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:18:00 +1100

The Motor City itself may be in a distressing state of urban decay, but it can still, in 2012, lay claim to blooding some of the EDM scene’s most talented young stars.

ITM-FM: Wax Motif – inthemix Summer Series exclusive mix

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:47:00 +1100

As the inthemix Summer Series tour hits the road, we’ve secured this exclusive mix from Wax Motif to help loosen up your limbs.

ITM-FM: James Harcourt – Rainbow Serpent mix & Q&A

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:32:00 +1100

Ahead of his Rainbow Serpent debut, Twisted Frequency figurehead James Harcourt gets in the mix and answers a few questions for us.