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WET ELECTRIC 2011 @ WILD RIVERS (9/30)
09 26 2011
This time…. WAVES = RAVES. Wet Electric 2011 – The largest & loudest pool party is coming back home to SoCal @ Wild Rivers waterpark. Think festival noise, waterslides, bikinis, 18+, fill in the blank. WOW.
Friday, September 30th, two stages, 25 world class DJ’s, full-service bars, plush cabanas, vip areas, waterslides, wave pools, lazy river and thousands of beautiful party people. This will be the ultimate closing party of the summer, and the final event that ever takes place at Wild Rivers, as this is their final season before they shutdown forever!
FRIDAY’s LINEUP:
Eddie Halliwell, The Crystal Method (dj set), Designer Drugs, Cold Blank, Autoerotique, Treasure Fingers, Jump Smokers, DJ Vice, Reid Speed, Mr. White, The Riddler, Scotty Boy, Kedd Cook, Paul Ahi, ///BONES, Ecto-Cooler, Dangerhouse, Josh Billings, Andrew Andrex, Quasar, + More TBA.
GDD DISCOUNT TICKET LINK: CLICK HERE
(Don’t Pay Full Price!) PROMO CODE: DANCEDIRTY
LOCATION:
Wild Rivers Waterpark (@ Irvine Center)
8770 Irvine Center Dr. | Irvine, CA 92618
(Directions HERE)
INFO:
• 18+ to Enter | 21+ to Drink
• 3:00pm-11:00pm
• ALL RIDES + SLIDES WILL BE OPEN ALL NIGHT
• Discount Tix HERE
VIDEO:
Need a visual cherry on top? Peep it.
Festival D’ete: Quebec City Is The Reason
08 02 2011
Escaping from the intense Norwegian house party that Todd Terje delivered at the Waldorf Hotel on Friday July 8th in Vancouver, we got our shit together (not really) and made it to the airport while the party was still in order to catch our 6AM flight to the land of poutine.
Festival D’Ete is a huge festival (The largest outdoor festival in Canada) but highly overlooked by most because of the insular nature that Quebec “seems” to operate in. Now in its 44th year, the music festival is extremely diverse in that it celebrates big name artists while encouraging its Francophone music culture to thrive within.
When we landed in QC on Saturday afternoon we were greeted by pretty much the cutest driver ever. Marie-Luce was standing at the gate holding a sign with our names on it and we were greeted with the best French kiss you could imagine.. But not like you’re thinking.. Two cheeks is a must.
Saturday night, our first night, was definitely the highlight of the entire festival in terms of rock ‘n’ roll notoriety. Elton John is pretty much as big of a deal as when Paul McCartney played the festival back in 2008 and the entire city made sure they were there to witness him unleash his glittery boogie magic on the historical Plains of Abraham.
The Plains are extemely cool because it’s this huge open space in front of the old city walls where the French were defeated by the English back in 17-something ending a seven year war leading to the formation of Canada as a country.
For the festival it hosts 110,000+ festival goers all wearing these flashing badges that people pin to their shirts lighting up the festival grounds in a sparkly sea of red. First up, Elton John on a Saturday night.. bet you can’t guess what he opened with! Ok, fine, it was “Saturday Night’s All Right For Fighting” and it kinda gave me butterflies.
After Sir Elton we made our way down a really steep hill to check out house homey Jacques Greene at a little club called Le Circle.
Second day had a lot of hype around it with Girl Talk and the Black Keys infiltrating the Plains of Abraham. Greg Gillis was pretty rad back in 2007 when he dropped Night Ripper on an unsuspecting music listening audience. In 2011, however, mash up culture is so played out that I just want to hate the dude, but the lil guy from Philadelphia has still got game. Playing to a half-full audience (so, like 60,000 people?), Gillis warmed the rainy night up and got even the cheesiest dudes in cargo shorts and hiking boots dancing to his electro-fied set full of classics mashed with hip hop jams over indie rock classics.
Suffice it to say, the stage was warmed for the Akron twosome after all the rolls of toilet paper from Girl Talk’s set were cleared away. The Black Keys came out in the middle of a massive downpour but it didn’t shake the excited audience. I’m more inclined to think that the Black Keys aren’t worth all the hype that their blues-rock anthems bring them but they were on the cover of the local weekly (that we couldn’t read because of its Frenchness) They played like they deserved it. Blasting through 20 minutes of old songs before they invited a full band on to the stage and dropped a massive mirror ball while they ripped in to “Next Girl” off their latest release, Brothers, the rain soon went away and made room on the Plains Of Abraham for all in attendance to dance their pantalons dry.
The next day we woke up in a sea of empty beer cans and I regretted staying up until the hot tub opened at 6 a.m. as I dragged myself to M. Ward’s hotel room to interview him. He wouldn’t let us talk to him on-camera so it was more like a 15-minute chill session. Matthew Ward, the incredibly talented songwriter probably best known because of his work with Zooey Deschanel in She & Him, is kind of shy and reserved. He’s a nice dude but doesn’t have much to say. His first time in Quebec City, I wanted to ask him about his perception of French culture and how it’s so isolated from the rest of Canada but he didn’t really care. Told me he’s working on a new record and that he just started Tweeting because of Zoey Deschanel. He’s kind of a boring dude though so I can’t imagine his Twitter feed is all that exciting. His live show later that night however was nothing short of spectacular. He’s got that buttery croon that you just can’t fuck with and having a full band behind him allowed Ward to really shine in this beautiful old theatre called L’Imperial de Quebec.
After M. Ward we hooked up with Michael from Designer Drugs for a quick on-camera interview and creeped him out a little with some questionable questions. Apparently he’s never gotten a blowjob when DJing but he did admit to having sex on an airplane once. Designer Drugs played a pretty rowdy and dubby set at L’Circle that night and the French babes we’re Je t’aiming it.
Next day we woke up early to catch the Simple Plan press conference but it was in French so I didn’t feel so bad about leaving. Got an early start on the main site that day with Dropkick Murphys opening for Yellowcard and Simple Plan. Anyone else see what’s wrong with this order? Anyway, Vancouver may not love Boston but apparently Quebec City does!
Last day for us at the festival we were pretty wiped but we saved up enough energy for Yelle and her Safari Disco Club dance party. She came on stage dressed like a swamp monster but it wasn’t long before she shed her camouflage gear down to a hooded onesy. Super sexy with lots of energy, Yelle turned Monday in to Funday throughout the span of her one-hour set.
Festival D’ete is an annual extravaganza that spans ten spicy summer days in the heart of one of the most beautiful and historical cities in Canada. Quebec’s capital knows how to give back to the people — an affordable festival with top-notch acts from all over the map. If you’re looking for an otherworldly and unique place to explore, Quebec City is the place and Festival D’ete is the reason.
Words: Glenn Alderson
Images: Tristan Orchard
Summer Heats
07 08 2011
Alright, short post today. Got a great Viceroy remix of Breakbot Fantasy. Good for the summer? A new remix of an older track, remember when we all went mad for Empire of the Sun? Nice reminder remix by ALGERONICS. It’s different from the ones I’ve heard though. And lastly, a metal remix by Designer Drugs of The Death Set.
Breakbot – Fantasy (Viceroy’s Summer Mix)
Empire of the Sun – Walking On A Dream (ALGERONICS Remix)
The Death Set – They Come To Get Us (Designer Drugs Remix)
GDD™ presents CONTROL w/ Designer Drugs + Freestylers!
07 07 2011
Man it has been hot this week, but not as hot as it’s going to be at the Avalon tomorrow night for CONTROL when grindhouse gurus, Designer Drugs, take the main stage along with some big time breaks from Freestylers and support from Paparazzi, Black Matter, and Joaquin. The Honey Lounge will also be going off this week as GDD™ favs DJ Shae B and Gotsu Ongeslis will be playing from 11:15-1:00AM.
Please RSVP names to JONAH@GOTTADANCEDIRTY.COM to be on our discount ticket list for the evening. All names must be submitted before 5:30PM on Friday.
Pricing:
• $15 before 11PM
Tunage:
BLACK MATTER – VISIONS VOLUME 4 by BLACK MATTER
Hussle Club – Night Society (Designer Drugs Remix) by Designer Drugs Official
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♥ jonahberry
GlowTape! – F The Heat Vol 4
05 23 2011
GlowTape! – F The Heat Vol 4
05 23 2011
GlowTape! – F The Heat Vol 4
05 23 2011
So it's almost summer time and I felt like I have been hearing so much great summery electro house that I needed to put together a new F*** The Heat! So it's got some tribal electro, some dutch house, some banger shit from Designer Drugs, some big room house from Arno Cost, and a new original by me! Not to mention a shit ton of edits, and a new mash up. Sounds about right, and since last time I made the mix a bit shorter and caught some flack for it - this one comes in nicely at 61 odd minutes. Hope you enjoy this, as much as I do! Also there are some free goodies with in the track list, enjoy ;-)!
GlowTape! - F The Heat Vol. 4 by GlowTape!
Volume 4 in the F*** The Heat Series by GlowTape!
Track List:
1. DJ Munki - La Tumbadora
2. Damian Williams - Congas
3. Swen Weber - Second Stroke [GlowTape! Edit]
4. JMD - Jackin'
5. Prosper - Chavroo Night (Redux Remix) [GlowTape! Edit]
6. Shelco Garcia - La Violadora [GlowTape! Edit]
7. Stupid Fresh & Stellar MC - Not Gonna Stop (Trash Junk Remix) [GlowTape! Edit]
8. Spangled Ballet - Birdie (Beto Ceba Remix) [GlowTape! Edit]
9. GlowTape! - Bangen Heads [GlowTape! Edit]
10. Kama Qu & Passao - Disco Records (Deviance Remix)
11. DJ Farouche - Musically Mad
12. Vadim Xorosh - Early Spring (Arent and Raxwell Remix)
13. DJ Red Star - Give Me [GlowTape! Edit]
14. Funkin Matt - Bobler
15. Bassjackers & Apster - Contour
16. Alex Gray - Smalltown Boy (Alex Gray From Pascia Remix)
17. Vahid & Parsa - Pussy Lover (Jared F Whippit Remix)
18. Tonite Only - We Run The Night (Designer Drugs Remix)
19. Blatta & Inesha - My Lady Don't Mind (Modek Remix) [GlowTape! Edit]
20.Daft Punk Vs Stardust - One More Groove Baby (Arno Cost Rework)
21. Felix Da Housecat Vs The Verve - Don't Stand The Bittersweet Symphony (GlowTape! F*** The Mash Up)
- GlowTape!
Innerpartysystem – Not Getting Any Better Remixes
05 17 2011
New York-based trio, Innerpartysystem, has released a new track, Not Getting Any Better, accompanied with a pretty impressive roster of remixes including touch-ups from Sander Kleinenberg, Sidney Samson, Treasure Fingers, Dave Aude, and Designer Drugs. The guys are giving away two of the aforementioned renditions, one of which I will post below. Head on over to Innerpartysystem’s Soundcloud to check out the whole package and pick up the Designer Drugs remix as well. I, personally, wasn’t too big of a fan enough to post it here. Maybe you’ll disagree? Let me know.
• Innerpartysystem – Not Getting Any Better (Treasure Fingers Epicwave Remix)
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♥ jonahberry
Mid Week Round-Up:UFO’s and the 4th demension
04 27 2011
So as of lately I have been very deep into researching and learning more about extra dimensional beings and the chance that UFO’s as we understand them are actually vehicles that allow a being to travel through space and time via a black hole or stargate.What are your thoughts?Am I loosing my mind?I hope everyone is having a great week so far.Here is a great list of tracks to push you through till Fri.Enjoy…
Action Jackson ft Oreo Jones-When The Night Falls—>Purchase Here
Adrian Lux-Teenage Crime(Count Effectz Remix)
Drlkt Freddie-Boys and Girls(Disco Damage Remix)
Klaxons-Echoes(Designer Drugs Remix)
Mindelixir – Game Over—>Purchase Here
Phonetix & Robbie T-Snappin Ya Tendons
SebastiAn-Embody(MMMatthias Remix)
The Correspondents-Rio de Hackney
The Wrestler-Helicopter Showdown(Daktal Remix)
Toddla T-Take It Back(Dillon Francis Remix)—>Purchase Here
Valerna-Amazing(Clockwork Remix)
