AUG 9, 2016
Celebrating One Year of Trauma
Exactly a year ago, TR-99 launched Trauma: Old School for the Headstrong as a 16-year reunion event for old school ravers. The event hosted two rooms featuring Classic Hardcore in one and Classic Rave music such as UK Hardcore in …
JUL 28, 2016
Dominator: The Legacy of Hardcore Continues
Dominator, one of the largest festivals dedicated to Hardcore Techno and Gabber music, took place on the 16th of this month! Featuring huge Hardcore acts from around the globe, Dominator: Methods of Mutilation was also host to a couple amazing …
JUL 20, 2016
Fantasyland: United With Style
“If we had a three-day Hard Dance festival here in the U.S, I’d go!” “I can’t afford a plane ticket to Defqon. 1, but if we had such a festival in the States I’d buy my ticket in a heartbeat!” …
JUN 14, 2016
BPM Boost: Basscon Pool Party’s Artist Spotlight
As the big festival weekend approaches, all the Hard Dance fans have decided to head to Las Vegas a day prior. Ravealation and Basscon teamed up to bring you a major Hard Dance event at the Downtown Grand Citrus Pool, …
MAR 3, 2016
RB BPM Boost: Notorious Who?
Until the dawn of the leap day, Rawstyle duo “Notorious Two” remained anonymous! With the Basscon Wasteland flyer release, the entire Hard Dance community was determined to find out the identity of the two, notoriously placed on the lineup. Many …
FEB 4, 2016
RB BPM Boost: Basscon’s Sweet Lineup And Two-Tier Event
Ringing in the new year, with an epic face-off between Bass Music and Hard Dance, Insomniac’s Bassrush vs Basscon was just the beginning of the wild, bass themed agenda for 2016. Not only did the Entertainment company close out 2015 …
OCT 28, 2015
RB BPM Boost: HTID USA 2015 – Event Review
The heavily anticipated HTID USA 2015 was indubitably a success. The old school rave vibe was brought alive once again by numerous talented artists from across the globe, and the colorful crowd. Stratus Event Center was dolled up with epic …
OCT 23, 2015
RB BPM Boost: One-On-One With Kayzo
Hayden Capuozzo, better known as Kayzo, is one of the immediate rising stars I had the pleasure of interviewing. He last performed at Foam Wonderland in Arizona on the 17th of October where I was able to meet him with …
OCT 5, 2015
RB BPM Boost: Basscon Sanctuary 2015
The third and final Basscon Hardstyle showcase of 2015 is upon us! With Wasteland taking place in January, and Resurgence in May, Basscon’s Sanctuary is providing us with an amazing lineup to fill our Hardstyle quota on the 4th of …
OCT 2, 2015
RB BPM Boost: Hardcore Till I Die USA 2015
The first Hardcore Till I Die show in the United States took place a year ago in LA and is now returning bigger and better than ever at Stratus Event Center in Arizona! The two-day event, on the 9th and …
SEP 30, 2015
RB BPM Boost: Noisecontrollers
Noisecontrollers began in 2005 as a Hardstyle duo from the Netherlands, with Bas Oskam and Arjan Terpstra being the main constituents. Arjan was a Hip-hop producer at the time and Bas mainly produced Hardtrance. Together they decided to start creating Hardstyle …
AUG 28, 2015
RB BPM Boost: TomorrowWorld’s 2015 Q-Dance Lineup Is One For The Books!
TomorrowWorld, now less than a month away, is definitely a bucket list item for ravers everywhere. Held in Georgia, south of Atlanta, the American spin-off of Tomorrowland is a 21+ event and is attended by festival-goers from all over the …
AUG 3, 2015
RB BPM Boost: Exploring Subground
Subground is a fairly new Hard Dance genre, created in early 2011 by Activator. Initially inspired by the German producers Kamui and UK producers Organ Donors, he decided he wanted to create a new genre of Hard Dance music as …
JUL 27, 2015
Pierce Fulton: His Musical Talent And Rise To Fame
Pierce Fulton was a music enthusiast since he was a child. He loved playing guitar and taught himself multitudes of instruments including the drums, trombone, and even the piano. If you want to grow up to be a great DJ …
JUL 22, 2015
RB BPM Boost: Exploring Rawstyle
If you’re a Hard Dance fan, you probably know what Rawstyle is about. With its reverse bass and distorted kick, this dark genre is a hit or miss for most! I decided to put forth a few newer tracks with …
JUL 9, 2015
RB BPM Boost: Hybrid Shows – Expanding The Hard Dance Scene
The AZ Hard Dance scene exists, but has significantly fallen into the shadows with the rise of other mainstream EDM genres. When I say ‘mainstream’ I mean the Electronic Dance Music that appears in the Top 40’s on the radio or …
JUL 8, 2015
WHYEL: His Passion For Bass Music and Hard Dance
WHYEL, with Panda Funk Records, joined us for the Pre-Independence Day Release Pool Party at Talking Stick Resort, last Friday. WHYEL, one of the talented, new faces recruited by Deorro and Panda Funk, entertained us all with his performance. The …
JUL 7, 2015
Rob Swire Blames E-Cigs for Hearing Loss
If your life revolves around music or being able to hear at all, maybe you should reconsider your vaping habits, and put your e-cig down for a while! You may wonder, “What’s the relationship between a career in music and …
JUL 6, 2015
The Prodigy’s New EP: ‘The Night Is My Friend’
In coordination with ‘The Day Is My Enemy’, released in March this year, The Godfathers of Rave are back with their latest EP release ‘The Night is my Friend’, set to be released on the 31st of July. ‘The Night …
JUL 5, 2015
Porter Robinson’s Surprise ‘Kawaii’ Performance
Anime Expo is the largest anime and manga convention in North America held in Los Angeles. As a surprise to fans, Porter Robinson showed up as the mystery headliner at Anime Expo 2015. A devoted and generous fan decided to record a playlist …
JUL 5, 2015
Bali: Ultra Music Festival’s Latest Destination
Ultra Worldwide is the global edition of Ultra Music Festival, the infamous premier electronic music festival brand, founded in 1997. The inaugural Ultra Music Festival took place in 1999, in Miami. Starting off with Ibiza, Spain in 2007, Ultra Worldwide …
