Amnesty International Presents: The Secret Policeman’s Ball The Secret Policeman’s Balls is the collective name informally used to describe the long-running series of benefit shows staged in England to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows started out in the mid-1970s primarily as comedy galas featuring popular British comedic performers and later expanded to include…
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Odd Future US Tour Dates 2012
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Odd Future is going back on tour around the US starting in March. The rap group will also be dropping their highly anticipated second mixtape, Odd Future Tape Vol. 2 on March 20th (date of the NYC show). Looking forward to a good year for OF. Cop your tickets on ticketmaster before they sell out.
Skrillex Debuts New Collaboration With Damian Marley Live
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Regardless if you love or hate Skrillex, you can not deny that he has done a great job of making dubstep a more known genre. At his show the other night in Las Vegas, Skrillex dropped his upcoming collaboration track with Damian Marley. Marley’s reggae vocals surprisingly go very well with Skrillex’s beat. The drops…
St. Vincent- “Cheerleader” Live on Conan
by Anthony Porcelli •
I originally heard about St. Vincent when Consequence of Sound voted “Cruel” one of the best songs of 2011. Check out this video of St. Vincent performing “Cheerleader” live on Conan, off their newest album Strange Mercy. If you’re into indie music, I highly recommend buying that album; listening to it as we speak. CoS
Tiësto Live at XS Nightclub in Las Vegas
by Mike •
The legend Tiësto performs at XS Nightclub in Vegas with an amazing performance. Anyone who likes electronic, house, or techno music knows who Tiësto is. He is one of the most prominent figures in the electronic music industry. Watch Tiësto’s live set and witness his amazing mixing, maybe one day he’ll come back to NY!…
Jack’s Mannequin performs “Release Me” live on Leno
by Anthony Porcelli •
Last night, Jack’s Mannequin performed “Release Me” on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. The performance was great as usual. Read my review of their concert from back in October, and make sure you buy their new album People & Things on iTunes. Audio Perv
Watch The Throne Tour Backstage (Ep. 8)
by stavBroseidon •
Kanye & Jay are finished with the tour, and here is the recap video. I can’t believe I still was able to see this live. ‘Nigg*s In Paris’ 11 times, that has to be a record! RapRadar
Big Sean, Kanye West, & Kid Cudi Perform At NYE Party
by stavBroseidon •
Big Sean, Kanye West, & Kid Cudi all at the same NYE party. Big Sean & Kanye West perform ‘Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay’ above. After the jump, Big Sean performs ‘Dance (A$$)’ and Cudi proposed a toast to everyone. Big Sean invented that bed squeak sample..
Live Sets: Avicii, Arty, Cazzette & Swanky Tunes @ Pier 94
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Great uplifting progressive new track Avicii premiered in its entirety during the NYE set December 31st is a highly celebrated night all around the world and what better way to bring in the new year then with some top notch DJs. Although I may not love Avicii’s management I can’t deny that he is a…
Alesso Performs New Track At Pacha, NYC [Live Video]
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
December 30th Alesso performed at Pacha for the second time this year and what a perfect way it was to end off a great year by Alesso. He performed a new track during his set and it sounds like another hit. The Swedish DJ is on the rise in 2012.