Monthly Archives: March 2010

The Gallery Pres. Aly and Fila

– Reported by Rachel Rixham “The end of the month brings with it another action packed Gallery adventure!” Never ones to shy away from showcasing the best djs and music from across the globe we welcome Aly and Fila for … Continue reading

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Future Sound Of Egypt Joins Forces With Armada

– Reported by Rachel Rixham Future Sound of Egypt, the label of Egyptian trance-duo Aly & Fila, has joined forces with Armada Music. The label, set up in February 2009, will continue to release high quality trance by some of … Continue reading

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Gareth Emery Pens Tracks for Global Gathering

– Reported by Rachel Rixham Gareth might be working solidly on his début artist album but he’s still found the time to produce an exclusive promotional track for one of the world’s leading dance festivals GlobalGathering. “Global” is the title … Continue reading

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Paul Van Dyk & Eric Prydz @ Cream Ibiza

– Reported by Rachel Rixham Cream have announced that German trance star Paul Van Dyk will be headlining Thursday nights at Amnesia again this summer alongside fellow superstar trance DJs Ferry Corsten, Eddie Halliwell and a one off party featuring … Continue reading

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BitTorrent CEO Talks About File Sharing

CEO of BitTorrent, Ericc Kinker, has given an interview to the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo about his work. The controversial P2P file-sharing service he manages has been causing a lot of discussion involving copyright issues and illegal downloads. … Continue reading

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A State Of Trance 2010 Preview

– Reported by Carolina Galli Armin van Buuren invite us to this studio and gives a taste of his annual and highly expected compilation A State Of Trance 2010, fueled with exclusive tracks. ON THE BEACH The first CD has … Continue reading

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Universal Drops CD Prices To $10

- Reported by Carolina Galli Finally, one of the biggest companies decides to slash CD prices, making them available for $10 (£6.60) or even less. In the light of this change, the major will invest in deluxe versions of albums … Continue reading

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The Squatters – Big Mix 2010 [Mix of the Month]

– Reported by Rachel Rixham From the word GO they were set to be stars… Their game plan was created by Oliver Portamento & Alex Powell, who have been working together for many years not just as budding DJs but … Continue reading

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Fedde Le Grand Launches New Toolrom Comp

Reported by Carolina Galli On February 6th, the DJ and producer did a 7 hour back-to-back with Mark Knight at legendary club Ministry Of Sound to launch his new Toolrom Knights compilation, schedule for release on March 22th. “I’ve never … Continue reading

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Illegal Downloads Cost Europe 1.2 Million Jobs

Reported by Carolina Galli According to a study, commissioned by the International Chamber of Commerce and backed by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), illegal file sharing could cost the so-called creative industries £215 billion and take over one million jobs … Continue reading

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The New Ways Of Streaming ‘Free’ Music

– Reported by Carolina Galli MIDEM, the music conference that gathers professionals from across the industry to debate the latest trends, took place on January, in Cannes, France, has cleared something up: labels don’t believe in the ad-suported free music. … Continue reading

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Murdoc Talks About ‘Plastic Beach’ Tracks

Reported by Carolina Galli In case you haven’t heard any of the tracks from Gorillaz new album yet, we bring bass guitarist Murdoc to give you a discription of each one (via NME). Plastic Beach was released via Parlophone on March … Continue reading

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Eddy Grand Claims Gorillaz Plagiarized His Song

Reported by Carolina Galli Electric Avenue singer accused the virtual band’s mastermind, Damon Albam, of using the keyboard section of Grand’s 1983 song without his permission on their recent hit, ‘Stylo’. And it’s not just a bloody coincidence. Eddy Grant … Continue reading

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LCD Soundsystem Confirms Their Last CD

Reported by Carolina Galli As previously reported, James Murphy’s confirmed that the collective’s next album is likely to be their last. He did an interview on Radio1, on March 15th, when he told the presenter Zane Lowe he saw the next … Continue reading

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EMI New Chairman Claims He’s Not In For Sale

- Reported by Carolina Galli Charles Allen, the new chairman of EMI Music, after the shocking departure of EMI Music CEO Elio Leoni-Sceti. Leoni-Sceti joined the major in September 2008 and had been tasked by Terra Firma chairman Guy Hands … Continue reading

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GirlsLoveDJs at London’s Supperclub

Reported by Carolina Galli One of Holland’s biggest parties is coming to the UK, on Thursday April 8th. It’s set to be a bi-monthly party at London’s Supperclub, with some Dutch and local DJs mixing the best in house, disco … Continue reading

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Designer Drug Sends Man Into Hypnotic Trance

– Reported by Rachel Rixham A DEADLY designer drug dubbed Britain’s new ecstasy has sent a man into a psychotic trance like state in the first known case in Melbourne. Conrad, 22, has been released from the Monash Medical Centre … Continue reading

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Tribunal Rejects Apple’s Claim On The “i” Prefix

– Reported by Rachel Rixham A trademarks tribunal has knocked back Apple’s bid to stop a small company from trademarking the name DOPi for use on its laptop bags and cases for Apple products. Apple argued that the DOPi name … Continue reading

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Jeff Mills Sleeper Wakes Up Berlin

– Reported by Carolina Galli Experimental. Orchestral. Unique. The techno DJ brings us his stage-oriented project focused on the proactive aspects in electronic music. For a start, he’s not in a usual DJ booth. His equipment is sunken into a circular … Continue reading

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Sanchez Begins A New Era At WMC

Reported by Carolina Galli The multi-award-winning house DJ will bring a breathtaking 7-hour futuristic live set on March 24th, at WMC. This show will be celebrating the ten-year anniversary of Sanchez’s Release Yourself trademark party series and residency in Ibiza. … Continue reading

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