By Chris Hampton Electronic dance music is becoming something Canadians do exceedingly well. Zeds Dead is no exception. The group is comprised of Hooks and DC, two Toronto producers who started working under the moniker Zeds Dead (yes, a nod to Pulp Fiction) in 2009. The duo will bring their act to Yonge-Dundas Square on Saturday, July [...]

BY VANESSA FRANKO STAFF WRITER vfranko@pe.com Electronic dance music festival Nocturnal Wonderland is coming back to San Bernardino this fall and the organizers have announced the lineup for the two-day spectacle. Some of the highlights include Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso, two thirds of electronic powerhouse Swedish House Mafia who performed at the 2012 Coachella Valley [...]

By Will Lynch The double-disc package includes two mixes: one recorded at The Horse & Groom in London, the other at the DJ’s ‘mansion’ in Paris. Dimitri From Paris is ready to release a two-disc mix package on Defected calledBack in the House. “To me disco is the ultimate dance music,” says Dimitri From Paris. “I am very [...]

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Now we know how to cause a near-riot among electronic dance music fans in New York City. Book a major headliner who hasn’t played in the States for more than five years. Pack the venue past capacity with little to no crowd control. When the show is shut down by police two-and-a-half hours early because the venue [...]

Yes, we know you thought that there were already enough clubs in Ibiza — we did too. However, it turns out that we were all wrong. David Guetta has continued to expand his love of combining house music with air travel by teaming up with Áreas to open the world’s first lounge/club in an airport… [...]

Fatboy Slim: Live From The Big Beach Bootique’ to be screened in cinemas on August 31 Fatboy Slim has announced plans to stage “the biggest cinema dance party in the world” next month (August). A special live show, ‘Fatboy Slim: Live From The Big Beach Bootique’, will play in cinemas for one night on August 31 [...]

Madhouse Records are extremely excited to announce their first ever artist album. This great honor is bestowed upon Tony Lionni, whose previous releases on Wave, Freerange, and of course Madhouse, have set him up firmly as an accomplished artist leading the way in house music production. This two-track sampler will give you a flavour of [...]

UK dance music magazine DJ Mag can’t get a break when it comes to their annual Top 100 DJ Poll. Last year, the ever vocal Peaches said that the poll could “eat a dick” when no female DJs appeared on the list of mostly mainstream house and trance jocks. Today, URB received an e-mail from the [...]

Next weekend Cream, Privilege and BBC Radio 1 will hit the White Isle bringing us the unmissable BBC Radio 1 Weekend event! Aside from their 18th Birthday to look forward to next Thursday, Cream are also preparing for the phenomenal BBC Radio 1 Weekend party at the world’s biggest club, Privilege on Saturday 4th August. Combining the forces of Radio 1 and Cream guarantees that [...]