KROQ Presents: Tricky with The Floacist and DJ Darren

Former Massive Attack member, producer and label head for Brown Punk - Tricky will be preforming at the House of Blues tonight in Anaheim

The best thing about all of this? It's a free party. All you have to do is RSVP, round up a posse of non-sucky friends, and dance until your shoes fall apart. See you there.

EVENT DETAILS

Price
$22.50 - $25.00 - Free with if you made it on our email list :) Subscribe Now for next time
When
Tuesday March 24 (7pm–?)
Where
House of Blues Anaheim 1530 S. Disneyland Drive in the Downtown Disney (map)

LA's Droog Launch Culprit Label

Los Angeles's Droog is one of the city’s most promising techno collectives.

The trio of Andrei Osyka, Brett Griffin and Justin Sloe are fast becoming one of the West Coast’s most talked about DJ trios. Residents at Avaland, Avalon Holywood now Droog have decided to launch their own label called Culprit, and Seth Troxler, Lee Foss, Lee Curtiss, Kenneth James G., and Jamie Jones all feature on their first EP.

Harder. Better. Faster. Stronger.

Just about everything you need to recreate Daft Punk’s Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger song. ..And everything you need to drive your girlfriend crazy.

Now you too can sound like Daft Punk with iDaft. It's a fun, silly QWERTY keyboard-triggered web app with all the vocal samples from ‘Harder Better Faster Stronger’

Click here to play.

Coachella here we come!

As if the Coachella lineup wasn't already amazing enough, 5 new acts have been added and sadly, some have dropped from the list. Amy Winehouse is out, but The Chemical Brothers will be on hand Saturday to perform a dj set and The Orb will thrill techno fans, along with French dance pioneer Etinne de Crecy and his massive "Cube" stage show. Freak folker Devendra Banhart also joins the line-up, along with Seattle punks Murder City Devils.

Keep it cool

Coolio has officially been charged with felony cocaine possession -- and two other misdemeanors -- after cops say they found drugs in his luggage at LAX last week.

Officials claim Coolio, real name Artis Leon Ivey, grabbed a screener's arm in an effort to stop the search -- and for that, officials also tacked on a misdemeanor battery charge.

The rapper also faces one misdemeanor count of possession of a smoking device.

Coolio, who's due back in court April 3rd, faces up to three years in state prison if he's convicted.

Sharam goes wild west with 'Get Wild'

There's a new Sherrif in town and he goes by Sharam (known to many as one half of Grammy Award-winning DJ super-duo Deep Dish) This April 7th Ultra Records will release Get Wild, his debut studio album featuring new material from Daniel Bedingfield, P. Diddy, Tommy Lee, and Kid Cudi.

This spring, Sharam brings his “Get Wild – The Live Show” to select major markets across North America as part of his album tour. He has produced a show incorporating guest appearances by the featured artists on the album and visual elements from a spaghetti Western-themed short film which he wrote and directed. The show also incorporates videos for the title track “Get Wild” and the single “She Came Along” with Kid Cudi which he also directed. The tour will kick off March 20 in Austin during SXSW and will pass through Miami during WMC, as well as Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Toronto and more.

Get Wild will be available in two formats: a single-disc version and a collector edition consisting of 22 original songs spread over two CDs, titled WildDish and SideDish, of which only 2500 will be made. The songs range from house gems to techno-infused anthems to hit singles. Included is “Sweat” which features Tommy Lee on piano, “She Came Along,” a collaboration with Kid Cudi featuring vocal samples of “Strange” by Patsy Cline.

Tracklisting and tour dates ahead…

Amy Winehouse Coachella No Show

A spokesman for Amy Winehouse says the singer won't perform in the United States next month, as had been planned.

Spokesman Chris Goodman said Monday that Winehouse isn't going to the Coachella festival in Indio, Calif., in "light of current legal issues."

Winehouse was charged with assault last week for allegedly attacking a fan at a London party in September. The singer is due in court next week.

Being charged with a crime often makes it difficult for people to get U.S. visas.

Winehouse's battles with addiction and frequent run-ins with the law have been highly publicized.

Last year, the U.S. government declined to give her a visa to attend the Grammy awards. The decision was reversed but too late for her to go.

Tron 2 scored by Daft Punk

Daft Punk, the French electronica duo known for their robot personas, have been tapped by Walt Disney Pictures to compose the score for "TR2N", an update of the studio's 1982 science fiction classic "Tron", Billboard has confirmed.

The film, currently in production, is tentatively scheduled for a 2011 release.

The "TR2N" score marks Daft Punk's first foray into the studio since 2005's "Human After All." After an extended hiatus, the duo reemerged in 2007 for an extensive world tour, spawning the Grammy-wining live set "Alive 2007." The group's 2001 track "Harder Better Faster Stronger" was adapted by Kanye West for his single "Stronger," and the pair appeared on the 2008 Grammy Awards with the rapper.

The musicians, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter split their time between Paris and Los Angeles, where they have have assembled a new recording studio for the TR2N project.

Diddys WMC Main Event

Hip-hop mogul P Diddy will make return to Miami's Cameo club at this year's WMC along with Felix Da Housecat.

Diddy memorably shouted "This party is not for commercial dance music muthaf*%kas!" in a promo video before his 2008 "The Main Event" show, which saw Diddy host Claude VonStroke, Steve Angello and The Martinez Brothers. This year, though, he's set to return to his dance music roots with the production brains behind his brief move into house music, Felix Da Housecat.

The event is set to be hosted—whatever that means—by super-producer Nellee Hooper, Musik's Ralph Moore and Jessica Rosenblum and while reviews of last year's event were mixed, you never quite know what Diddy's got up his sleeve. Expect the unexpected.

Fatboy Slim is drying up

(Brighton, UK) - Fatboy Slim has entered rehab last Monday in order to overcome his alcohol addiction. The 45-year old UK DJ/producer, who is known to be a heavy drinker, has stated that professional help is the only way for him to beat the bottle.

He admitted that he is a sucker for alcohol: 'Sometimes it feels a little undignified but I never seem to get tired of getting drunk. I've tried going on stage sober and it wasn't much fun. There's a certain bravado involved in what I do. ' Fatboy's manager Gary Blackburn that he has gone in voluntarily to sort out his drinking problem. Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) was rumoured to have entered rehab in 2002 for his alcohol dependency, although this has always been denied by himself.

Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, is among the biggest artists to have emerged from the UK dance scene during the 90s. He has been celebrating worldwide success with numerous hit singles such as The Rockefeller Skank, Praise You and Right Here, Right Now. Next to touring the world as a DJ, Norman also runs his own label Southern Fried. 2008 saw Norman dropping his Fatboy Slim moniker to focus on his new project The Brighton Port Authority, or The BPA.

The Crystal Method Talks Album Details, Matisyahu Collaboration, Bush in Video Interview

The Crystal Method is back. The duo has an LP called Divided By Night that’s set for a May 12 release. The first single, “Drown in the Now,” features Matisyahu, who the duo met at a festival last year in which he wrote an impromptu rap and performed it to The Crystal Method’s “High Roller” on stage. They describe that and more in the video interview with Threadless. The Crystal Method will play it’s first live gig in five years this April at Coachella.

Check out the Video Interview after the jump.

Chromeo performs "Nice and Clean" on Yo Gabba Gabba

We let you know a few months back when we heard that Chromeo was doing a Yo Gabba Gabba show. Now it's time to check it out!

A new episode of Yo Gabba Gabba! called “Clean” premieres this Friday Feb 27th at 1:30pm on Nick Jr. and guest stars Rachel Dratch, Chromeo, and Biz Markie!

The Gabba gang learns the importance of cleaning up. They all play with toys and are reminded to clean up when they’re finished. They learn to wash their hands, brush their teeth and sing a fun bath time song playing with bath toys. Musical guests Chromeo perform “Nice and Clean.” Other featured songs include: “Tiny Ugly Germs,” “Bath Time” and “Magic Shampoo.” In this episode Rachel Dratch teaches a “Dancey Dance,” Chromeo performs, and Biz Markie teaches his “Biz’s Beat of the Day.”

Beats old-skool Roland 303, 808, 909

Plug-in developer AudioRealism has launched technoBox, a new iPhone app that emulates Roland's legendary TB-303 Bassline synth and TR-909/808 drum machines.

The software also comes with sequencing capabilities, so you should be able to create complete productions.

The synth engine is said to be the same as the one in AudioRealism's Bass Line2 plug-in, so hopefully, it'll deliver the sonic goods. You can choose both 909 and 808 sounds for the drum module (up to 22 in total).

You can use up to 24 patterns per session, while the pattern sequencer can run to 1000 bars. The display automatically shifts to your preferred landscape orientation and multi-touch is supported for the knobs.

Check out the demo videos after the jump..

Tiga Ciao!

Tiga will follow up his 2006 effort, Sexor, in April with a new album entitled Ciao.

The producer has reportedly split the difference between "club songs and real songs" by working with the likes of Soulwax, James Murphy, Jesper Dahlbäck and Gonzales—an artist perhaps best known for his work behind the scenes with indie darling Feist. Soulwax and Dahlbäck, as you might imagine, have a lot to do with the club-centric tunes like "Beep Beep Beep," "Mind Dimension" and "What You Need." And Gonzales and Murphy help out with things like "Luxury" and "Gentle Giant," which see Tiga airing out some of his insecurities to the world at large. That said, as with many Tiga records, there's lots of mixing and matching, meaning the line between "club" and "real" blurs quite often—as on the lengthy closer "Love Don't Dance Here Anymore," which contains a two-minute piano ballad intro before transforming into a Cowley-esque disco groover.

Listen to the CIAO! Teaser and Tracklist after the jump..

Damian Lazarus Smokes Monsters on his debut album

Damian Lazarus brings out his debut album, Smoke The Monster Out, on Wednesday 6th May on Get Physical Music. And we hear it'll be a bit more than just a collection of dance-floor moments, with collaborators Luke Solomon and Arthur Jeffes helping Damian to incorporate his own vocals into the mix, which has taken two years to put together.

If anyone was ever going to make an unusual dance album, it was going to be Damian. Just checking out his collaborators should tell you that: Luke Solomon is a smart choice, but Arthur Jeffes will be a new name to most clubbers… we admit it, we had to look him up ourselves. He's the son of Simon Jeffes, the man behind the Penguin Café Orchestra, the abstract musical collective who wrote Music For A Found Harmonium, which was featured on the first Café Del Mar album back in 1994. Arthur's a chip off the old block, remastering his father's music and lending his ear to interesting productions like this one.

Damian explains, 'I found myself starting to write lyrics and compiling a soundtrack which would form the basis of the project...I pieced together some of my older influences (Louis Armstrong, Jeff Buckley, Nick Cave, Photek, Björk), connected them with odd sounds and comedy moments and then tried to put this all into a techno/house context.'

Read On to Listen to the first single from Damian Lazarus's debut album.