Coachella 2009 Here We Come!

The lineup for Coachella 2009 has been announced and it's awesome! Headlining Friday, April 17 is Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Fraz Ferdinad, Ting Tings, The Crystal Method, Crystal Castles, Felix de Housecat, Steve Aoki and We Are Scientists just to name a few.

Saturday, April 18 we have The Killers, Amy Winehouse, Thievery Corporation, Band of Horses, MSTRKRFT, Henry Rollins, Crookers, the Bloody Beetroots, Electric Touch and of course many more.

Sunday, April 19 Coachella is blessed with The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lupe Fiasco, Peter Bjorn, Roni Size, Christopher Lawerence, The Kills and many more.

Coachella 09 also see's a ticket layaway plan come into the mix. Festival goers now have the option to purchase 3-day festival tickets and onsite camping tickets on a payment plan. 3 day passes will set you back a hefty $269.00 + $3 charity + service fees. For this years single day passes you'll have to shell out a little over $100.

..And don't worry, we'll be giving away tickets to this one so stay wired for more info on that to come.

See the full lineup after the jump..

Phil and Paul are back?

Classic house outfit Orbital have announced several extra reunion shows across the UK. The band is scheduled to perform at two major festivals as well as playing at two 'Orbital only' bashes. Are we witnessing the resurrection of legends here?

Orbital's members Phil and Paul Hartnoll say that acts such as Klaxons and Pendulum rekindled their love for 'ravey' stuff. This news will..

Ultra Records have just released the official video for Deadmau5 and Kaskade’s ‘Move For Me’ hit from last summer - the single was the first track to be taken from Kaskade’s studio album ‘Strobelight Seduction’.

It’s certaainly unusual for a record label to release a video for a track seven months after the album was released but presumably ‘Move For Me’ is gaining mainstream popularity, at least enough to garner a polished MTV friendly video.

Watch the video after the jump..

Redesign DEMF

Detroit Electronic Music Festival is calling all designers to compete for the 2008 event campaign. Admittedly last year's event graphic's were hardly anything to write home about so this year they have taken a different approach and are depending on the widely talented artists out their to have their work featured for this years event.

That's not the only perk. If your design wins you also get a prize of 5K and VIP passes for you and your friends to the event. The Detroit's Electronic Music Festival is scheduled to take place on May 23rd through May 25th. Entries are being accepted from local designers and the requirements are extensive so may sure you stick it through and complete it thoroughly.

No Love.. Parade

There will be no Love Parade this year. The event, which was to be held in the German city of Bochum, has been cancelled due to, yup... again, local issues. It's not exactly the first time the organisation is encountering such obstacles...

After 2006's edition, the once legendary event was forced to relocate from Berlin to Dortmund, attracting over 1,6 million ravers at its 2007 event. The Love Parade was supposed to be held again this year after a long running history of political issues, but the city of Bochum has announced that it is unable to cope with the expected amount of visitors. As a result, the Love Parade organisation has decided to blow the whole event off rather than to look for an alternative location. A spokesman has announced that there will be a Love Parade in 2010.

Win Sasha's Mixer

A recent news update on DJSasha.com announced a special Invol2ver Mixer giveaway. Sasha is giving away his Pioneer DJM-800 Invol2ver mixer used on his Invol2ver tour. The mixer was skinned by Style Flip with Invol2ver artwork and is personally signed by Sasha.

This one of a kind mixer can be yours! All you have to do to enter to win is sign up for Sasha’s email and text message newsletter here. Entries will be accepted through 16 February 2009 and the winner will be announced via www.djsasha.com on 23 February 2009. Enter today!

Check out photos of the mixer here.

Get lost in the flow

Music production gear Native Instrument have announced the release of their very own integral production tool titled Maschine. The software is said include a number of features that make beat creation and arrangement 'more immediate and tactile than ever before'.

The system incorporates a sampler and an advanced software sequencer with an integrated performance controller and is to be used in computer-based studio setups. The controller has been designed to make it feel like a real-life instrument, incorporating 16 illuminating pressure-sensitive drum pads, eight rotary encoders and a very user-friendly interface that lets you access the many functions without going through endless sub menus. Next to that, the hardware is compatible with any other MIDI-based instrument thanks to an included MIDI mapping application and support of the MCU protocol for sophisticated DAW control...

The Party Continues.. Online.

Farewell To Indie 103.1, They're calling it quits, on the radio. Indie 103.1 has been one of our favorite stations and we are very sad to see them go. Quality music. Quality programming. And quality people. Luckily, we can continue to listen online at indie1031.com but we already miss it on our dial.

Indie Official Remarks:

This is an important message for the Indie 103.1 Radio Audience -

Indie 103.1 will cease broadcasting over this frequency effective immediately. Because of changes in the radio industry and the way radio audiences are measured, stations in this market are being forced to play too much Britney, Puffy and alternative music that is neither new nor cutting edge. Due to these challenges, Indie 103.1 was recently faced with only one option --- to play the corporate radio game.

We have decided not to play that game any longer. Rather than changing the sound, spirit, and soul of what has made Indie 103.1 great Indie 103.1 will bid farewell to the terrestrial airwaves and take an alternative course...

The Party Continues!

Straight after the sold out Key Club show, we can’t wait for the CHROMEO afterparty and DJ set. Thanks to our friends at Dim Mak for always bringing the party!
Tickets onsale now thru the Roxy box office, and ticketmaster now!

EVENT DETAILS

Price
$10+ Buy Tickets
When
Thursday January 22 (11pm–?am)
Where
The Roxy (map)

Allen & Heath has revealed ahead of NAMM 2009 that it plans to unveil two new products at the technology trade show this Friday.

One will excite DJs, the other probably won’t.

For jocks on a budget, the Xone:22 looks like it could be a great starting product for a DJ set up.

With two channels, Allen & Heath’s unparalleled low-pass and high-pass Voltage Control Filters (VCF), 3-band total kill EQ, and solid faders, the Xone:22 looks like it could be one of the best entry-level analogue DJ mixers on the market.

“We’ve raised the bar on entry level mixer design with the Xone:22,” said Xone’s head designer Andy Rigby-Jone. “It’s the first mixer at this price point to have a full cut isolator/EQ, accurate metering, quality faders and pro standard audio headroom.

“We want to offer the bedroom DJ a quality performance tool and a taste of the professional club experience.”

The city of Los Angeles has agreed to waive more than $100,000 in fees associated with the Grammy Awards, despite severe city budget shortfalls in recent months.

The LA City Council voted yesterday (January 12) to approve the measure waiving $124,163 in city fees for the massive event, which is set to be held February 8 at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Many people oppose this measure, saying waivers should not be granted to private entities, especially in light of the city's ailing economy, reports the Los Angeles Times.

"I wonder if the city of Los Angeles constituents, the voters, know that you're giving $100,000 or whatever it is, to the Grammy Awards," said mayoral candidate David Saltsburg. "This special-event fee money is to provide benefit to the community -- open to the public -- not to be used for commercial private entities."...