Sneak brings it home.

In the early 80s, Carlos Sosa AKA DJ Sneak relocated from the island of Puerto Rico to the underground hub that is Chicago. He brought with him a strong Latin influence that he’d quickly fuse with what was already going on in the ‘windy city’, an approach that eventually placed DJ Sneak alongside luminaries like Derrick Carter and Mark Farina as one of the leading pioneers of the Chicago house sound. Imagine the fuss then, when news trickled back that Sneak had gone back-to-back behind the decks with minimal techno powerhouse Ricardo Villalobos at the Sunwaves Festival in Romania earlier this year. It was a ‘meeting of the minds’ from leaders of two completely different scenes, and it cause quite a stir.

In the end the pair played for over three hours together, with Sneak continuing on for another hour to wrap up the party. “It was definitely an amazing thing to see, because of the respect level we have for each other,” Sneak told ITM. “We combined our music together, and I wasn’t playing my usual deep house stuff, I was playing more tribally and energetic. And on the same note Ricardo was still playing his minimal stuff, but he was also playing a lot more Latin – and the combination was unreal.”

Since that infamous gig earlier this year the Chicago/Berlin crossover movement has been picking up some serious steam, and Sneak is happy to help bring the German sound back home to its roots in the US. “I’m looking forward to doing more shows together, but more so I feel like I’m bringing the interest back to Chicago house,” Sneak told ITM. “I’ve been hooking up with different people recently, the Berlin guys who do minimal, but really… They’re doing house without the funk. When they come to me put the funk in it, and it becomes Chicago house,” he laughs.

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Steve Bug's Poker Flat label will reach their milestone 100th release later this month with a remix package of DHS's 1990 classic "House Of God."

Almost 20 years on from the original release of D.H.S.‘s classic, ‚The House of God‘, D.H.S. is back to guide and persuade us once again!

DHS (or Dimensional Holofonic Sound, to give its full title) is the techno alias of San Francisco-based Ben Stokes. He created the track in 1989 after being inspired by the acid house that was being made around him. At the time of release, it was championed by DJs such as Sven Väth, but also became a big hit on the UK rave scene.

Deadmau5 has created a sh*t storm following the outrageous comments he made to an Irish journalist last month, the upshot of the interview being that he felt all DJs were “f*cking c*nts”.

Not surprisingly, the wildly contentious statement turned more than a few Deadmau5 fans off his music. In the aftermath of the controversy Deadmau5 has posted an explanation of his comments on his blog.

The full entry is posted below so you can read over it and make up your own mind.

Deadmau5 blog – Wednesday November 5th, 2008
the way it is. /rant.

okay, im going to level with all of you here… much as i always have.
regarding alot of crap flying around these days regarding some hack press in Ireland, more specifically, some lame crap i said about “DJ’s”...

Over the past couple of weeks, ive never really had the desire to defend some tablotic / “juicy” press, but i guess im sick of hearing about it… so might as well explain what little i feel obligated to remove any static it’s caused.

during an onsluight of phoner interviews in a single night, i do recall being asked alot of questions that i felt i really had no answers to… I honestly feel that the dance music scene needed a good bit of shaking up… sure, i bet there are thousands of people who will cling onto just about any written article and believe it to be fact. Well, wasn’t really the case this time…

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Join us in the celebration of DJ Sneaks B-day!

Chicago boys DJ Sneak, and Derrick Carter will be throwing it down in LA for Sneaks B-day. Joined by a crowded room of top notch talent and friends, Wally Callerio, Easily Influenced, and Vibe Selector performing live. Plus a special guest announced the night of from S.F/Chicago.

In the venues second room Electro madness featuring Acid Girls, Papparrazzi, (thee) Mike B, and Staccatto will be getting weird.

Recognized as the disco / filter house innovator, Sneak's love for music inspired others like Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, and Armand Van Helden to be badass. His productions and musical style have maintained his status as one of the Top DJs in the world. From furious banging Chicago tracks with Latin tribal beats, to disco filtered reworks of retro classics will keep you shake'n.

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Price // $20+ Buy Tickets »
When // Friday Nov. 7 (9–4am)
Where // Versus Nightclub (map)

Crystal Castles, Justice and Simian Mobile Disco welcomed Halloween in Los Angeles with marathon sets at the sold-out Hard Haunted Mansion Friday night at the Shrine.

A costume-clad crowd danced into the wee hours of the morning with numerous bands and DJs spread across four stages at the Shrine Expo Hall.

Crystal Castles packed the Trick Or Treat Stage with a frenetic set that saw frontwoman Alice Glass writhing on her back and crawling on all fours.

During her eponymous song 'Alice Practice', Glass turned a giant strobe light onto the crowd.

Her bandmate Ethan Kath was reserved in comparison, staying behind his dj booth as he provided most of the backing for tracks including 'Untrust Us', 'Courtship Dating' and 'Crimewave'. The duo were also accompanied by a live drummer.

At the end of their set, Glass threw herself into the crowd for several minutes before returning to the stage and trashing the drum kit.

Justice rounded out the night with a DJ set that lasted more than two hours and drew a massive crowd.

The French duo even offered up an epic version of their Simian mash-up 'We Are Your Friends' on the same stage where James Ford's band Simian Mobile Disco had performed just a couple of hours earlier.

source: nme.com

For those of you that missed out at the sold out Hard Halloween Mansion, here’s a peak at one of the most memorable moments of the night.

DJ AM dressed up in a custom made Daft Punk costume and spun all of their iconic beats. Then in a show stopping moment, he takes off the costume to reveal himself to the mob, who just went nuts!

Britney gets back at paparazzie by posting embarrassing video on her website.

Spears is awarding a weekly "paparazzie" award to the photographer who she thinks has made the biggest fool of themselves.

This week the website features a video of a photographer caught on camera falling into a plant pot while trying to photograph the singer. The website says the paparazzo received the award for "special achievements in walking backwards".

The rap star sets his sights on the small screen in hollywood.

The rap star will mastermind the buddy cop comedy for television network NBC. Although he is not slated to star in the show, it is expected that he will make some guest appearances on the programme, and perhaps even write the opening credits theme song, reports Variety.

The project is not yet titled, and is expected to premiere in 2009.