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On June 28th, Orbital made a triumphant return to Glastonbury, the site of their famous 1994 headlining concert. Back then the helmet-lighted brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll, were among the earliest acts to bring electronic music to the festival. This year, Glasto celebrated its 40th anniversary and the Orbital brothers their 20th. …MORE
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Ok, this is kinda an obvious gag on the surface, but occasional URB.com contributor Ali Maclean has made a clip for Funny Or Die that kept us laughing through the whole thing. And guests DJ Rhettmatic, Arabian Prince, Adam 12 and Ken Jordan of The Crystal Method are no joke.
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The anticipation is building and you heard it here, folks. Phase 2 of Ultra Music Festival 12 was just announced and it looks like the producers are pulling out all the stops to bring the absolute best of the best in electronic dance music. With the festival just over 40 days away, we can only imagine what surprises they have up their sleeves.
This year’s UMF represents one of the strongest and most diverse electronic line-ups ever assembled with the addition of collaborators Damian Marley & Nas, Faithless Sound System, Groove Armada Live, Will.I.Am and ummm..Little Boots. And that’s just the beginning.
Friday, March 26
ULTRA MAIN STAGE: TIËSTO, *DAVID GUETTA, GROOVE ARMADA LIVE, PASSION
PIT, *LITTLE BOOTS, DAN BLACK, *WOLFGANG GARTNER, *MISS NINE.
BAYFRONT LIVE STAGE: THE DISCO BISCUITS, THE CRYSTAL METHOD …
Sal Maselaka from E! warmed the audience up, making some awkward insinuations about a particular Heroes starlet and an athlete, but gossip aside, he got back to MCing and presented X Games founder Ron Semiao with a plaque acknowledging the fifteen anniversary of the games. Semiao was beaming and with Steve Lawrence, the movie’s director, they introduced the show and we were underway. BTW, they both came out wearing their 3D glasses; the event was laid back and full of hollers from the audience–not your everyday premiere.
Kevin Loza gets things going as he’s revving up his dirt bike, making jumps, and landing in the foam pits. He said he doesn’t like dirt bikes, they’re “scary” but the adrenaline high seems beyond worth it for these athletes. Not gonna lie, it was pretty …
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