TAG: Major Lazer

Jan11

Diplo Disses Coachella


Diplo and his #1 homie Tiësto backstage at Coachella.



We’ve lost track of how many times Diplo has appeared on the Coachella stage over the year, first as tour DJ for M.I.A. in 2006, and at least once with his own act, Major Lazer. Throw in at least one solo DJ set in 2008, and you’d think he’d be a pretty big fan of the annual festival. Apparently he’s a bigger fan of talking trash on Twitter, like he did yesterday when he tweeted: “

“Maybe I’m just throwing shade but ‘Coachsmella’ looks pretty lame this year. You used to be a place to check out new bands/music.

“Besides Snoop and Dre that’s boss shit right there. Its like bootleg Ultra with a few bands that are safe.”

The tweet has been deleted, but what do you think? Is “Coachsmella” not cool anymore because Diplo said so? …MORE

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Dec19

URB Top 10 Ten Artists Of 2011 (Readers Poll Winners)

Ranking the top artists of the past 365 days is a tricky proposition. What seemed like a simple enough question when we asked you to rate 100 top artists becomes a labyrinth of questions regarding the state of music in 2011. Is dance music really taking over the American landscape, or does hip-hop still rule the minds of music fans? Is it fair to nominate an act that didn’t release a proper record this year, when the internet has made the act of releasing albums virtually obsolete? Did some acts hustle hard for voters while others sat back and let the votes come in? …MORE

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Nov14

Fun Fun Fun Fest Re-Cap (Video)

Austin is no stranger to major music gatherings, but local fave Fun Fun Fun Fest has grown out of the shadow of it’s older siblings ACL and SXSW to become an event worthy of national attention on its own. Here’s URB’s video recap by Calvin Millar with awesome footage of Spank Rock, Big Freedia, Major Lazer and more. Music by Neon Indian. Wish you were there? You betcha.


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Oct18

Win Tickets To HARD Haunted Mansion

As anyone who has tried to go out on Halloween in Los Angeles can tell you, the traffic can be murder. Expect and extra hour in your travel time wherever you are headed. Of course, that won’t stop 20,00 revelers from making it downtown to the Shrine Expo Center for the fourth edition of HARD Haunted Mansion, the annual costumed rave that has become a staple on the global party calendar.

URB wants you to join the crowd of sexy nurses and sexier angles to see Fatboy Slim, Soulwax, Skrillex, Major Lazer, Laidback Luke and dozens more. To enter, just fill out the form below, and be sure to answer the trivia questions: What beloved LA DJ dressed up as Daft Punk at HARD Haunted Mansion 2008?

Submit your answer after the jump.

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Oct17

Major Lazer :: “Original Don” (MP3)

The most interesting thing about this new track from Major Lazer is the constantly shifting beat, which hopscotches between stadium fist-pumping techno, baby elephant walk polka and booty-dropping dancehall every 16 bars. The song, which made it’s debut on Zane Lowe’s BBC 1 show this weekend, lacks the hooks that made us love the first Major Lazer record. But it gives an indication that messieurs Switch and Diplo might have some new tricks up their sleeve when the follow-up drops sometime soon.

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