Hilarious review of a DJ Pauly D event in Australia

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Inthemix sent a "techno nerd" to cover a DJ Pauly D event in Sydney, here are some excerpts:

8:53pm – The DJ (apparently his name is Steve Play) drops Avicii’s Levels mashed with Gotye’s Somebody I Used To Know. This is the second time Levels has been played tonight.
9:03pm – A new act comes on stage....They open with Levels.
9:15pm – The vocalist starts an “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie” chant, presumably aware that today is Australia Day. Sadly, she chooses to do it during the breakdown of Swedish House Mafia’s Don’t You Worry Child and messes up her timing...
9:59pm – Levels. I burst into hysterical laughter...
10:05pm – Pauly plays Don’t You Worry Child...
10:38pm – The EDM returns with Gangnam Style and We No Speak Americano and Pauly proudly proclaims he is, quote, “the best in the world”. If there was anything left inside me that could die, I would say that part of me dies inside.

Read the entire article here.

(Source: inthemix)

Swedish House Mafia beats Adele for top spot in UK Charts - What does it mean?

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A few days ago 'Don't You Worry Child' by Swedish House Mafia beat out Adele's track 'Skyfall' to top the UK Charts. To me this is the defining news story that signals that EDM = Pop Music.

This is a product of the success that EDM has had as it finally transcended into wider popular music appeal. But should we be celebrating or mourning this fact? If the newcomers to the scene start digging beyond the biggest EDM chart toppers then this could spur the wider EDM community as a whole and that would be a good thing.

But if EDM becomes overly commercialized with only a handful of artists playing the same tracks over and over while creating sub-par collaborations with major pop stars then this whole EDM phenomena might sputter out before it finds firm footing. Let's hope that never happens.

​(Source: Billboard)