Red Bull Music Academy

Red Bull Music Academy documentary coming in February (watch the trailer), book out now

Lee “Scratch” Perry @ LPR during RBMA 2013 (more by Greg Cristman) Remember when the Red Bull Music Academy “took over” New York City for most of May 2013, bringing in such luminaries as Brian Eno, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Giorgio Moroder, Kim Gordon, James Murphy, and many more to play and talk about music…

'NYC in Dub' w/ Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Congos, Sun Araw, Adrian Sherwood & more in pics

words and Once again, the Red Bull Music Academy put on an amazing one-of-a-kind presentation in New York, this time to a sold out Le Poisson Rouge crowd last Thursday (5/30)…

Do-Over: The Well didn't open yet afterall (but Beekman Beer Garden was packed Sunday)

The Do-Over @ Beekman Beer Garden Sunday (via _chrisclassic) Due to limited paying-attention-to-the-internet over this holiday weekend, we didn’t realize until it was too late that Red Bull Music Academy’s Do-Over party was moved from The Well in Brooklyn to Beekman Beer Garden in Manhattan on Sunday…

YACHT played Shea Stadium and DFA 12th Anniversary, will be back in August for shows at MHOW and Surf Lodge

YACHT @ DFA 12th Anniversary (via @brooklynvegan instagram) YACHT were just in town, having played both tiny Shea Stadium on Friday (5/24) and then the massive DFA 12th Anniversary Party at Grand Prospect Hall on Saturday night (5/25)…

NYC Memorial Day Weekend Events (DFA Anniversary, Do-Over, Converge, Green-Wood Cemetery, Greg Proops & more)

James Murphy aboard SS Coachella 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) Staying in NYC this weekend? There’s actually no shortage of things to do here, even though the weather forecast is less than ideal…

listen to Giorgio Moroder's DJ set & a Daft Punk Japanese bonus track

the new issues of Rolling Stone… Red Bull Music Academy, who hosts DFA’s 12th Anniversary party this weekend, hosted Giorgio Moroder‘s 1st-ever live DJ set at Output in Brooklyn the other night…

Giorgio Moroder made his first-ever live DJ set at Output

“Tonight was a blast. @OutputClubBK has such a dope soundsystem. @GIORGIOMORODER_ truly “pushed it to the limit”. Everybody “felt love”” – @alcalala_ “Tonight was special…

listen to Giorgio Moroder's new song, Daft Punk collaboration, and BBC radio documentary, see him in NYC tonight

Could there have been a more perfect moment for an epic documentary on Giorgio Moroder? The man who, according to the show’s very starry (and very generous) presenter Niles Rodgers, invented dance music…

Giorgio Moroder hanging with Daft Punk; NYC show moved up to Output

“As most of you probably already know, Daft Punk‘s album was officially released for streaming purposes on iTunes. However, the official album in its physical (or more than likely downloadable) form won’t be here until May 21 and there’s hype to be built…

Brian Eno gave "An Illustrated Talk" at Cooper Union (pics) and participated in Q&A (video)

The irony of seeing Brian Eno’s An Illustrated Talk during the Red Bull Music Academy: his microphone didn’t work properly. Can you imagine being the tech guy for this event and experiencing horrific sound feedback from the sound amplification device for one of the most innovative producers in music history…
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