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2015 Grammy Awards nominations (Arcade Fire, St. Vincent, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye, Jack White, Beck, Disclosure, James Franco, Aphex Twin, Little Dragon & more)

This year, the 2015 Grammy nominations are being revealed gradually on CBS This Morning. A few categories have already been announced, with a lot more on the way, and we’ll have to wait for tonight’s A Very Grammy Christmas special to find out the Album of the Year nominees…

Drug amnesty bins at Electric Zoo (who so far haven't said if they're issuing refunds for Sunday)

“I wonder how guarded these drug amnesty bins will be at electric zoo? Cause I want one.” – Brian Christopher As you probably heard on the news, NYC EDM festival Electric Zoo, went down without a single reported overdose over the weekend…

Electric Zoo 2014 initial lineup announced (Jamie xx and a lot of other stuff)

Jamie xx w/ The xx in Austin in 2013 (more by Tim Griffin) It was recently announced that NYC EDM festival Electric Zoo would be returning this year with drug-sniffing dogs, patdowns, plainclothes security officers, and a required anti-drug PSA after last year’s festival resulted in two drug-related deaths (and one reported case of sexual assault and 31 arrests) which cancelled day 3…

A guide to New Year's Eve shows and parties in Chicago

We’ve been talking New Year’s Eve for quite some time, and since the world didn’t end last week, all the great shows and parties we told you about are still happening…

Grimes taking a train ride with Skrillex & Diplo; Electric Daisy Carnival, Electric Zoo, Identity Fest & other EDM news too

Diplo released the “Express Yourself” 7″ this month, the single for that track from his EP of the same name. You’ve already seen the video for that song, which features bounce artist Nicky Da B, and below we’re offering a stream of the single’s b-side, “Move Around” (featuring Elephant Man and GTA)…

Dee Snider's Tribute to Keith Alexander

“I remember one 12 hour drive on Christmas Eve Day in particular. We were coming back from an S.M.F. show on the Canadian border desperately trying to make it home in time for Christmas with our families…