Grandmaster Flash has become the first DJ to win the Polar Music Prize, often dubbed the "Nobel Prize For Music". The prize was founded by Stig Anderson, better known as ABBA's lyricist and manager, in 1989. Previous winners include Led Zeppelin, BB King, Metallica, and Paul McCartney. Flash, real name Joseph Saddler, accepted the prize [...]
For decades, house music has shaped pop worldwide—but many of the spaces that birthed it here disappeared so quickly they barely left a trace. By Leor Galil @imLeor “It was a time when people didn’t put as much emphasis on the DJs or the performer per se, and really danced and enjoyed themselves.” —DJ and producer [...]
Marty Chernoff opened Tracks D.C. in 1984. The club is still regarded by many as the city’s greatest nightclub ever. (Washington Blade file photo by Tyler Grigsby) Martin “Marty” Chernoff, a Denver-based businessman who is credited with employing state-of-the-art technology in video, lighting, and sound systems for the gay nightclubs called Tracks that he opened [...]
WILLIE WALL·TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 Happy to Announce 2018 had some good times 2019 about to have some Awesome times Our family have Grown larger.......With some of the best DJs around the world Such as Kenneth Warren Jr / Lenny Fontana / Don UN /Ozkar Fuller /Phil Sales UK / Romain Gowe / John [...]
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Photo: Andrew Liszewski (Gizmodo) At CES 2016, Panasonic revived the Technics 1200 turntable line which had last been updated with the MK6 back in 2008. The pricey Grand Class Technics SL-1200G was targeted at audiophiles, however, while the 1200’s biggest fanbase had been mostly DJs who loved its high-torque, direct-drive platter. Two years later, Panasonic announced the Technics [...]
There were few obvious reasons to celebrate in the New York City of the 1970s, an era defined more by grime and crime than glitz or glamour in the crowded hub. Every day seemed to bring new challenges as the city's anxious residents slogged away; the Bronx was burning, violence was escalating, and everyone from cops [...]
MyHouseRadio Q&A with Legend DJ Spen and Debut of The Classic, Love Sensation coming out 10/5/18 with the great Susu Bobien! DJ Spen - Quantized Recordings This Month we at My House Radio are truly humbled and blessed to have a sit down with Dj Spen, Legendary Producer and Dj from Quantized Recordings. In [...]
LEAH GREENBLATT September 13, 2018 at 11:56 AM EDT It feels safe to say that the last half-century of pop history would sound a lot different without Nile Rodgers. The 65-year-old songwriter, guitarist, and superproducer behind seminal albums from the likes of Diana Ross, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Madonna, Duran Duran, and Daft Punk made [...]
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