By Eric Budianto Thornton The first time a Born Dirty edit caught me, it was buried in a back-to-back somewhere in the LA warehouse circuit, a track that swung from breaks to…
Before Dirtybird, before Monstercat, there was Om. San Francisco’s pioneering dance label brings its 30th anniversary celebration to Jungle Hollywood this Saturday, Mark Farina headlines. Written by Eric B. Thornton’ Before Dirtybird…
Insomniac and the Belgians Bring Their Cult Stage to America, and It Belongs Here Written by Eric Budianto Thornton Insomniac has done it again. Less than a year after teaming up with…
Seven Years In, Redondo Beach Has Never Sounded Better Written by Eric Budianto Thornton Images Courtesy of BeachLife Festival | Photos by JP Cordero, Bobby Rivero, and Fabien Castro There’s a…
A coffee reading in Istanbul, a Sprinter Van studio, and a Burbank hangar full of black-clad fans — inside the listening event for the GRAMMY-nominated producer’s fifth studio album. Written by, Eric…
Tomorrowland’s celebrated underground concept makes its long-awaited U.S. debut this May in Los Angeles. Written by, Eric B. Thornton There’s a particular kind of electricity that runs through Los Angeles in the…
Festival season is in full swing, and Redondo Beach is calling. Written by, Eric Thornton Let’s be real: if you spent the last two weekends either surviving Coachella or glued to the…
By Eric Budianto Thornton The first time I heard Kaleena Zanders, it was buried inside a Chris Lake and Matroda’s remix. That thick, soulful, gospel-dipped voice riding a four-on-the-floor groove like she…
How The Wild Honey Pie Turned a Food Blog Into Music’s Most Radical Experiment Written by Eric B. Thornton Photos courtesy of The Wild Honey Pie At a time when the corporate…
By Eric B. Thornton If you’ve spent any time in the Coachella Valley during festival season, you already know that the party doesn’t stop when the headliners take their final bow. For…