Depeche Mode is one of my personal favorite bands of all time and I have had the privilege of watching live in concert on four different occasions. They are one of the pioneers of electronic music. So many of today’s popular bands have been heavily influenced by Depeche Mode, including The Pet Shop Boys, Coldplay, [...]
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Fistpump Heaven is a segment by Big Jon and appears written in exactly the same format in which he emails his closest buddies about his favorite tracks. Boys, The first time I heard this track I just had to find the nearest elevated surface (couch, chair, DJ booth) and go absolutely beast mode. Afrojack’s trademark [...]
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Gotta keep this simple because work keeps piling up!! In moments like this, when it’s 5:30 and that does not mean the day is over, I need a fun, fresh song to keep me sane. Classixx is a duo from LA, and I fell in love with them when they performed at the underground hip U [...]
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Ooooohhhhh snaaaappp, just when you thought The Hot Six couldn’t get any HOTTER, we hit you with some fresh new dopeness that will take this ish to the next level. We’re proud to introduce our new blogger, FarSide, who’s got his thumb on the pulse of the hottest Hip-Hop tracks and trends. The Hot Six [...]
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Stardust was a one-time collaboration by producers Thomas Bangalter, Alan Braxe, and vocalist Benjamin Diamond. If the name Thomas Bangalter sounds familiar, it’s because he’s one half of the popular French house duo known as Daft Punk. “Music Sounds Better With You” was released by Stardust in 1998. It became an instant hit and remains [...]
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This is the second installment of The Misadventures of the Modern Gentleman — a diary of sorts, from one of my good friends. To learn more about Mr. MMG, click here. Setting: Sunny London Happy Easter, friends: a holiday marking the start of spring, fertility, and the new day. A welcome moment in the calendar [...]
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Welcome to your Sunday-Funday-Greek-Easter-Fistpumpathon. Today’s track is from one of the biggest DJ/Producers on the scene: Laidback Luke. This guy is a source of inspiration for Avicii, Swedish House Mafia and Afrojack–so you know he can go Beast Mode on some tracks. Also, rumor has it that he’s the only bro to ever pull a [...]
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When you think about famous Dutch DJ/Producers, you think Tiesto and Armin Van Buuren. While Ferry Corsten doesn’t get quite the same amount of attention and notoriety, he’s right up there in my book. Ferry has managed to stay relevant since the late 1990s when Trance start to become popular. I am featuring one of [...]
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I am not so secretly recruiting my homie Big Jon to write for The Hot Six. Until he agrees, I am just going to blow up his spot by publishing his daily emails. Here is an excerpt of today’s: “Here comes the BOOM! Today’s featured track is another banging remix by Alesso and Ingrosso. Killer [...]
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It seems almost impossible to read or hear the news without becoming immediately depressed. When there’s so much violence, threat of war, nuclear testing, rioting, and economic turmoil coming into our news outlets every minute, it seems very daunting to start the week with a positive outlook. But as the Buddhist quote says: “Thousands of candles can [...]
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