Before Steve Aoki started the Dim Mak label, he was punk rocker, before the Bloody Beatroots (Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo), brought infectious Italian electro to our ears, he was a punk rocker. What happens when two staples electro music get a feeling of nostalgia for their younger days? You start a hardcore punk band of course! Thus from this day…read more
Rifoki is the New Punk Hardcore project of Steve Aoki & Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, better known as The Bloody Beetroots. Recorded in Italy with Giulio Favero (ZU), Franz (Il Teatro Degli Orrori) & Rocco Rampino (La Quiete, The Death Of Anna Karina), Rifoki is the maximum level of expression of a lifestyle that has brought them to be two…read more
We used to be in love with the ideals of a label like Dim Mak way back in the day, as head Steve Aoki seemed to have been a totally thrashy-minded kid that would release a 7″ by some friends… read more
This footage below was made during the Bloody Beetroots ‘ Sons of Anarchy Australian tour along with Justin Pearson from All Leather . Some time after Pearson recorded the vocals for Romborama (watch the video here ) the Italian duo came out with a remix for All Leather ’s Mystery Meats . Also, Bob Rifo and Steve Aoki are set to release their first single under their hardcore punk project Rifoki . Zombie Attack will be out next…read more
NYC artist Hesta Prynn is evoking the spirit and sound of those classy yet hardcore dance-rock girls of NYC’s past. Formerly a member of the all-girl hip band group Northern State , she has decided to take here voice in a whole new direction. With a sound that is equal parts rock and electro she enlisted the help…read more
It really seems like Steve Aoki has gotten after it the last few months. His most recent monster remix is of “Pursuit of Happiness,” the relatively new song by the Cudder along with MGMT and Ratatat (a pretty all-star team if you ask me). Kid Cudi – Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Dance Remix) And I know WARP was already mentioned, but this download is for…read more
A lot of times, I get emails from artists saying that their sound falls into the genre of electro-punk/rock, but often times that is the furthest thing from the truth, probably just a marketing ploy, or rather, they don’t know what they are talking about. So when I got this EP from Infight called The Discoland , I…read more
Year of the Tiger is a brand spanking new electro-rock band from Brooklyn that you should be aware of. This rad duo consists of Sable Yong and Henry Ivry, best friends since meeting at college. The pair only started recording music together in the winter of ‘09, but have passed BBC a 5 track demo that is hard not to…read more
Here is the skinny on this guy, German born, but British bred, Ludwig Amadeus is a London based songwriter and producer who makes some funky fun electro-pop beats. With his latest single, “God Only Knows My Shoe Size” he went 3 days straight with no sleep to write the song, yet he has no idea what it is about…read more
Drum ‘n’ bass heads rejoice and revel in this new two-minute-or-so edit from the Brighton trio of rock/d’n'b purveyors called The Qemists, who rip up the pairing of Steve Aoki and Zuper Blahq (aka the better move from Will.i.am) and… read more
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