• Flume's Future Classic Management Team Dish Details on Their Success at EMC [WATCH]

    Australian producer/DJ Flume has become one of the biggest revelations in electronic music since his debut artist album was released at the end of 2012. He has gone from a niche Australian producer playing 300 person capacity venues in his home country of Australia to headlining Coachella and selling out Terminal 5 in New York City three nights in a row in under two years time. That remarkable rise to stardom has been in large part because of his unique sound, but also the Future Classic team behind him who have been carefully orchestrating each move to create the best possible outcome for Flume. Flume, also known as Harley Streten, and the Future Classic team, his management and label home, sat down during the Electronic Music Conference in Australia to talk their strategies and how they have been able to be so successful with him over such a short period of time.
  • Coachella 2015 Lineup Leak: Flying Lotus First Artist To Leak From Coachella 2015 Lineup

    The Coachella lineup is always one of the most sought after festival lineups in the world. There are always months of speculation and fan forum buzz about potential artists who may be joining the lineup. One or two leaks happen via artist websites, tour websites like Bandsintown or Songkick or even other promoters, which is what happened in this situation. A Dublin based promoter, ChoiceCuts, leaked that Flying Lotus would be on the Coachella 2015 lineup after FlyLo was forced to reschedule his gig there due to scheduling conflict that arose because of Coachella.
  • Coachella Releases 2014 Aftermovie Starring Ellie Goulding, Empire Of The Sun, Pharrell and More [WATCH]

    The theme of the winter has been festival after movies. The dance world has already sent out its theatric volleys and now Coachella is matching with its own six minute piece without any fanfare or announcement. Situated to The Family Crest's "Beneath The Brine," Coachella crafts a unique aftermovie with plenty of interesting effects and well put together editing techniques. The film, directed by Joe Slavin, does not simply deliver clip after clip of run of the mill festival footage, but instead focuses on the editing and effects, using time lapses and slow-motion shots to bring out the emotion and character of the artists and attendees of the festival.
  • Iggy Azalea, Lorde, Sam Smith Top Google's 'Year in Search' Musical Artists List for 2014

    As 2014 comes to a close, it's only proper that the good people at Google let us what's been popular in the world of online searches so that everyone can get on the same page. It turns out that Iggy Azalea was the most-searched musical artist of the year, followed by Lorde and Sam Smith. People also wanted to know about Taylor Swift, Daft Punk and "Weird Al" Yankovic.
  • Andre 3000 Says He Was "Selling Out" With OutKast Reunion, Calls Coachella Performance "Horrible"

    Though OutKast's reunion this past year was one of the most anticipated in recent memory, the critical response of the Atlanta duo's festival appearances was less than stellar, and in a recent interview with The Fader, Andre Benjamin (a.k.a. Andre 3000) reveals why. Talking with electronic musician Nicolas Jaar, Benjamin admits that he didn't actually want the reunion to happen, and that he felt like a "sell-out."
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