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There’s a romantic notion about being a lifer in today’s punk/hardcore/etc. scenes. And why not? The very thought of playing loud music on guitars really fast for your friends in dank basements—then deciding to make a go at stardom—is pretty feckin’ cool. But thanks to the internet, elements of culture lose their luster quickly, whether […]

Grammy Award-winning producer/DJ/label owner Skrillex a.k.a. Sonny Moore just went Beyoncé with the release of his new album. Earlier this week, Moore announced his massive Mothership Tour and released a “mysterious” app titled “Alien Ride,” which contained 11 hidden objects. Starting Monday night, every 30 minutes, the 11 hidden objects began unlocking to reveal songs […]

Various Artists Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The latest dystopian book-series-into-blockbuster-film adaptation. An A-list mashup of rockers, rappers and breathless ingénues, offering a perfect intersection of critical appeal and commercial clout. The implied pressure to live up to the soundtrack success of Twilight and The Hunger Games. You already know what Divergent, the album, is […]

Skrillex a.k.a. Sonny Moore is bringing his massive live show to venues and arenas all across the U.S. this spring. The EDM juggernaut producer/DJ/label owner will launch the Mothership Tour 2014, using his performance at this year’s South By Southwest festival as a springboard. The tour will hit numerous festivals, including Miami’s Winter Music Conference, […]

Bonnaroo has officially unveiled its 2014 lineup, which includes acts like Kanye West, Jack White, Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, Skrillex, Arctic Monkeys, The Flaming Lips, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Damon Albarn, Neutral Milk Hotel, Disclosure, Cut Copy, Zedd, Chromeo, Broken Bells, Grouplove, CHVRCHES, Cage The Elephant, Mastodon, Chance The Rapper, City And Colour, Danny Brown, The Bouncing Souls, White Denim, Robert […]

According to TMZ (so take this one with a grain of salt), Sonny Moore, better known by his stage name Skrillex, is being sued by a fan, who alleges that the DJ landed on her during a stage dive at a 2012 Los Angeles performance, later causing her to suffer a stroke. The performance in […]

Skrillex (still Sonny to us) and Alvin Risk have released a new video for the song “Try It Out (Neon Mix).” The track will be available for purchase on iTunes with two other mixes. You can check out the video below. Let us know what you think.

Fall Out Boy, fun., Skrillex and Twenty | One | Pilots have all been nominated for MTV's 2013 VMAs. This will be the 30th VMAs, and MTV has decided to broadcast from Brooklyn for the first time ever at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. fun., Thirty Seconds to Mars, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Capital Cities and P!nk featuring […]

UPDATE: The below stream has since been removed. You can now listen to it on a different SoundCloud Page.   Mysterious EDM collective Phuture Doom, who recently unleashed their industrial/black-metal-laced craft onto our APTV channel with the premiere of their video for “Burn The Knowledge,” have debuted another new song, which is reminiscent of The Prodigy, […]

It sounds like something right out of AP’s silly genres list from last year. But dedicated music fans, hipster scum and bloggers are starting to talk about steam-step, an unlikely blend of dubstep’s wobbling propulsion alongside the quirky Victorian-era sci-fi of steampunk. Right now, the movement is hardly a blip on the rock radar. But […]

Skrillex has announced that he, along with Boys Noize, will headline an electronic music event in Detroit called “The Bang” on New Year's Eve. The “monstrous party,” as it is being called, is set to take place at the Palace Of Auburn in Detroit on December 31 from 6 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Ticket details […]

According to Billboard, Skrillex will be contritubting to the soundtrack to Disney's upcoming film Wreck-It Ralph. The movie is slated for a November release.

Several bands have been announced for the inaugural Made In America Festival, curated by wildly popular rapper/mogul Jay-Z. Skrillex, Pearl Jam, Passion Pit, Odd Future, Santigold and Dirty Projectors are among the already-announced performers, with more coming soon. The festival will be happening Sept. 1-2 at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. More information is available […]

Vice's music site Noisey hasd posted an interesting new video of kids listening to and then reviewing Skrillex. Check it out below and let us know in the comments if you agree or disagree with their assessments.

Skrillex will be headlining the The Full Flex Express Tour with support from Pretty Lights, Diplo, Grimes, KOAN Sound and Tokimonsta. Dates are as follows. Fri. July 13 – Toronto – Fort York Sat. July 14 – Ottawa – Ottawa Blues Fest* Sun. July 15 – Montreal – Parc Jean Drapeau Wed. July 18 – Winnipeg – […]

Skrillex just dropped a new track featuring Damian Marley, “Make It Bun Dem.” Stream it below. Skrillex is one of the headliners of this year's Bamboozle, happening next month in Asbury Park, New Jersey.