So thanks to our pal Skrillex and his utterly inescapable ubiquitousness since the Grammys, dubstep has steadily made its way into the mainstream to the chagrin of true aficionados and the delight of ...
It’s official: Dubstep isn’t going anywhere. Even Taylor Swift has sampled the genre’s electronically warbled bass lines in her latest release, “I Knew You Were Trouble,” taking dubstep from the clubs ...
Two years ago the Decibel Festival in Seattle, which had until then stuck closely to its original techno mission, had a new sound du jour: dubstep. It was 2009, the style’s bumper year. The London ...
Dubstep doesn’t get much love these days, but that hasn’t stopped it from dominating the top 40 charts. Here’s the story of where dubstep came from and why there’s more to it than meets the ear.
She also brought dubstep legend Mala here last year for a four-hour sunrise set in the mountains and booked an anniversary party with Goth Trad, Gantz, Commodo and Kahn headlining. “Sub.mission is a ...
Dubstep is a tricky one. Like electro or deep house, it can be a descriptor for multiple types of music that are often in direct opposition to one another but confusingly called the same thing. Most ...
I am a major fan of electronic music, and I have an embarrassing problem: I have no idea what dubstep is. Though I’ve heard it buzzed about from countless people and media outlets, and despite my best ...
For a genre where a large part of its growth and fanbase are directly attributed to how massive the scene is online, it's amazing to think about the l March 5, 2013 ...
Le danseur Nonstop s’offre une performance de dubstep sur la Muraille de Chine. Le titre « Russian Lullaby » est signé Butch Clancy. (via Laughing Squid) ...
Watch the video of "Katy on a Mission" by Katy B: Regular readers of theartsdesk will know that I have written extensively about the sound's cultural and artistic significance (here, here, here and ...