Derwin "Gold" Panda is the latest beat-minder to contribute to !K7's DJ-Kicks series with a 22-track mix dropping late next month. It begins with this new original titled "An Iceberg Hurled Northward…   Read Story »

If you're DJing and need some segue, queue up "Quitter's Raga." The opening kick's sizzle paired with the track's ebullient sitar strokes is nicely upbeat coming out of most any song, leads well…   Read Story »

This month's Remixtape begins with a wistful twist (Clams Casino, a Gold Panda redo of Lykke Li, Phone Tag tagging up Small Black's "New Chain," Creep working on Planning To Rock) and ends on a pop…   Read Story »

On the last night of SXSW there were riots at Death From Above 1979's "secret" show, there was Kanye and the G.O.O.D. roster and Jay-Z electrifying a converted power plant, and there was our Last…   Read Story »

Come March every year, the same questions are asked, retreaded thought pieces get pitched: What does it mean to have a music industry festival in the decrepit climate of 2011? Does anyone actually…   Read Story »

In addition to eating tacos, we're doing a couple of unofficial shows at SXSW 2011. We announced our FREE all day/all night Beerland collaboration with Sacred Bones & Chaos In Tejas on Thursday. To…   Read Story »

It was a breakout year for British beatmaker Gold Panda, whose remixes and singles rippled around 2009 and whose debut full-length Lucky Shiner was one of this year's finest. When live, he summons…   Read Story »

This weekend in Las Vegas, Matador Records is celebrating 21 years of shaping the ship of independent music with a fearsome deepdive through its roster, headlined by the reunited "classic" lineup of…   Read Story »

Touring in support of their sophomore album Transit Transit, Autolux brought out "Supertoys" amongst a handful of electronically infused fuzz dusted new tunes and older favorites to the Belly Up.…   Read Story »

Gold Panda's Lucky Shiner is a record for beat, dance, and electronic kids looking for expert craft that's versatile, process based, full of heart. The UK producer hit Glasslands recently and crafted…   Read Story »