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- 3Oh!3 Plan Animatronics, Basketball For Tour With Cobra Starship
- David Guetta Builds A 'Bridge' Between Dance Music And The Mainstream
- L.E.P/ Bogus Boys Say New Tape 'Represents The Streets Of Chicago'
| 3Oh!3 Plan Animatronics, Basketball For Tour With Cobra Starship Posted: 05 Apr 2010 03:51 AM PDT The Colorado duo are strategizing for the court and the stage before April 28.
This spring 3Oh!3 will hit the road with Cobra Starship, kicking off their tour on April 28 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. And while both bands' sounds will have their fans dancing in the aisles, they have a couple of other things in common, like a considerable height advantage on the basketball court.
"Apparently, we have a massive truck that's coming on the tour with us. People don't know that [3Oh!3 bandmate Sean Foreman is] actually tall," Nathaniel Motte said. "They think he's small, 'cause I'm tall. [He's] 6'1'' and I'm 6'7'' and I think [Cobra Starship] have a couple dudes who are, like, 6'4". We're gonna be playing basketball." Foreman feared that the members of Cobra Starship will have the edge over them, because "collectively they're taller." But aside from coming up with b-ball strategies, 3OH!3 have been spending time planning other aspects of the tour. "We've been piecing it together as far as the stage production and the shows," Foreman said. "I think it's going to be fun. It seems like a really cool package for the money." The Colorado duo, who are set to release new album Streets of Gold in June, said there are some extra treats in store for the fans who come to see them live. "We're gonna be doing some cool stuff. Some meet-and-greet stuff," Motte continued. "The sets are going to be really fun. We're trying to keep ticket prices super low. ... We got some animatronics." Are you looking forward to the Cobra Starship and 3OH!3 tour? Tell us in the comments! |
| David Guetta Builds A 'Bridge' Between Dance Music And The Mainstream Posted: 05 Apr 2010 03:51 AM PDT His work with the Black Eyed Peas, Akon and Kelly Rowland made him a superstar, so he plans to keep the collabos coming.
It's Dance Music Week at MTV News, and we're bringing you the latest news from the electronic/dance-music world. Lady Gaga, with her RedOne-produced hits like "Poker Face," "Paparazzi" and "Bad Romance," has had a lot to do with making club synths mainstream. Of course, there is another trailblazer you should know about. He's a veteran, but over the past two years, French DJ/producer David Guetta has made impressive strides, turning dance music into pop music. "He's an incredible DJ, first of all," Guetta's "Sexy Chick" collaborator, Akon, recently told MTV News. "Second, he's an incredible producer."
Dutch electronic-music icon Tiësto told us, "After all of the collaborations, like the Black Eyed Peas did with David Guetta ['I Gotta Feeling,' which Guetta produced with Will.I.Am] and Kelly Rowland ['When Love Takes Over'], I think that woke up the whole scene. Everybody wants to be a part of dance music." Dance music's new shining star, 22-year-old Afrojack, told MTV News, "He introduced me to everybody, and I had a great time with Will.I.Am, Kelis and Apl.De.Ap. David is just a really nice guy. He's not only my friend in the studio, but he's my friend outside." Respected by most in music, Guetta has been on a dream run with a series of collaborations (with folks like the Peas, Akon, Estelle, LMFAO, Ne-Yo, and Kid Cudi) that have done as much to make dance music mainstream as they have to turn the DJ/producer into a global superstar. On an average weekend, he spins records for a 100,000 people (like he did at the recent in Miami). "I always felt that our music was underrated," Guetta told MTV News recently. "I felt that it should be as big as hip-hop and rock. It happened this year with my album One Love. This is still a huge, fantastic, underground scene. But that bridge that I created between electronic Euro culture and American urban culture really made a difference, I think. To finally have dance-music records being played on the radio in America is pretty incredible. "It is, like, really crazy, because I started as a hip-hop DJ, then discovered house music and was pulled into house," he added. "But also, I never stopped listening to hip-hop at home. It just came back to me. It's like destiny." Now that he's found success merging dance and hip-hop, Guetta plans to keep the collabos coming. "The mix between urban and electronic is really what I'm excited about today, and I want to do that direction for the next album, absolutely," he said. "Dance music is the next thing for the next 10 years. There's nothing you can do about it!" When you're not showing off your moves at the club, stick with MTV News for Dance Music Week. We'll be catching up with your favorite dance-floor staples as well as introducing you to up-and-coming talent. Related Videos Related Artists |
| L.E.P/ Bogus Boys Say New Tape 'Represents The Streets Of Chicago' Posted: 05 Apr 2010 03:51 AM PDT L.E.P/ Bogus Boys Say New Tape 'Represents The Streets Of Chicago'
This Week's Main Pick Street Kings: L.E.P/ Bogus Boys Holding It Down For: Chicago Mixtape: Don't Feed Da Killaz, Vol. 3 Real Spit: The Low End Professionals, L.E.P for short, have been wreaking havoc in Chicago's underground-rap scene for over a decade. The respect that the Count, Moonie and the under-house-arrest Bigg Rugg have in the streets translates much farther than the Windy City. The night the Mixtape Daily cameras caught up with Count and Moonie, they were partying with Wale, and the group has recorded with the likes of Jim Jones and Young Dro over the years. For the Bogus Boys, though, industry co-signs are cool, but they care most about the love in the 'hood.
"We been together 12 years," Count said, standing next to Moonie in front of the now-closed (but still legendary) Cabrini-Green projects. "We been knowing each other for a long time. This is my brother. We had a couple of stop-and-go's, but we been doing this music for some time. We at our best right now." Some members of the L.E.P crew have been killed in the street, others sent to prison, but the music hasn't stopped. "The story needs to be told," said Count, whose flow is reminiscent of Rakim's. "Our streets are a little bit different from where y'all at. Y'all need to know about Chicago." "Get in tune," Moonie advised. "We're gonna take y'all on a journey through the city. [The mixtape] represents the streets of Chicago. It's something new. Something that hasn't been touched on. That's what we're bringing to y'all. Real stuff. We embody the whole situation in Chicago, letting y'all know what's going on." Joints to Check For » "Chicago N---as." "I like that song a lot because we get to rep Chicago," Count said. "Plus, we got a hot video for it. Our music is a melodic sound. We got music for the ladies and of course we got music for the streets that everybody from the streets relates to." "It's painting a big picture, you know?" Moonie added. "If you not from Chicago and you listening to the song, you could understand everything about Chicago. When I was writing it, I was just in a Chicago state of mind." » "Air 'Em Out." "This is gonna scare the game," Moonie promised. "We airing out people's dirty laundry. It's gonna set everything out. We don't care. We the hottest. The track is featuring Alley Boy. Alley Boy, what's up? We be going back and forth in the A. I'm not gonna get into what we doing. But we represent the same struggle; him from Atlanta, us from Chicago." "We're both from the street. Real recognize real," Count agreed. "He's doing the same thing we doing: independent. We'll be back down there, and their pass is good up here." For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines. Related Videos Related Artists |
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