Nominees include Bjork’s “Biophilia,” Cut Copy’s “Zonoscope,” Justice’s “Audio, Video, Disco,” M83′s “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming,” and Moby’s “Destroyed.” You can vote right on their site by going here.

And, as a happen stance find, Ology has a very comprehensive site called My.ology, which is a self-proclaimed hubspot where people can follow “what they love”. I’ll confess there are some pretty cool random finds on this passion-based blog, and I’d like to share one with you below.

The whole cupcake fad has kinda rubbed me the wrong way since it starting blowing up in 2011 (i.e. I don’t think it should be legal for someone to charge $4.50 for batter and icing), however, these little guys brought me back to my childhood and are pretty fucking cool!

Check’em out (p.s.if you click on the cupcakes it will take you to My.ology’s homepage, so you can explore for yourself):

I don’t know whether to player hate or congratulate at this point. It just seems ridiculous that an internationally renowned DJ/producer would have a day dedicated to him, but then again, it IS Las Vegas. If you’re interested in knowing the whole story, go here:

Who wants to know more about deadmau5 Day…I do, I do!

And decide for yourself – is the mau5 infestation getting out of control, or is this guy really so good at what he does, that he gets his own fucking day on the calendar? I think I may take my set up, throw it on the front lawn and burn it.

What was really shocking was how humble he was, walking around the venue before his set talking to just about everyone. You just gotta love it when people who are masters of their craft don’t let their egos outgrow their talent and keep grounded in the whole purpose of why they produce great music to begin with – for heads like you and me.

Ill Gates is nothing short of gangster, and I can’t wait to get the opportunity to watch him blow people’s minds with his stupefying skills all over again.

You can check out some of his latest tracks here: http://illgates.com/music/

AERIAL7 Tank Evil Headphone

AERIAL7 and Josh Madden have teamed up again to produce the TANK EVIL.  Based on the huge success of the Madden’s first collaboration with AERIAL7, the Tank Mondrian,  the two partnered again to launch their second patterned design.

 According to Madden, the inspiration for the TANK EVIL came from “the true Dare Devils in life who take care of business but don’t forget to keep things interesting.” The TANK EVIL's design features red and blue stars and lightning bolts, highlighted with chrome accents. When asked to describe the design of the TANK EVIL, Madden said, “its part TCB 'Takin' Care of Business' (Lightning Bolt) and part 'Patriotic Dare Devil' (Always Live on the Evil Edge).”

 AERIAL7 is known for merging eye-catching designs and superior acoustic technology and do just that with the TANK EVIL. The AERIAL7 Tank headphone’s 57mm driver and over-the ear fit have made it a favorite among some of the world’s greatest DJs. Josh Madden’s fresh design on the TANK EVIL allows DJs to express their Dare Devil lifestyles through their headphones.

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Want win your our AERIAL7 TANK EVIL Headphone? Here’s how… There are two ways to win, simply download this background image and:

 FACEBOOK ENTRY:

Step 1:  Upload the image as your Facebook Profile & write “I WANT TO WIN A PAIR OF AERIAL7 TANK EVIL HEADPHONES” on YOUR OWN WALL.

Step 2: Then take a screen shot of the message & profile image and send it to contest@aerial7.com (contest ends 11/27/2011 and a winner will be announced on Facebook)

OR

TWITTER ENTRY:

Step 1: Upload the image as your Twitter Background & tweet “I WANT TO WIN A PAIR OF AERIAL7 TANK EVIL HEADPHONES”

Step 2: Then take a screen shot of the tweet & background image and send it to contest@aerial7.com (contest ends 11/27/2011 and a winner will be announced on Facebook)

 **Increase your chances of winning by keeping your Facebook profile and/or Twitter background and posting the message daily. One screen shot per media source per day will qualify your name into the drawing. 1 winner will be picked from Facebook and 1 winner will be picked from Twitter! Good luck and help spread the word about our new headphone!!

Check the article out here that I came across on Rolling Stone:

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Early acts like 12^th Planet set the tone for the evening by priming the crowd with some hard hitting tracks, and Nero brought their performance to another level by incorporating a live vocalist for tracks like “Promises” and “Innocence”. Totally bad ass and unexpected.

Some people may disagree with this, but Skream and Benga put on a killer set with some old school and unconventional throw backs like Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up’ and Rage Against the Machine’s “Killin in the Name of.” They had some technical difficulties in the beginning which got things off to a slow start, but all in all an awesome set that brought me back to the early 90s roots of electronic music.

And last but not least…Skrillex. The almighty god of dubstep himself…a force to be reckoned with within the world of electro. The word “amazing” doesn’t even begin to describe how awesome this performance was. The physical set on stage alone was just incredible, putting Deadmau5’s infamous cube to shame (see video for a glimpse of this monstrosity of colors and effects).

There were two 50 foot skeletons and pumpkin heads jamming out to the bass heavy music on either side of the stage at all times (super cool to say the least), and his set was just incredible, incorporating favorites like “Cinema,” newer remixes such as “Love in Motion,” and even throwing in some Halloween trickery of his own with non-electronic tracks from artists like Biggie Smalls. Oh what an incredible Halloween ride it was!

The pics and the video I got to take of the show are kind of subpar since I was afraid if I thrashed to hard I’d break my good camera, but they’ll at least give you a sense of what went down. And for your listening pleasure, I’ve included that remix “Love in Motion” I mentioned earlier because it was one of my favorite tracks of this Hallow’s Eve spectacular – consider it my “treat” to you:

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Brookes Brothers along with Ed Rush & Optical brought hours of ear-thumping, foot-stomping bass in the face at Beta Nightclub this past Friday for an awesome night of dance music to kick off the Halloween weekend. True to form, the club was decked out with eccentric, Beetlejuice-esque décor throughout, and bass heads were rocking some pretty sweet costumes as they jammed to drum and bass and dubstep tracks.

It seemed as if the tracks just got harder and heavier throughout the night, because I’m sure there was a point at which I felt the bass coming out of their gargantuan sound system so loud that it actually started to push me forward! Towards the end of Ed Rush & Optical’s set they had an MC spitting rhymes over the tracks, which was definitely rad as hell. All in all it was a fun way to start off the weekend, albeit partially deafening, and the menacing tracks pumping through the speakers were a befitting way to kick off the Halloween festivities ahead.

I found a pretty sicky track from Brookes Brothers on Soundcloud you can listen to here , and here’s an evil sounding little number by Ed Rush & Optical as well.

Next up…Kevin Larson’s Haunted Hotel and Skrillex…

Here’s the Barbra Streisand video from Fools Gold Records’ Duck Sauce.

This Bob Sinclair – World Hold On (DJ Scene Remix) is one of my favorite DJ Scene edits. Right click here to download from DJ Scene‘s website. Enjoy!