L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Afrojack and Richie Hawtin offer distinct, and sometimes competing, visions of electronic dance music's storied past and promising future. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — An artists panel at the electronic dance music conference EDMBiz dished on their introductions to dance music, the burdens of so much money sloshing around the scene, and how the arrival of attention is affecting the genre's artistry. The Times' Augu... more info

XLR8R — Last summer, techno veteran Marc Houle—along with DJ comrades Magda and Troy Pierce—left his longtime home at Richie Hawtin's Minus label and rededicated himself to the dormant Items & Things imprint. A few releases from Items & Things trick... more info

XLR8R — Berlin-based producer Marc Houle has announced plans to release a new LP, his first since stepping out from under the wing of Richie Hawtin's Minus imprint late last year and launching the collaborative Items & Things label with Magda and Troy P... more info

XLR8R — Techno pioneer Richie Hawtin has never been afraid to embrace technology, which is why it comes as no surprise that his Minus label has just launched an innovative new mobile application that allows users to remix and rework a select portion of the s... more info

Guardian Music — Deadmau5, LondonBack in 2006, Canadian producer Joel Zimmerman solved the problem of how to stage live dance music in a visually exciting way. Ever since donning his giant, laser-shooting mouse head to become Deadmau5, his star has been rising, to th... more info

XLR8R — It seems like half the electronic-music world is in the Netherlands this week for the annual Amsterdam Dance Event, including the crew from Boiler Room. The London-based online DJ hub has featured some pretty impressive guests as of late—even Thom ... more info

Altsounds — Electronic music producer and performer* Richie Hawtin* returns to U.S. soil with his darker alter-ego* PLASTIKMAN. *The Berlin-based artist will bring his one-hour live experience that explores the connection between audio, visual and interactivity... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Due to unforeseen circumstances the Plastikman 1.5 live show will not be able to proceed tonight as originally planned. Electric Zoo will now be presenting a special one hour Richie Hawtin DJ set with the Ali Demiral LED visuals show.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The annual electro fest on Randall's Island, Electric Zoo, begins today, Friday, 9/2, and lasts through Sunday. And though much of the lineup and crowd may scare you (Tiesto is the big headliner tonight), there is also something for... more info