New band of the day – No 1,096: Skrillex

Featuring monstrous bass and rampant synths, Sonny Moore's dubstep-inspired sound is unashamedly epic and bombasticHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Sonny Moore (music, production).The background: It's a question as old as rock itself: can white men sing the blues? Not quite as old is the quandary: can Americans do dubstep? As though to answer that question, here's Sonny Moore, aka Skrillex, a 23-year-old electro-house/dubstep producer who used to be in a hardcore "screamo" band called From Firs...

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