Nightlife

The DJ is dead, long live the DJ

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

LONDON: Once upon a time there was a DJ competition that all the world’s turntablists wanted to win. The list of past champions read like a who’s-who of scratch DJs. They came they cut they conquered. But that legacy was a distant memory on October 18 as the new breed did battle at this year’s [...]

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Tracks on, rocks off at these 11 buzzing Bangkok pubs

Monday, July 19th, 2010

CNNGo July 19, 2010 — Kurt Cobain once said, “If it’s illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail.” While we wouldn’t want any CNNGo readers to end up behind bars for rocking out, there’s a lot to be said to for a night full of beats, bass and riffs [...]

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Thailand’s premiere dance fest has grown by leaps, bounds and beats

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

CNNGo January 11, 2010 — When Thailand’s first international dance music festival drew a crowd of 4,000-plus in 2008 the vibe couldn’t been spoiled even when headlining DJ David M got caught up in the moment and bawled his eyes out in front of the packed arena. In 2009, about 8,000 people saw Faithless’ Sister [...]

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DJ Nakadia: Why Koh Samui is Asia’s Ibiza Read more: DJ Nakadia: Why Koh Samui is Asia’s Ibiza

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

CNNGo December 15, 2009 — DJ Nakadia, Thailand’s hottest DJ export, has spent the latter half of the past decade terrorizing the world’s dance floors with her hard-hitting blend of techno and electro. It’s been a turbulent 10 years for DJ Nakadia, who started off as a model before succumbing to the allure of Europe’s [...]

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Action stations for Benny Benassi in Bangkok

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

CNNGo November 26, 2009 — He’s the DJ clubbers know as the brains behind the smash hit “Satisfaction,” but Benny Benassi is no one-hit wonder.
The Italian stallion has carved himself a niche in dance music, championing a bubbly fusion of house, techno and electro. Set to smash Bed Supperclub’s dance floor into a million pieces [...]

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Bristol bass-head DJ Die ready to rock Bangkok

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

CNNGo November 5, 2009 — From winning the Mercury Music Award as part of Reprazent to tearing up dance floors all over the world, there isn’t much DJ Die hasn’t done.
Set to make his hotly anticipated Bangkok debut at 808 on Friday, Die says that after getting a taste of jungle music in early-nineties Bristol, [...]

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Sipping chic at Sri Panwa

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Phuket Gazette August 11 Sipping chic at Sri Panwa PDF

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The Face of Electro

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

2 Magazine The Face of Electro PDF

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Mixing it right to the top

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Phuket Gazette October 6, 2007 Mixing it right to the top PDF

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Cut Killer makes deepest cut of all

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Phuket Gazette May 3, 2008 Cut Killer makes deepest cut of all PDF

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