Pop punk band The Bloodhound Gang are still touring and still producing music. And they're still up to their childish antics - although their latest 'stunt' has landed them in hot (potentially dangerous) water with the Russian authorities.

Known for running around in Monkey onesies and talking about things smelling funny, the band were recently playing to fans in Ukrainian city of Odessa, The band's bassist, Jared Hasselhoff, attempted to give the crowd a show, by shoving the Russian flag down his pants, before asking the crowd to not mention it and keep it a secret from Vladmir Putin. The crowd loved the stunt - but the watching Russians are not. And they're pursuing the band too.

A member of the band’s crew was attacked after the show with whips and the band themselves were also said to have been pelted with eggs by pro-Kremlin groups as they headed to the airport. The Russian authorities are also looking into the possibility of legal action against the band and they were questioned before leaving the country. 

The country's Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky described the band as "idiots" and that they were "packing their suitcases", whilst the band were reportedly attacked at the airport on route home, by pro-Kremlin supporters who attempted to strangle them with an American flag  See below of the video “the Cossacks beat Americans in Anapa” that apparently shows the beginning of the brawl, in which the police promptly intervened, as well some people stomping on a US flag.

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We're loving all these hysterical campaign ads DJs are putting out to remind people to vote for them. In fact, we're wondering why nobody did this sooner? Granted this does not show a DJ's talent or music, but we will never turn down an opportunity to have ourselves a laugh. This is a much nicer alternative to buying people's votes - by winning their hearts. Bob Sinclar reminds us in an absolutely racy and humorous way, to vote for him in the upcoming polls for DJ Mag Top 100 DJs. Don't worry, it's safe to watch at work. And here we were, thinking his six-pack was photoshopped on all his event flyers…

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There's a new music service relaunching today after its beta period last year called Pulselocker, that caters specifically to DJs. Here's how it works. The program that resembles closely to iTunes in UI, streams music and allows you to create playlists that can be available for local playback. You can select certain music for your "locker," which you rent out for a price depending on how many songs you would like to store. The difference between Pulselocker and other music streaming services is that these tracks can be used in DJ programs Serato and Traktor. In short terms, it's a way of renting your music, without having to pay for each individual track, unless of course you choose to.

The service has over 14 million songs available, ranging from electronic music to jazz. By using Cloud technology, your account is accessible anywhere, so long as you have an internet connection. The tracks in your locker are synced to your computer, and as long as you have a subscription, you may play them as many times as you'd like. Monthly subscription rates start at $9.99 for 25-track locker up to $59.99 for a 1000-track locker, with options in between. Available for both PC and Mac platforms, users can have a 30-day trial period before they purchase their subscription.

Business wise, the company is not aiming to become competition for current major stream services. "Spotify and others were going after a very mainstream approach," Pulselocker CTO and co-founder Ryan Walsh told The Verge, a technology website. However, that mainstream approach, Ryan Walsh says, "You can't DJ it." 

Click here to visit Pulselocker.com

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German live act Lake People is making his US debut this week, with a tour through three cities: Miami, New York, and Detroit. He is fresh off the release of his most recent notable remixes of Nico Stojan’s “After the Hour” and Kollektiv Turmstrasse’s “Ordinary.” Lake People has also released productions under the alias Llewellyn, such as the remix of “Fews” by Panthera Krause. His work has been supported by the likes of Dixon, head honcho of Innervisions and Jozif, who was recently asked to compile a "Balance Presents" mix. Hailing from Leipzig, there is little to be found about the enigmatic figure we know as Lake People. Besides his alias Llewellyn, he can sometimes be found collaborating with Powel under the name Lake Powel. Some rough researching tells us that Lake People's career only a few years ago in 2010 and his first name may be Martin, but of that we are still not completely sure of.

But never mind the man, what's important is his music. Ambient and melodic, Lake People's is a deviation from the heavier sounds of house, into an exploration of electronic music's lighter side, giving the 4/4 beat room to breathe. Rather eclectic in style in his sets, Lake People varies from more classic house to electronica, making it an evening of musical exploration to tickle our brains with new sound waves. Check out one of his previous sets below.

This Thursday, August 8th, Bespoke Musik and Sub-Motus will team up to present Lake People alongside German DJ LUX at the Electric Pickle in Miami.  Sub-Motus resident Baez will be opening at the Miami show.

The US tour continues the following night on Friday, August 9th at a secret location in Brooklyn presented by Bespoke Musik. Lake People will be joined by Tigerskin in a live set alongside resident Rami Deejay and special guest LUX. Be sure to get your tickets on Pulse Radio!

Thursday, August 15th at the Grasshopper Underground in Detroit marks the third and final US date for Lake People. Detroit local Aboudi Issa will provide support for the event presented by BuddhaGroove and Grasshopper.

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Hot Natured has gifted us a new music video of their track "Isis (Magic Carpet Ride)" featuring the vocals of Egyptian Lover. The video debuted yesterday, Monday August 5th on Pitchfork's youtube channel. The plot of the video's story resembles a lot of our weekends, detailing the hours that we come to someone's pad for an after hours party post-gig. Hallucinations, assumed drug use, and everyone rolling around on couches, floors, and ceilings accompany Egyptian Lover's smooth vocals, making it quite the psychedelic trip.

For those who are still unaware, Hot Natured is comprised of Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, Luca C and Ali Love (the two also make up Infinity Ink). The track "Isis" is off of their debut album, "Different Sides of the Sun" which comes out on Monday, September 2nd. The fifteen track album will be released on Hot Creations, FFRR and Warners as well.

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Perth dance music fans will have plenty to look forward as Circo Festival makes its debut next week at Ascot Raceway, Saturday August 17.

Curated by Perth movers and shakers Metric and ICSSC, Circo Festival features a killer mix of international and local artists including Hermitude, Ta-ku, Flight Facilities, Girl Unit and Evian Christ to name a few. Tickets are on sale but be quick, as the first two releases have already been claimed; check out the full line up below. For more information, hit up the Circo Facebook page here and find yourself a ticket here

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Circo Festival Full Line Up

Flight Facilities
Hermitude
Chet Faker
Owl Eyes
Dune Rats
Willow Beats
Mickey Pearce (UK)
Jerome LOL (USA)
Girl Unit (UK)
New York Transit Authority (UK)
Giraffage (USA)
Wavy Spice (USA)
Ground Is Lava (USA)
Wave Racer
Evian Christ (UK)
Jonti
Djemba Djemba (USA)
Mr Carmack (USA)
Wen (UK)

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If you’ve missed out on Ibiza’s hidden gem, here’s your chance to claim your treasure. FUSE, one of London’s most beloved institutions, has come to Ibiza in recent years, cementing itself as the place to be for lovers of the underground on Wednesday nights. And Sankeys Ibiza, the island’s most underground friendly venue, is the perfect place to see the night play out. We chatted with one of the night’s residents, Rossko, ahead of another incredible night of uncharted, boundary pushing territory that FUSE founder, Enzo Siragusa and the rest of the crew have become hailed for. We spoke to Rossko in order to find out how his relationship with one of the most respected brands in underground clubbing came about.

How long have you been with FUSE? Hey Pulse Radio! I was playing for Fuse on and off as a guest since 2008 when the first parties began at 93 Feet East, but officially Enzo and Tony invited me to become a resident back in June, 2011.

How did you hook up with them initially? A mutual friend introduced Enzo to me at a warehouse party in London back in 2008. After hanging for the night, we actually came to the conclusion that we had met many years ago, but that’s another story itself! Enzo invited me to come down to play his new party, Circuit. It was in a basement of this really cool bar/club called Home Bar tucked away in Shoreditch. After spinning there, I met up with Tony and the rest of the crew, and I started to hang out with everyone. Fuse started a few months later as an after party for the after party of Circuit!

What makes playing FUSE Ibiza different than back in London? FUSE Ibiza exposes us to new people from all over the UK and rest of the world that may not of had the chance to experience the parties what we do back home. It’s been great to meet people that support the label and have been following us from afar. Ibiza is a great hub for this and it really does show us how far we have reached out.

Why do you think the party works so well out here? Having our Ibiza residency at Sankeys has really helped us create the similar vibes and feeling to what we do back home. Having a great PR team and full-support from the club is really important to us. It’s also great we have a sound engineer that really understands our sound and is very patient with us every week!

Have you any new original tracks in the pipeline that we might be hearing this summer? This year I have been sitting in the studio with a few engineers working on some new projects that I have been testing out at Fuse. I also have a track with Enzo and Luke Miskelly that will be finished soon. This winter will be committed to studio time so I can get all these finished and more ready for the label.

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Those in hope of some new Avalanches material will be sorely disappointed as an announcement from Modular squashed claims  that the iconic band were set to release new material.

The statement emphasized that the group has in fact done a remix of Hunters & Collectors song ‘Talking To A Stranger’ and stressed that no new material is being released yet; The Avalanches are currently in the studio working on the follow up to 2000’s breakout record ‘Since I Left You’.

The kerfuffle has also blown open Mushroom Group's now not so secret plans for a tribute album for seminal Aussie rock outfit Hunters & Collectors, which is set to feature Matt Corby, Cloud Control and Missy Higgins and of course The Avalanches, whose take on 'Talking To A Stranger' is described by Modular as "...cut up with an old disco sample'.

The wait for one of the most overdue albums continues… 

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Cocoon Recordings is set to commemorate their 100 releases milestone with a triple vinyl compilation titled ‘Cocoon 100’.

According to Resident Advisor, the Sven Vath founded label compilation will feature unreleased material from the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Loco Dice, Dana Ruh and Lawrence. An expanded two-disc CD compilation will also feature a collaboration from Gregor Tresher and Petar Dundov as well as cuts from Legowelt and Domonik Eulberg.

While the label may have passed the 100 releases mark a little while ago, it's still certainly a milestone worth celebrating with new music from some of the most influential artists on the label. 

'Cocoon 100' is out September 9 through Cocoon Recordings. 

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Bad news for anyone that had been hoping to catch Daft Punk on The Colbert Report; the robots pulled out of their appearance due to a conflicting contractual agreement to appear at MTV's VMA Awards.

Colbert explained "Here's the story. It's a true story. We booked click and clack over here about a month ago. This network is owned by Viacom which is also the owner of MTV...Apparently Daft Punk are going to make a surprise appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards. Don't tell anyone, because fun fact: no one told me until two hours ago".

The duo had been set to headline Colbert's 'StePhest Colbchella'. Robin Thicke filled in and performed 'Blurred Lines' with Pharrell instead.  

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Source: Consequence of Sound

Bad news for anyone who had been hoping to catch Daft Punk on The Colbert Report; the robots pulled out of their appearance due to a conflicting contractual agreement to appear at MTV's VMA Awards.

Colbert explained "Here's the story. It's a true story. We booked click and clack over here about a month ago. This network is owned by Viacom which is also the owner of MTV...Apparently Daft Punk are going to make a surprise appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards. Don't tell anyone, because fun fact: no one told me until two hours ago".

The duo had been set to headline Colbert's 'StePhest Colbchella'. Robin Thicke filled in and performed 'Blurred Lines' with Pharrell instead.

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Source: Consequence of Sound

Yes its true, Earthdance Cape Town 2013 does have a new venue just in case you were wondering if the rumours were true, it was released not too long ago that Earthdance Cape Town 2013 have found a new venue and are looking forward to a fresh approach as they take the event to the next level. The new venue is – Pronkies Holiday Farm in Piketburg. See our ‘new venue’ release article for pics HERE. 

This year's theme is "Community", and with that in mind they are focussing on including as many artists and styles as they are able to, they now present to you their newly re-modelled stages for the follwing line-up to drop it from.

The names that will be drumming the beat to the army that will be marching through these playing fields have been released, get your tickets now because this is what’s happening at Earthdance Cape Town 2013: 

SKY TEMPLE

Symbolic (Israel, Iboga / Nano) 

DJ Beardy (UK, Wildthings)

Bernz

Broken Toy

Bruce

Cooks

Corona

DJ Absynth

Feedback

Gandalf Grey

Glitch

Headroom

Humorous vs Silo

Mad Piper

Regan

Sad Paradise

Sadhu Sensi

Shift

Skarab

The Commercial Hippies

IGNITION STAGE - Bass and breaks, large and loud on the Redbull Sound System. Curated by Shadoworks.

Science Frikshin

Sibot

Dublusion

Bruce Willis???

DJ Tempo

Einstien Adonis

Enough Weapons

George Daniel

Grimehouse

Jumping Back Slash

Kamashe vs Alxr

Leechi

Rebel Clef vs Blotchy

RVWR

Seafood ∆∆

Slab of Misuse

Twelv & Thesis

White Nite

Youngsta

AQUA FLOW STAGE - Techno, Deep House, Wobbly Electronica, in an intimate setting that we know you will LOVE.

Artelligent

Bam Beano

Behr

Danalog

Dogstarr

Dusty

Ian Skene

Ivan Turanjanin

Kanan K7

Lady M

Lesar

Lt Fizzer

Plaigarhythm

R & R

Ryan Sullivan

Spekta

Terrence Pearce

Toby2shoes

This is going to be an amazing weekend on the holiday farm so be sure to get your tickets sorted. Navigate to the event page for more details on ticket prices and accommodation. EVENT PAGE: 

Sunday West are gearing up for their annual Notting Hill Bash, this year featuring Audiojack, Just Beand more for an all day party on Sunday 25th August (Tickets: http://pulseradio.net/events/view/3708).

It's all about pulling in music from all corners of the electronic spectrum, with Its a London Thing creator Scott Garcia turning in a set besides Bushwacka! (of Layo & Bushwacka fame), Victor Simonelli and Sunday West resident Rufus!. Be sure to check out his special Notting Hill Jam mix underneath.

Also in support at this all day festival of fun and great music is Richie Fingers, Dave Coleman, Chloe Fontaine, Yousif Do.Mania, Nick James & Wesley Pitter all keeping the plates nice and toasty (and not the Red Stripe). Last years event saw a whopping 800 attendees enjoy carnival in style and this year promises to be no different. Just bring yourself, your friends and good vibes to this discerning - and safe - carnival party.

And finally, we've got a stack of vinyl ( 2 x Audiojack albums and some classic Gruuv vinyl) plus a pair of guestlists to ensure you're part of nthe action. Simply email 'CARNIVAL' to contact@pulseradio.net to be in with a chance. A winner shall be picked at random on Monday 19th August.

For everyone else, tickets - available here on Pulse - are underneath the flyer.

Sunday West 5th Birthday at Notting Hill Carnival
Sunday 25th August
11am - 00.30am
The Garden, Notting Hill

Line Up
Audiojack
Just Be (Bushwacka!)
Victor Simonelli
Scott Garcia
Rufus!
Richie Fingers
Dave Coleman
Chloe Fontaine
Yousif Do.Mania
Nick James
Wesley Pitter 

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EDM super-pairing Dogs Blood - a duo comprising of dubstepper Skrillex and german electro king Boys Noize - have had their next single leaked, in which you can listen to in the players below.

For some, the idea of these two noise merchants together is nothing short of frightening - to some, it's a match made in electro heaven. For their next EP - which has been highly anticipated by fans of both stars - the duo  tweeted rather excitably about the upcoming release after a marathon studio session: "another morning leaving the studio at 10AM working really hard to finish our new EP and it's finally DONE !! SO FCKNG EXCITED !!" 

You can check more leaked tracks be heading to here.

What do you make of this ear-bleeding release? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

Tracklisting
Chella Ride
Shred Sled (Kill Em With The Beat)
Middle Finger Pt. 2
Middle Finger Pt. 2 (Millions Like Us Remix)
Middle Finger Pt. 2 (The M Machine Remix)

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From the 3rd to the 6th of October 2013, the Mainstay Beach Bar gets tropical and brings the heat to the white sands of the Daisies. The line-up selected is of exquisite design and adding to the magic is Kanan K7.

Over the years Kanan K7 has established a reputation for his solid, unique and cutting-edge DJ sets which, combined with his sharp mixing ability, has taken him to venues around the globe! Catch him at the Mainstay Beach Bar. 

The dates for the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival (CTEMF) have officially been announced by the organisers for next year. Having brought out Richie Hawtin to headline the last CTEMF the organisers are going to have their work cut out for them to maintain the quality event that we experienced earlier this year. 

The event will be taking place from the 7th to the 9th of February 2014 so if for some reason you missed it this year, pencil this one in and be ready to get your tickets so you don’t miss out on this one. We’ll be keeping our finger on the pulse for updates regarding the line-up, also we’re very keen to see what they will be doing differently next year. 

Here is their aftermath video of this years event as well as a clip of Richie Hawtin & Black Coffee at the CTEMF Open End Workshop. 

Aftermath Video CTEMF 2013: 

Richie Hawtin & Black Coffee at CTEMF Open End Workshop: 

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A man interested in the practice of so called 'Biohacking' has reportedly had earphones implanted into his ears.

An idea that came about from more than just being disgruntled about cheap in-ear headphones (and losing the damn things), Rich Lee (explaining in the video above) believes the implants - essentially magnets that transmit sound directly into his ears - are a step closer towards Echolocating, as the self confessed 'Grinder' (someone interested in blurring the linesbetween biological and technological synergy, DIY style) is losing his eyesight.

A body modification specialist implanted the magnets in his tragus and he is now able to play music through any 1/8″ jack-equipped device, which then passes through a battery-powered amplifier, into a copper coil necklace, before reaching his magnetized ears.

"The sound quality is decent, maybe comparable to a cheap set of earbuds. It exceeded my expectations. I would have been happy with a muffled hum, since listening to music was not my primary motivation"  said Lee to Consequence of Sound.

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After the successful kick off of his world tour in Amsterdam last April, Hardwell has announced the upcoming first eight worldwide destinations today. The immensely popular Dutch DJ, who has recently been dominating the international hit charts, will kick off his world tour in Jakarta, Singapore, Bangalore and Mumbai in September of this year, and Cape Town, Johannesburg, Mexico City and Tel Aviv later this fall. 

For Hardwell, who has proven to be in the possession of an unprecedented musical vision and who has claimed his position in the EDM scene, these are the first destinations of his extensive I AM HARDWELL journey. The enthusiasm with which worldwide promoters have received the show is typical for the overall success that characterizes Hardwell’s career. 

For the South African stretch of the tour Pulse Radio have 1 Double Ticket per city, that is Cape Town and Johannesburg. Simply email your name, region and number through to Pulse and the names will be drawn at random and notified via email on Monday 12th August 2013 BEFORE THE EARLY BIRD TICKETS are available. 

1 X Double ticket for: Cape Town, South Africa - Thunder City

1 X Double ticket for: Johannesburg, South Africa - Wild Waters

Movement Festival Detroit set up their European edition of the festival in Turin, Italy, in 2005 and have announced a string of cross-European club dates, featuring names such as Apollonia, Skream and many more.

They've already started on fine form, stopping off in Switzerland and Italy and featuring The Martinez Bros, Derrick May and Carl Cox and last week on August 3rd, they kicked off the first in a handful of dates at DC10 in Ibiza. The hot spot club shall continue to be their home, with Skream's Slkreamizm night bringing the likes of Loefah, Hrdvsion, Matt Tolfrey and Simon Baker. The following week on the 17th sees Movement partner up with Better Lost Than Stupid, the brainchild of Davide Squillace & Matthias Tanzmann's, featuring Martin Buttrich as a special guest before joining forces with Apollonia on 24th August.

After receiving a skinful of Ibiza vibes, it's back to Torino where the likes of Digweed, Francois K, Chris Liebing, Guy Gerber, Maya Jane Coles and Robert Hood make up some of the names gracing the city's clubs all through September and October.

The main festival itself takes place on the 24th October at various venues across Turin. More information & tickets - on both the festival & the club tour - head over to here.

Movement Torino Calendar

SEPTEMBER 2013
01st - Marc Antona – Silverado Club, Torino
07st - Chris Liebing & Paco Osuna @ Audiodrome, Torino
08th - Shonky – Silverado Club, Torino
13th - Just Be: Bushwacka - venue TBC
14th - John Digweed – venue TBC
20th - Francois K – venue TBC
28th - Guy Gerber @ Audiodrome, Torino

OCTOBER 2013
08th - Robert Hood @ Audiodrome, Torino
11th - Maya Jane Coles - venue TBC
12th – Dyed Soundorom & Dan Ghenacia – venue TBC

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New Yorkers rejoice! Marco Carola has just announced on his Facebook fan page today a Music On New York City residency at Marquee every Friday starting Friday, October 25th. This post has garnered a lot of attention, with over 1,730 likes from fans as well as comments along the lines of "I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS!" We find this equally exciting, as New York City precipitates to be a center of the best talent in electronic music.

The Music On residency will now take over Marquee Fridays, further enriching the New York City electronic music scene with Marco Carola's brand of tech house and techno. Now that we have Marco Carola joining the likes of Cassy with a residency in the US, all we have left to accomplish is to get Ricardo Villalobos to play stateside. Perhaps that will be sooner than we think. 

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