It’s been up on our flickr for a few days. In case you haven’t already seen the photos, here they are…

Click it to see the gallery or check out these photos on our flickr.

Were you there? Here’s our short review of the event.

The highlight performance of the night had to have been Busy P’s kick-off set on the main stage. Even he was shocked at how huge of a turnout he had at 8PM. Crystal Castles followed with an.. uh… interesting set laced with a touch of intentional audio feedback and static…. READ IT

Taken August 8th, 2009 at The Forum in Inglewood, CA.

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It’s been a busy week. Busy P hit the decks at discotheque last week. Photos are up.




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Taken August 8th, 2009 at Discotheque at Club 740 in Downtown Los Angeles.

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Discotheque happens every week. Tonight, the Trouble & Bass crew take over the venue upstairs, along with some assistance from Boy 8-Bit.
Interested? Take a look at the flyer, perhaps…

And we’re back from Hard Summer Festival. Yes, at this exact moment Tiga should technically be finishing his set. But that is not the case.

First of all, let me start with a quick (…very quick) review of the evening:
The highlight performance of the night had to have been Busy P’s kick-off set on the main stage. Even he was shocked at how huge of a turnout he had at 8PM. Crystal Castles followed with an.. uh… interesting set laced with a touch of intentional audio feedback and static. That’s when it got crazy. Douchebag raver kids started jumping off the second level into the pit. Even after countless warnings this shit continued until the fire marshall decided to boot everyone out. It wasn’t official until the special tactics unit of the LAPD made an appearance. What an evening it was indeed.

Honestly though, i have to hand it to the HARD people for putting on such a [potentially] epic event. The production and lighting (especially downstairs in the underground) was absolutely stunning. It’s so unfortunate these kids did what they did at the expense of the crowd at large. Oh well. Shit happens… Either way, we will have our photos up (at least the ones we managed to snag in the short period of time) probably tomorrow. HARD Summer photos are now up HERE.

A clip from Busy P’s blog:
I  am so sorry for what happened last night at HARD in L.A Don’t really know what went wrong, but all i know is that the amazing crowd was ready to party, so do i. I feel lucky to have been the only DJ to perform that night, i ended up my set with Beastie Boys “Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” just before Crystal Castles short live show, what a weird sign! The rest of the line up was insane, Tiga, A-Trak, Chromeo, Crookes… were all ready to rumble too.
Let’s hope L.A will get another massive event like this soon.

Don’t be discouraged. I suppose it’s not a good time to bring it up right now, but stay tuned for info about HARD Haunted Mansion as it will not disappoint. The party will go on.

A message from the good people at HARD:
We are terribly sorry. LAFD and Inglewood PD made the decision to shut down the event tonight. There are many questions to answer; rest assured you will be receiving your refunds. Please check back soon for more details. The show must go on…

Update: HARD HAUNTED MANSION Line-Up

For release immediately… LOS ANGELES — HARD Haunted Mansion lineup in Los Angeles – October 31st, 2009. ….

Justice (DJ Set), Basement Jaxx (DJ Set), Deadmau5, 2ManyDJS, Crookers, Major Lazer, A-Trak, Modeselektor, Buraka Som Sistema, Zombie Nation, Steve Aoki, Destructo, Don Rimini, Shinichi Osawa, Aeroplane, Mixhell, Classixx, Staccato,  and Paparazzi.

What could be better than a HARD pre-party featuring Ed Bangers Busy P and SebastiAn? Destructo and HARD bring you Discotheque, the Friday night electronica hot spot at the 740 Lounge in Downtown, LA. Last week, DJs Don Rimini and Classixx killed it, as it was the opening night of the new spot. Come by this Friday, August 7 to catch the Ed Bangers, to hear some new-and-improved shit they brought with them from Paris to LA. Click HERE to check out the Facebook event.

Make sure to show up at HARD Summer Festival the following night to catch the Ed Bangers, The Bloody Beetroots, Crookers and more…

• Télécharger MP3: Kraftwerk – It’s More Fun to Compute (Busy P Remix)
  

We’re back from Europe and have plenty of photo sets to upload. Expect them sometime this week.

L.A.: In other news, tomorrow is the launch of DISCOTHEQUE

From the good people who brought you Hardfest and Control at the Avalon, Discotheque is a new weekly friday night 21+ gig in downtown LA. Catch the likes of Don Rimini, Classixx, Destructo and others on the night of the 31st. Big bangin‘ surpises are in store for the following weeks but I wouldn’t want to spoil it quite yet.

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Somehow, we’ve managed to get back.
I have to say, the mouse really packed the house.

A special thanks to Kurt, Tom and the rest of the HARD guys for making it happen. Missed this event? HARD presents a live performance from the Prodigy next week.

So these photos are already up. Can you believe it? Sometimes we even amaze ourselves. This makes us the fastest fucking site on the web. CLICK IT for the snaps.

We’re going up north for the weekend. See you at Swimming With the Sharks this Sunday….rsvp here. In town tomorrow? Fischerspooner’s playing a show Saturday night… but really, the afterparty is the one to go to. Tickets HERE.

That being said, all the photo editing is complete. As i sit here questioning my own sanity i’d like to inform you that it is currently 5:40AM and sleep is long overdue. GOOD NIGHT… for now at least.

CLICK THIS or any of the photos above to see the album, or visit our flickr for high res images.
Taken May 22th, 2009 at the Palladium in Hollywood, CA.

LA,
So coachella’s over…
what’s the next big thing coming up?… Ever heard of HARDFEST?

well whether or not you have, HARD SUMMER FEST is coming up and it’s going to be ridiculous (to say the least…)

here is just a BIT of the line-up…

ALSO… STAY TUNED…. ClubSoda 2.0 is in the works and should be up in the next month or so..

we have all kinds of goodies in the works…. we’re sure you’ll be pleased…..

buy your hardfest tix on groovetickets

Here are some photo sets from the last month or so.
You can find the rest of the events on flickr.

2009.03.13 / Hard 13

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2009.03.16 / Simian Mobile Disco / Fonda x TemporarySpaces

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2009.03.06 / NHM First Fridays x The Bird and the Bee

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2009.03.06 / Control x Kevin Saunderson / Avalon

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High res photos? Check out our flickr account.

The photos are now on our flickr.
Sorting and editing them was a workout and a half, but they’re up for your viewing pleasure.

I’ll make a pretty post for the main page later (probably tomorrow, again…)

Enjoy!
(In case you haven’t already noticed it, you have to click the word “flickr” above to see the photos…)

 - Tonight, Friday December 5th, Vapors Magazine hosts the grand opening of Kangol, the british-based headwear outlet, in Venice Beach. The event will feature an open vodka bar sponsored by Svedka, and DJ Sets from Royal Rumble and Marshall Barnes–who most recently killed it at Hard Turkey Soup last Wednesday. The event is free with rsvp.

 - Tuesday, December 9th: Mr. Oizo of Ed Banger Records will make a rare US appearance at Dim Mak Tuesdays over at Cinespace. His set will be spinning a set along with Them Jeans and Dan Oh.

 - Wednesday, December 10th: All the way from Brazil, CSS will be doing a DJ set at All Star Lanes in Eagle Rock (where Datarock and Ladytron have played sets as well…) It’s free with RSVP and is sponsored by Filter Magazine and Antics. rsvp before they close the list.

 - Also Wednesday, the good people over at HARD have booked an evening at the Viper Room featuring a DJ Set from Crystal Castles. Presale tickets can be found here.

 - Thursday the 11th: 55DSL and BPM Magazine host a party at South Coast Plaza, with an afterparty in Downtown LA at La Cita. RSVP here.

 - Friday, December 12th: Institubes superstar kid DJ Surkin returns to the Avalon. He will be headlining the 18+ event, with supporting sets from AC Slater, and Hard‘s own Destructo. Tickets are $10 presale here.

Such great timing… All this the week of my final exams!