When I first found out that a new style of dance music had conquered whole clubs in Europe, particularly France, I was put off by the name: electro-swing. Immediately, I thought of the so-called swing ...
A skinny man wearing a monocle, tailcoat, cravat, brogues and pink Lycra leggings struts across stage, nodding to Ella Fitzgerald. As the First Lady of Song's flawless tones give way to thundering ...
The electro swing sound and lifestyle is very much making its mark on Istanbul. Just ask Burak Ayral, aka DJ Tobumusikizm (translated as DJ Top Music), the curator of the hugely popular electro swing ...
Leave it to Ministry of Sound to be one of the first stateside labels to introduce contemporary electro compilations to the masses. Whether the music is dubbed nÜ-electro, neo-electro, electrocrash… ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. What do Benny Goodman, trance beats, steampunk fashion, and tasseled pasties have in ...
ALL THE PRESS HYPE ABOUT THE RISE of ’40s swing music in the last year seemed like so much jive. Until now. While isolated clubs and scenes have long pushed Big Band sounds, the movement had little ...
Green Flamingo Games has announced a brand new 3D rhythm platformer called Spanky’s Battle Swing, and it takes inspiration from the cartoons of the 1930’s blending them with a soundtrack filled with ...
A speakeasy throwback and seasonal mingle, to ring in the holidays, we bring you... JINGLE! After months of chit chat, TO's reigning earl of carpet cutting, JAYMZ BEE, and our own king of electro ...
Eight duos are competing in this year's contest, and so far we have seen and heard seven of them rehearse at the Wiener Stadthalle. Electro Velvet, representing the United Kingdom, are the final duo ...