Michael has been writing about entertainment since 2016, but he's been a gamer since playing Pac-Man in the arcade, Kings Quest 3 on the PC, and the Sega Master System he got from his late father. In ...

The thumping music from the DJ's techno beat blasts onto the street. The unmistakable oompah of the live tuba player joins in, alongside the trombone and sax clarnet that comprise a proper banda. A ...

Globe-trotting electronic musician and DJ Richie Hawtin is the living embodiment of techno, the man CMJ calls a "techno God." "He doesn't just play techno," the influential publisher of music ...

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A popular and currently unavoidable trend on campuses nationwide is the techno music craze. Before I get into it — I fear my previous statements grant too much credit. While “music” may technically be ...

Lately, when Jeff Mills finds a break from his globe-trotting schedule as one of the most celebrated and in-demand DJs in the world, he comes home to Miami. The techno legend tends to be more ...

These days, Ice-T‘s résumé reads like a long biblical scroll. He’s one of the original pioneers of gangsta rap via seminal releases like “6 in the Mornin,‘” one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all ...