With the Skream (above) remix of La Roux's In For The Kill having become one of the anthems of this year's Glastonbury, dubstep is taking further steps towards the mainstream. Beats are crucial to the ...

With dubstep’s surging (and some might say waning) popularity, it’s not surprising to hear explosive dubstep breakdowns bleeding into pop. Turn on Top 40 radio today, and there’s a great chance you’ll ...

Imagine it’s 2009: People are talking about this new type of electronic music called dubstep. People are using phrases like ‘the metal of electronic music’ and ‘that wub wub sound.’ Love it or hate it ...

The atmosphere of Belvedere’s, a dive bar on Butler Street in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood — with its stage and pool tables and little in the way of ambiance — was completely transformed by ...

Tracing how the genre's signature deep bass and sparse rhythms have permeated every corner of electronic music since the '00s. Coined by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1993 book Spectres of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jesse Kardon has come a long way from his days as a teenager messing around with Ableton in his bedroom. The ...

From Latin dance floors to global EDM stages, cumbia is colliding with dubstep, future bass, and electronic remixes in fresh and unexpected ways. Artists and DJs are experimenting with hybrid sounds ...

The first North American tour of UKF, the popular British drum 'n' bass and dubstep YouTube channels, is launching with Gemini and duo KOAN Sound starting March 1. The tour is being booked by AM Only… ...

It’s Tuesday night in Denver, Colorado. Here at The Black Box, a rite of passage is taking place. Tonight’s all-locals edition of Electronic Tuesdays won’t pack out the 600-capacity sound system club ...

Dishing out rapid-fire dubstep for their city's lower-caste communities, Low End Therapy isn't just about "drops and bouncing ...

Dubstep music started in London around the turn of this century. Derived from styles such as garage, dub, and drum and bass, dubstep is known for downtempo rhythms with an off-kilter shuffle. A strict ...