We noticed yesterday that Hideout hadn't announced its yearly block party yet. In previous years it's been slowly scaling down since its peak as the touch point for the Touch & Go curated weekend, with last year's installment acting as Bloodshot Records' anniversary party. We reached out to the club and were told that yes, indeed, they were having a block party this year on August 21 and that details would be available shortly. more ›

Summer is the season of the mixtape, and though we're in the waning days of Spring, it doesn't hurt to get a head start so you can impress friends with your state-of-the-art, impeccable music tastes. Diplo, an indie icon in his own right, knows a thing or two about staying ahead of the music curve, this time putting together a mixtape with Major Lazer bandmate Switch and the most remixable woman in music, La Roux. The brainchild is Lazerproof and it's the perfect soundtrack to your Memorial Day weekend. more ›

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