Robtronik and Convention.

Compression’s Robtronik checks in with LA Weekly ahead of the upcoming Convention fest.

Essential Restaurants.

The LA Weekly’s Pulitzer winning food critic gives us LA’s 99 best places to grab some scram.

Avaland's 5 year Anniversary

Metromix documents the carnage from Avaland’s fifth birthday.

Richie Hawtin

Resident Advisor checks in with Mr M_NUS Richie Hawtin, his cohorts Magda and Troy Pierce will spin with Droog at Culprit Sessions 7 Sept 6th.

Steve Lawler/ Modeselektor

INFAMOUS is pleased to announce that we will be representing Modeselektor and Steve Lawler for their upcoming US tours, watch this space for more details...

Avatar.

James Cameron has Hollywood swooning with his new pic ‘Avatar’, make your own mind up and check the trailer here.

Richard Avedon’s portraits of the miners, farmers and others who made up the American West are pretty damn amazing. Check some out for yourself here.

GQ takes a look back at the Michael we didn't know.

Steve Bug, August 22nd

Avaland celebrates five years at the top with the excellent Steve Bug on August 22, 2009. Resident Advisor says more here.

LWE Review

The excellent Little White Earbuds reviews Culprit’s debut EP ‘h.e.a.d.s.’

a HARD one to take...

Destructo’s HARD fest, which was debuting at the Inglewood forum, got shut down this weekend leaving fans stranded sans sound. Not ideal. Danceblogga was on the scene.

Rekollection (Kazell's Influx Audio Dub)

Kazell's rework of Solaris Heights' Rekollection is featured on Dave Seaman's "This is Audio Therapy Volume 2". Kazell will be playing along with Second Sun Live, Faarsheed, and Chris Garcia tomorrow night at the Avalon in Hollywood. Get your tickets here.

GottaDanceDirty Ticket Giveaway.

Top electro blog, Gotta Dance Dirty, offers up a pair of tix to this week’s CONTROL at Avalon featuring The Polyamorous Affair.

Damian Lazarus hits the road with Underworld.

Damian Lazarus will be joining Underworld this week as they kick off a six date US tour. Expect some mind blowing musical shenanigans from Lazarus for this coveted spot opening for one of dance music’s most influential acts. Article here.

Culprit Sessions 06.

LA Weekly checks out Culprit Sessions 06, where Matias Aguayo, on just his 2nd US show, wow’s the Standard crowd.

Grace Jones storms the Bowl.

Sadly we were in NYC for Jones’ Hollywood Bowl extravaganza, seems like we were right in our prediction that she would tear the place up. Come back soon Grace!

Starting early...

NY Times gets down with Big Apple day parties, is it a coincidence that this upturn in day events has coincided with the general movement of nightlife/music out of Manhattan and into Brooklyn?