Festival Season is Coming Australia and New Zealand

If the weather recently is anything to go by summer is on the way. Which means its time to start planning for the festival period which is just around the corner. But who the hells playing where, whens it all going down and how the heck do i get there you may ask?

Well, Over the next couple of weeks we will be showcasing many festivals coming up in Australia and New Zealand over the the summer period. Tickets are now on sale for a lot of these so hopefully this guide will help you to decide which festivals attend.

We will be looking at their line ups, showcasing new tunes from the artists, fuelling speculation and let you know a range of other essential festival details.

We will kick this off next week with Parklife and move through others such as Rhythm and Vines and Stereosonic. If you haven't heard of some of the bands that have been announced then this will be a good opportunity for you to have a listen and get excited.

To hold you over till then check out a few of the tunes getting me excited at the moment.

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance - Vampire Weekend (Miike Snow Remix) by WilliRegretit

Just Be Good To Green - Professor Green Feat Lilly Allen (Joker Remix) by WilliRegretit

Rhythm and Vines Official First Line up

So i took a guess and i wasn't far off, will wait and see for the second announcement however below is the official first release of artists for the New Years festival. Looks very promising but no doubt heaps more to come. Check out the website for special ticket details here. Amped to see High Contrast on here, and am hoping the Justice DJ Set do them justice. Excuse the pun.

N*E*R*D, Justice (DJ Set), Shihad, Chromeo, Boys Noize, Tinie Tempha, Mystery Jets, High Contrast, Miami Horror, Hollie Smith, P Money, Optimus Gryme, BARB, Electric Wire Hussle, and Our House + many...

Rhythm and Vines and Field Days Line up rumours and announcement tonight

So the rumours are spinning around like crazy at the moment with the release of the line ups to festivals the likes of Rhythm and Vines and Field Days looming. Names like Justice and Chromeo have been thrown around getting people giddy in anticipation. These rumours were sent into overdrive this morning when Future Music released the line up of the SummaDayze new years day festival with Justice and Chromeo both making the list as well as a bundle of other big names.

Check out the inthemix web site for the Summa Dayze line up

With the announcement of this line up i have to say i am rather excited for Rhythm and Vines and to add fire to the rumour mill have had a stab below at predicting a first announcement of acts. The line up will be released tonight with early tickets going on sale tomorrow for Visa credit card holders. Check the Rhythm and Vines web site tonight for all the details.

N.B: This line up is in no way shape or form the actual line up of RnV, this is a guess as i have no inside knowledge into RnV.

N.E.R.D
Public Enemy
Justice
Armand Van Helden
Chromeo
Rapture
Interpol
Peaches
A Trak
Boys Noize
State of Mind
Erol Alkan
Bag Raiders
Miami Horror
Riva Starr
Claude Von Stroke
Aeroplane
Plump DJ’s
Yuksek
Zombie Disco Squad
Mt Eden Dubstep
Six60

Below is a bonus track from the Chromeo guys off their forthcoming album.

Chromeo - Don't Turn the Lights On by WilliRegretit

Pendulum Essential Mix July 2010

By god this has taken a long to come about and i am ecstatic it finally has. The current superstars of DnB, Pendulum,
have once again been asked to join the BBC Radio 1 alumni with another solid two hour Radio 1 Essential Mix.

In their own words they have tried to take a unique approach and have pulled together two hours of brand new music,
which will flash you back to their good ole days (pre emo rock outfit). This mix is definitely worth checking out. These guys are touring Sydney in November so check out the Download below and get a ticket, it will be huge.

Pendulum - Essential Mix 17 July 2010

1. Pendulum – Genesis
2. Pendulum – Witchcraft
3. Pendulum – Witchcraft (R.S Drumstep remix)
4. Pendulum – Salt In The Woundsr
5. Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip – Sick (Dr P Remix)
6. Caspa Caspa – Marmite (Dr P Remix)
7. Pendulum – Set Me On Fire
8. Skepta Skepta – Rescue Me (Sigma remix)
9. Silent Witness & Break – Abtn
10. Shock One – Polygon VIP
11. Shock One – Polygon (Dirtyphonics remix)
12. Billy the Kilt & Dani L Mebius – Work this Pussy (Dj Icey re-rub)
13. Pendulum – Witchcraft (Chuckie remix)
14. Pendulum – The Island: Dawn
15. Pendulum – The Island: Dusk
16. Foals Foals – Total Life Forever
17. Pendulum – Watercolour
18. Heist – I Need Killers
19. Evol Intent – 404 213
20. Rusko Rusko – Hold On (feat. Amber Coffman) (Sub Focus Remix)
21. Cyantific – Obey
22. Cyantific & Logistics – Brighter Day
23. Pendulum – The Fountain
24. Klute – Fools Love
25. Black Sun Empire & D Kay – Bullet In The Head (Gridlok Remix)
26. Ulterior Motive and Jubei – Snoretooth
27. Pendulum – Comprachicos
28. Chase & Status – Heavy (feat. Dizee Rascal)
29. N.W.A N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton
30. Black Sun Empire & Crushington – Shudder
31. Pendulum – The Vulture
32. Dr P – Sweet Shop (Flux Pavillion remix)
33. Gella – Twinkle (feat MC $pyda)
34. Pendulum – Watercolour (Emalkay remix)
35. Flux Pavillion – Haunt You
36. Shockone, Phetsta & Metrik – True Believer (Phetsta remix)
37. Ben Verse – The Wilderness
38. Spor – Push Me, Pull You
39. Redlight – What You Talkin About (feat. Ms Dynamite)
40. Dreadzone – Yeah Man (Warrior One remix)
41. Nero – Welcome Reality
42. Duoteque – Logo
43. Congorock – Babylon
44. Designer Drugs – Back Up In This (Alvin Risk remix)
45. The City Of Dogs – Absolutely Flawless
46. Pendulum – Under The Waves
47. Sigma – Baltimore (feat. Jenna)
48. Smooth, NC-17 & Nusense – Underwater
49. Gridlok vs Dom & Roland – Londons Burning (Prolix remix)
50. Need for Mirrors – Scar Tissue
51. Prolix – Eruption
52. Vicious Circle – Condors
53. Pendulum – Self vs Self (feat. In Flames)
54. Kavinsky – Nightcall
55. Koan Sound – Can You Hear Us
56. Pendulum – Crush
57. Lenzman + Treez – Stellar (feat. Jo-S)
58. The Funktion – Gyrator (Icicle remix)
59. Heist – Gauntlet
60. Johnny Jungle – Johnny (Silver Remix)
61. Crystal Clear and Zen – Gang Related
62. Chase & Status – No Problem
63. Big Boi and Cutty – Shutterbug
64. Giggs Giggs – Look What The Cat Dragged In
65. The Prototypes – Breathless
66. Soul Intent – Rebel Music
67. Sigma – Stronger
68. Chase & Status – Let You Go (Brookes Brothers remix)
69. Blokhe4d – Beyond The Void
70. Pendulum Pendulum – Encoder

ShirtPants Remix We Speak No Americano

Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP's mega collaboration has gone gangbusters since it's release this year going viral on YouTube with over 12 million views. The unique sound seems to have captured the imagination of the masses with the song a constant presence on the world top 20 viral YouTube videos. To build on its success and offer producers the opportunity to put their own spin on the tune, record label Sweat it Out and Spank Records held a remix competition recently for the tune where a few tasty numbers came out.

While this tune has been absolutely smashed it was good to hear this wee Gem by Kiwi-born Sydney-based producer ShirtPant's taking his own unique spin on the Afro-beat tune.

Yolanda Be Cool - We No Speak Americano (Shirtpants Remix) by WilliRegretit

Trash Disko - Blood & Bone

Trash Disko is back with another mega-mix set to blast your senses and rock your casbah's. This time round the boys have not held back, tossing out a club set full of bangers for your unrelenting appetite. Sam will be back NZ ways next month with shows in Dunedin 17 July and Queenstown 25 July. Check out Myself and Trash Disko on Bondi 88FM here and look out for the next show coming soon.

BLOOD & BONE by Trash-Disko

Mt Eden Dubstep - The men behind it all

There has been a lot of hype around Mt Eden Dubstep over the last 6 to 8 months. Their tune Sierra Leone has reached well over 2 million hits on YouTube prompting many to question who and where these guys are from. For any Kiwi its hard to miss a name like Mt Eden Dubstep without thinking that their homegrown.

Mt Eden Dubstep is made up of Jesse and Harley who are now building a huge name for themselves around the world. These guys are definitely ones to watch in the near future, check out below the interview with Jesse on NZ's Juice TV and one of their bangers. Good to see another couple of Kiwi boys blowing up overseas.

Check out their Official Facebook page or their YouTube page for info about the boys

Chur

Mt Eden Dubstep - Sierra Leone by WilliRegretit

Lisa Miskovsky - Still Alive (Mt Eden Dubstep Remix) by WilliRegretit