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Dizzee Rascal's Terrifying Halloween Video Clip
Actually just shat ourselves.. Wow. To commemorate Halloween this year, Britain’s greatest ever (he is) grime MC Dizzee Rascal has released a one-off, horror-themed video clip for his track Couple of Stacks (produced by Footsie), which is only playing for a few days over at Vice Mag before it comes down Sunday.  The seriously intense clip plays tribute to a number of slasher flicks, and features the Mercury Prize winning musician in a blood-spattered yellow mackintosh wielding a huge machete as he wreaks havoc in a family home – in a young woman’s bedroom and at a family dinner table. Dizzee’s head spins on its axis as he backs down a hallway, at another point he has glowing white demon eyes, and in one hilarious scene he appears as a bump under a bed sheet, with holes cut out for his eyes. Watch out for the knife through the sheet moment – ouch. WATCH IT HERE.  It’s directed by Emile Sornin, of Division Paris, who is behind this clip of Disclosure’s. It’s the perfect, cult video for a
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New: Future - 'Monster' Mixtape
Hip hop superstar Future has released a dark new mixtape just in time for Halloween weekend.. Future has released a new mixtape just in time for Halloween weekend - the appropriately named Monster features 16 speaker-shattering tracks. Monster is dark in mood – is it a deliberate Halloween theme-ing thing or has his recent break up with Ciara gotten the guy down? Unusually for a hip hop artist, who usually have loads of collaborations on their releases, there’s a lone guest spot on this one – from Lil Wayne. After That takes a more streetwise direction than the two’s last collaboration, club hit Love Me. Over a trap beat by TM-88 and Southside, the artists wax poetic about a few of their favourite things, from expensive watches and paper stacks to liquor shots and fellatio. Additional production on the tape cones from Metro Boomin and DJ Spinz. Download the release free HERE or stream it below: Future, Monster video clip:
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EMC 2014 Conference Program
This year it's all about Discovery featuring Flume and over 30 new speakers.. This year's Electronic Music Conference has released details of its daytime program, featuring more than 80 artists and industry leaders speaking over 20 panels to be held across The Eternity Playhouse, The Beresford Upstairs, Lo-Fi and The Standard Bowl in Sydney's Darlinghurst from December 2-4. In addition to already-announced names like Porter Robinson, Steve Aoki, Will Sparks, Peking Duk and The Aston Shuffle, EMC will host some of the world's leading industry figures including Donnie Estopinal - regarded as the Godfather of dance in the US, co-directing Electric Daisy Carnival along with hundreds of major shows each year; Gary Richards AKA Destructo of Hard Events (Holy Ship, Hard Summer); Matt Colon - Steve Aoki and Nervo's manager; and Johnny Shockey - LED Presents founder (booker of Sahara Stage at Coachellla). EMC will feature over 20 programs, with Production Masterclass sessions and the EMC Play l
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New: Klo - Under Lie
The Melbourne cousins add more reasons to be excited about their upcoming EP.. Following impressive turns earlier this year in debut single Make Me Wonder and then False Calls, Melbourne cousins Klo have premiered their latest single Under Lies via Thump this week, and it's doing nothing to quell our excitement for the duo's debut EP Cusp to be released Friday 14 November via Dot Dash/Remote Control. It comes with beautifully chill garage vibes, and Chloe Kaul's delicate coo washing over my Monday-morning is making life much more bareable. They've got a few shows coming up in November, check the dates after taking Under Lies in below: SHOW DATES: SAT 15 NOV: Melbourne Music Week Hub, Melbourne, VIC THU 20 NOV: Laneway Presents MMW Showcase @ Kelvin Club, Melbourne VIC SAT 22 NOV: Strawberry Fields Festival @ The Wildlands, VIC SAT 22 NOV: Paradise Music Festival @ Lake Mountain Ski Resort, VIC WED 31 DEC: Beyond The Valley Music Festival @ Phillip Island, VIC