The Worst Beatle

So I paid $7, snagged my ticket, put on a wifebeater and sunglasses, and went to the 'Sco to hear Designer Drugs. They played a mixture of their own stuff and, especially at the end, ridiculous banger after banger. Think: lots of Crookers, lots of Steve Aoki. There was no finesse. The audio was cut off several times and the guy on pictured on the left (the biggest hipster I have ever seen) often made incredibly lazy transitions. Come on, dude, you can't keep pushing the crossfader from one side to the other and expect people to keep dancing.

However, I will give him credit. There is a part of me that wants to hear one blog house electro banger after the other, and that's exactly what was delivered. Some of those peak time moments were insane, especially the Crookers remix of Thunderstruck. A remix of Pon De Floor was played, too, and that will always get people rowdy. All in all, a good time.


My Verdict:


GO SEE DESIGNER DRUGS IF YOU LIKE ELECTRO BANGERS.

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Here's some of what he played:

Mariah Carey - I'll Be Lovin U Long Time (Designer Drugs Remix)

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Skrillex Radio)

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Bastille are an LA DJ duo and the creators of the awesome blog Apes with Barrels. 

The stuff they played was fuckin' dirty. Tribal and minimal tracks, with bass that pleased.

You can tell they love the music, and really, if you're into this kind of thing, check out their blog.

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Kavinsky has the hook-up with every major name in French electro house: Justice, Daft Punk, SebastiAn, Mr. Oizo ... He's moved away from producing pounding, video-game style bangers to something a bit more intelligent. I really like Nightcall -- a multi-faceted electro house ballad(?) that I can only say sounds like Daft Punk mixed with dreamwave. If that makes any sense to you, download this right now.