Skrillex
Why the loved and hated 'now-noise' of Skrillex is really kind of punk
Skrillex’s music is the worst nightmare of electronic music aesthetes because he doesn’t give a shit about the carefully enforced micro-genres, cultural hierarchies, and bro/nerd distinctions that characterize producers, D.J.s, clubs, and every other facet of contemporary dance music life. It’s a sound built from electronic music’s detritus: bad synths, corny Jamaican sound and lyric references, Romantic piano melodies, chipmunk vocals, and blow-this-shirt-to-shreds action-film sound effects. But brave as such a stance might sound, Skrillex is not doing it for art. As he’s often said, he’s doing it for fun. And for that reason, Skrillex is pretty punk. More
Streets of Your Town: This week's concerts, with A$AP Rocky, Thurston Moore, Björk and more
Streets of your town is a selection of the week's concert offerings in New York. In this week's lineup, A$AP Rocky, Thurston Moore, Hospitality, Skrillex, Björk, and more More
