With the Skream (above) remix of La Roux's In For The Kill having become one of the anthems of this year's Glastonbury, dubstep is taking further steps towards the mainstream. Beats are crucial to the ...

With dubstep’s surging (and some might say waning) popularity, it’s not surprising to hear explosive dubstep breakdowns bleeding into pop. Turn on Top 40 radio today, and there’s a great chance you’ll ...

Imagine it’s 2009: People are talking about this new type of electronic music called dubstep. People are using phrases like ‘the metal of electronic music’ and ‘that wub wub sound.’ Love it or hate it ...

The atmosphere of Belvedere’s, a dive bar on Butler Street in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood — with its stage and pool tables and little in the way of ambiance — was completely transformed by ...

Tracing how the genre's signature deep bass and sparse rhythms have permeated every corner of electronic music since the '00s. Coined by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1993 book Spectres of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lisa Kocay covers electronic dance music. The producer says her set at the renowned festival will feature new music, new edits, ...

The first North American tour of UKF, the popular British drum 'n' bass and dubstep YouTube channels, is launching with Gemini and duo KOAN Sound starting March 1. The tour is being booked by AM Only… ...

Some club nights respond to their local scene, others try to re-shape it entirely. Mumbai's Low End Therapy falls into the latter category. Established by hip hop collective Swadesi in an effort to ...

It’s Tuesday night in Denver, Colorado. Here at The Black Box, a rite of passage is taking place. Tonight’s all-locals edition of Electronic Tuesdays won’t pack out the 600-capacity sound system club ...

Dubstep music started in London around the turn of this century. Derived from styles such as garage, dub, and drum and bass, dubstep is known for downtempo rhythms with an off-kilter shuffle. A strict ...