new gaga single - dance in the dark!

It has been rumored through the interwebs that Lady Gaga's new single is to be my favorite song of hers, Dance in the Dark. Since I first received The Fame Monster I have been playing it on loop. It was in my December SHIFTeaserMix, has been dropped at nearly every SHIFT dance party since November, and it is the most wonderfully synthetic anthem she has produced. This is the FIRST video I am excited to see (whenever the hell she decides to make it). Here's the track. If you don't know it, consider yourself served. A special thank you to my SIREN partner in crime, Aaron Riggins, who scooped this up! Speaking of SIREN, you'll DEFINITELY hear it this Friday!

SIREN the 13th SamplerMix

Are you ready for another go of SIREN? Oh yes, we're takin' ya back to Apex. Here's the new SIREN SamplerMix to prepare you!

Hide U (John Creamer & Stephane K remix) - Kosheen
Knock You Out (3BE remix) - Tiesto ft. Emily Haines
Stranger in My House (Thunderpuss remix) - Tamia
Colourless Colour (The Subs Popups remix) - La Roux
Come Into My World (Fischerspooner remix) - Kylie Minogue
Your Love Is My Drug (Bimbo Jones remix) - Ke$ha
You Don't Appreciate Me - Amuka
Evacuate the Dancefloor (PH Elektro remix) - Cascada
Absolutely Not (HQ2 Chanel remix) - Deborah Cox
Songs Remind Me of You - Annie
Love Profusion (Headcleanr Rock remix) - Madonna
Pick Up The Phone (Michael Van She remix) - Dragonette

NEW Dragonette - My Things


Dragonette has apparently decided that they would like to spearhead the return to bitchy energetic indie pop. Le Tigre owned a condo in it years ago with their stellar EP This Island. Gwen Stefani, in Love. Angel Music. Baby., took it to a different level of fluff, but still did it well. Christina Aguilera continues to suck more than an automatic flush, but her bitchpop attempts are slightly above (the very sad) par that is Katy Perry's auto-tuned hymen. And, lastly, Garbage wrote the bible on bitchie energetic indie pop with Version 2.0, before the term indie was even in vernacular. Here's Dragonette's latest leak, My Things.

ROBYN - BODY TALK Pt. 2!!!!!!!!!!

So the time has come. Robyn has officially leaked out the next edition of Body Talk, in the series of three she's to release. Body Talk Pt. 2 is the embodiment of pop relevance. It is artists like Robyn who take pop and attach a visceral sense of quality, while also maintaining the carefree nature that pop essentially is. I hope you enjoy this fabulous artist as much as I do. Make sure you buy the album on iTunes when it drops September 6th in the U.S.! We need to support this girl and her plight to make you dance, cry, and beg for more like a masochistic manwhore. Also, a special thank you to DJ Wess for scavenging the interwebs in hot pursuit of this fantastic album.

Robyn - Hang With Me remixes

Well, today our Three Track Thursday turned into 5! Look at all the good I do!

I am currently working on my own remix of Hang With Me, but here are five other new ones! Thanks to DJ Wess of Town fame, I was able to procure most of these fine gems. Another one I found on my own. The two that immediately stand out are the Starsmith and Avicii remixes. I'm going to see the latter DJ spin at Electric Zoo next month- I'm so excited! There are also extended/club versions of these two remixes; let me know if you would like them! In the meantime, enjoy! I'm off to see Robyn AGAIN tonight in NYC! Woohoo!






let's rewind 10 months and smile

Hurricane SHIFT Live Set - DJ MAJR

Here is my live set from 12:30-2 on Saturday! I had such a blast and the crowd was ready to roll. It was one of my shorter sets, but DJ LEMZ was so good, I had to let him get up there and show DC what he does best from 2-3a. As you will hear and see, it was a crazy night. I started out in my silver costume, glam as hell, and ended up sitting on top of the DJ booth shirtless dancing to DJ LEMZ' first track, Spaceship (Benassi) at 2am. Priceless. This is SHIFT.


essentials: noisettes, dan black, moving units


Your Tuesday essentials are pretty exciting, I must say. First we have The Noisettes, who are fantastically underrated and mostly unknown State-side. I have heard Don't Upset the Rhythm some in the bars, but they have yet to make the oh-so-tough UK pop-to-US fluff transition. Saturday Night is perhaps their best song, if not within their top 2 (the other is Never Forget You... look it up!) and I think it's really the right kind of pop.

Next we have Dan Black, who was fantastic last night at 9:30 club. He closed with this track, Yours, and it made my night. I think he is the second coming of Daniel Bedingfield, and that prospect/thought makes me smile rabid dog in Bali.

Lastly, we have a song by a post-punk highly under-appreciated band from L.A. named Moving Units. I've written about them before in the same context, but this time I'm even more stoked because they announced that they're done recording their latest EP, and it will be out soon! Woohoo! This track, The Kids from Orange County, is vintage MU. I can't wait to see them live!

guest dj spotlight: DJ LEMZ

SHIFT is proud to bring back DJ LEMZ to open tonight! This boy has talent, is a prodigy if I have ever seen one, and is one of the few openers to break my nerves and draw me to the dancefloor before I go up and play. He has a huge future ahead of him, and we are really excited to bring him back before he becomes the star he's destined to be. Seriously, do not miss this boy's set (10:00p-12:30a), or I'll kneecap your grandma.

LEMZ is a Baltimore-based producer and DJ who knows how to keep a dance floor moving and wanting more. Born in California and raised in Baltimore, Lemz has been living in the best places to soak in influence and talent. He has been DJing for 8 years strong and does not plan to stop anytime soon. By the age of 20, Lemz has toured internationally and shared the stage with Shunda K, Rye Rye, Dave Nada, Peaches, AC Slater and Bird Peterson, with plenty more to come in the near future.

At the moment, Lemz has been working hard on a full-length album, which will be released Summer 2010 through Dark Planet Records. The album is going to be in collaboration with various artists, including Dark Planet’s own Sherell Rowe and The Roll Wit Us Allstars. The release is set to be a genre-bending hybrid of Electro, Baltimore Club, Hip Hop, and everything in between.

When it comes to a live DJ set, Lemz knows what it takes to get a room packed and make the people go crazy. His sets have a distinct feel to them, coming at the crowd hard but keeping the energy as high as possible the whole time. He is quickly becoming a master at building his sets into something indescribable but creative, incorporating a live performance with collaborative artists and live production of original tracks.

Down the line, Lemz hopes to rock dance floors all over the world and spark creativity and influence in as many people as he can.

3 tracks: SHIFT favorites!

Here are three tracks you are sure to hear on Saturday at SHIFT! They are three tracks I love to play, always get the crowd rolling, and will probably be in my arsenal for a long time. Luciana is my favorite dirty skank. I love her more than my luggage. Teeth is maybe my 2nd favorite Gaga track (behind only Dance in the Dark). Lastly, Drop Down is the dark, heavy, infectious side of electro dance that I love. It's completely new rave (which is what I often consider my sound as a DJ to be) and makes me shake it like a shameless prostitute on a budget. SUCH good times! I'm so excited for Saturday. Hurricane SHIFT will be a category 6!