OpenRaid: The Reason I Love World of Warcraft

I've discussed this before, but never fully explained it before now. A lot of the reason I've managed to keep my interest up in the World of Warcraft is because of the people that I've been able to meet in the game. I have the people in my guild, who I've met several times, and can really bond with. They're some of the coolest friends I have. However, this post is not about them. This post is about the friends I've made on a wonderful app called Openraid.

I sing my praises to Openraid and talk about my journey after the jump.

Sunday Shorties: Feed Me - Diplo and Friends Mix

For my Sunday Shorties, I'm giving you another set. This time, it's by one of my favorite artists, Feed Me. Melissa and I had the pleasure of seeing Feed Me live last summer, and we had a blast.

One of the coolest shows we had seen in a while, plus it was a great warmup before I took Melissa to Tomorrow World. Today I'm posting a set he did this week on Diplo and Friends. It has a lot of really groovy tracks, and some NEW FEED ME on it. Definitely worth a listen. Wuzzle and Different World my be my new jams. Check it below:

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

-David

Throwback Thursday: Nero's Essential Mix Nov. 2010

My Throwback this Thursday is to 2010. I pretty much consider this to be my favorite essential mix of all time. I had never heard anything like this before. Dubstep wasn't a new thing, but it was just starting to come out of the woodwork (Skrillex's first and second EP, My Name is Skrillex and Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites had just come out, and I was playing that on loop at this point). Nero managed to take all of dubstep and turn it into a journey. A lot of old dance classics can be heard in this set, and it makes a wonderful journey that crescendos into an epic climax that can only be described as Nero music. I would have to wait for 9 months to hear a lot of their music to be released on their album, Welcome Reality. But that wouldn't keep my from listening to this set on repeat for that time. It's an incredible set that sums up the EDM environment at the time perfectly. Catch the set and more after the jump.

First Impressions- World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Review Part 1

So nearly a week after the new World of Warcraft expansion is released, and after spending countless hours in it already, what are my thoughts on it?

This is my sort of review, as not a lot can truly be said about something like World of Warcraft, mostly because one needs months to truly understand how the expansion really plays out. Yes, the expansion is there, and I can play any part of it, but I only get about half of the picture right now. The real picture starts to come into play once all your friends are at your level, the quests aren't as fresh, and you've done a lot of the new material. The rest of the review comes when Blizzard shows how long the content can stay fresh, either through the sheer size of options to entertain yourself or through the numerous raids that can be added on. That's why I'm splitting this review up into several different parts, to show how my impression of the expansion changes along with time.

However, that is not for right now, now is time for the first first impression review. What are my thoughts on the expansion after a week of playtime? Find out after the jump.

Sunday Shorties: Deadmau5 @ Honda Stage

Hey so this quickie is more of a liveset that previews Deadmau5's new album, 5 years of Mau5. It comes out in two weeks, but a lot of the tracks on that album are played here. I lot of good tunes that take me back. Give a listen here:

5 years of Mau5 comes out November 25th.
Hope you guys had a great weekend!
-David

Dillon Francis - Money Sucks, Friends Rule

So Melissa and I got to see Dillon Francis live at Tomorrow World, and I told her "I don't care who is on, we are making sure that we make it to see Dillon Francis play." And of course, it was amazing. And we heard a ton of his new music, which we loved. And then we learned he had a new album coming out, at which time we got very excited. Listen to me talk about it it after the jump.

Throwback Trance Thursday: Riley & Durrant - Candesco

Quick post throwing back to 2004, this track was featured in many famous DJ's sets, including Tiesto's legendary 2003 performance in Netherlands (full post on that later). This track embodies the early 2000's style of dance, full of energy, fast, and meant to get you moving.

Enjoy and have a great Thursday!
-David