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DJ AM & Travis Barker Critically Injured In Plane Crash

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. - Hours after performing for thousands of South Carolina college students, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity DJ AM were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash that killed four people, authorities said Saturday.

Officials said the plane carrying six people was departing shortly before midnight Friday when air traffic controllers reporting seeing sparks. The plane hurtled off the end of a runway and crashed through antennas and a fence. It came to rest on an embankment across a five-lane highway and was engulfed in flames, said Debbie Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Barker and DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, were in critical condition at a burn center in Augusta, Ga., about 75 miles southwest of Columbia, hospital spokeswoman Beth Frits said.

Two other passengers — Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, Calif., and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles — died, as did pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, Calif., and co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, according to the county coroner. Baker was an assistant to Barker and Still was a security guard for the musician.

The plane was headed for Van Nuys, Calif. It is owned by Global Exec Aviation, a California-based charter company, and was certified to operate last year, Hersman said. The company said it had no immediate comment.

At the crash site Saturday, the air was still heavy with the odor of jet fuel. A trail of black soot led off a runway. The nose of the aircraft was gone and the roof was missing from two-thirds of the charred plane.

"It's absolutely terrible and tragic," Columbia Mayor Bob Coble said.

Barker and Goldstein had performed together under the name TRVSDJ-AM at a free concert in Columbia on Friday night. Event sponsor T-Mobile said their hour-long set ended at about 7:15 p.m.

The show, which included performances by former Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell and singer Gavin DeGraw, drew 10,000 people into the streets of Five Points, the neighborhood near the University of South Carolina, Coble said.

Peter Kastis, Farrell's manager, said he and Farrell didn't find out about the crash until they arrived at the airport Saturday morning to find it closed.

"I just hugged them hello less than 24 hours ago. I wish I could hug them now," Kastis said.

One concertgoer said TRVSDJ-AM's performance was unique and different.

"It was literally one of the best shows I've ever seen," said Brett Flashnick, a freelance photographer who works for The Associated Press and attended the concert for a local newspaper.

Barker, 32, was one of the more colorful members of the multiplatinum-selling punk rock band Blink-182, whose biggest album was 1999's CD "Enema of the State," which sold more than five million copies in the United States alone.

After Blink-182 disbanded in 2005, Barker went on to form the rock band (+44) — pronounced "plus forty-four." He also starred in the MTV reality series "Meet the Barkers" with former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, to whom he was married at the time. The show documented the former couple's lavish wedding and life. Their later split, reconciliation and subsequent break up made them tabloid favorites.

Goldstein is a popular DJ for hire who at one time was engaged to Nicole Richie.

He spun a mix of hip-hop and dance beats for the hottest nightclubs and had a string of dates set up for the next few weeks. He reached the peak of his celebrity perhaps during his highly publicized romance with Richie a few years ago.

DJ AM also dated singer/actress Mandy Moore, and while he became a gossip favorite for his romances, he drew respect from music aficionados for his DJ skills.

Barker and Goldstein performed as part of the house band at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this month.

New Release: Lady Waks & Hardy Hard feat Afrika Bambaataa “Shake It”

MENU MUSIC presents...
Lady Waks & Hardy Hard feat Afrika Bambaataa “Shake It”
+ Atomic Hooligan Remix
+ Rico Tubbs Bonus Beats Mix (Digital only)
Menu012 - 12” & Digital release

RELEASE DATE: SEPT 22nd 2008

Menu’s latest offering is nothing short of an international sparing match of epic proportions. On the A side, you have the dynamic, hit making pairing of Lady Waks (Russia) & Hardy Hard (Germany) alongside the man credited with inventing Hip Hop Afrika Bambaataa (USA). Then on the flip you have a remix from Menu Music co-boss men and globetrotting fly boys Atomic Hooligan (UK). Then as a special gift for all you beat hungry heads, there is a bonus beat Baltimore work out from Rico Tubbs (Finland). Would you expect any less from Menu.... at this point in the game, you would be foolish too.

“Shake It” has been doing the business for about 6 months now. Tried and tested by the best to great results across the world. Think Breakbeat, Hip Hop, Miami Bass and Techno Grooves squished together in a shot glass, set on fire then swallowed back by a crowd of 5000 punters in St. Petersburg, and you have something that comes close to the energy of this track.

Then flip it over for a classic Hooligan - half breaks half house punching bag session. Then for you digital heads, we have a Rico Tubbs short but sweet bonus beats for you. In typical Rico style this is straight up bang, boom beats and samples. Do not miss out.

DJ Support
Atomic Hooligan, Jay Cunning, Deekline, Stanton Warriors, Rennie Pilgrim, Rico Tubbs, Lady Waks, Drammatic Twins, Boogie Army, Westbam, Freestylers.
General Midi “All 3 mixes are KILLER!”
Utah Saints “Will hammer this one in the sets”

About Lady Waks & Hardy Hard
Bottom line, if you don’t know Lady Waks by now, its defiantly time you start, ummmmm, knowing. 

She is basically single handily turned Russia into a safe haven for breaks. With her In Beat We Trust and Breaks Arena events all over Russia, she has become a nationwide superstar, which soon to be repeated in the rest of Europe & the world. Their debut release on Menu last year “Minimal” was released to massive acclaim and is still selling 1 year on.

Hardy Hard is a German Techno legend who has remixed everyone from Yello to Moby. He has been knocking around on the scene since 1992 when he released his first 12” “Noise is the Message” under the name Headsequencer. Recently he is to be found support WestBam on his Electric Kingdom tour and of course making breaks with the little Lady Waks.

D-Monic's Pick:

Lady Waks & Hardy Hard feat Afrika Bambaataa “Shake It” (Rico Tubbs Mix)

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The Future Of DJ-ing

Richie Hawtin' Traktor setup

The pride of Canada, Richie Hawtin, has always been at the forefront of music/DJ technology.  He was part of the development team and the figurehead of Final Scratch (bonus points for anyone that remembers the original OS that Final Scratch was designed for), and now he's championing a new technology.

I remember not so long ago how fierce the vinyl vs. cd battle was... then maybe a year ago how heated the vinyl/CD vs Serato got...  then how people looked down on Ableton performances, referring to those performances as '1 hour of checking your e-mail'...

Some interesting points here...  and the bottom line here is, if you don't embrace the future, you'll be stuck in the past.

BASEMENT JAXX - Twerk

You know when you haven't heard from an artist in a long time... thats usually a sign that they're working on something big.  Then, you almost forgot about that artist... then BAM!  They're back!

Basement Jaxx are responsible for some of EDM's biggest anthems.  If I ever want to wake a crowd up, I'll sample in 'Fly Life'.  And who doesn't know the words to 'Where's Your Head At'?

The boys are back!  And, as the brilliant artists that they are, they're new sound is very current while still keeping very Jaxx-esque.  This one will rock the dancefloor...  it'll grow on you.  :)

Basement Jax "Twerk" - DOWNLOAD NOW

Clubbing Goes Green

A club named WATT recently opened in the Netherlands which looks to make clubbing a green experience.  The Netherlands, which experiences a great deal of tourism due to its lax legal restrictions and congenial atmosphere, is known for its outstanding night life.

The new club employs a variety of measures to cut energy use and carbon emissions by 30 percent and water use by 50 percent compared to similar clubs.  In order to accomplish the savings and 

stick to its green theme, the club employs a broad variety of measures.

Among the most attractive elements is the dance floor which generates power when danced upon.  Typically a club uses a lot of electricity in lighting the dance floor.  WATT's dancers power the club's disco lights with their dance moves, and the more power they generate the wilder the light show gets.  A prominent power meter helps to whip patrons into a dancing frenzy.

Daan Roosegaarde, who was involved in its design describes, "When you start dancing, you generate electricity, and it makes the floor come alive. The more you dance, the more the floor comes to life."

The club also collects rainwater, which it uses to refill toilets.  The club's bathrooms are outfitted with special transparent pipes to allow patrons to watch the water running down to fill the toilet.  They call this feature the "pee experience".

Drinks at the club are served in special recyclable plastic cups.  Drinks are mixed and then stored in tanks in the basement, cooled by a central air cooling system that reduces energy use.  The club offers a variety of dishes at its cafe, most of which are organic and locally grown.

Michel Smit of Sustainable DanceClub (SDC) consultants, who helped develop the concept describes, "We want to show that sustainability can be integrated into lifestyles, and integrating it into something fun shows that sustainability can be fun."

Mr. Smit and SDC are planning to bring their design to the U.S. in the near future.  He states, "We are not just focusing on Holland, we want to make as many clubs as possible sustainable, worldwide."