Dance
How Tom Holkenborg Returned to His Dance Music Roots for the Score of a New Netflix Series
In 1998, Ibiza was becoming one of the world’s freshest and most exciting destinations for dance music. The music was new, the nights were long and the tan lines were deep. Tom Holkenborg was there, performing sets under his DJ name Junkie XL. In the decades that have followed, Holkenborg’s career has evolved from producing tracks to scoring, with his work soundtracking dozens of movies and television shows including Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, The Dark Tower, Terminator: Dark Fate and the recently released Scooby Doo flick, Scoob! But arguably, none of these projects have fused Holkenborg’s history as a DJ with this current profession as well as his recent project White Lines. Premiering on Netflix May 15, the series tells the story of a woman who t...
Saint Lane Reflects on ‘Worst Year,’ Prepares For a Great One With ‘When Did We Grow Up’: Exclusive Premiere
Saint Lane is overdue some good luck. In 2019, the Gold Coast-based rapper lost his dad, and had a painful experience with three friends which, as a result, he no longer calls “mates”. Last year was “the worst year of my life,” he admits. And this year, well, it’s bad for everyone. Lane was traveling in Canada when the coronavirus emergency was upgraded to a pandemic, and on his return to Australia, Lane was quarantined in a room for two weeks. As creatives tend to do, he used his time to make stuff. With a mic and a laptop, he reached out to musician and comedian friends, including Lime Cordiale and Hayden James, for a special isolation podcast. One of his amusing go-to questions was a gag about locating the cure for coronavirus (it’s always plain sight, just to your left). Those wo...
What’s Your Favorite Project in the Dance/Electronic Albums Chart Top 10? Vote!
The top 10 of Billboard‘s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart looks a lot like a greatest hits collection from the past few years, with Lady Gaga‘s The Fame (2008), Odesza‘s A Moment Apart (2017) and Calvin Harris‘ Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2017) all occupying top positions. As time passes, these older LPs just keep racking up plays, as other new projects also rise. With a collection of dance world superstars all riding high on the list, we want to know your favorite album from the top 10. Let us know by voting below!
