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Album Review: Major Lazer – Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do

upcoming festivals featuring Diplo

Ultra Music Festival 2010Miami Beach, Florida (Bicentennial Park)Mar 26, 2010
Primavera Sound 2010Barcelona, SpainMay 27, 2010
Camp Bisco 9 2010Mariaville, New York (Indian Lookout Country Club)Jul 15, 2010
HARD Summer 2010Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles State Historic Park)Aug 07, 2010

Articles about Diplo

LCD Soundsystem, Ween, Thievery Corporation lead Camp Bisco 9

By Alex Young on March 3rd, 2010

Plus, Major Lazer, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, and of course the Disco Biscuits!

Robyn plans busy year for 2010

By Derek Staples on March 2nd, 2010

Releases to include work with Diplo, Royksopp, Snoop Dogg and Kleerup.

Thom Yorke to contribute to Major Lazer remix album

By Chris Coplan on February 12th, 2010

You just can’t stop Thom Yorke.

Major Lazer goes to war this spring

By Chris Coplan on January 22nd, 2010

Join the ranks at a club near you.

Deadmau5, Tiësto, The Crystal Method head Ultra Music Festival 2010

By Alex Young on January 1st, 2010

Swedish House Mafia, Groove Armada, The Disco Biscuits, Faithless Sound System, and Ghostland Observatory also included!

M.I.A.’s next record will please hip-hop and indie kids alike

By Alex Young on November 6th, 2009

Ms. Arulpragasam is finally ready to followup 2007’s Kala

Album Review: Major Lazer – Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do

By Joe Stahl on July 21st, 2009

Throughout the years, Jamaican dancehall artists have become more keen on electric assistance and have strayed from traditional strings and percussion, instruments that have previously fused reggae with dancehall — Major Lazer is doing its best with keeping up with the trend.

Major Lazer announces “Tour of Duty”

By Alex Young on April 29th, 2009

Last week, we introduced you to Major Lazer, the brand new collaboration of DJs Diplo and Switch. Today, we present you information on how you can take in the sounds of the band’s upcoming LP, Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do, up close and personal.
In support of their debut full-length, Diplo and Switch will embark [...]

Major Lazer warns of lazer dangers

By Alex Young on April 24th, 2009

You may not have heard of Major Lazer, but surely you have heard of its members. Formed last fall, Major Lazer is in fact a side-project of DJs Diplo and Switch. Sounds like your basic DJ collaboration, right?
Not so fast. That’s if you take much stock in the duo’s description on the project:
Major Lazer is [...]

Coachella Spotlight: Diplo

By Laurie Fanelli on April 19th, 2008

I wanted take the opportunity to spotlight Diplo, because he is an act that has definite potential to blow up to superstar status. As an American DJ/Producer, Diplo is bringing exposure to the Baile Funk sound from Brazil.  This year will be his second appearance at Coachella, his first was in [...]