Man, I need to stop hanging out with such young people. I know EXACTLY what a Skrillex and a DeadMau5 are. That said, the only Skrillex song I actually kind of like is his remix of DeadMau5's Ghosts 'n Stuff. Otherwise, I really do not care for bro-step, or any dub step for that matter. If I'm going to listen to break beats, at least make them fast so I can dance to them without looking like an epileptic robot.

Atomic Spunk: Skrillex? Deadmau5? Fark, I'm old - I never even heard of these people.

Neither have I; and I'm only twenty-five.

I feel like an alien in my own farkin' generation.

Atomic Spunk: Skrillex? Deadmau5? Fark, I'm old - I never even heard of these people.

this

Normally, I find "Who is this?"-type posts annoying.

But seriously, WTF is a Skrillex?

It sounds like some kind of electric griddle that Billy Mays would be pushing.

Petit_Merdeux: Normally, I find "Who is this?"-type posts annoying.

But seriously, WTF is a Skrillex?

It sounds like some kind of electric griddle that Billy Mays would be pushing.

Pounding! (new window)

xanadian:

If you really want to flummox these whippersnappers, ask them who Brahms is.

Nah, plenty of kids in the midsouth know who that is.

xanadian: Sliding Carp: melopene: WTF is a skrillex?

Apparently, it drops the bass.

There's something fishy about that...

Mugato: GeeksAreMyPeeps: I thought I was old when I read the article and had no idea who either person was. And then I saw this:

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The old, I has it.

/hot

Is that real? You're not old, kids are just stupid.

If you really want to flummox these whippersnappers, ask them who Brahms is.

That's easy...that's The Rock's other nickname!

I honestly thought Skrillex were the villains in the Avengers movie. No wonder the references confused me.

I like some of Skrillex's songs.

GeeksAreMyPeeps: I thought I was old when I read the article and had no idea who either person was. And then I saw this:

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The old, I has it.

/hot

Jesus Christ, these people don't know who Paul McCartney is? The guy is a musical legend! How can these kids not know who Michael Jackson's backup singer was?

Dude in the center is Sonny Moore AKA Skrillex. He used to sing for this god-awful emo band called From First To Last. Guess when emo stopped paying the bills, he jumped ship to another genre.

Skrillex, wasn't he in mortal kombat?

From a friend on Facebook last night.. asked of her grade school aged daughter.

"Do you know who Yoko Ono is?"
Wait for it............................................................

"He was in the olympics wasn't he?"

Jonathan Hohensee: GeeksAreMyPeeps: I thought I was old when I read the article and had no idea who either person was. And then I saw this:

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The old, I has it.

/hot

Jesus Christ, these people don't know who Paul McCartney is? The guy is a musical legend! How can these kids not know who Michael Jackson's backup singer was?

Coffee, keyboard, you know the drill.

kingoomieiii: XC2000mr: Every time I hear Skrillex on the radio this is all I can think of:

J.P.: You didn't knock, Kane.
Kane: I did. But I think that the music was a little loud.
J.P.: Are you afraid of it?
Kane: No. I- I just don't like techno.
J.P.: You would if you had robot ears.
Kane: Yeah, I guess.

Hold on, you heard Skrillex on the radio? What? You must mean one of the techno channels on Sirius or something.

What's radio?

BumpInTheNight: What's radio?

It's a box that plays music broadcasted over the airwaves. People used to listen to them back in the old days, before every station started to robo-DJ their playlists, every other song had the same "guest artists" with auto-tuned voices, and you'd hear the same damn song every 40 minutes after about 15 minutes of retarded commercials.

/did I get that right?

Came for a Steamy Ray Vaughan reference... disappointed Fark. Tweenwave = dubstep.

konigsforst: Atomic Spunk: Skrillex? Deadmau5? Fark, I'm old - I never even heard of these people.

Oh, shiat. It was Deadmaus (I refuse to spell it the 'correct' way)? .

if you pronounce it "Deadmau Five" that makes everything OK.

SubBass49: BumpInTheNight: What's radio?

It's a box that plays music broadcasted over the airwaves. People used to listen to them back in the old days, before every station started to robo-DJ their playlists, every other song had the same "guest artists" with auto-tuned voices, and you'd hear the same damn song every 40 minutes after about 15 minutes of retarded commercials.

/did I get that right?

You left out "... but that's not important right now.", but otherwise, yeah.

Sometimes in scifi shows, especially in the 70's they'd have either in the background or even in brought into the forefront "futuristic" bands that played music conceptualized and written by people who were obviously just trying to make something seem, well, futuristic or alien using a bunch of synthesized sounds.

I used to think the music in those shows was horrible because the creators of the show just weren't musicians and were basically using a gimmick to make the viewers feel out of sync with the times. the goal was to show how "traditional" musical instruments had been phased out in favor of more futuristic electronica. The disconnect for the viewer was made even greater because everybody in-universe thought what they were listening to was the greatest thing ever, even though it was just a bunch of random noise set to a beat.

As usual, sci-fi was just predicting what the future really held, albeit unintentionally. Bravo!

Bathia_Mapes: You linked to an article without warning about any possible spoilers, submitter? Why?

Lol wut?

I has the olds as well. But I do know who both Sir Paul and Skrillex are. Helps to have a teenage daughter, I suppose.

/Dubstep still reminds me of what happens when you drop a handful of bolts into the disposer and turn it on
//sighs and puts Motorhead back on

Sadly, I've come to realize that this is the world we live in: a world where manufactured "stars" like Skrillex seize a genre for mass defilement and a quick buck.
I'd have given the Grammy to true geniuses like Skream, Burial or Joker, but oh well, they don't have drops so who gives a fark, right?

BTW, anyone have confirmation on that Skrillex rumor that he cancelled a show because his laptop didn't work?
My hatred of him requieres sustenance.

/but Adele won, so let's focus on fat jokes instead
//fark Skrillex

Can someone explain to me what 'drops' are?

kukukupo: wow, I'm old. This headline made almost no sense to me. What is a skrillex. And is someone really called Deadmau5? That just looks like a terrible forum name.


Well played...

Wiki (^): The name "deadmau5" originated when Zimmerman claimed to have found a dead mouse in his computer while replacing his video card. He discussed this with chat room users and became known as "that dead mouse guy." The nickname "Dead Mouse" was too long for the IRC character limit, and was then shortened to deadmau5 (A form of leet spelling).[21]

I can't believe Skrillex won. Apparently the voters have no ears, as Skrillex's music is seriously trash.

Deadmau5 may dabble in dubstep, but at least the majority of his music has an incredible flow to it. He's one producer who's actually rightfully popular, as he's massively talented. Guetta, he used to be good, now he just stands in front of 2 CDJs(only 1 of which is actually turned on) playing a pre-recorded set. All the while trying to produce the only popular songs the Black Eyed Peas have these days(hence the moniker The White Eyed Pea).

They seriously grab the worst of the worst(Deadmau5 not withstanding) to represent EDM at the Grammy's. What a waste of an award show.

Never won a grammy (not my list):

1. The Doors
2. Queen
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Led Zeppelin*
5. The Who
6. Tupac Shakur
7. Snoop Dogg
8. Bjork
9. Chuck Berry
10. The Grateful Dead
11. Diana Ross
12. Nas
13. The Beach Boys
14. Bob Marley
15. Janis Joplin
16. Buddy Holly
17. Notorious B.I.G.
18. (Eric B. &) Rakim
19. Rush
20. Run D.M.C.
21. Guns n' Roses
22. Boston
23. Sam Cooke
24. Talking Heads
25. The Ramones
26. The Everly Brothers
27. Patti Smith
28. Public Enemy
29. Sly & the Family Stone
30. The Sex Pistols
31. Parliament &/or Funkadelic
32. The O'Jays
33. Creedence Clearwater Revival
34. The Stooges
35. Motley Crue
36. Kiss
37. Deep Purple
38. Journey
39. Jackson Browne
40. The Pretenders
41.Toby Keith
42. New Order
43. Depeche Mode
44. Tiesto
45. The Kinks
46. Morrissey
47. The Smiths
48. ABBA
49. Dusty Springfield
50. Teddy Pendergrass
51. Oasis
52. Curtis Mayfield
53. The Byrds
54. ZZ Top

DJ Trace and Rupture Crew (DOuble-O, Mantra) will be dropping mad beats on March 24 @ Corsica Studios. (new window) Should be TIGHT.


Oh but, enjoy your wub-step.


First and formost; these awards are all BS. It's neat-o that they're trying to give 'em out to the young generation, but they don't mean a damn thing.

rudemix: Can someone explain to me what 'drops' are?

sure, made out of saline and you use them to clear your eyes!

mekkab: DJ Trace and Rupture Crew (DOuble-O, Mantra) will be dropping mad beats on March 24 @ Corsica Studios. (new window) Should be TIGHT.


Oh but, enjoy your wub-step.


First and formost; these awards are all BS. It's neat-o that they're trying to give 'em out to the young generation, but they don't mean a damn thing.

rudemix: Can someone explain to me what 'drops' are?

sure, made out of saline and you use them to clear your eyes!

And there ends my looking into this at a public forum.

Apparently drops are what the Beastie Boys have done so well since the 80s.

skinny canuck with LED head. yay.

Ishkur: Strategeryz0r: Deadmau5 may dabble in dubstep, but at least the majority of his music has an incredible flow to it. He's one producer who's actually rightfully popular, as he's massively talented.

No. No he's not.

His newer stuff isn't as good(4x4=12 is his worst album). But in terms of composition for electro house, he's pretty tough to beat. It's minimal, but somehow still full. Bouncy, yet not TOO repetitive. Not to mention he's not whoring out the Modern Talking wavetable in Massive(*cough* SKRILLEX *cough*). In EDM terms, he's about as talented as they come. He's no Daft Punk(the only truly timeless EDM group), but for a producer still cranking out tunes? He's up there in terms of quality for his genre.

While not my personal favorite artist, it's still hard to deny that he has talent. Just because he became popular doesn't detract from the music he puts out. It's worlds better than anything Skrillex has ever done.