The Coachella 2014 lineup has just been released and per usual, it’s pretty awesome.  The big news being the confirmation of the much rumored OutKast reunion, with Muse and Arcade Fire rounding out the headliners.  But the hits keep on coming.  Notable second tier acts are Lorde, The Knife, Beck, Pharell Williams, Disclosure, Chromeo, and Motörhead.  Following those are what tend to be my favorite part, the early acts, featuring some of our favorites like Blood Orange, Future Islands, Banks, Bombay Bicycle Club, Bear Hands, Classixx, The 1975, MS MR, and…well you get the point.  Tickets go on sale Friday (info) and they’re already advising people try for Weekend 2.  Click more or head HERE for the full lineup.  See you in the desert!

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LA producer duo Classixx is setting up for an incredible record release with “Holding On” and “Borderline” and now exuberant “All You’re Waiting For”.  This is another dance floor jam falling somewhere between the two previous singles.  ”All You’re Waiting For” uses a similar synth pallet to ”Borderline” but shows none of the restraint going straight into a heavy four on the floor.  All we know for now is the record will be called Hanging Gardens.  Get excited.

Classixx – “All You’re Waiting For”

LA duo Classixx released this song about a month ago, but it has been on steady repeat in my head.  ”Borderline” is the B-side to the single “Holding On” (HERE) but is hardly the lesser.  Where as “Hold On” is a full fledged dance song, “Borderline” teeters the, dare I say, borderline between sad and beautiful, upbeat and down-tempo.  The track features the distinctive vocal styling of Kisses’ Jesse Kivel.

Classixx – “Borderline (ft. Jesse Kivel)”

We’ve decided to take advantage of all the wonderful music out there that we don’t get a chance to write about and send it over to our resident DJ yourboyisgolden, AKA DJ PearBear, to make Golden Mixes out of for your listening and dancing pleasure.  On Golden Mix Vol 1 you’ll hear remixes by some old fav’s like RAC and TheFatRat, some new fav’s Digikid84 and Viceroy, and even an original by Edwin van Cleef.  Check out the full track list for Vol 1 and be on the lookout for more.

YBIG – Golden Mix Vol 1

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