We’ve got the top 100 disco tunes of all time, the first pop song composed by artificial intelligence, Kaskade hitting back at rave drug allegations, and a piece on why most festival DJ sets (allegedly) suck. It’s all in your Friday Roundup of music and DJing stories from around the web this week. Have a good one!
- The 100 Greatest Disco 12″s Of All Time – Disco was the father of house music, and so much still sounds compelling today. The Vinyl Factory has the round-up Read more
- Listen To The First Pop Song Composed By Artificial Intelligence – Sounds like ELO meets the Beatles to me, I don’t think Calvin Harris need worry just yet. Via Stoney Roads Read more
- Kaskade hits back at rave backlash – In the month London’s Fabric was closed with illegal drug use cited, Kaskade hits out at similar rumblings stateside Read more
- 16 DJs Who Can Actually Scratch – As we’re busy bringing you our free scratch training all this week, here’s a nice summary of some of the true greats. Complex has it Read more
- Asking For A Friend: Are DJs Faking It? – Adam Rich from Scratch Academy gamely answers a pile of ultra-beginner questions about the art of DJing. Via Newsy Read more
- How To Use Ableton Link With Serato – You don’t even need to own Ableton, you can use it to sync the laptops of two DJs playing with Serato… Read more
- Why Do Most Festival DJ Sets Suck? – Magnetic Mag state the bleedin’ obvious in this op-ed about the dearth of big-event quality Read more
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