(All this week, we're spotlighting tbt*'s 2012 Ultimate Local Artists on Soundcheck. Today: SubPirate.) Jason Feder loves bass. Can't get enough of it. If you've ever been to one of his "Overdrive" ...

Tracing how the genre's signature deep bass and sparse rhythms have permeated every corner of electronic music since the '00s. Coined by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1993 book Spectres of ...

With dubstep’s surging (and some might say waning) popularity, it’s not surprising to hear explosive dubstep breakdowns bleeding into pop. Turn on Top 40 radio today, and there’s a great chance you’ll ...

If you watched the Grey Cup on TSN, you may have noticed the broadcaster using a little electronic music buffer to introduce certain segments, particularly when cutting to or from a commercial. That ...

Electronic Dance Music has evolved from underground warehouse parties and Ibiza beach clubs into a global cultural phenomenon ...

With the Skream (above) remix of La Roux's In For The Kill having become one of the anthems of this year's Glastonbury, dubstep is taking further steps towards the mainstream. Beats are crucial to the ...

Some dance music genres emerge from specific cities, the way dubstep came out of Bristol and house and footwork came out of Chicago. Future bass is not one of those genres. It's a sound that was bred ...