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Mightyfools at Havoc Thursdays

Mightyfools
Yost Theater
1/24/2013

Last night, we headed to the Yost Theater in Santa Ana (our favorite EDM hot spot as of late) to celebrate the budding promotion company White Rabbit Group's Three Year Anniversary with an Alice & Wonderland themed soirée. "Consistently bringing talent that's never been to Orange County has been the focus of White Rabbit," says it's CEO Brandon Owen. "We like taking risks with artist like Klaas, Global Deejays, Dillon Francis, Crizzly (before he was even signed), Peacetreaty's first headlining slot in OC and like with Mightyfools tonight," he said. White Rabbit is also the group behind booking the first real trap artist in Orange County as well as sticking to their mainly dub and electro artists which his 18-and-over crowd loves.

See Also:
10 EDM Albums to Listen to Before You Die
Justin and Christian Martin - Yost Theater - January 17, 2012
Five Highlights From Nervo's West Coast Travels

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Datsik at the Yost Theater

Datsik Firepower Tour
October 22, 2012
Yost Theater

Last night Canadian dubstep prodigy Datsik brought his Firepower Records Tour to the Yost Theater in downtown Santa Ana. Datsik, better known as Troy Beetles, has already signed famed dubstep producers like Delta Heavy, Terravita, Bare Noize, XKore and DJ Getter after only launching the label earlier this year. They are currently on their debut tour packing an extra 50,000 watts of PK sound to every venue. This special 18-and-over event boasted bass heavy sounds from Datsik, Terravita, XKore, DJ Getter and The Firm thanks to San Diego promoters LED Presents and The Yost Theater.

Bass music pioneers Matt Simmers, Jon Spero and Chris Barlow, who make up Terravita, threw down a sick hour-long DJ set which incorporated an MC not only hyping up the crowd, but also rapping the vocals of many songs in true drum and bass form. Terravita has been bringing bass music and now dubstep to EDM fans for over 10 years incorporating elements of hip hop and even rock into EDM. They're high-energy and well-seasoned stage presence really made a difference and stole the show as they spliced everything from Genuiwine's "Pony" to their own original mixes like "Lockdown." Proving that you don't need fancy lasers or LED walls (the black curtains were covering Datsik's "Vortex" and allowed limited lights during their set) to make a crowd go wild. Pure talent, stage presence and sick remixes like their Prodigy "Smack My Bitch Up," dub version were all the young crowd needed to rage.

See Also:
*Datsik Fine-Tunes His TrapStyle Skills Before Migrating to SoCal
*Major Lazer - The Observatory - October 18, 2012 [with VIDEO]
*Slander: Two Former OC Frat Boys Help Take TrapStyle Worldwide

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UPDATED: Feb. 2, 9:32 p.m.: That shirt is now available for a month to the general public.
According to the Cubopop site (which touted itself as the "home of 21st Century Absurdism, Surrealism & PostCuboFuturism. An ode to new imaginations & a burial ground for modern popular culture"):

Due to an overwhelming demand, the illegal CRASS/MICKEY t-shirt will now be available for a limited time (30 days to be exact) and will be removed from our store on March 9, 2012. 

Please be aware that the money from your purchase will go towards proliferating the cause of Absurdo-Terrorism. You will be directly funding future antics such as this one, so thank you very much in advance. 

Lastly, we are aware that we're exploiting one of punk rock's first and last bastions of integrity. So with that, we'd would like to extend our hand to CRASS (Steve Ignorant/Penny Rimbaud): You are entitled to half of the proceeds from the profits of these sales. If you would like them, or would like to have them donated to a charity/cause of your choice, please contact us through the link above.

This offer extends to Bob Iger (Disney) as well... or whoever contacts us first. 

Thanks again,  TEAM CUBOPOP CUBO-FUTURIST POSTPOP ABSURDO TERRORISM

Original post: Feb 2, 2012, 3:15 p.m.: That Joy Division/Mickey Mouse debacle just won't die.

Someone's been reproducing the (punk band) Crass-themed Mickey T-shirt that was posted on Dave Noise's site (designed by Aron Sizle) and have been leaving them like easter eggs at various Disney stores. (See the photo that Dangerous Minds snapped above.)

Whoever had the time and money to sneak these shirts into the house of the mouse kind of has it backwards (why would you give Disney anything?!?). But no one's owning up to the deed--yet. As Dave Noise says, "Maybe the guys are making amends for hopping that low section of the fence by the Jungle Cruise for free Disneyland entry in the '80s."
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Dave Noise

​You know Dave Noise over at Factory Records, right? Well, it turns out that he not only sells records, he's hilarious and pretty good with the Photoshop. Hence his brand spankin' new Tumblr account called "Mickey Mouse Meets Ian Curtis," featuring parodies of the Joy Division-inspired Mickey shirt, featuring logos of bands such as the Mentors, Rush and Crass. We spoke to Dave about the whole thing...read it after the jump.

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​First off, Peter Hook just told the LA Times that he appreciates the irony of Disney riffing on a Joy Division album cover.

While Disney didn't as the surviving members of Joy Division for permission to replicate the image, he says, "If I had a pound for every time someone bootlegged Joy Division, I'd be as rich as Disney."

Not that Disney would actually need permission; the original image, after all, is in the public domain. (It's an illustration of pulsar waves, computer generated at the Arecibo Radio Observatory in Puerto Rico.)

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UPDATE, Jan 12, 2012, 3:13 p.m.: Stan Freese got in touch with us today and said that the casting requirements have been amended; the characters don't have to play specific instruments, as the original audition stated.

Original post, Jan. 11, 2012, 10:58 a.m.: Can you play a mean guitar riff while rocking a Tim Burton hat? If so, Disneyland wants you! Today Disneyland announced that they're going to be replacing ElecTRONica with a different kind of party--the Mad T Party, to be exact.

According to the release, The Mad T Party is "a high-energy, glowing wonderland of live music, exotic tastes and fun-filled games at Hollywood Pictures Backlot."

The most exciting part? There'll be two stages with entertainment--including a live band, a DJ and a variety of performance artists. That means Disneyland is holding auditions, and musicians from all over are welcome to try out for spots on the band.
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​ Another non-official Disneyland event is just around the corner!

Is it Gay Days? Maybe Bats Day? Nope! It's Rock Around the Park, the annual rockabilly/psychobilly event!

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​As people in OC head to the polls today casting votes for governor, a slew of propositions, and city council member candidates, the satirical campaign of Mr. Micky Mouth has made one last appeal in Anaheim.

Though the man behind the mouse ears didn't officially qualify as a write-in candidate for city council, he and his hype-man puppet nevertheless released a new rap video aimed at the youth.

In the latest installment from the mock campaign, Mr. Micky Mouth drives through the Disneyland area in his Hummer and parties it up pool side jigga style with his Disney dressed characters while telling people "Vote for me yo!" repeatedly on the hook.

Watch the video after the jump.

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Disney

Quorra Couture Platform Sandal designed by Jerome C. Rousseau retailing for $795

​Yesterday, the Hollywood Reporter revealed that Disney was launching a high-end accessory and shoe line inspired by Tron: Legacy. 

The shoe and accessory line, for example, has Disney partnering with designers Jerome C. Rousseau, Hayden-Harnett, Robin Rotenier and TomTom. Their products will be on sale at the "Tron" Pop-Up Shop opening next month in LA before Tron: Legacy's Dec. 17 release date.

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