Feature | The Rise of Electronic Reggaeton
For a genre that’s existed for thirty years, reggaeton is undergoing massive changes to its sound. The genre,...
Editorial
Blisspop Presents: Chill Out Mondays
This week we dive into the deep end of chill out music with our latest ‘Chill Out Monday’...
Feature | Top Five Safety Tips for Attending Music Festivals
With the first weekend of Coachella 2019 behind us, festival season is in full swing. Attending festivals can...
Join Our Team! – Blisspop Is Looking For Contributors
Here at Blisspop, we have a great team of music enthusiasts, DJs/Producers, and more, who all contribute insightful...
This Week in Dance Music
This Week in Dance Music is a new weekly series by Blisspop aiming to highlight and provide nuanced...
Blisspop Presents: Blisschix
Blisschix is a Blisspop series inspired by the spirit of #womencrushwednesdays. Our goal with Blisschix is to highlight...
Blisspop Presents: Blisschix
Gavin Turek Contributor: Justin Barini-Rivers Gavin Turek has been consistently releasing beautiful music. From old school cuts to...
Review | The Next File Format
In April 2017, the German company Fraunhofer IIS announced that it was terminating patents related to the MP3...
Feature | The Blisspop Writer’s Roundtable
On Friday, March 30 2018, we held a Writer’s Roundtable with our guest music writer panelists Chris Kelly (The Washington...
Blisspop Presents: Feedback Friday
Here at Blisspop, we aim to show our audience who’s making their mark upon electronic music culture today....
Review | Nils Frahm – All Memory
All Melody, the latest record from Nils Frahm, Â is minimalist neo-classical perfection that deserves an attentive listen from...
Feature | Lord Pusswhip
Þórður Ingi Jónsson aka Lord Pusswhip doesn’t shy away from the offensive as an up-and-coming rapper and producer...
Magic Behind the Mixer: The Truth About Facing the DJ
Gathering your buds and going out to dance and drink your paycheck away is a hallmark of Earthly...
Review | What Would Diplo Do?
Viceland has debuted its premiere scripted comedy series with “What Would Diplo Doâ€. The focus of the...
Review | Looky Looky at Club Toilet 2017 – Detroit
[Listen to Looky Looky’s recent album, Part Flamingo] Part Flamingo by LOOKY LOOKY Many of the best decisions are spontaneous....
REVIEW | Roosevelt at U Street Music Hall
With Roosevelt’s latest tour stopping at some well-established destinations, including The Governors Ball Music Festival 2017, I was...
Dirtybird BBQ D.C. Recap: The Fam Came Out to Play
A sign is waving in the distance that reads “Get VonStroked.†A man, in an orange and yellow...
Silly, Deep, and In Love With Noise: A Brief History of Dirtybird Records
Legend has it that a man in his 20s sat in a dimly lit dive bar in San...
REVIEW | Hungry Music
The landscape of music in the chill out genre has grown exponentially in popularity thanks to the likes...
INTERVIEW | option4
I’ve known Brennen for quite some time. Having initially met him within the confines of a darkened booth on a...
5 Dope 80’s Synth Soundtracks from Dope 80’s Horror / Sci-fi Movies
Later this week, Austin based experimental electronic group S U R V I V E graces Washington’s presence...
KASIM – “Veil”
KASIM’s futuristic single, “Veil,†is abstract art featuring downtempo synthscapes, and minimalist, despondent vocals. KASIM is self-described as,...
PC Music is Serious and Here to Stay
Since its inception in June of 2013, the PC Music label has divided listeners and critics alike. In the...
A DJ’s Feelings on What Happened in Orlando
Dance music has, and always will be, inherently political. It’s something we sometimes forget in recent years with...
REWIND | Pitchfork Lacks Foresight
Pitchfork is a well-respected online music magazine. The publication was founded by Ryan Schreiber in 1995 and covers...
An Open Letter to SoundCloud From a Disgruntled DJ and Music Writer
Hi SoundCloud. We’ve known each other for a long time. I’ve seen you grow into a gargantuan social...
INTERVIEW | Patrick Baker
Bridging the gap between the legendary soundscape of Nashville and the forward thinking electronic landscape of D.C. is...
Kate Bush – The Red Shoes
From 1982-89, Kate Bush released an extraordinary run of albums – The Dreaming, Hounds of Love, and The...
LEGENDS | Prince
Today, we lost a living legend. The man who many said floated into a room instead of simply...
CULTURE | 5 Years After LCD Soundsystem’s Long Goodbye
This past weekend marked a benchmark for the indie dance music community. Five years ago, LCD Soundsystem made...