Dubstep music started in London around the turn of this century. Derived from styles such as garage, dub, and drum and bass, dubstep is known for downtempo rhythms with an off-kilter shuffle. A strict ...

Philadelphia dubstep producer Subtronics reaches a career milestone this weekend, performing at Coachella's Sahara Tent after ...

It’s official: Dubstep isn’t going anywhere. Even Taylor Swift has sampled the genre’s electronically warbled bass lines in her latest release, “I Knew You Were Trouble,” taking dubstep from the clubs ...

So thanks to our pal Skrillex and his utterly inescapable ubiquitousness since the Grammys, dubstep has steadily made its way into the mainstream to the chagrin of true aficionados and the delight of ...

Two years ago the Decibel Festival in Seattle, which had until then stuck closely to its original techno mission, had a new sound du jour: dubstep. It was 2009, the style’s bumper year. The London ...

It was the album format that freed dubstep to comment on city life, urban decay, War On Terror paranoia and the meaning of ...

Dubstep doesn’t get much love these days, but that hasn’t stopped it from dominating the top 40 charts. Here’s the story of where dubstep came from and why there’s more to it than meets the ear.

Dubstep is a tricky one. Like electro or deep house, it can be a descriptor for multiple types of music that are often in direct opposition to one another but confusingly called the same thing. Most ...

She also brought dubstep legend Mala here last year for a four-hour sunrise set in the mountains and booked an anniversary party with Goth Trad, Gantz, Commodo and Kahn headlining. “Sub.mission is a ...

Watch the video of "Katy on a Mission" by Katy B: Regular readers of theartsdesk will know that I have written extensively about the sound's cultural and artistic significance (here, here, here and ...

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