The video for Major Lazer's "Original Don" takes place in an unassuming suburban house in which the only people who don't perform elaborately choreographed dances with bladed weapons are Diplo and…   Read Story »

It's going to be impossible to claim that Beyoncé Knowles has "quietly" put together a vicious song catalog, stocked with everything from heart-wrenching ballads to shamelessly fun bangers, but she…   Read Story »

Major Lazer has been dormant since (kind of?) collaborating with Beyoncé for "Girls (Run The World)", but that wasn't bound to last. Head over to 107.7 The End to hear new jam "Original Don" and two…   Read Story »

It's no surprise that Diplo has Beyoncé in his Blackberry considering there was that bit about how they were in the studio with Derek from Sleigh Bells for a few minutes last year. But instead of it…   Read Story »

Major Lazer did a dancehall take on Cajmere's 1992 club hit "Coffee Pot (It's Time for the Percolator)." The track doesn't have much on the original, but the animated video has a lot of great cameos…   Read Story »

In its original form "The Bike Song" is a breezy ode to Peter Panism. Major Lazer's remix focuses on Spank Rock's verse, so it's a lot less cute, a lot more sexual. Of course. Have a…   Read Story »

Beyond taking place in beautiful Oslo, Norway one of Øya Festival's strongest points is its eclecticism: When I attended in 2006 (and met Amrit), I was excited by Enslaved, the Knife, and Morrissey…   Read Story »

Skerrit Bwoy's swagger and dagger has a lot to do with why Diplo and Switch's dancehall party gets off the ground (literally) live, but on record, it's those two DJs' studious studio effort, work…   Read Story »

The final day of 2010's Pitchfork Festival was just as hot as Saturday, with stages that needed quick shots of energy to pull the audience out of its languor. Girls were pretty but wispy -- though…   Read Story »

Major Lazer (AKA DJs Switch and Diplo) and La Roux's Elly Jackson teamed up in Jamaica for the Lazerproof mixtape, available as a free download from Mad Decent today. The name comes from Major Lazer…   Read Story »