NEW YORK - Vimby catches up with the likes of Z Trip, J Period, and DJ Smiles Davis to find out what went into creating Activision's DJ Hero. www.puma.com www.djhero.com
LOS ANGELES - The lines have officially been blurred between real life and CGI, as evidenced at the behind the scenes NBA Live 10 event hosted by DJ Skee. www.skee.tv www.nbalivemixtape.com
SAN FRANCISCO - DJ Tina T talks about how she got started in the business, as well as the pros and cons of the digital revolution entering turntable culture. www.myspace.com/djtinat
LOS ANGELES - Go acoustically down under with Australians Angus and Julia Stone. If you like Iron and Wine and Death Cab for Cutie, you'll definitely like Angus and Julia Stone. www.myspace.com/angusandjuliastone
ATLANTA - We cruised by the ATL studio where The Cool Kids and Don Cannon were collaborating for the mixtape before going to the Standard for the listening party. www.myspace.com/thecoolkid myspace.com/djdoncannon
LOS ANGELES - When DJ A-Trak was a kid, he'd come home and go straight to scratchin' while his friends went to the arcades. Now, he's popular by demand and mixes his hip hop background with electro/dance. We caught up with A-Trak in L.A. at the record release show for his new mix album, Infinity 1. www.myspace.com/djatrak
NASHVILLE - Jacob and Reno are a part of Electric Western, a production company that throws parties. One of which is called Hot Rocks, a monthly party with bubble machines, great music, and lots of dancing. myspace.com/electricwesternpresents
WASHINGTON DC - DJ Tittsworth speaks about the hip hop / dance scene in DC and collab'ing with Will Eastman. And yes, Tittsworth is really his last name. www.tittsworth.com
NEW YORK - Caught up with Nip Hussle in NYC with DJ Kay Slay talking about how it goes down in the studio, growing up on the West Coast, and what's coming up. www.myspace.com/nipseyhussle
NEW YORK - 718 SESSIONS is a monthly party started by Danny and Benny, that's currently held at Santos' Party House on 96 Lafayette Street. So if you're in the neighborhood and you hear fresh music coming around the corner, it's probably 718 SESSIONS. www.myspace.com/718sessions www.dannykrivit.net
LOS ANGELES - If you were stuck in traffic in downtown L.A., it was probably because The Do Lab was throwing their music festival called Lucent L'Amour, which is a big event with 3 stages, an art gallery, and other crazy shenanigans. www.thedolab.com