The resurgence of dubstep in mainstream music can been seen in more bass music artists popping up on lineups. However, the genre originally found its way into popular culture through bass music label ...

With dubstep’s surging (and some might say waning) popularity, it’s not surprising to hear explosive dubstep breakdowns bleeding into pop. Turn on Top 40 radio today, and there’s a great chance you’ll ...

Back in the early 1990s, the Wu Tang Clan's Ol' Dirty Bastard opened his track Shimmy Shimmy Ya with the lyric 'off on a natural charge, bon voyage'. A decade or so later, the sample found its way ...

Brostep, complextro, gutterwomp, smegmastep – whatever Americans are calling it these days, it’s patently clear that dubstep isn’t going to stop expanding into fresh subgenres any time soon. Every ...

January 2006 is a landmark date for the six-year-old sound of dubstep. In one weekend, through the coincidence of two massive events-- DMZ and Radio 1's Dubstep Warz-- the scene has gone through ...

Once a guy name Skrillex came around and started a full-on phenomenon of face-melting, there became a well-documented cultural divide between the US and UK on what exactly dubstep is. But, if you know ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lisa Kocay covers electronic dance music. The track marks his return to dance floor heaters as .wav departed from this sound. The ...

“I don’t have one. You know, the 7 year is going to be my favorite show. It already is my favorite show. I learn something from every show, but to think about it? People might say I’m crazy, but I don ...

Jesse Kardon has come a long way from his days as a teenager messing around with Ableton in his bedroom. The 33-year-old DJ and producer better known as Subtronics is now an established EDM star. Over ...

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 ...

It's been a month of big events for grime. First, last week's Rinse FM station party. Open to station DJs and their guests only, it featured sets from Karnage, Target, Hatcha, Geeneus, and Essentials ...