Disc Jockeys

April 26, 2025

Jed the Fish Dead: KROQ DJ Who Pioneered New Wave Radio Was 69

With his off-kilter sensibility and deep musical grounding, he brought attention to New Wave and alternative artists at the groundbreaking station KROQ. Jed Gould, the influential […]
October 5, 2023

2000s Tween Pop Is Back. (Thank Disney Channel and Nickelodeon Nostalgia.)

From Disney Channel bops to Nickelodeon theme songs, tween pop from the 2000s is proving to be an unironic draw at parties across the country. It’s […]
August 9, 2023

Watch Brands Borrow Some of Music’s Cool

Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille and Hublot are among the makers mining connections with performers for the social media boost and appeal to young consumers. In 2022, […]
March 31, 2023

Zack Bia Goes from College D.J. to Drake’s Sidekick

The club promoter and Los Angeles scenester is now making his own music, under his own record label. Name: Zack Bia Age: 26 Hometown: Manhattan Now […]
December 2, 2022

DJ HoneyLuv Remixes Lizzo’s ‘Everybody's Gay’

Name: HoneyLuv Age: 28 Hometown: Cleveland Now Lives: In a two-bedroom apartment in Downtown Los Angeles. Claim to Fame: HoneyLuv (whose legal name is Taylor Character) […]
August 23, 2022

Chelsea Manning, Brooklyn D.J.

Before she orchestrated the largest intelligence leak in U.S. history, Ms. Manning was known to D.J. on occasion. On Friday night, she shook off the cobwebs […]
July 7, 2020

The Greatest Wedding Reception Dance Songs

It may be a while before dance floors are packed again. But music remains a priority for couples, even when hosting intimate socially distanced weddings and […]
May 29, 2020

How to Throw a Digital Dance Party

At any party, there’s a moment of awkwardness, when the dance floor is still empty and guests are arriving. But then, something clicks. Maybe the lights […]
May 7, 2020

How Hip-Hop Royalty Found a New Home on Instagram Live

If March 11 — the date the NBA suspended its season and Tom Hanks announced he’d contracted the coronavirus — was when it became clear that […]
May 3, 2020

Beirut’s Nightlife Survived Civil War. Can It Withstand Pandemic?

BEIRUT, Lebanon — When the disruptive threat of the coronavirus first came for Beirut, I was, appropriately enough, in a local bar. When a friend and […]