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Daft Punk's pizza guy collaborator, Loco Dice's Ibiza tips, a Richie Hawtin mix from '94, and Anjunabeats speak on the Will.i.am copyright debacle

By Ken Taylor
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So, you’ve heard all about the contributions from Pharrell, Giorgio Moroder, and Gonzales to the new Daft Punk album, but do you know about the guy who made their $72 pizza? Then you’ll probably want to check out the duo’s latest collaborators video. Plus, we’ve got Loco Dice travel tips, a hot mid-’90s mix from Richie Hawtin, and a statement from Anjunabeats on Will.i.am’s less-than-diligent sample-clearance job. Let the weekend begin!

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Morning Roundup

The industry mulls over Random Access Memories, Eric Prydz's and Big KRIT's fave fests, Moderat's new LP, and Eats Everything hits the road. Oh, and don't throw stuff at Jeff Mills.

By Ken Taylor
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Guys, seriously, throwing stuff at Jeff Mills is not cool. Throwing stuff at anyone on stage is not cool—unless, say, it’s a hardcore show, and the band is spitting on you—but it’s especially not cool to throw stuff at one of Detroit techno’s true masters. I mean, c’mon!

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Morning Roundup

Did Diplo's Major Lazer create its own culture? Plus, understanding panning, Chris & Cosey's first new track in 20 years, and Grimes doesn't need your help, brah.

By Ken Taylor
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There’s been much ado about Mad Decent’s and Major Lazer’s appropriation of Caribbean culture over the years, and, yeah, we can see both sides of the argument. But finally, label head Diplo has spoken in greater detail on that topic. Read up on that and a whole lot more in today’s Roundup.

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Morning Roundup

How much synth is too much synth? Plus, Matthew Dear and Jad Abumrad make a film, ATP calls quits on the weekender, Daft Punk dig Skrillex, and will Swedish House Mafia reunite in Ibiza?

By Ken Taylor
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Many questions plague today’s Morning Roundup… Like, is there such a thing as too much synthesizer? And, does Daft Punk really like Skrillex? And, will the Mafiosos from Stockholm get back together in Ibiza this summer? We’ve got answers…

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Morning Roundup

DJ Sneak's and Seth Troxler's BBQ beef, Thom Yorke doesn't get DJ culture, and new videos from Boris Dlugosch, Ali Love, Disclosure, Throwing Snow, and Mount Kimbie

By Ken Taylor
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It’s rare that a day goes by when DJ Sneak isn’t messing with someone on Twitter. Today it would appear as though he and Seth Troxler have got some beef—both in the literal and figurative sense, as their argument over who is better at BBQing quickly devolved into a throwdown over decks skills. Right this way, folks…

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Morning Roundup

Dirtybird lands in Ibiza, Jazzy Jeff sounds off on dance music, what else happened at IMS Engage (hint: it's not all Diplo manager fights), Mad Decent's five to watch, and seriously, who doesn't like Daft Punk?

By Ken Taylor
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Really, who out there doesn’t like Daft Punk? If our Facebook page is any indication, the French duo is pretty much the only brand in dance music that everyone can agree on. So, with that challenge, one writer recently went in search of people who don’t like them—click on through to see what he found.

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