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Chapter Eighteen: Random Access Memories [Los Angeles, California—January 26, 2014]

 367.     “I think Justice, Cross, should have won a Grammy”: “Skrillex wins three Grammy Awards!!” (February 12, 2012; via YouTube—accessed August 24, 2014) 370.     “new dubstep”: Andrew Ryce, "Real Trap Shit?" (Resident Advisor, November 1, 2012) 370.     175 million views: Marlow Stern, “Meet Baauer, the Man Behind the Harlem Shake” (The Daily Beast, February 18, 2013) 373.     a study will show more psychedelic drug use: n-a, “Psychedelic Drug Use At Highest Rate Ever in U.S.” (The Joint Blog, April 26, 2013) 377.     over a million subscribers: Elissa Stolman, “Inside Boiler Room, Dance Music’s Internet Streaming Party” ( Billboard , April 11, 2013) 377.     nearly three-dozen corporate partners: Boiler Room Media Kit 2013 (accessed August 31, 2014) 377.     “They wanted ‘that classic Frankie Knuckles/Def Mix’ sound”: Titmus, “Playing Favourites: Frankie Knuckles” 378....
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Chapter Seventeen: Electric Daisy Carnival [Las Vegas, Nevada--June 24-26, 2011]

338.     “#WMC – R.I.P.”: https://twitter.com/kaskade/status/4687590548570113 340.     By 2010, EDC was in Denver, San Juan, and Dallas as well as L.A.: http://www.electricdaisycarnival.com/archive/edc_2010/ 342.     global listenership was estimated at six million: Matt Earp, "Low End Theory" ( XLR8R #100, September 2006) 342.     “The scent of revolution is high in the air tonight”: Mary Anne Hobbs, Mala, Skream, Kode9 & the SpaceApe, Vex’d, Hatcha, Loefah and Sgt. Pokes, and Distance, Breezeblock (BBC Radio 1), January 10, 2006 343.     prominent play from Ricardo Villalobos: Richard Carnes, "Label of the Month: Hessle Audio" (Resident Advisor, January 12, 2009) 343.    “It sounds ambiguous”: Colin Shields, "Breaking Through: Untold" (Resident Advisor, October 19, 2009) 343.     eight thousand at Barcelona’s Sónar Festival: Bill Bearden, “LWE Interviews Mary Anne Hobbs” (Little W...
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Chapter Sixteen: Coachella [Indio, California—April 29 and 30, 2006]

312     “The United States lost something with 9/11”: Tobias C. Van Veen, review of Speaking in Code ( Dancecult Vol. 2, No. 1, 2011) 313     “We have literally never seen anything like this”: Ryan Grim, “Who’s Got the Acid?" (Slate, April 1, 2004) 313     The R.A.V.E. Act lost two sponsors: Christina Diettinger, “Disco Donnie and the Days of Rave” ( Gambit [New Orleans], February 3, 2004) 315.     “You don’t want to dis Eminem”: Gavin Edwards, “Q&A: Chris Rock” ( Rolling Stone , September 4, 2003) 316.     “At the end of the day”: sketch from Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC, August 30, 2002) 316.     “called me a pussy (this was off camera)”: Moby, “the vma’s" (Moby.com Journal, August 29, 2002) 317.     Friedrichshain/Kreuzberg area along the river Spree: Sean Nye, review of Lost and Sound: Berlin, Techno, und der Easyjetset by Tobias Rapp ( Dancecult vol. 1 no. 1, 2009)...
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Chapter Fifteen: Electroclash Festival 2001 [New York City—October 10, 2001]

 288.     “Electroclash is escapism from today’s uncomfortable world”: Michael Paoletta, “Nü-Electro Sound Emerges" ( Billboard , July 27, 2002) 290.     “about twelve milliseconds”: Jennifer Sullivan, “Mixing and Scratching MP3s” ( Wired , March 31, 1999) 293.     Marvin charging Craig with not expediting artist contracts quickly enough: Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, “Carl Craig Fires Back At Festival Organizers Who Fired Him” (MTV News, May 14, 2001) 293.     “Don't worry, because nothing will hold me back!”: paul.matheson, “[313] letter from carl” (313 post, May 25, 2001) 294.     Born in Detroit and raised in the Chicago suburbs: Bidder, House: The Rough Guide , p. 116 298.     “part performance shtick”: Bennett Simpson, “Fischerspooner: Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York, USA” ( Frieze #54, September-October 2000) 300.     “People gathered around and took photos”: Tricia Roma...
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Chapter Fourteen: Supa Phat Hong Kong Phooey [New Orleans, Louisiana—August 26, 2000]

268. The woman--whose chances: http://hyperreal.org/raves/spirit/caring/Overdose_grrrl.html 268.     compact discs alone earned $16.4 billion: http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/08/01/opinion/01blow.ready.html 269.     Psychedelic Pimp Daddy Land: Brittany Gaston, “Celebrating Disco Donnie Presents: Psychedelic Pimp Daddy Land” (Disco Donnie Presents blog, April 1, 2014) 269.     By 2000, he was selling tickets in twenty states: Christina Diettenger, “Disco Donnie and the Days of Rave” ( Gambit [New Orleans], February 3, 2004) 272.     would station two ambulances outside the theater: Jenny Eliscu, “The War on Raves” ( Rolling Stone , May 24, 2001) 273.     Moby, who played Crobar on March 23: Brett Sokol, “Electronica’s Kingdom Comes” ( Miami New Times , March 23, 2000) 273.     “every music supervisor in Hollywood”: Ethan Smith, “Organization Moby” ( Wired , May 2002) 273-274.    ...
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Chapter Thirteen: Detroit Electronic Music Festival [Detroit, Michigan—May 26 to 29, 2000]

248     “When you prefer tomorrow’s technology”: clone records, “Re: (313) Blaaaaast from The Paaaaaaast” (313 post, January 2, 1998) 250.     “It’s damn near Woodstock for raves”: robert486, “(nyc) http://www.coachella.com” (NYC-Raves post, August 15, 1999) 253.     “We hope that you will be”: Planet E: Riot at Red Square party at Winter Music Conference, Miami, March 27, 2000, part 7 of 8 (via Dublab, January 15, 2012) 254.     “It’s plain to see how I’m regarded”: John Osselaer, “Alan Oldham” ( Overload Media , June 30, 2000) 255-256.     “Give Me the Sunshine” by Leo’s Sunshipp: PLANET E HQ, "Just another weekend in Detroit?" (313 post, June 7, 2000) 256.     Rhythm & Sound played three-and-a-half hours: Minto Chempotical George, "JT and minto's DEMF report..." (313 post, May 31, 2000) 256.     from hollowed-out techno to a live dub set: Nathan DeYonker, "Gimme a D!" (313 pos...
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Chapter Twelve: Woodstock '99 [Rome, New York—July 22 to 25, 1999]

 226.     “I am completely prepared”: massive magazine [Matt Bonde], “Re: MASSIVE MAGAZINE” (MW-Raves post, December 1, 1996) 227.     Sun Electric and Aphex Twin: Greg Earle, “Stupid moronic postings about MTV's AMP show” (PB-CLE-Raves post, September 21, 1996) 227.     Astralwerks’ Detroit: Beyond the Third Wave : Aaron M. Bennett, “(313) amp on Mtv” (313 post, September 5, 1996) 227.     “Oh no. Does this mean I’ve gone commercial?”: Will Web, “Re: (313) amp on Mtv” (313 post, September 6, 1996) 227.     “The best thing we can do is guide the expansion”: Ray Vonie, “Re: Media alert: Burning Man on TV” (SF-Raves post, December 8, 1996) 228.     “I've heard about people getting arrested”: **sugar bear!***, “Re: |NER| Re: the rave scene” (PB-CLE-Raves post, July 26, 1996) 228.     “Oh no! Our scene”: Xian Zombie (Christian Zombie Vampyres!), “What's this shit?” (PB-CLE-Raves pos...
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