3 Men Killed By Deadly Batch of Ecstasy

(mixmag) "It's being reported that three men have died after taking what police think is a deadly batch of ecstasy.

They were admitted to hospitals in Greater Manchester and Liverpool between Sunday and Monday but died while receiving treatment.

Although post mortem results are yet to be delivered, police have issued a statement warning people of about potentially killer pills currently in circulation.

The pills are said to be heart shaped and come in purple, yellow, green and blue colours.

Det Chief Insp Howard Millington from Greater Manchester Police said: “Our main concern is that there may be a contaminated quantity of illegal drugs and if this goes unchecked it could result in further deaths.

"If you are suffering adverse effects after taking one of these tablets I would advise you to go to hospital for a check up."

It's also being reported that police are aware of other people that have been hospitalized over the weekend and have launched an investigation."

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Decriminalize Drugs? Scientists Says Yes in the UK

By Max:

If anyone has met me or partied with me at a show, you know me to be a pretty adamant anti-drug advocate that believes people should do as they choose as long as it doesn't effect others.  It' a personal opinion and I don't push it on anyone nor the readers of EDMBoston.  At almost every show I'm usually 100% sober because I'm reporting on artists and need to be astute.  More then that I don't need anything to help me enjoy the music.

That being said, I find the mixmag post from The Guardian interesting because I think raves are case in point.  We all know of the vast drugs at shows and by and large there's very rarely incidents, unless its an 18+ show.  The UK Drug Policy Commission has finally found evidence that supports possession of small amounts of drugs.  Read on for yourselves to hear the conclusion

(MixMag) A six-year study carried out by leading British scientists, academics and police officers has concluded that illegal drugs should be decriminalised in the UK, according to The Guardian.

The report was carried out by the independent advisory body, the UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC) and suggested that possession of small amounts of controlled drugs should no longer be considered a criminal offence but rather treated as a civil offence.

This would result in...

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Spinning Gold: New York Times Latest Whore to sleep with EDM - Kaskade remix

This morning I was greeted with Page E1 of the NYT .  On it was no other then Kaskade, aka Ryan Raddon.  He was at Roseland Ballroom for a 2 night gig over the halloween weekend and from what i heard he killed it.  Kaskade has quickly built momentum and his new cd release Fire & Ice has helped propelled it.  I'd say no one in the game is flying as high as him except Avicii.

Back to the article, its been en vogue for the mainstream media to jump on the EDM bandwagon for about a year now.  Nevertheless, i love it, i hate to say it, but i love it.  The more attention the genre gets the more eyes and ears that are going to venture over to the genre.  At the end of the day thats what matters.  More people equals bigger and better raves and festivals in the world.

In the article Kaskade talks about the ordinary things surrounding EDM: drugs and the genre's rise.  Kaskade attributes the rise to hip-hop fatigue.  I couldn't agree more that hip-hop fatigue has paralyzed its genre.  It has driven artists into the edm scene to get fresh beats to mask their tired drum and bass beats.  Not to mention, it was only a matter of time when people got tired of the classlessness of hip-hop.  We get it, u have bitches, money, hoes, and rims guess what your colleagues back in the hood don't.  EDM provides upbeat, euphoric tracks while also maintaining a darker side given the producers preferences.

The last thing Kaskade touches on is drugs.   “Club culture is about leaving your cares behind, and I am trying to create that environment. I honestly don’t think you need to be high to enjoy that...Are people taking drugs? Yes. I’m not naïve,” he added. “I know that there are people out there who are high. Yeah, I wish they wouldn’t do that. You can still enjoy this performance and have a great experience sober.”  We couldn't agree more, with angel on your shoulder on the speakers how much higher could u get??

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