By: Anand Harsh It wouldn't be SnowBall without Pretty Lights. So much so, that festival organizers turned to Derek Vincent Smith to assemble a lineup based on what's turning him on, and turning him up. He's going all out to make April 4-6 at Sports Authority Park in Denver, CO one to remember. Of course, Smith's got his homies on board. Representing the PLM crew is Paul Basic, SuperVision, and Eliot Lipp. It's a whole PLM Party, in fact. It makes sense that GRiZ's adopted homestate would embrace the skyrocketing saxophonist alongside the big man. Australia's number one export, Knife…

By: Kelly Youhas We can't help it. We're madly obsessed with the long-locked one. There is something just so mesmerizing about Lorin Ashton, that we could just follow him around the country from club to theater to massive festival gig (and we have). The bringer of the bass will always hold a special place in our hearts, so we thought it would be a fitting tribute to rank the Top 10 songs that really put subsonic music on the map in America, and brought hordes of fans to Bassnectar shows until he became one of the biggest electronic acts in the country. Mr. Ashton, we salute you, and thank you for the rich repertoire of tunes you've bestowed upon us. Let's dive in. 10. …

*”Where’s Your Money?” MP3*So phoenix said we should take a listen to this. Ah Busta! Why?! We know you’re paid. We know you make more than most of us will make in a lifetime. Do we need all of you (Diddy, Busta, 50, TI, etc.) reminding us? Children on the chorus, frosty references, along with chinchilla and ODB resurrected from the grave to mock window shoppers some more.phoenix also talked about a conversation she’d had with two Kenyans about the way this hip-hop thing gets translated in other parts of the world. She said that it’s more than a music, it’s a lifestyle. East/west coast rivalry ain’t got nothing on urban/rural Kenyans rivalry. …

*Rock Star MP3*Jim Jones should add Pharrell to his list of rappers eyed queer. On a recent MTV special Kanye cited Skateboard P as his chief style icon before similarly lauding his groomer Ibn Jasper and manager Don P. as the best dressed dudes in Chicago when he was banging out “5 beats a day for three summers.” Now, Kanye inferred, as shots of his “stuntastic” self, the dapper Don and understated Ibn flashed across the screen, they make a enviable trio. “If I wasn’t me” he said allowing a broad smile to stretch his chipmunk cheeks, “I would want…