Dead Sober
As new EDM enthusiasts to the rave scene; we will be your older millennial besties, and share our experiences getting into raving at the ripe age of mid 30s. We are sober ravers and don’t partake in any of the party favors, and may be a little dead inside. Join hosts Rave Bae Melissa and Fluffy for festival survival tips, dark humor, and lots of wubz.
Episodes
🍬 This week is all about Kandi—with a K. We dive deep into the colorful, creative, and wholesome world of kandi trading:
📜 The history of Kandi Kids
🤝 The PLUR handshake (Happy 4th to Frankie Bones)
🧸 Friendship brackets, shrink dinks, pony bead crafts
We break down all the types:
🧵 Bracelets, cuffs, pearlers
🧬 Seed beads vs pony beads
💞 Gen Z hearts, memes, THE CLAW
We also talk etiquette:
Make > Buy
Right...
👁️ What even is the difference between Voyd and Svdden Death anymore? We dive into the Reddit thread from two years ago that Danny himself commented on this week, giving deep insight into his creative split—tearout vs creepy, visuals, and edits vs bootlegs.
Also this week:
💍 Wreckno proposes on stage at Electric Forest!
✨ They rap, they produce, they do bass/hip-hop, and they slayed.
🏗️ DJs are posting cryptic images, Gr...
📊 Who really owns your favorite festivals? Rave Bae breaks down the Live Nation / Insomniac web, while we dig into the origins of the Flow Star, and realize the bar is in hell.
Then we spiral into Bonnaroo’s rain-soaked chaos:
🌧️ No age limit??
Zero evacuation plan
💀 Security fed once a day
🚫 Staff beds gone before Day 1
😱 360 stage = crowd crush nightmare (Tape B, Of the Trees, John Summit had words)
The vibes were giving A...
🌲 Forest said heyyyy, and we’re deep in the vibes. This week we’re covering the wave of EDM artists speaking out against ICE raids, why Ticketmaster still ruins lives, and what’s up with all the "Roo" news lately.🎮 Griz dropped a video game?!🧠 Melissa learns what ICP is and goes through several stages of acceptance🤯 A few other moments of realization that may or may not involve dragons, gaming nostalgia, and chaotic e...
This is part etiquette guide, part LaBuBu Lore, and part fashion revolution. We break down the unspoken rules of the crowd, the never-ending list of annoying rave habits, but is there a time to woop woop?
🕵️♀️Also in this episode:Internet finds shoulder ride guy in 7 hours, and Festival fashion trend watch: Rave Cowboys, Pastel Goths & Mormoncore
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What is the Masquerade Tower and why is it a hellscape? Fluffy plays “Guess That Alias” with Rave Bae, we spiral into a Lost Lands lineup scavenger hunt, SubJohnics at Lightning in a Bottle, and the Brooklyn Mirage is STILL CLOSED.
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We survived EDC 2025! From the best entry hack to why Bionic Jungle shade is sacred, we’re recapping the chaos, joy, and minor miracles that got us through.
Justice for Circuit Grounds, tips for next year, and a full Small Pleasures List:
🧊 second cold water fill-up👟 taking off your shoes at sunrise🍭 suckers that carried us to curly fries💃 surprise crowd-surge dance party💗 strangers who kept us alive and fabulous
Also:📱 ...
Where we found everything (mostly last minute), what to pack for outfit emergencies, and some better alternatives to Shein.
We’re also deep in the set time conflict spiral, trying to figure out who’s worth sacrificing—especially when rare sets are on the line.
Plus:
🔥 Skrillex rumors
💀 Chase West crash out
👀 Do we pick ATLiens, YDG, or Dual Damage?
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We list our EDC day-by-day, hour-by-hour schedule in between technical and mental breakdowns.
Saint Sarah Landry may be singlehandedly saving the music industry after the Brooklyn Mirage together, Dom Dolla is now scoring actual movies, and someone a EDC thought opening a Four Loko store was a good idea - please pre-book your med-tent time.
New album from Jessica Audiffred, and a PSA: Sullivan King dropped a house track. We’re unwell...
Nothing worked. Our brains are cooked. But the show must go on. In this episode, after surviving every possible tech disaster, we somehow manage to dive into the ancient history of the rave pashmina, the wild world of artist aliases, and what snacks to order at a Vegas pool party to hit the minimum without $700 bottles. Unhinged. Sober. Fried. Welcome to the most chaotic recording yet.
💬 Let us know: are you a pashmina warrior, or...
🧠✨ There’s a science to rave fashion—and we’ve got the PowerPoints to prove it. This episode, we break down how we theme each day’s fit for EDC, complete with moodboards, outfit lore, and questionable jean rises (yes, it goes that low).
We also get into why Coachella might not be as overpriced as you think, and we do a live unboxing of our EDC tickets.
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Extra clip from Friday's episode where Fluffy explains being a Spotify late bloomer.
Watch and listen live at 5:30 PM ET on TikTok for all segments and to chat with the Hosts.
Things are getting messy in the rave world. In this episode, we cover the most underrated bangers you’re sleeping on, plus the latest DJ Twitter beefs that have us grabbing snacks.
Oh—and someone’s trying to sell Skrillex tickets for $12,000? We’re talking scams, sketchy jerseys, and a ton of new music that's dropping.
All that, plus a full rundown of our EDC essentials—what to pack, protection gear, and what to avoid.
Welcome to the pod! In our debut episode, we dive into how we got into EDM (spoiler: Skrillex has us in a chokehold again), break down Subtronics’ new album drop's "secret" meaning, and chose our pre-festival parties using an emoji excel sheet... yeah, math made it to the pre-game.
Whether you're an EDM vet or a rave baby just figuring out what a “drop” is, you're in good company.
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