Deadmau5

Deadmau5 has taken to his Tumblr to announce that he intends "to unplug for a wee bit" and "just chill the f--- out" some time in the near future, although he insists those plans will not result in the cancellation of any scheduled concerts or get in the way of him recording and releasing new music...

Who knew putting needle to wax could be so profitable? Forbes has come up with a tally of the world's highest-paid DJs -- its so-called Electronic Cash Kings list -- and after one glance at the ten names that made the cut, one thing becomes extremely clear: they are raking it in.

Deadmau5 is quite the avid tweeter, and he recently announced the release of a brand-new song online via the interactive social media platform, allowing fans to watch his progress while he worked.

Whether he's duking it out with Madonna, exchanging angry tweets with Pauly D, or calling out the entire EDM scene in the pages of Rolling Stone, you can always count on Deadmau5 to speak his mind -- and that probably goes double for when a Playboy model cracks an insensitive joke on Twitter just hours after an awful tragedy.

When it comes to EDM superstar Deadmau5 -- who wears a giant flashing mouse head as a helmet when he performs live -- life seems bizarre enough before we take a look at his tour rider. But if the massive rodent head isn't weird enough, consider the fact that he demands "one large inflatable animal, inflated and at least 5′ tall" be provided backstage at each and every show he performs...

Deadmau5 hit up Facebook last night to post a note about "a couple of dumbasses" who recently broke into his mom's house in the Niagara Falls region of Canada and vandalized it for no apparent reason. The house DJ reveals that his mom was not home at the time of the incident and is safe and sound, but despite her security he has vowed to find the responsible parties.

He's on the cover of the new Rolling Stone -- and never far from the headlines -- but when he isn't serving as a media quote machine, Deadmau5 is a recording artist, and he has a new video to remind everyone what he does best.

Remember Silverchair, the third generation Aussie grunge band known for that song 'Tomorrow'? Deadmau5 does, and his musings on their current state makes our tally of this week's best tweets. So does Mutemath's fun little YouTube trick and Tegan and Sara's more down-to-Earth announcement that will bring joy to the hearts of their fans the world over.

A rumble of jungle drums and a constellation of distant, spacey guitar notes open ‘The Veldt,’ Deadmau5’s newest EP. Featuring the original self-titled track, two remixes, and a killer cut from hip hop legends Cypress Hill, the Canadian mega DJ’s newest record is the bounciest of popcorn electronic dance music.

EDM superstar and Rolling Stone cover boy Deadmau5, who recently took shots at fellow EDM artists and recurring digital nemesis Madonna, has some pretty, um, interesting requests on his tour rider. These include sugary soft drinks, sweet snacks and a large, inflatable animal, among other things.