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This year’s Best of British Awards is set to be the biggest ever! We have been rapidly adding names to the massive party – which...

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It’s well-known in the world of music production that a carefully placed vocal hook on a track can transform a good song into an unforgettable...

The run of shows will take in 10 dates

Andy C is heading out on a run of intimate UK club shows in 2022.

Spanning 10 dates, the tour will kick off at Edinburgh's...

Coco Em

The Kenyan artist took inspiration from rap, grime, amapiano, Afro-house, and more for the track

Coco Em has shared a new single, ‘Winyo Nungo’, featuring MC Sharon and Wuod Baba. Out today via InFiné, ‘Winyo Nungo’ is the second single...

Carl Cox and Franky Wah release new single, 'See The Sun Rising'

It comes ahead of the release of Cox's new album, 'Electronic Generations', next month

Carl Cox and Franky Wah have released a new collaborative single, 'See The Sun Rising'. The second link-up between the two artists, following on from...

Glasgow's Riverside Festival cancels 2024 edition

The 11th edition of the festival was set to take place later this month

Glasgow's Riverside Festival has canceled its 2024 edition, citing rising costs and low ticket sales as the reason. The 11th edition of the Scottish festival...

After almost 30 years — minus a couple of splits — operating as Orbital, Paul and Phil Hartnoll are back with their first studio album...

Orbital are back. Hooray! One of the most important electronic bands of the last 30 years have split a couple of times over the years...

The festival will also host a live appearance from Sister Sledge

Hertfordshire's Nozstock festival has revealed the first wave of acts playing its 2020 edition.

Leading the announcement are Sister Sledge, who are set to play...

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When the South Bronx dance-punk outfit ESG released their Martin Hannett-produced debut EP in 1981, they had no idea how pivotal their stripped-back, funk-fueled sound would be on the evolution of hip-hop and house music: ‘UFO’ has been sampled over 500 times; ‘Moody’ was a staple in Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage sets. Four decades later, ahead of their set at Melting Pot & Optimo’s Queen’s Park Spring Weekender, Daniel Dylan Wray tells their story

One day in 1979, a young Renee Scroggins imagined what it would be like if a UFO landed in the housing projects of the South...

Andy Barker was the only ever-present member of 808 State, alongside Graham Massey, the group a crucial component of the UK rave scene since its early days...

Andy Barker from Manchester acid house pioneers 808 State has passed away. The news was revealed via a statement on 808 State’s social media platforms...

Under the name Maceo Plex, Cuban-American DJ/producer and label founder Eric Estornel is among the biggest players in electronic music. So why has he resurrected...

When Eric Estornel, now best known as techno titan Maceo Plex, was just three- years-old, things in his native Miami started to change. From April...

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For this masterclass, Point Blank were joined by Lily McKenzie to break down her track ‘You Don’t Know’ and showcase how you can work as...

Norma Jean Bell LP cover

Detroit saxophonist, producer, and vocalist Norma Jean Bell is responsible for some of house music’s most glorious moments, and has worked alongside the likes of Moodymann, K-Hand, Ron Trent and George Clinton. Her full-length opus, 'Come Into My Room', released in 2001, proved that she really is “the baddest bitch in this room”

If you look in the ‘about’ section on Norma Jean Bell’s Facebook page, it says, simply, “I’m the baddest bitch in this room...” It's a...

In the UK and elsewhere, there’s now a pathway towards a staggered reopening of clubs and festivals. But how have venues coped in the past...

When UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the government’s “roadmap” out of lockdown on the 22nd February — a series of dates over which COVID-19...

Francesca Lombardo may have a background in classical, but it’s as a techno and house DJ that she tours the world. Ahead of her debut...

First thrown into the global spotlight in 2011 as Crosstown Rebels’ “first lady”, Francesca Lombardo has, over the last seven years, confirmed her standing in...