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Fresh Kicks 173: Olive T

New York’s Olive T records an hour of mood-lifting, ceiling-smacking house and techno for the Fresh Kicks series, and chats to Anna Wall about her varied early influences, her The Lot Radio show and her evolving musical output

Olive T is an underground hero in her hometown of New York. Releasing on widely respected imprints such as Nervous Records and Mike Simonetti’s 2MR...

With the rise of Shazam, The Identification of Music Group and "Track ID?" culture, some DJs have become increasingly protective of the music they play...

Imagine it. You’re at a party in your mate’s back garden, all your friends are there, spirits are high, the sun’s just setting, your tins...

Themba

South African house DJ and producer Themba has become a global star in recent years. Alongside a mix of thumping and emotive house for the On Cue series, Kristan J Caryl chats to him about his childhood obsession with collecting music, his ambitious 2021 album ‘Modern Africa Volume 1 (Ekhaya)’, and uplifting African artists around him

“Because of our history, we sing and we dance,” says Themba. “It’s our getaway from everything.” Music has been the renowned South African DJ and...

The charming southern town of Charlotte, North Carolina is known for many things, among them its scenic beauty, “whole hog”-style barbeque and the NASCAR Hall...

Visiting Envy’d Lounge is a lot like living a lucid dream. On one side of the door exists a pumping, state-of-the-art nightclub equipped with a...

Mighty Mouse, Glitterbox-affiliated DJ and producer, dies

Matthew Ward suffered an aortic aneurysm in his sleep last week, Defected said in a statement

DJ, producer and Glitterbox affiliate Mighty Mouse has died. Defected Records announced the news on social media Tuesday, 25th October, saying the DJ, real name...

vinyl

Only sales of Nintendo Switch games have brought in more money than vinyl in 2022 so far

Vinyl has overtaken PlayStation games as the UK's second best-selling physical entertainment format. As reported by Complete Music Update, the UK's Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA)...

DJ/producer Flume in overalls against a blue cloud print curtain

Another new single, ‘ESCAPE’, featuring KUČKA & Quiet Bison has also been released

Flume has shared new music from his upcoming studio album. The Australian DJ and producer — who first announced his new album 'Palaces' back in...

R3 Sound System announces fundraising rave for Ukraine in London

The Blessed Madonna, Midland and more will play the club event

R3 Soundsystem, the London-based protest and music collective responsible for a number of mobile music-based protest events in recent years, is putting on a fundraising...

PRS Foundation's Power Up support scheme for Black music creatives and professionals launches applications

Karen Nyame KG and TAAHLIAH were among last year's participants in the scheme

PRS Foundation has opened applications for the second year of its Power Up scheme, which was launched in 2021 to support Black creatives and professionals...

A selection of 8 press shots of artists featured in DJ Mag’s April emerging artists feature

The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From rowdy breaks and dreamy deep house to ambient electro and otherworldly techno, here’s April 2024’s list of upcoming talent you should be keeping track of

“I love music that just catches your attention from the get-go,” says JWY, describing the kinds of tracks you might hear in one of her...

DJ Mag follows the Numbers boss from Glasgow to Glasto to hear about his unstoppable rise....

Jackmaster has hit the big league in recent times. The DJ who started out in Glasgow has now made a name for himself worldwide, yet...

Morgan Geist returns to his original house music inspiration.

Best known as one half of nu disco/deep house duo Metro Area, Morgan Geist's new moniker — Storm Queen — is about to have a bona-fide chart hit with the previously released 'Look Right Through'. The track has had a long gestation period: produced with singer Damon C. Scott, who shot to prominence for being filmed singing on the NYC subway, it was signed to Defected at the end of last year and the MK dub became an anthem in Ibiza and at many festivals over the summer just gone.

The United Kingdom of rave returns

House is still topping the UK charts; the EDM beast is mutating and consuming every thing in its path. Never before has there been so...

DJ, producer and party founder Enzo Siragusa has come a long way from his early days raving in warehouses, but he’s never forgotten his roots...

We’re in the booth of Room One at Fabric, London, and Enzo Siragusa is two hours into his eight-hour set. Under the swirling smoke and...

TU3SDAY

DJ Mag have partnered with AZ to provide sponsorship for TU3SDAY's forthcoming project

Birmingham-based electronic music artist and community organiser Jae Tallawah, aka TU3SDAY, has been awarded an AZ Mag creative grant in collaboration with DJ Mag. It’s...