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The driving force of Shinichiro Yokota and Soichi Terada

Tokyo’s Shinichiro Yokota is one of the great unsung heroes of house music, though thanks to a particular YouTube video and a new Sound Of...

This October, Amsterdam-based, Japanese record label Sound of Vast releases ‘Ultimate Yokota 1991-2019’, a compilation album of previously unreleased music by Tokyo house producer Shinichiro...

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Becky Hill shares new album, ‘Believe Me Now?’: Listen

“It was an incredibly direct and quick album to write because for the first time I knew exactly what I wanted to say”

Becky Hill has dropped her second album, ‘Believe Me Now?’, on Polydor/Astralwerks. Listen to it below. Released on Friday (31st May), the record marks the...

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Glasgow's Riverside Festival cancels 2024 edition due to rising costs and low ticket sales

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...

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Edinburgh's Sneaky Pete's announces warehouse event series with TSHA, Giant Swan, Batu, more

The run of shows is split across six dates this month

Edinburgh club Sneaky Pete's is putting on a series of special warehouse events in the city this month. Following up on a successful event at...

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Buy Music Club update allows you to listen to playlists with continuous playback

"And in case you're thinking, 'Wait, does that mean Buy Music Club is basically a streaming platform now?' DEFINITELY NOT."

Buy Music Club has updated its player to now let you listen to playlists seamlessly. The platform, run by Avalon Emerson, Jason Fellows and Shawn...

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Deezer launches humming feature to identify earworms in your head

Users can also whistle and sing parts of a song for recognition in Deezer's SongCatcher app

Deezer has launched an in-app feature that allows users to hum, sing or whistle parts of a song in order to identify earworms stuck in...

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Napster to launch new web3 arm, Napster Ventures

"Based on 20 years of data we think we have a pretty good handle on what people might like and might not like"

Napster is set to launch a new web3 arm, Napster Ventures, and have hired former vice president and global head of music at online gaming...

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Bristol record store Idle Hands announces closure, launches crowdfunder

Donations are needed to secure a new site, with Brexit and Covid-19 having a severe impact on business

Bristol record store Idle Hands has announced it will shut at its current Stokes Croft address, with a crowdfunder launched to alleviate the costs of...

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Lauryn Hill joins Wyclef Jean onstage to perform Fugees tracks at Essence Festival: Watch

They performed classic Fugees' songs including 'Ready Or Not' and ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song'

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean reunited to perform several Fugees songs live last week. Midway through Jean's set at New Orlean's Essence Festival on Friday...

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Apple announces new M2 chip and MacBook Pro line

The new M2 processor promises to yield "new levels of power-efficient performance and capabilities"

Apple has announced the arrival of its next-generation M2 chip and MacBook Pro line. The newly redesigned MacBook Air is powered by the M2 processor...

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London is getting a new 25,000-square-ft club, HERE

The 2,000-capacity venue will host live concerts and club nights

A new venue is opening in Central London this September called HERE. The club will be situated four stories beneath Soho's Denmark Street, and have...

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Bandcamp’s payment system for Android to remain in place following court agreement

"We'll continue the fight to allow artist-first business models like ours on Android," Bandcamp CEO Ethan Diamond says

Bandcamp's new owner Epic Games and Google have come to an agreement over Google's impending changes to in-app purchases for Android users. Bandcamp CEO Ethan...

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Discogs announces new directory of independent record stores around the world

The launch is tied to the newly announced Independent Record Store Month in June

Discogs is launching a directory of independent record shops around the world to coincide with next month's inaugural Independent Record Store Month. Following in the...

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Unreleased Prince album, 'Camille', to be issued on Third Man Records

The late artist recorded the album under an alter ego before shelving the entire project after finishing it

A previously unreleased album by Prince, from 1986, is soon set to get its first release via Third Man Records. The album was recorded by...

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This nightclub is selling its infamous sticky old carpet for charity

Halifax's longest-running dancefloor — The Acapulco — is getting a new look, and offering punters a chance to own sections of its history

A nightclub in England is selling its notoriously sticky, decades-old carpet to raise money for charity. The Acapulco — known to regulars as The Acca...