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Apple apologises for ‘tone-deaf’ iPad ad
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Apple apologises for ‘tone-deaf’ iPad ad showing musical instruments crushed

“Crushing a piano, trumpet, and guitar evokes the same primal horrific sacrilege as watching books burn”

Apple has issued an apology over its iPad ad showing musical instruments being crushed in an industrial press. The one-minute and eight-second ad was released...

Original acid house smiley face designer hangs yellow plaques on old rave venues
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Original acid house smiley face designer hangs yellow plaques on old rave venues

The gesture comes on the 30th anniversary of the Criminal Justice Bill which sought to deal with illegal raves in the '90s

George Georgiou, the artist known for creating the iconic yellow smiley face flyers that became synonymous with '90s rave music and acid house, has hung...

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39% of vinyl records sold in 2023 were independently released, BPI reveals

Independently released music also made up 29.2% of UK recorded music consumption last year

Over 39% of vinyl records sold in the UK last year were independently released, according to new analysis shared by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)...

Baltimore's Dukeyman has passed away
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Dukeyman, Baltimore club pioneer and DJ, has died

The news was first shared on social media over the weekend

Dukeyman, the pioneering Baltimore-born producer, club DJ and sound engineer born Ronald Hall, has died. The news was confirmed on Saturday (18th February) in a...

Selections: Mor Elian
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Selections: Mor Elian

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Mor Elian spotlights off-kilter bangers to shake up the dancefloor

As a DJ, producer and co-founder of the Fever AM label, Berlin-based Mor Elian thrives in the stranger, trippier corners of club music. For close...

Compilation of the Month: Anthony Naples + DJ Python ‘Air Texture VIII’
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Compilation of the Month: Anthony Naples + DJ Python ‘Air Texture VIII’

New York’s Anthony Naples and DJ Python curate a collection of introspective electronic music for a new generation in the latest edition of Air Texture’s celebrated series

Inspired by ‘90s series and labels, such as ‘Excursions In Ambience’ and Instinct Ambient, and their 2000s successors, like Kompakt’s ‘Pop Ambient’, James Healy’s Air...
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Isolation soundtrack: 12 chilled mixes from the DJ Mag archive

From luxurious house and chilled grooves to mellow ambient and hypnotic d&b, let these mixes from the DJ Mag archive soundtrack your isolation lounging and...

These strange times have called for a slight switch-up in our home soundtracking habits. It’s safe to admit we’ve been feeling drawn to albums, mixes...

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EBM: 15 contemporary tracks picked by the DJs that play them

EBM is back, and in a big way. Below, the artists peddling the industrial dancefloor clatter on more discerning dancefloors choose their favourite tracks that...

EBM has been simmering on the underground in recent years, but is now back in full force as DJ and producers look to the roots...

SOPHIE
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Posthumous SOPHIE project teased in cryptic YouTube video

The video teases something taking place on Monday 24th June

A new YouTube video has been shared to SOPHIE's YouTube channel, sparking rumours of an incoming posthumous project from the late experimental pop visionary. Shared...

Chase & Status announce full line-up for Ushuaïa Ibiza one-night-only show
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Chase & Status announce full line-up for Ushuaïa Ibiza one-night-only show

They will be joined by Flowdan, Skream & Benga, and more for the event at the end of the month

Chase & Status have shared the full line-up for their one-night-only takeover of Ushuaïa Ibiza later this month, which will be the only chance to...

Nia Archives is throwing a rave on a train to Glastonbury Festival
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Nia Archives is throwing a rave on a train to Glastonbury Festival

"Never thought I’d be DJing in a carriage, but am sooo excited to start the party with ravers on the Uber train"

Nia Archives will be performing on a train on the way to Glastonbury Festival later this month. The UK junglist, who will also be performing...

PinkPantheress: "A song doesn't need to be longer than two minutes-30"
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PinkPantheress: "A song doesn't need to be longer than two minutes-30"

"We don't need to repeat a verse, we don't need to have a bridge," she added of her preference for short songs

PinkPantheress has explained why her songs tend to be short. In a promotional interview for ABC News' Prime Playlist feature in support of her new...

Groove Armada announce new EP, ‘Free Jam’, on Defected’s DFTD
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Groove Armada announce new EP, ‘Free Jam’, on Defected’s DFTD

Andy Cato and Tom Findlay's first release in their "long-term deal" with Defected and Glitterbox Recordings is out this Friday 

Groove Armada are releasing a new EP, titled 'Free Jam', on Defected sub-label DFTD. The British duo of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay have signed...

Jamz Supernova’s Future Bounce announces Barbican takeover
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Jamz Supernova’s Future Bounce announces Barbican takeover

The London-based presenter, DJ and label founder invites Nídia, Yaw Evans and more to play the cultural institution's foyer this August

Jamz Supernova is hosting a Future Bounce takeover at the London Barbican. The London-based presenter, DJ and label founder has curated a lineup highlighting global...

Marvel pays tribute to MF DOOM in first DOOM comic since 2000
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Marvel pays tribute to MF DOOM in first DOOM comic since 2000

The comic's opening page nods to MF DOOM’s and Madlib’s 2004 collaborative track ‘Accordion'

Marvel has paid tribute to the late MF DOOM in its first DOOM comic since 2000. Revolving around the lead character Doctor Doom — whose...