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Rebuilding the Bloc brand

The chaotic evacuation of Bloc 2012 last summer touched many. However, many remain in the dark about the factors causing the festival's premature closure. In light of Bloc's recent return to London to a specially licensed East London venue last month, we sat down with Bloc's George Hull to hear the full story and more about the new series...

The on-the-road diary of the world's top DJs treading the globe

What happens on tour doesn't always stay on tour. Aside from making his name as one of Europe's most wanted house talents worldwide over the past 12 months, the Diynamic boss is also known as being one of the most playful in the game. Laid back, cheerful and always up for a laugh, Hamburg's Bosnian-born boogie-loving selector is regarded as an affable gentle giant by those who know him, so we asked him to spill the beans...

fabric

In 2012 it seems that Fabric’s biggest competitor has been the new phenomenon of ‘TBA’. From overground electro to underground techno parties, promoters in the capital have been looking to keep their parties fresh by exploring as many unused venues as possible and simply listing them as To Be Announced right up until the last minute.

Asbo Kid: the dynamic duo of former Elastica and EMF members

There's a sense in which 'indie-dance' was a gateway into dance music for a slew of indie kids back in the 1990s. Perhaps not so much via Britpop stalwarts Elastica, but dance-pop five-piece EMF were certainly responsible for converting their fair share of da yoof of the time, especially via their worldwide mega-smash 'Unbelievable' that dropped at the height of the Madchester era in 1990.

Catch up with Ellen Allien ahead of her B-Pitch showcase for Krankbrother...

Few females in dance music are bringing quite like Ellen Allien. Boss of influential Berlin-based label B-Pitch Control and esteemed world-touring DJ, she is...

We interview WMC co-founder Bill Kelly

DJmag joins the rest of the dance fraternity in looking forward to the Miami Music Conference 2011 which takes place between the 8th - 12th...

Shut Up And Dance's triple CD retrospective

Sir Stephen Fry, Dame Judy Dench and Shut Up And Dance, aka PJ and Smiley, might not immediately appear to have anything in common. It's...

Shut Up And Dance’s triple CD retrospective

Sir Stephen Fry, Dame Judy Dench and Shut Up And Dance, aka PJ and Smiley, might not immediately appear to have anything in common...

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Need2Soul @ The Big Chill review

While London's club land cries out for new homes to house its hungry clubbers, there's simply no shortage of superlative party collectives to fill the...

In an unprecedented move, who's been booted out of our Top 100 DJs poll?

This year we've been appalled and disgusted to discover suspicious voting irregularities in our Top 100 DJs poll.


For the first time ever, now that...

DJmag.com gathers a bunch of dance music industry bigwigs, DJs, and clubbers to discuss how the smoking ban will affect clubland from summer 2007.

MPs recently voted by a huge margin to ban smoking from all pubs and clubs in England.

Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt said the change, expected...

The newly refurbished Studio 33 (formerly known as the Chunnel Club) could hold the key to the future of Vauxhall's nightlife.

There's no doubt about it.

Much of South London is generally grottier and less affluent than the rest of London.

But for dance music in...

Recognise: Analog Soul

Two decades since they realised their destinies lay in music and DJing, NYC-based twins, Analog Soul, demonstrate their expansive and funk-filled sound for the Recognise mix series, and share their journey with Ria Hylton

Some 20 years ago, Jacky Sommer switched US coasts and headed east to New York. The Oakland native had just scooped a highly sought-after spot...

 

Orbital’s eponymous debut album, also known as The Green Album, was released via FFRR in 1991. As part of our Solid Gold series, Ben...

Most electronic music acts are fairly easy to work out. Not so Orbital, a British duo whose career has been marked by distinct phases of...