What is “queer music”? For some, the term recalls debauched downtown discos of yore, with unbridled backrooms, fabulous androgynes, and Liza Minnelli descending to the...
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Disclosure, Rudimental, Calvin Harris and Daft Punk up for awards
Dance music has seldom fared very well at the Brits, the UK music industry's annual awards show. Indeed, the Brits did away with the Best...
We pit competing promoters head to head
Croatian dance festivals are still cropping up left, right and centre. Which one takes your fancy - originator or newbie?
Danny Boyle and Underworld roll out a spectacular show
Dance music featured heavily in the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday night in a show organised by renowned film director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28...
Charity fundraiser for the crisis in Japan
Following last week's catastrophic events in Japan, and its continuing problems, Plastic People is hosting a charity fundraiser to raise money for those affected...
Ireland's Planet Love festival is go!
On Saturday 8th September, Ireland will shake to the sounds of the biggest dance event ever to grace both Northern and Southern Ireland. Two festivals...
With his new podcast, Queerly Beloved, Northern Irish DJ Cormac explores what it means to be a queer artist in dance music today. Interviewing contemporary figures about their histories of queer discovery, the Panorama Bar and fabric regular continues an intergenerational conversation surrounding the life-affirming moments, communal experiences and enduring challenges of LGBTQ+ expression. Alongside an On Cue mix packed with HI-NRG anthems and Italo house, Marke Bieschke learns more
The new show will debut at London's Cannon Factory this weekend
Neurodiversity refers to a wide range of neurological conditions including ADHD, autism, dyslexia and Tourette syndrome. After being diagnosed with ADHD and suspected autism earlier this year, DJ Mag writer Harold Heath began to wonder: is there a particularly high number of neurodivergent people in the scene? Here, he embarks on a personal journey to try and understand the relationship between neurodiversity and dance music, and its wider relevance within the scene
The release is part of Groove Armada's 25th anniversary celebrations
Even as pandemic restrictions have lifted, and clubs and festivals have returned, the spectre of coronavirus lingers for many due to the debilitating impact of long Covid. Here, Dhruva Balram speaks to people in the dance music industry about how the effects of long Covid, and a lack of understanding around it, have impacted them, and asks whether it should be recognised as a disability
Signed copies of books, exclusive and rare vinyl, art prints, event tickets, clothing and more
Emerging technology, BODYHEAT, promises to make clubs more carbon neutral. Sophie Lou Wilson speaks to those behind it, the first club to trial it (SWG3 Glasgow), and others about how it works, as well as its potential and limits
GALA, London’s first outdoor dance music festival in over 16 months, took place in Peckham Rye Park last weekend. With exceptional programming and an emphasis...
Confimed guests for the weekly show include Sherelle, The Blessed Madonna and Sama' Abdulhadi
Jaguar is launching a new dance music podcast, 'UTOPIA Talks'.
The weekly series goes live on Apple Music, Spotify and Acast via Stak from Wednesday...