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<p>The Night Slugs Crew came down to a secret East London courtyard to celebrate their 6th birthday before heading off to Oval Space.....</p>

Armin Van Buuren in 1997, in the studio, holding his finger in a "shush" gesture over his lips

"It’s one of the tracks that marked the start of my career, and I still love playing it live"

Armin Van Buuren’s classic trance track ‘Communication’ is getting a vinyl reissue, slated for release 31st May. 'Communication' was initially released 19th July 1999, and...

Underworld ‘Dubnobasswithmyheadman’ CD case opened on a black baground

Released on 24th January 1994, Underworld’s third album (and first with DJ Darren Emerson) blended outlandish art-rock ideas with singular takes on house, techno and ambient music. Here, Ben Murphy reflects on its genre-fusing legacy

This feature was originally published in 2019 for the 25th anniversary of ‘Dubnobasswithmyheadman’ In 1994, live performances by UK dance acts were big news. Electronic...

EBTG New York in 1995 by marcelo krasilcic

“Just thought you’d like to know that Ben and I have made a new Everything But The Girl album. It’ll be out next spring”

Everything But The Girl are reuniting for their first album since 1999. The duo, comprised of musicians and married couple Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt...

Chicane reworks 1997 debut trance LP for 25th anniversary: Listen

‘Far From The Maddening Crowds - Evolution Mixes’ will be released in June

Chicane has reworked his 1997 debut 'Far From the Maddening Crowds' to mark the LP's 25th anniversary. 'Far From The Maddening Crowds (Evolution Mixes)' is...

The book’s original soundtrack by A Guy Called Gerald will also be released on vinyl for the first time

A 1989 novel set in the London underground acid house scene, Trip City, is set to be republished this year by Velocity Press.

The cult...

"It was just out of boredom really..."

Watch John Peel interview a very young looking Aphex Twin and Luke Vibert in a piece of vintage footage dug up by underground radio station,...

The Venga Bus is coming (again!)

The Vengaboys have released a cover of Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s 2019 single, ‘1999’, and shared a nostalgic ‘90s throwback video to boot. 

The...

The recording makes its digital debut, with eight tracks in 11 minutes 

Beastie Boys have shared their 1995 EP, 'Aglio E Olio’, to streaming services. 

The 25-year-old recording was released in between the iconic albums 'Ill Communication'...

Plans will be unveiled in Detroit in early October...

Plans to upgrade existing manufacturing specifications for vinyl records are set to be unveiled next month in Detroit.

 The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which...

Classic bangers from 20 years ago...

Back in the ‘90s, DJ Mag’s Hype Chart was the definitive dance analysis of the biggest tracks compiled of votes from over 500 of the...

Classic trance database collects 150,000 tracks from 1988 to 2009

Creator Koncz Dávid is confident that the database has been compiled with at least 90% accuracy

A new database collecting 150,000 classic trance tracks has gone online. The comprehensive spreadsheet, which uses vinyl releases as a reference, was created with the...

Castlemorton 1992: photographing the Illegal rave that changed UK dance music forever

2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the biggest and the most infamous illegal rave that ever took place: Castlemorton – a week-long, 20,000-person party deemed so anarchistic that it shook Middle England to its core. Here, photographer Alan Lodge tells his story of capturing a week changed UK dance music forever

It started on a particularly sunny bank holiday weekend, on the 22nd May 1992. A ramshackle convoy of vehicles, which served as the rag-tag homes...

1989 acid house rave VR experience planned for Coventry City of Culture

A journey from poster-filled bedroom and pirate radio studio to warehouse venue and police headquarters

An acid house rave VR experience with a 1989-theme has been unveiled as part of the City of Culture programme for Coventry, England, this year...

With inventive production and animated lyrics in Spanish and English giving unique takes on violence and, of course, weed, Cypress Hill's 1991 debut introduced them...

Sen Dog hated driving all the way to Gardena. But as B-Real was buying the weed, Sen begrudgingly agreed to drive him home after every...