“I always describe myself as ‘Snow White turns 21 and then the seven dwarfs become her strippers’,” Moonchild Sanelly says matter-of-factly, when speaking to DJ...
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A handy USB Hub and a cool way to protect your Digital DJing accessories, this is the new UDG Creator DIGI Hardcase...
The advent of laptop DJing brought a massive smile to the faces of travel-weary DJs who have spent a large portion of their lives lugging...
Carl Cox's 7 most important tracks
Carl Cox started DJing when he was just nine-years-old at the request of his dad, who would let him stay up late if he picked...
Free grime/deep house EP from Matta
Matta are a London based bass music duo, boasting solid releases and some more than prolific support in the form of names such as Bjork...
Boy George plays us his most inspiring records
Normally Boy George has an obvious template when writing a record, something’s troubling him, someone’s upset him or he’s got a broken heart. But this time round with his forthcoming album, ‘This Is What I Do’, he’s in a good place
With his revolutionary club Bugged Out! John Burgess brought a new kind of clubbing experience to Manchester's Sankeys Soap (now Sankeys) in the mid '90s.
Infused with the spirit of acid house, but with an open-minded attitude that embraced breakbeat, techno, house, electro and everything in between, Bugged Out! has...
Eva Be is one of those old-fashioned Berlin-bred DJs.
Wandering around clubs as a teenager, she met people who would later grow to be genre-defining artists when they were still goofing around on the...
Tommy Four Seven is this month's pick for deck stardom. Listen to his sweet electro house mix here, and read an interview with the young...
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Delivering explosive, quick-witted lyricism over beats that blend kwaito, amapiano and gqom with grime, punk and pop, South Africa's Moonchild Sanelly has become a global sensation. Here, she speaks to Makua Adimora about freedom of expression and her new album, 'Phases'
Victoria Park, London on Saturday 8th June
Thunder and heavy downpours at 11am is not a good sign on the day of a summer festival. Nor is a forecast predicting rain until...
As Porter Robinson prepares for his first-ever EDM-free tour, in support of his debut album ‘Worlds,’ the 22-year-old reveals the bold risks he took to...
Post adolescence angst. That stretch of time in your early '20s spent agonizing over your place in the world. Suddenly stripped of the protective safety...
On the day he’s to receive a prestigious award at IMS in Ibiza, Nile Rodgers proves that he’s the perfect music legend - one that...
Here’s what sucks about hanging out with Nile Rodgers in the newly-opened Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza: the resort is so new to the White Isle...
In a rare interview, the Music On don talks candidly to DJ Mag...
Marco Carola is an enigma. In a rare interview, the Italian techno DJ/producer and Music On promoter talks to DJ Mag about record shopping in...
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Dalston-born photographer Dennis Morris became friends with the legendary Lee "Scratch" Perry while shooting in Jamaica in the '70s — a close connection that lasted until Perry's passing last year aged 85. Here, Simon Doherty speaks with Morris about some of the moments he captured of the roots and dub reggae visionary
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The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From found sound turntablism, techno and two-step to experimental soul and glossy...
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Slowly but surely, dance music in northern England is rebuilding, and the past year has encouraged some promoters to rethink how they can make clubs...