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Windrush ship

Some of the most important DJs in the development of the UK scene are children of the Windrush generation. DJ Mag's editor-in-chief, Carl Loben, speaks to Black and mixed-race foundation DJs about their parents, racism, culture, and being pioneers in our beloved scene

This feature was originally published in 2018, at the height of the Windrush scandal, and on the 70th anniversary of the Windrush ship's arrival in...

Reclusive eccentric Warp Records artist scoops best album award

These British albums have made the cut...

BBC 6 Music has just announced the shortlist of the Mercury Prize nominees.

Here's the list of albums that are in the running for the...

Best of British Awards 2013 at Ministry

Purp & Soul boss Ben Pearce and OFF Recordings' Leftwing & Kody join the already teeming Best of British Awards Party 2013 bill at Ministry...

Best of British 2015, educted by Point Blank

JUNGLIST POSSE!
We've awarded the Outstanding Contribution award to drum & bass dons Fabio & Grooverider, to recognise their major contribution in birthing that great...

Creating a safe environment on the dancefloor is crucial for the mental wellbeing of all club-goers, particularly those from marginalised communities. Christine Kakaire speaks to...

In late 2015, the animated TV series South Park aired an episode called ‘Safe Space’. The phrase had been used in activist communities since the...

Benny L’s drum & bass productions have become some of the most coveted in dance music, topping the Beatport charts and released by institutions like...

Patience is a virtue, possess it if you can. It’s a quality that’s seldom, if ever, found in a modern-day drum & bass fan. For...

The Tidy Boys and their label Tidy Trax epitomised the early ‘00s hard house scene, at one point selling a million records a year. As...

“From 1998 to 2005 we had seven years of glory, then nobody wanted to be a DJ in hard house,” admits Amadeus Mozart, one half...

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All purchasers before 13th December receive a free ticket to the 2021 DJ Mag Best of British Awards

DJ Mag has partnered with the Youth Music charity to launch a Keep Hush Merch Service campaign.


We're celebrating the 2021 Best of British awards...

Photo of a large crowd of people protesting against the Criminal Justice Bill

1st May 1994 was the first big London protest against the looming Criminal Justice Bill, the piece of legislation that first proscribed a genre of music — rave music, “wholly or predominantly categorised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats” — in law. Despite widespread demonstrations at what was seen as draconian power-grabs by the UK authorities, the Bill became law later in 1994. Here, Harold Heath looks back at the reaction from the dance music community at the time, and the Act’s lasting impact on the rave scene today

The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act was passed into UK law in November 1994. Infamous for targeting events that played music “wholly or predominantly...

Our Best of British nominee heads to Birmingham

With 3 nominations in this year’s Best of British Awards, London based DJ and producer Tim Green hasn’t missed a trick in 2010. After blowing...

Digital Holdings is the Bermondsey studios that's had artists including Headie One, Harlem Spartans, Zone 2, Carns Hill and SL all record music within its...

A street lamp flickers on an industrial estate. Two men exchange fist bumps outside a garage door. Inside, an impressive film studio is being prepped...

Houghton Festival 2022 lasers over the Pavilion stage

Houghton Festival returned for the first time in four years earlier this month after surviving against the odds. DJ Mag’s Rob McCallum steps into curator Craig Richards’ musical world to rediscover a meticulously programmed audio/visual masterpiece

Set around a lake in the stunning parkland belonging to Houghton Hall in Norfolk, Craig Richards’ Houghton Festival has survived against the odds. After being...

Best of British DJ calls out to thief who pinched music and headphones

Last night, an otherwise hugely successful Best of British Awards ceremony and club night at Cable, London was marred after Dan Pearce (Eats Everything), winner of the Best DJ award, had three memory sticks containing music and a pair of headphones from the DJ booth shortly before his set.

Best of British Awards winner joins DJ Mag on Be@TV

To say his rise has been meteoric would be complimenting meteors, as the last 12 months have seen Bristolian Eats Everything (aka Dan Pearce)...