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The Loop details new MDMA pills in UK circulation as part of harm reduction initiative

The average strength of pills tested at last weekend's Parklife festival was 1.5 times that of the typical tablet

UK harm reduction and drug-testing charity The Loop has shared its findings from Manchester's Parklife festival, which took place this past weekend. In a Twitter...

Nightclubs in Ireland could soon have 6AM closing time under new legislation

A 6 AM closing time would be a major shift from the 2:30 AM cut-off

Nightclubs in the Republic of Ireland may soon be allowed to remain open until 6 AM thanks to an overhaul of the country's licensing laws...

London’s controversial MSG Sphere gets planning approval

The Stratford project's planning application was met with more than 1,000 objections and a petition with over 2,000 signatures against the venue.

A controversial new venue is one step closer to being built in east London despite pushback from thousands of local residents. The MSG Sphere, a...

Heavily altered and effect-treated photo of Bicep

Listen to the pair's new single 'CHROMA 001 HELIUM' now

Bicep have launched a new multi-purpose concept called CHROMA, which comprises a label, an event series, a hybrid A/V show and more. The CHROMA visual...

EDM is a genre that swept the global club and festival scene - particularly in the U.S. - in the late 2000s, riding on a...

We may not necessarily thank them for it – they probably wouldn’t thank themselves for it – but Daft Punk undoubtedly helped to lay the...

Bass icon plays ten inspiring records

Drew Lustman, aka FaltyDL, grew up in Connecticut and after flunking out of college by doing too many drugs, was lucky enough to have his early music signed by Mike Paradinas, aka µ-Ziq, for Planet Mu Records in the UK. He moved to New York and began making mutated garage-influenced stuff, bringing in grime, dubstep, house and broken beat influences into his sound as it progressed and he became a favourite of the blogosphere and won supporters such as Thom Yorke from Radiohead and Flying Lotus.

Fatboy Slim DJs tiny venue Hot Box fundraiser: “Anything I can do to help”

Norman Cook lent his star power to support the struggling Chelmsford venue with a sold-out rare intimate gig last week

Fatboy Slim played a rare intimate gig last week as part of the effort to save Essex venue Hot Box from closure. Norman Cook headlined...

General Levy claims he received ‘no royalties’ for jungle classic, ‘Incredible’

"There's been so many different compilations, there's been a release in so many countries around the world, and I've never ever received not one pound from that song from the industry."

General Levy claims to have never received royalties for his jungle classic ‘Incredible’, produced by M-Beat. The iconic UK MC said in a recent interview...

Warning issued over fake, dangerously strong benzos now circulating in the UK

Pill Report and The Loop are urging people to take caution as the UK's "high risk" drug market could have a "fentanyl-style epidemic"

The current UK drug market is in "crisis" and could escalate to a "fentanyl-style epidemic", according to new warnings from UK harm reduction and drug-checking...

Brighton student wins £39,000 grant to build nightclub in Kenya

Holly Lester and Boyd Sleator, founders of the Northern Ireland night-time economy campaign Free The Night, have also secured funds to produce a documentary and report in support of their local nightlife scene

A Brighton University student has won €50,000, or £39,000, to build a mobile music studio and nightclub in his hometown of Nairobi, Kenya. Jesse Mwenda...

New Amsterdam club, Tilla Tec, to open in former De School building next month

"We want to provide space for minorities — especially the queer community and people of color, because the team itself is also part of that", the new venue team said ahead of next month's opening

The site of the recently-closed Amsterdam club De School will soon reopen as a new venue. The 900-capacity Tilla Tec will open at the Jan...

SoundSystem Futures - Ella Brolly at Kilburn CarniVale 2021 for Lin Kam Art

Founder Linett Kamala hopes to "inspire [young DJs] to continue this incredible cultural legacy of sound system culture we’ve been gifted in the UK by the Windrush Generation"

A new pilot programme wants to help educate and empower young talent to further UK sound system culture in the future. The Lin Kam Art...

Amsterdam club De School to reopen for 16 months

The Dutch club, under new management, will open its doors again for the first time since March 2020 until its temporary lease is up in January 2024

Amsterdam venue De School is reopening for the first time in more than two years this September for a 16-month run. After closing in March...

Jersey Club pioneer Tim Dolla has died

"He saved lives with Jersey club. He definitely changed mine," fellow Newark artist UNIIQU3 shared on Twitter

Tim Dolla, Jersey club pioneer and co-founder of Newark collective Brick Bandits, has died. News of Tim Dolla's death spread on social media last week...

UK drill music videos can now be used as evidence in court, CPS rules

The Crown Prosecution Service said drill videos can be submitted to connect suspects to gang-affiliated offenses and provide additional context in criminal cases

UK drill artists' music videos can now be submitted as evidence in court, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. i News reports...