Paul Leighton Johnson was one of a kind. Even in the face of enormous adversity, the Chicago icon lived life with the same irrepressible spirit...
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Chicago house legend Paul Johnson has died, aged 50
You cannot beat a classic! Especially if played by a live orchestra...
It’s music that stirs the soul, brings a lump to the throat and a tremble to even the stiffest upper lip. For a whole generation...
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The film features never-before-seen footage captured at club events in Chicago, Manchester, London, Ibiza and elsewhere
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to support the release of a brand new documentary, 'All We Wanna Do Is Dance', which captures the explosion...
We count the ways in which the Purple One influenced electronic music over the years
Prince, who died yesterday at his Paisley Park Estate in Minnesota, left a huge mark on electronic music in his own charismatic way. He was...
For 20 years, DJmag has been in amongst it, at the vanguard of dance and electronic music culture, commentating, conversing and partying within the scene...
By the middle of 1991, the UK had experienced the biggest youth revolution since punk. Acid house had swept the nation in the late '80s...
Jaye Ward, Honey Dijon, JD Samson, Mandidextrous and DJ Sprinkles talk gender identity, safe spaces, privilege and the power of the internet...
Words: JOE ROBERTS // Pics: JEF McMAHAN, COMATONSE RECORDINGS
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“Trans is so hot right now,” chuckles Jaye Ward, the Hackney-based DJ whose lineage of...
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With tracks like ‘That’s The Way Love Is’ and ‘Right Back To You,’ Ten City’s 1989 debut album, ‘Foundation,’ set the standard for what vocal...
Best of North America Awards 2017
New York via Chicago artist Honey Dijon has long been a staple in house music. Originally influenced by her parents’ soul and R&B records as...
Clip is a part of new Deconstructed series...
Spotify has released a new animated short called How EDM Changed the World, as a part of its 12-week Deconstructed video series.
The two-minute clip...
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Electro. From Kraftwerk To Techno runs until May and features over 500 exhibits
A new electronic music exhibition has opened at Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf.
Showing until 15th May, the first major music exhibition at the Kunstpalast, Electro...
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Electronic Music Books
Despite the ever-growing gadget list for on-screen reading devices, few things beat an old-fashioned book to have and to hold. Every year...
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Is wealth and privilege damaging British dance music, and if so, what should we do about it?
WORDS: Matt AnnissPICS: Nicola Nodland & Jillian Edelstein
Since acid house swept the UK 30 years ago and united a generation, British dance has proudly proclaimed its egalitarian credentials. Many believe that the loved up, misty-eyed utopianism...
Standing strong with all affected by the shootings at Club Pulse...
Over the weekend the deadliest mass shooting in America’s history left 50 dead and more than 50 injured at Club Pulse in Orlando, Florida. A...
80 artists across six unique stages...
Chicago's Spring Awakening Music Festival has announced its full 2017 line-up and stage break downs for this year's festival.
New additions to the festival's already...