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Watch Mastermind contestant answer ‘90s drum & bass questions

 "I've started so I'll finish."

Monday's (7th March) edition of the long-running BBC quiz show Mastermind was a win for fans of '90s drum & bass. Choosing the genre as...

Out this April...

Helena Hauff's sought after 'A Tape' compilation is getting a vinyl release this April via Dark Entries.

Released back in March 2015, the compilation features...

MC Conrad, legendary drum & bass vocalist, dies aged 52

The beloved British vocalist, producer and label founder leaves behind “an unmatched legacy”

Pioneering drum & bass vocalist MC Conrad has died at the age of 52. Tributes to the influential MC, real name Conrad Thompson, began pouring...

"Now feels like the right time to close the SpectraSoul chapter and start writing new ones"

Drum & bass duo SpectraSoul have announced that they are calling it a day after 14 years. 

Posting on Twitter, the pair - comprising David Kennett...

Limited to 3,000 copies for Record Store Day...

Daft Punk's unreleased remix of Junior Kimbrough's 'I Gotta Try You Girl' is getting a limited vinyl release (just 3,000 copies) for next month's Record...

Despite being largely ignored by the west, Moscow has had a rich bass scene for over a decade. After reaching an impasse in 2015 as...

Moscow’s bass scene has a long and trend-setting history, although it’s not had much attention in the west. A number of the city’s promoters have...

On the grounds of Sparkford Hall, a Georgian manor in Somerset, this 400 cap festival thrives in its third outing with a carefully curated line-up...

Plenty of festivals pride themselves on their laid-back atmosphere and sense of intimacy. Few, if any, pull it off quite like KALLIDA. Taking place on...

As artists including Skantia, Stompz and Nectax stand at the forefront of one of the most exciting regional scenes in the UK, Dave Jenkins investigates...

Something is bubbling in Newcastle Upon Tyne right now and it’s not just the famous brown ale. In fact, it’s a lot more intoxicating: a...

Set to be published next month, the book takes an in-depth look at the genre from its roots to the present day

A new book looking at the history of drum & bass is set to be published by Jawbone Press next month.

'Renegade Snares: The Resistance...

The Loop found four sets of pills in circulation at Parklife that looked like the same batch, but all were made with different drugs

Drug testing charity The Loop has issued a warning to UK clubbers about identical-looking pills which actually contain different chemical substances.

Scientists testing drugs at...

The summer of 2021 has seen a perfect storm of drug-related risks hit the UK dance scene: from an abundance of first-time ravers who turned...

Ever since the birth of acid house in the late ‘80s, UK dance music has been defined, legislated against and demonised on the basis of...

Police insisted owners change the venue’s music policy

Croydon police are denying they told a nightclub not to play certain genres of music after a recording has emerged of an officer demanding owners...

Francesca Lombardo may have a background in classical, but it’s as a techno and house DJ that she tours the world. Ahead of her debut...

First thrown into the global spotlight in 2011 as Crosstown Rebels’ “first lady”, Francesca Lombardo has, over the last seven years, confirmed her standing in...

Pioneering jungle and drum & bass MC Skibadee dies, aged 54

The news was confirmed via his social media

Skibadee – the pioneering jungle and drum & bass MC who worked with Shy FX, Dillinja and lots more during his career – has died...

It begins on 13th October...

XOYO has unveiled the full lineups for its hugely popular residency series which will see Motor City Drum Ensemble playing every Friday for 10 weeks...