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Regina Baer dies

"The history of Tresor, and indeed of Berlin's entire nightlife, would be different without her"

Tresor's Regina Baer has died. The news was confirmed via a statement posted by fellow co-founder of the legendary Berlin club, Dimitri Hegemann. Baer died...

Queer clubbing community to hold protest to 'Save Kink Spaces' in Tower Hamlets next week

The protest will oppose "archaic" rules being forced on venues in London

A protest organised by parts of London's queer clubbing community is to take place outside Tower Hamlets Town Hall next week, under the banner of...

DJ Deeon

"Wishing you well. AND ASKING FOR PRAYERS PLEASE."

DJ Deeon has revealed that he is currently in ICU due to a heart infection. The legendary Chicago DJ and ghetto house pioneer shared a...

Remains of former Mixmag editor Dom Phillips identified in Brazil

Brazilian police have arrested eight suspects connected to the killing of both Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira

The remains of British journalist and former Mixmag editor Dom Phillips have been identified in Brazil, the BBC reports. Three days after a suspect, fisherman...

shangri-la

The much-loved area returns with Fatboy Slim, Goldie and much more

Shangri-La has announced its full line-up and theme for this year's Glastonbury. Returning to Worthy Farm in Somerset from Wednesday, 22nd June through Sunday, the...

Kate Bush lands first ever Billboard Number One album thanks to Stranger Things feature

The iconic track has also re-entered the UK Top 10

Kate Bush has landed her first ever Billboard Number One album with 1985's 'Hounds of Love', following its appearance in the fourth season of Stranger...

New programme, Just Ask, launched to help Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people in live music industry

The campaign is the product of a partnership between Independent Venue Week and the charity Attitude Is Everything

A new campaign has been set up with the aim of helping deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people as they navigate the live music industry. Just...

Get acquainted with the 19-year-old MC taking UK drill by storm

Applications are now open for Boiler Room and Ballantine’s brand new investment and mentorship program to support grassroots music scenes around the world...

Grassroots music venues are alredy £90million in debt, with attendances and ticket sales plummeting

Fresh UK Government support for music venues has been described as "woefully inadequate". 

An additional £1billion of funding primarily aimed at hospitality, events, and cultural...

AKAI's latest hardware releases are going to delight Serato DJ fans...

 It is no secret that the makers of the two leading DJing platforms, namely Serato and Native Instruments, are in fierce competition with each...

Richie Blacker

​​DJ Mag heads to Belfast to take a tour around the hometown of rising DJ/producer Richie Blacker, whose music has appeared on labels like Skream's Of Unsound Mind and Anjunadeep

White Dragon Tattoo sits on Botanic Avenue in south Belfast, home to the renowned tattoo artist Chris Crooks, and where Richie Blacker has a studio...

Balearic trance

Ibiza played a central role in spreading a new take on trance around the turn of the millennium — a more soothing vein of the sound that captures the mood of a Mediterranean sunset. As clubs in Ibiza are opening again for the first time since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, DJ Mag dives into the roots of a genre that was inspired and shaped by the island’s unique appeal: Balearic trance

Long before turning into a global clubbing destination, Ibiza appealed to crowds looking for spiritual growth — with those from the hippie movement settling in...

Paradox: the numbers game

Three decades and nearly 200 records into his  career, jungle maverick Paradox is still breaking new ground, and earning new fans in the process. Ben Hindle speaks to him about using an old Amiga computer for his productions, keeping the funk in his breakbeat samples, and his dedication to performing live

“At the moment, I’m just trying to think of ways to bankrupt my distributor,” says Dev Pandya, his face plastered with a schoolboy grin. While...

 

T2 was only 18 when he dropped ‘Heartbroken’: a sweet, infectious bassline tune that rocketed to No. 2 in the charts in 2007. Owing...

In early 2007, far away from the gaze of the London-based music media, a song by a cult local producer began to spread like wildfire...