A soundsystem that belonged to hip-hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc has sold at auction for $201,600. The Christie's auction took place yesterday, with the system...
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It sold as part of a collection of Kool Herc's items, and others associated with the origins of hip-hop
Rich in heritage and history, Glasgow's diverse club community is pushing some seriously futuristic sounds right now
From Hudson Mohawke's mind-melting beat trickery to the mutant 8bit skank of Rustie through the lush, layered tech-house of Sei A, Glasgow's music scene is...
Get acquainted with Charisse C, the Southern Africa-born, UK-raised DJ embracing amapiano's unifying power
On his upcoming 25-track opus ‘Ancestorz’ — which he describes as his life's work — long-serving jungle soldier Congo Natty unites many voices from across the diaspora, joining dots through the history of Black music and celebrating the new jungle generation. In a series of in-depth interviews for DJ Mag, he talks to Dave Jenkins about love, revolution, unity, and reclaiming his place in the history books
Ben Cardew revisits the rich sampling and undiluted fun of the Beasties’ cult classic second album
'Paul's Boutique', Beastie Boys’ second album, is the sound of unrestrained musical joy; an adventure playground bouncy castle fart-joke of a record where boundary-pushing, world-building...
We asked Afro-funk avatar Sinkane to share his deep knowledge of African music
Signed to City Slang and DFA Records, influenced by everything from indie, krautrock and folk to psychedelic funk, electronica and reggae, Ahmed Gallab is that...
DJ Mag's Solid Gold series revisits and examines the ongoing significance and influence of electronic albums throughout history. In this edition, Ben Cardew discusses how Leftfield's...
Bastardisation has long been at the heart of the British musical soul. The Beatles had it, tying up US R&B into wonderful new forms in...
We talk beats and pieces with DJ Craze...
Turntable Tyrannosaurus DJ Craze is one of the world's deadliest scratch masters. As devastating on a technical scratch routine as he is playing a hyped-up...
The latest and greatest DJs and producers rising to the top this month. From full-throttle club music and experimental techno to bouncy house grooves, here's...
The ragga jungle MC talks about his part in the jungle/drum & bass split
Twenty years ago, the jungle scene was in its infancy. The darker strain of hardcore pursued by artists like Goldie’s Rufige Kru, Andy C’s Origin...
DJ Mag hits Sub Club for a score on the floor of Harri & Domenic's Subculture...
XOYO might boast about the return of the resident and Seth Troxler is declaring himself a regular at pretty much every top underground venue on...
In the early ‘90s, dubplates, exclusive early pressings of unreleased music, fuelled the buzz around DJs in the emergent jungle scene. In an excerpt from...
UK producer Will Holland shot to fame as Quantic with a blend of lush electronic beats and fiery Afrobeat rhythms. Then a trip to Colombia...
After years making live funk, reggae and cumbia influenced by his experience there, he's returned to the Quantic moniker and to the world of electronic...
Bristol-based Brazilian S.P.Y has just made the album of his career by looking back to early jungle. But as he explains, his recreation of the...
Everyone’s a junglist these days aren’t they? You’re a junglist. Your dear old dad’s a junglist. Even that nice little old lady next door and...