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University lecture calls for schools to start teaching techno and grime...
School music lessons have always been an important aspect of a healthy school curriculum — but Pete Dale, Senior Popular Music lecture at Manchester University...
New rules for DMC after 27 years
Now in it’s 27th year the The DMC Championships has decided to take the competition to the next level. For the first year ever...
On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...
London-born DJ and producer Ross, better known as Rossko, had his first brush with authentic, UK rave sounds younger than most. He was 11 years...
Hardwell & Steve Aoki headline duo of carnival parties
“If it's raining it's raining,” sang soft voiced reggae star Bitty McLean back in the ‘90s. Rather than philosophizing about the weather, maybe he should...
From: Exeter, Devon
For fans of: Swindle, LV, J Dilla
Three tunes: ‘State of Flow’, ‘First Place Loser’, ‘Whiteboard Jungle’
“I love a tracky banger as much as the next person, but the older I get, the more I feel that music has to have some heart...
MENTAL ARITHEMETIC! SBTRKT’s dope debut is the smartest album of the year
When SBTRKT first emerged in 2009, the parallels with Burial were impossible to avoid. For SBTRKT’s early singles like ‘2020’ or his reworking of Goldie’s...
MCs were often maligned in the early days of drum & bass, but nowadays it's pretty much universally accepted that a renegade mic-spitter is a...
“There is no other music in the world where an MC stands on the stage for an hour and continuously sprays lyrics with such clarity and power over so many frequencies,” Eksman, one of the d&b scene's foremost MCs, tells DJ Mag. “The life and evolution of the drum & bass MC has grown from strength to strength over the years, and I have no doubt that down the line many more great things are in store for the future generation of MCs in our music.” Undoubtedly so. The role of the drum and bass MC has steadily progressed simultaneously with the scene it resides in, although in the early days MCs experienced negativity from some DJs. But the MC has fought for its corner, and now overwhelmingly basks in the same golden glory as the DJ.
Meet the MC is DJ Mag's new monthly interview series, getting to know emerging MCs on the electronic music scene. This month, DJ Mag’s Amy...
Huddled in a circle on the dark, smoke-filled dancefloor at Corsica Studios, the four MCs that make up Bala Bala Boyz spit over syncopated bass-heavy...
New deck warriors could do worse than get started with this kit package from Kam
As with all pursuits, it’s important to walk before you can run, and with this in mind the KAM150 Mixer Kit is a great starter...
Epic season of club events across Leeds and Manchester to launch in September
September will see the launch of Coloursound, a four-month season of events that will bring house, techno, dnb, dubstep and trance to various...
Join Red Bull for 30 simultaneous parties on the London Eye
An example of how a big brand can actually develop and work in conjunction with DJs and producers, Red Bull recently stole the show for...