The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act was passed into UK law in November 1994. Infamous for targeting events that played music “wholly or predominantly...
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He’s the youngest ever winner of the competition...
DJ Rena has become the youngest ever winner of the DMC World Championship at just 12 years old.
The Japanese artist was also the youngest...
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1st May 1994 was the first big London protest against the looming Criminal Justice Bill, the piece of legislation that first proscribed a genre of music — rave music, “wholly or predominantly categorised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats” — in law. Despite widespread demonstrations at what was seen as draconian power-grabs by the UK authorities, the Bill became law later in 1994. Here, Harold Heath looks back at the reaction from the dance music community at the time, and the Act’s lasting impact on the rave scene today
World's No.1 DJ picks the best of 2016...
Martin Garrix sees in 2017 by looking back at his favourite tracks of last year in a special edition of his online radio show.
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Serbia's EXIT festival and BSH Island in Croatia will go ahead this Summer
Multiple European festivals are set to go ahead this summer.
As festivals continue to cancel and postpone in areas hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic...
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Given the chance, Hong Kong's Ray Cordeiro would do it all over again
The world's longest working DJ has retired, bringing a 70-year-career to an end.
Ray Cordeiro decided to hang up his headphones last month, aged-96. The...
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So many good things come out of Burning Man each and every year — and this Major Lazer set is the icing on the cake...
“It takes up to 12 weeks until we get finished product”...
Labels are reporting major vinyl production delays. R&S stating the current delay at French vinyl manufacturing facility MPO is the “worst they’ve ever seen”.
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He's got skillz...
France’s DJ Skillz has won the 2018 DMC World DJ Championship, closely beating Japan’s DJ Fummy and last year’s winner, DJ Rena.
Rena from Japan...
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Coachella celebrated its 20th anniversary this year with back-to-back weekends of sounds from the world’s best musicians and DJs. The 2019 roster of talent...
Coachella had more than enough on offer for dance music fans this year. Major names like RÜFÜS DU SOL and Gorgon City brought brimming crowds...
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The event will take place during the summer
The Streets will return to Birmingham in 2020.
Heading back to Mike Skinner's, AKA The Streets, hometown, Midlands festival MADE have expanded their capacity to 20,000...
The Berlin gathering is in its third year...
Ableton have been long-time supports of the creative arts. While their flagship software Live is predominantly a music-making tool, many users have re-imagined what the...
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Ever wished you could hear dance music's biggest anthems — think Fatboy Slim, Eric Prydz, Shapeshifters and more! — played completely live by an orchestra...
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Green Valley in Brazil experienced a double disaster last year. First came the COVID-19 pandemic, then the venue itself was destroyed in June by a...
Norwegian hits Las Vegas this April...
Kygo has announced his first ever residency with Las Vegas titans Wynn Nightlife.
The Norweigan EDM superstar kicks off the exclusive two-year contract on Sunday...
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Putting on parties demands optimism even at the best of times. After an unimaginable 20 months, the limits of hope continue to be tested. Will...