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With a string of powerful releases, including the recent ‘Panther In Mode’, Alewya creates a musical universe that merges the spiritual and the physical. DJ...

In early summer of 2020, in the deepest depths of the pandemic, a reminder of the life we were missing came in the form of...

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DJ Jayhood launches GoFundMe after fire destroys home

The Jersey club VIP lost his studio equipment, songs and files, along with clothes and other items in the fire

DJ Jayhood has launched a GoFundMe following the destruction of his home due to a fire. "With a heavy heart I’m asking for any donations...

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Annie Mac announces new 7pm to midnight club event for "people who need sleep"

The event will take place at London's Islington Assembly Hall

Annie Mac has launched a new club night, Before Midnight. The event is billed as a club night for "people who need sleep", and will...

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Premiere: Pluralist ‘B Squared’

Pluralist debuts on Manchester’s Left, Right & Centre with three cuts of buzzing techno dancehall. Hear ‘B Squared’ now

Pluralist will release a new EP, ‘B Squared’, via Manchester’s Left, Right & Centre next week. You can hear the title track below. The Bristol-based...

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The life of dub visionary Lee “Scratch” Perry through the lens

Dalston-born photographer Dennis Morris became friends with the legendary Lee "Scratch" Perry while shooting in Jamaica in the '70s — a close connection that lasted until Perry's passing last year aged 85. Here, Simon Doherty speaks with Morris about some of the moments he captured of the roots and dub reggae visionary

Dennis Morris has been a photographer since he was a nine-year-old child growing up in Dalston, east London. After learning the basics from a man...

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Petition launched to ban "woo woo"ing at house music nights

"We get it, you finally like house music even though it's been around for decades," writes the petition's author

A petition has been set up calling for a ban on "woo woo"ing at house music events. Set up via Change.org, the petition 'Stop Woo-Woo'ing...

Two pictures side by side. On the left, the Eldorado Auto Skooter sound system. On the right, some of its bumper cars

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Bump up the volume: this New York bumper car soundsystem is a priceless artefact of DJ culture

An iconic 1970s soundsystem lives on inside a Coney Island attraction. Vivian Host catches up with sound engineer Dan Prosseda about the magical speaker stacks of the Eldorado Auto Skooter bumper cars

Most of New York’s revered club soundsystems of the ‘70s and ‘80s are long gone, as are many of the men who built them. Richard...

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Tiffany Calver: no requests

Tiffany Calver is redefining the role of the rap DJ. As well as helming the influential Rap Show on BBC Radio 1Xtra, she hosts club nights, runs her own label, and DJs for superstars. But, as she reveals to Christine Ochefu, her journey to the top hasn’t always been easy

When Tiffany Calver was a child, her mother made sure she knew exactly who she was. “It was a standard in my house; my mum...

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Portishead's Beth Gibbons announces debut solo album, 'Lives Outgrown', shares single and video: Watch

‘Lives Outgrown’ will feature 10 tracks recorded over the span of a decade

Portishead’s Beth Gibbons has announced her debut solo album, ‘Lives Outgrown’ and has dropped a single and video. Check out ‘Floating On A Moment’ below...

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Bristol club, The Basement, shuts permanently due to development

"Whether there will be room for grassroots culture to take root and thrive among the concrete plans of the landlord and developer class remains to be seen"

Bristol venue The Basement has closed for good. The Stokes Croft venue put on its last event this past Saturday, 8th October, citing development as...

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Junction 2 announces new location and date for 2022 festival

The London festival will now take place in Trent Park from 18th-19th June

London’s Junction 2 festival has announced a change of location and date for its 2022 festival. Now taking place on 18th and 19th June, the...

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Fugees cancel 25th anniversary tour

Lauryn Hill, Wyflef Jean, and Pras Michel shelve plans to celebrate a quarter of a century since 'The Score' landed

Having already delayed the live dates as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fugees have announced the cancellation of their 25th anniversary tour. The...

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Groove Armada announce 25th anniversary box set with new single, ‘Hold A Vibe feat. Red Rat’: Listen

It's the UK duo's first single in over two years

Groove Armada have announced a 25th anniversary box set with new single, ‘Hold A Vibe feat. Red Rat’. Out now via BMG, the new track...

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Premiere: hmurd ‘red sky at night’

hmurd returns to TT Label with an experimental club “document of being chronically ill”

Hmurd will release a new EP, ‘Ache It Till You Make It’, via TT Label this month. Listen to ‘red sky at night’ below. The...

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Nova drops new single, 'No Fear ft. Jeremy Mbiba': listen

The new track is inspired by the likes of Trillary Banks, Ivorian Doll and Teezandos

Nova has shared brand new single 'No Fear', featuring vocalist Jeremy Mbiba. Check it out below. The London-based artist, who won the breakthrough MC award...