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For 20 years, DJmag has been in amongst it, at the vanguard of dance and electronic music culture, commentating, conversing and partying within the scene...
By the middle of 1991, the UK had experienced the biggest youth revolution since punk. Acid house had swept the nation in the late '80s...
We count the ways in which the Purple One influenced electronic music over the years
Prince, who died yesterday at his Paisley Park Estate in Minnesota, left a huge mark on electronic music in his own charismatic way. He was...
MAC THE KNIFE: Radio 1’s queen of the weekend is “delighted”
When Annie Mac heard that she’d won the award for Best Radio Show, she was mid-way through a DJing tour of Australia.
“I’m delighted,” the...
DJ Mag talks to Dave about the track series that propelled him to stardom...
We’re outside the Dylan Hotel in Amsterdam, the night after Dave Clarke’s sell-out ADE party. Your DJ Mag hack is somewhat the worse for wear...
We pick out 10 of the best books inspired by the early days of acid house
“Those were good days in Edinburgh, in 1990,” says author and screenwriter Trevor Miller, who wrote the acid house culture’s first novel, published in...
With Miller Genuine Draft
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) returns to Holland this week for five days of parties, showcases, conferences and panels for the dance music industry.
The event...
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Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, radio has become an integral part of daily life at home. It has allowed established DJs a new...
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Confimed guests for the weekly show include Sherelle, The Blessed Madonna and Sama' Abdulhadi
Jaguar is launching a new dance music podcast, 'UTOPIA Talks'.
The weekly series goes live on Apple Music, Spotify and Acast via Stak from Wednesday...
We chat to infamous breakbeat duo Stanton Warriors about their seminal mix/comp, 'Stanton Sessions Vol 1'
Mark Yardley and Dominic Butler, aka the Stanton Warriors, met at the Fifty First State garage label/studio complex in London in the mid-1990s, although they...
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As part of our end of year and end of decade coverage, we've written about our favourite albums, tracks and compilations. Here, DJ Mag staff...
"No one wants to say it too loudly"...
Pete Tong reckons the dance music market in the US and Europe has "peaked" but "no one wants to say it too loudly," declared the...
Tong Scoops The Gong - Radio 1 mainstay is still the daddy
In this time of never-ending choices, the sheer volume of music and all its various mediums can at times be overwhelming and daunting to absorb...
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The 25-minute show is available for streaming via BBC iPlayer
The Bird’s The Word - Acid house and breaks hero Annie was the first lady to push dance music on Radio 1 — and she’s...
“Working in radio is like phoning up your mate and playing a piece of music down the phone to them,” says Annie Nightingale MBE, radio...
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Jamz Supernova is spearheading the next generation of radio DJs with her residencies on BBC Radio 1Xtra and Selector Radio. While equally at home behind...