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Remembering the one and only Prince with these stellar dancefloor edits...

Following the sad news of Prince's death, DJ Mag HQ is in musical mourning. You don’t need us to tell you the influence Prince had on...

Xilhu Ayebaitari was recently awarded the AZ Mag creative grant in collaboration with DJ Mag

Xilhu Ayebaitari will launch a new stream series this month, platforming Black & POC LGBTQ+ jungle and d&b artists. 

Titled Queer Rave, the series is...

Disclosure share new single, ‘Waterfall’, with RAYE: Listen

"We all knew within five minutes we were gonna make a UKG summer sunshine banger."

Disclosure are back with a new track called 'Waterfall,' a collaboration with UK singer-songwriter RAYE. Listen to it below. Brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence say...

Ableton have produced a lavish new book full of tips for electronic music producers.

There's a heap of DiY information online these days. One of the clear benefits of our brave new digital world is the glut of YouTube...

This evergreen breakbeat hardcore missive influenced the likes of The Prodigy and the whole of the early UK rave scene. Ben Murphy charts its story...

“I saw that record go from street level and get bigger and bigger, and there was no video for it, no promotion, nothing,” says Renegade Soundwave’s Danny...

With some solid moves from Josh Caffe and Robert Owens!

PJU, the artists also known as Punks Jump Up (whose ‘Call Me’ video we premiered earlier this year), dropped their brilliant ‘Give It To Me’...

Vintage '90s images taken from old free party events

In the summer of 1989, DiY collective — one of the first house sound systems in the UK — emerged onto the rave scene. In this excerpt taken from founding member Harry Harrison's book, Dreaming in Yellow, he discusses DiY's role within that movement, and the importance of free parties during the '90s rave scene

Much has been written and debated over the years about just why the concept of a ‘free’ party was so important. Much more than simply...

“We are keeping our fingers firmly crossed that it will be here at Worthy Farm for the greatest show on Earth!"

Glastonbury has shared the first wave of acts set to play its 50th anniversary edition this year. 

Kendrick Lamar has been confirmed as a headliner...

Psychedelics have become more popular in the UK in recent years, with some people using them recreationally to address mental illnesses. These drugs are illegal, but...

A young life is punctuated by firsts: your first kiss, your first taste of alcohol, moments when you feel recklessly alive. Producer and DJ Lauren...

Magika MC’d for the likes of Carl Cox, Grooverider, Andy C and more

Crowdfunding is under way for a new book which will look back at the history of the '90s UK rave scene through the lens of...

Beyond the clubs and festivals, Miami has a vast number of great restaurants, cafes, bars and diverse attractions to offer. Here are our recommendations, with...

New York may be known as the city that never sleeps, but with lax liquor laws that allow for drinking until 5am, and a cornucopia...

Brian Welsh's new film, Beats, captures the excitement of those early rave days, without resorting to cliche or over-the-top nostalgia

Beats, the new film from director Brian Welsh, tells the tale of two Scottish teenagers attending their first rave in 1994, just as the Conservative...

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Point Blank are back with another Track Breakdown, this time with DJ/producer duo Punctual, to unveil the magic behind their remix of ‘Natalie Don’t’ for...

Some high-profile DJs have been criticised for playing big, crowded legal shows — dubbed ‘Plague Raves’ — in Europe during the COVID-19 crisis. Some have...

As society has been tentatively emerging from various forms of COVID-19 lockdown over the last few months, each of us has been faced with a...

Khan vowed to make changes in an interview with Dazed...

Sadiq Khan, the Labour candidate for London mayor, has chimed in on the ongoing debate about London's club scene. 

Interviewed by Dazed in the wake...