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Celebrating twenty years at Radio 1

It's almost impossible to imagine the changes in dance music that Pete Tong has seen since he first stepped up to the decks as a...

"Smoke weed every day."

You’ve got to give it to them – Das Racist are like nothing else out there.

The Brooklyn-rooted hip-hop duo first hit the scene a...

The seminal tracks that changed dance music forever

As was the case in many towns and cities in the UK in the late '80s, a sizeable portion of the youth of Stafford were infected with the rave bug. More or less equidistant between London and Manchester in the West Midlands (18 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent, 16 miles north of Wolverhampton), Stafford became notable for spawning two of the rave scene’s most successful acts – Altern8 and Bizarre Inc. And then, later, Chicken Lips too.


Close up shot of Wreckno with fishnet gloves and colourful butterflies in their hair

Brandon Wisniski has refused to let anyone stifle their “batshit crazy dream” of becoming a pop culture icon. Now, as Megan Venzin discovers, the queer rapper and producer known as Wreckno is breaking boundaries and fostering inclusive spaces so others like them can reach the stars

What can’t Barbie do? Since hitting shelves in 1959, the polymer-based, pop culture icon has donned the uniforms of a pilot, astronaut, presidential candidate, and...

Conducta is helping to spearhead the new wave of UK garage. His on-point productions, genre-traversing DJ sets and Kiwi Rekords label have made him a...

Speaking with British DJ, producer and label-head Conducta, 26, you’d be forgiven for thinking he was a seasoned music industry veteran with decades behind him...

Caterina Barbieri performing the Theatro Circo at Semibreve Festival

With a carefully curated line-up of adventurous electronic music, Semibreve Festival’s 12th edition delights in the interplay between hyper-detailed electronics and dancefloor-focused beats

The late, great Peter Rehberg, musician and founder of the experimental electronic music label Editions Mego once said: “If you want to make something noisy...

The Sound Of: Freeride Millenium

With a range of sounds encompassing slo-mo house, gothic EBM, Italo disco and more, and an equally unrestrained art direction, Freeride Millenium is a no-holds-barred expression of love between its founders Jorkes and Daniel Rajcsanyi, aka ParisBöhm, and the queer community they aim to uplift. Alongside a mix of tracks from its catalogue, they share the label’s story

“The easy thing about working together is that we are partners” says Jorkes, co-founder of Austrian-based Freeride Millenium, on the label’s central relationship between him...

sbk shot by Sam Singer

In this month’s Meet the MC, Amy Fielding speaks with London-based artist sbk about coming up through the capital’s grime scene, his debut mixtape, and a new creative direction

At just 13-years-old, an MC going by the name of sbk sent an email to Lewisham artist and XL Recordings affiliate, Kwadwo Quentin Kankam, better...

GALA Festival 2022: Everybody Loves The Sunshine  - Rob Jones

The fifth edition of London’s al fresco dance music festival took place in a sunny Peckham Rye Park this month. With a vast line-up celebrating local and international DJs and live acts, there was something for everyone on the bill. DJ Mag's Liam Smith reports back on festivities, and the sense that summer has well and truly arrived

It’s officially festival season, and on a long weekend at the beginning of June, London’s GALA returns to Peckham Rye Park for a successful fifth...

press shot of Andrea Oliva looking down, with blue and pink lights

Swiss DJ/producer Andrea Oliva had the time and headspace to launch his new All I Need brand during the pandemic pause, and now he can't wait to hit South Beach for our DJ Mag Miami Pool Party next week

“Obviously Miami, especially South Beach, I’ve always had great experiences there. Back in the day, Miami Winter Music Conference, then Ultra, now Music Week... I’ve...

Eats Everything press shot

Ahead of his set at our DJ Mag Miami Pool Party later this month, Eats Everything tells us about his enduring love for DJ culture and passion in digging for many forms of electronic music

There are certain gauges of enthusiasm in the DJ game that are certified and scene-recognised. For Instance, there’s the fizzy thrill of a DJ playing...

Darri T

In this month’s Meet The MC, DJ Mag’s Amy Fielding speaks with rising Norwich rapper, Darri T, about his impressive debut album, the importance of honesty in songwriting, and his everlasting love for the UK’s rap scene

Norwich, near the east coast of England, might not be the first place that springs to mind when considering rap or MCs, but 23 year...

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...

Souped Up has been a driving force behind the new jump-up sound that’s taken drum & bass by storm. With an emphasis on fun, energetic...

In this regular feature, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their Bandcamp crates and share the contents of their digital...

Clubs around the world are shut, and opportunities to find new music out in the wild have been ripped from under our feet as a...