“That’s why you’re a spitter and I’m an artist,” Birmingham’s Dapz on the Map declared on his chest-puffing SBTV debut way back in 2009, shelling...
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The Prodigy have defined a movement, a generation. Their new album is out today
“I think we should be a British institution. Everyone goes on about all of these other people from the '90s like Blur and Oasis, but...
Bulgaria's new Horizon Festival line up revealed
A tasty bindle of the UK's acts – including the likes of Jackmaster, Crazy P and Mark E – will descend onto the slopes of...
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...
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After well over a decade in the game, Birmingham rapper Dapz on the Map drops his debut album ‘Landed’ in October. He speaks to DJ Mag about how grime has matured and embracing the emotional vulnerability of his lyrics
10 years of Secretsundaze Roof Party this weekend
For all those missing out on Glastonbury this weekend, Secretsundaze is the place to be, as Giles Smith and James Priestly throw the next in...
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Since beatboxing first arrived on British shores from the US in the ’80s, the passion and innovation of UK acts have taken the art to unimaginable heights. Jak Hutchcraft charts the development of the scene, speaking to boundary breakers and educators, and finds it in ruder health than ever
Two top female DJs embark on mammoth tour
On 11th November, Anne Savage and Lisa Lashes embark on a huge tour of Canada and the UK. Two of the world's most popular DJs...
Embarrassing bangers & regrettable records inside...
We all remember the first music we bought, right? Whether it was wax, cassette tape, CD or er... MP3, there's little doubt that your first...
Apollonia are the gods of groovy, stripped-back underground house music. The French trio — consisting of Dan Ghenacia, Shonky and Dyed Soundorom — have been...
It’s late May 2017 in Ibiza, and the end of a long week of opening parties on the island. Shortly after Apollonia close the terrace...
Built on Bass, DiY values and homegrown talent, Sheffield's eclectic parties are smasing it up.<BR>
The antithesis of shiny, characterless superclubs, generic music policies, and door prices that empty your week’s budget in one hit, the secretive and sporadic KABAL...
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The risk of coronavirus transmission at maskless events was found to be significantly reduced by improved ventilation and pre-event testing
Large events with COVID-tested audiences are no riskier than shopping, according to the preliminary results of UK trials conducted at test events throughout the past...
If you only go out once this month, make sure it’s to one of these...
1. BRICKS BASHMENT PARTY
C.A.M.P, 70-74, City Road, Old St, London EC1Y 2BJ
NO, THIS IS NOT APRIL FOOL'S JOKE. DJmag can confirm...
King Yoof's wicked junglistic dubwise breakbeat
King Yoof grew up in Lewisham, south-east London with his mum.
“When she was at work, a Jamaican family who lived next door looked after...
Jurassik brings the gully monster breaks
Jurassik, aka Ben Child, first got into dance music in the late '90s via jungle/drum & bass. “Anything with a skippy sampled break, really,” he...
Happa's Techno 2.0 vibes
The speed with which Leeds techno wunderkind Happa has risen to hype levels is almost frightening. Appearing as if from nowhere in 2012 with a debut 12 for Church — a label launched by the forward-thinking south London club of the same name — he's caught the ear of the bass and techno cognoscenti alike with a sound hewn from onyx synths, sepulchral, industrial clanking drums and a roughneck garage swing that keeps the dance bubbling.