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The relationship between dance music and British politics has often been fraught and confrontational. But in the last five years, promoters and politicians have started...
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Madonna, Céline Dion and Beyoncé have to get in line...
Rihanna has been named the richest female musician in the world.
Forbes, which puts together various rundowns based on industry earnings and influence, including the...
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He was 88 years old
British sound system culture pioneer Count Shelly has died.
Count Shelly, real name Ephraim Barrett, has passed away aged 88, a relative confirmed.
Barrett moved...
Allen and Heath’s new DB4 powerhouse club mixer is as the moniker suggests, but has it got enough bark to be the top dog in...
The first thing to notice when taking the DB4 out of the box is how gorgeous a package it is, how beautiful it feels as...
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A key member of highly respected independent label, Griselda Records, Buffalo rapper Benny the Butcher has just stepped up to the majors with his new album ‘Everybody Can’t Go’ for Def Jam. He speaks to DJ Mag about listening to his fans and mentorship in the hip-hop scene
With Art Department, Ali Love and more this Friday 16th Dec
There can't be many who have had a better year than Art Department (aka Jonny White and Kenny Glasgow) with their debut Crosstown Rebels album...
London's most edgy club series returns with a fixed venue
Starting as a roaming series in 2012, The Hydra — London's autumnal series of underground treats — now has a permanent home. Returning for the...
Weatherall-produced psychedelic drone dudes Fuck Buttons
Ben Power and Andy Hung used to skateboard together as teenagers in Worcester, and when they met up again in Bristol they started making music...
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Tributes have been paid to the influential musician and producer who worked with recordings by Herbie Hancock, Madonna, Chaka Khan and more...
Pioneering musician and producer Boyd Jarvis has died aged 59. He had been battling with cancer since 2016.
Best known for having co-writing and producing...
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Held in Berlin's jawdropping Kraftwerk building, the radical and avant-garde ethos of Atonal has solidified its status as one of the most crucial experimental music...
There’s hardly a festival that embodies Berlin’s free spirit better than Berlin Atonal. Launched in 1982 by Dimitri Heggemann at the legendary SO36 venue, Atonal...
Drum & bass supremo Icicle is dropping some ice-cold beats on to the streets...
Dutch DJ/producer Jeroen Snik, better known to the world as Icicle, is regarded as one of the most technically advanced and highly-respected producers in his...
Even the top DJs had to learn from someone. In the Top 100 set questions in the preceding pages, we asked all the DJs voted...
This month we’ve learnt who the public have voted as their favourite DJs, but who are the DJs’ favourite DJs? Who inspired them and put them...
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.
With its high torque motorised platters and rock solid software, the NS7 feels like the ultimate next generation DJ controller.
There's certainly no shortage of DJ controllers available right now. Almost every taste and preference is catered for - from professional all-in-one twin deck consoles...
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Helping to empower Unicef’s plight against children in danger...
Charity fund-raising from our annual Top 100 DJs poll has now raised £69,289 for Unicef. With this money, Unicef has been able to provide enough...