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The problem? Too many DJs...

Slowly and surreptitiously over the course of the last decades, a plague has infested and infected club land. It’s a disease that has eaten away at the core art of the DJ and at the very dynamics of almost any club night you care to attend.

Commercial dance and rap don't fit

EDM doesn't need rappers legitimising its stadium-sized stasis and banality

We want new material

Kraftwerk’s nostalgia trick

Ageing or raging?

It’s time for fading '90s producers to stop hyping their own records with snotty attacks on EDM and focus on writing some decent tunes…

Vinyl may be back, but is the picture really so rosy for records?

I’m sure you’ve heard the great news — vinyl is back, baby: back on the shelves, back in our collective conscious, back in the clubs. Everyone and their mother’s brother is now walking around like the cat who's got the cream, because they are true collectors, true music heads, true audiophiles and their addiction to black crack has finally been vindicated.

Why is shuffling being mocked and banned?

I’m going to tell you a little story about dancing — this is a dance music mag, after all. It’s 1991. I’m deep in some ramshackle Northern warehouse rave. I’m at one with the universe, have just had my sixth life-changing conversation of the evening and am now busy chatting with my fourth new best friend in the last hour.

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“Money can’t buy you love,” sang The Beatles, although most people do want to be loved. This is especially true of a lot of top-flight DJs, narcissists at the best of times, who feel all at sea if they aren’t constantly getting reassurance about how great they are — and popular.

Is nothing original anymore?

There are so many nonsensical phrases that people love blindly bandying about. You know the ones, the proverbial drivel that people throw around in states of cod-philosophical self-approbation, even if it actually makes about as much sense as Joey Barton’s Twitter feed.

Crosstown Rebels announce global tour

It seems like only yesterday that Crosstown Rebels popped up on the global scene, yet a decade has passed since their first release. In that time Damian Lazarus' imprint has branched out into events, a TV series and even a Mayan festival in Mexico.

Travis Scott pledges almost $5million to event safety initiative following Astroworld crisis

"I will always honour the victims of the Astroworld tragedy who remain in my heart forever," he's said of the initiative

Travis Scott has announced a new initiative, Project HEAL, following last November's Astroworld crowd crush tragedy. Described as a "multi-tier, longterm series of community-focused philanthropy...

Yaeji also took home an award for International Breakthrough

Little Simz, AJ Tracey, and FKA Twigs were among the artists to receive accolades at the 2020 AIM Awards.

The event, hosted by BBC Radio...

No release date for 'Know No Better'...

Major Lazer and Houston-bred rapper Travis Scott will once again be sharing record credits. The latter using his stage time during Alabama's Hangout Music Festival...

Diplo reveals next LP to feature a host of big name collaborators.

Major Lazer’s forthcoming album will feature The Weeknd, Justin Bieber and Travis Scott, Diplo revealed.

The LA producer behind the project told Billboard that “People...

The legendary party's anniversary venue will welcome Frankel & Harper, Remco Beekwilder, and more

London's legendary after-hours party Trade is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a 24-hour event next month.

Taking place on 12th February, the line-up for the...

The Big Fish Little Fish raves will take place across December 30th and 31st

A number of New Years raves for babies and toddlers have been announced.

Organised by events company Big Fish Little Fish, the family-friendly parties will...