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Idle Hands

Donations are needed to secure a new site, with Brexit and Covid-19 having a severe impact on business

Bristol record store Idle Hands has announced it will shut at its current Stokes Croft address, with a crowdfunder launched to alleviate the costs of...

An 86-year-old gran watches bagpipe rendition of Faithless 'Insomnia' by grandson’s band

"I don't think rave music and bagpipes is her thing. I think she just goes to offer her support"

A video of an 86-year-old gran stoically watching her grandson's band perform a bagpipe rendition of 'Insomnia' by Faithless has emerged online. Marjorie Lawrie was...

Double O and Mantra stand side by side on a dark, green-light background, Mantra's arm on Dubz shoulder

More than a club night and record label, Rupture has become a nexus point for the global jungle/drum & bass community, helping to galvanise a new generation while re-energising seasoned heads. Founders and life partners Mantra and Double O tell DJ Mag’s Ben Hindle about its evolution, and the importance of championing inclusivity and musical freedom

It’s early April and nearing 8am at East London nightclub, FOLD. The spirited vocal of DJ Vibes & Wishdokta’s ‘Midsummer Mist’ is cutting its way...

Photographer Stuart Linden Rhodes, known mononymously Linden, spent the ‘90s capturing the queer clubbing scene in the north of England on his camera. Now his...

Throughout the 1990s, Stuart Linden Rhodes was a teacher by day and a writer and photographer covering the north’s gay clubbing scene at night. In...

rj

After the 2014 release of ‘1021,’ London-born, Toronto-raised, and LA-based artist Rochelle Jordan went through years of business and health-related difficulties, finally coming out the other end with last year’s emotion-drenched ‘Play With The Changes.’ A new remix album, featuring brilliant work from DJ Minx, Byron The Aquarius, Machinedrum and other notable acts, lifts Jordan’s theme of rejuvenation into a thrilling new phase

Rochelle Jordan is sitting in her car, the AC whirring in the background. It’s the tail-end of LA’s latest heatwave, and though you wouldn’t know...

COVID-19 has rapidly impacted the music industry — leaving thousands out of work. The government dumbfounded many when it was suggested that those from an...

Since the beginning of 2017, every weekend, the metal walkways and staircases of Printworks, the 5,000-capacity venue in London’s Surrey Keys, have vibrated to sounds...

Two generations of Black women speak about their experiences in dance music

After reflecting on how we can tackle the issues around racism and racial injustice within the electronic music industry as a publication, we delivered our...

Lovepd

Serving up everything from psytrance and hardstyle to deep house, disco and techno 

Berlin’s Rave the Planet parade has announced the official afterparties involved with this year's free event, which takes place in the city on Saturday 9th...

Derry-born DJ, producer and Céad label boss Or:la has had a remarkable journey so far, from throwing raves in abandoned buildings to playing the world's...

Becoming a DJ came to Orlagh Dooley in a dream. No, really. During her first year of university, Dooley had an epiphany, in the form...

Black and white photo of DJ IC wearing a black hoodie, and photo of DJ Jim Mastershine wearing a black tee and cap

DJ IC and DJ Jim Mastershine blend elements of Afro-Tech, 3-Step, and deep house on their new collab for All Shades of The Drum

DJ IC & DJ Jim Mastershine have linked up on a new single, ‘The Convention’, landing later this week. Have an exclusive first listen below...

The history of Spiral Tribe, the UK’s most notorious travelling sound system

Spiral Tribe were ‘90s Britain’s hardest hardcore techno crew –  a travelling party troupe of anti-authoritarian acid-adventurers, and a scourge of the establishment. With co-founder Mark Harrison in the midst of writing a book on their story, and PRSPCT Recordings recently releasing a collection of classic cuts from live Tribe duo R-Zac, Harold Heath dives into their history, legacy and vow to 'Never Stop'

In the 1970s, a teenage Mark Harrison and his younger brother would hitch-hike to free festivals, the country-wide network of large-scale, outdoor music events which...

Ghetts shares amapiano and Afrobeat-inspired single and video, 'Tumbi': Watch

It comes with a video starring Ghetts, which was shot on a Caribbean beach

Ghetts has shared a brand new single, called 'Tumbi'. Inspired by Afrobeats and amapiano, the track is produced by Splurgeboys and comes backed with a...

Leftfield share new single, 'Full Way Round', featuring Fontaines D.C.'s Grian Chatten

The track is described by the producer as a "perfect collaboration between beats and good vibes"

Leftfield have released the latest single from forthcoming album 'This Is What We Do'. 'Full Way Round', which features guest vocals from Fontaines D.C. frontman...

Morgan Hislop

The "midnight anthem" features jazzy saxophone from Morgan Hislop's dad, Charlie

Morgan Hislop and Orchid have linked up for a new single, ‘Timezones’. Check it out below. The jazzy, 2-step-flecked collaboration between the pop up-and-comer and...

Calvin Harris DJs on Liverpool FC team bus after Champions League final

Of course he played 'One Kiss', the club's unofficial anthem

Calvin Harris joined the Liverpool Football Club atop their bus for a parade through the city on Monday, 30th May. The Scottish DJ and Liverpool...