Even if you’ve never consciously set out to listen to ‘What They Say’ by Maya Jane Coles, you’ve almost certainly heard it before. Over the...
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“This ain’t a track, it's a movement”: Mike Skinner and co. are back, and deliver a record-breaking night at Brixton Academy. DJ Mag’s Rob McCallum...
The Streets’ 2002 debut ‘Original Pirate Material’ is one of those rare records that has a story attached for everybody that grew up with it...
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Brexit happens early next year, but its impact upon musicians working in the EU remains unclear. We delve into the potential effects of the UK’s...
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Nicole Moudaber is the techno queen with a rock & roll attitude. She’s the fast-driving petrolhead who’s as at home behind the wheel as she...
Nicole Moudaber is hooked on adrenaline. As a DJ, producer, label owner and promoter, she’s created a huge fan-base thanks to a constant schedule of parties...
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The melodic deep house of Maya Jane Coles’ ‘What They Say’ helped put her on the map, and soon went on to be sampled by...
The UK DJ world pays tribute to former Kiss FM stalwart
It was reported over the weekend that pioneering UK DJ Colin Faver has died.
Faver was a pioneering UK DJ who began his career in...
The robots are in hot demand...
Kraftwerk have added two dates to their sold-out UK tour due to popular demand, with tickets for the new shows going on sale this Friday...
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From the underground mixtape beatmakers, to those crossing over into the rap mainstream and drill scenes at home and abroad, Colin Gannon asks — who...
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The Chemical Brothers' second album, 1997's 'Dig Your Own Hole', radiated ambition and adventure, and was their first to hit No.1 in the UK charts thanks to a string of landmark singles. Here, Ben Cardew explores how 'Dig Your Own Hole' altered the Chems' creative trajectory, predicted our post-genre pop future, and catapulted them to new heights
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185,000 tapes were sold during the year
Cassette sales in the UK increased by 19% last year.
According to official figures shared by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) this week, over 185,000 cassette...
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Gorillaz’ 2001 self-titled debut laid the foundations for Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s animated outfit. With a rotating cast of collaborators and a genre-merging style...
The godfather of house passes away at home, aged 59
The dance world is in mourning today about the news of the death of house music pioneer Frankie Knuckles. He was 59.
Frankie died unexpectedly...
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October is Black History Month in the UK. Ria Hylton spotlights a range of electronic music-related events on and offline taking place throughout the month...
DJ Semtex ramps it up into 2008 with Dizzee Rascal and the DVJ-1000s
BBC 1Xtra's DJ Semtex is back mixing it up with hip-hop champ Dizzee Rascal, kickstarting the beefiest beats for their UK tour with Babyshambles. They've...
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The brothers will perform at the London festival
Disclosure have been confirmed to perform their only UK live show of 2020 at London's Lovebox festival.
Following the announcement that Tyler, The Creator will...
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The Greatest Hits compilation has also sold 5.61 million copies, ranking second in terms of overall units bought
ABBA's 'Gold' album has spent a record-breaking 1,000 weeks in the UK charts.
The compilation, which comprises some of the band's best-loved songs, was released...