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Live band playing on stage at Heaven

Club owner Jeremy Joseph has already spent nearly £10,000 in legal fees

London's iconic Heaven club is going into arbitration with its landlord over an alleged £320,000 rent increase. Club owner Jeremy Joseph – who is also...

Drug-checking services at festivals improve attendee safety, study shows

Nearly two-thirds of festivalgoers who learned their drugs did not match what they were sold as decided to dispose of the remaining substances

A new study has found that drug-checking services at festivals improved the safety of attendees. The research by harm reduction and drug-testing charity The Loop...

Regina Baer dies

"The history of Tresor, and indeed of Berlin's entire nightlife, would be different without her"

Tresor's Regina Baer has died. The news was confirmed via a statement posted by fellow co-founder of the legendary Berlin club, Dimitri Hegemann. Baer died...

vinyl

The new plant will be equipped with eight presses from Nashville's Record Pressing Machines 

A new vinyl pressing plant is set to open in southern California. Californian reissue label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi), which is owned by online...

I.JORDAN drops new single, ‘Always Been / First Time Back’, on Ninja Tune: Listen

It’s the first in a series of two-trackers to come from the artist in the coming months

I.JORDAN has released a new double single, ‘Always Been / First Time Back’ on Ninja Tune. Listen to both tracks below. It marks the DJ...

Royal Albert Hall organist Anna Lapwood joins Bonobo on stage on final residency night: Watch

"12 hours later they had written me an organ part. 18 hours later I was helping them close their show to an audience of 5,000."

Bonobo's five-night residency at London's Royal Albert Hall ended with a special guest: organist Anna Lapwood. Lapwood shared a clip of the performance from her...

Maelstrom

The French DJ and producer’s new mix features music from Boys Noize, Space Dimension Controller and Surgeon

French DJ and producer Maelstrom is releasing a new mix featuring music from artists like Boys Noize, Surgeon and Space Dimension Controller. The new mix...

UK rap and drill Youtube video takedown requests by Met Police increased 300% in 2021

Nearly 97% of requests to remove clips were approved by the Google-owned video giant, according to a new VICE report.

London's Metropolitan Police sent YouTube triple the number of UK rap and drill video takedown requests in 2021 than in the previous year. A new...

Leon Vynehall announces 'fabric presents' mix with new track, 'Sugar Slip (The Lick)': Listen

The compilation includes new, exclusive tracks by Skee Mask, Or:la and more

Leon Vynehall will handle the next instalment of the 'fabric presents' mix compilation series. Out on 25th March, Vynehall's mix spans 33 tracks and includes...

Is wealth and privilege damaging British dance music, and if so, what should we do about it?

WORDS: Matt AnnissPICS: Nicola Nodland & Jillian Edelstein

Since acid house swept the UK 30 years ago and united a generation, British dance has proudly proclaimed its egalitarian credentials. Many believe that the loved up, misty-eyed utopianism...

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DJ Mag's Best of North America awards show will take place at Kings Hall (Avant Gardner) next month

The line-up for DJ Mag's first-ever Best of North America awards show is here. Following the announcement of 2022's nominees last week, DJ Mag will...

Recognise is DJ Mag’s monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music scene. This month, we speak to...

Zozo’s approach to music is both earthy and otherworldly, organic and encyclopedic, political and hopeful. Standing at the core of Istanbul’s electronic music circuit for...

Second album 'Vapor City' is a hypnagogic masterpiece...

The idea of a footwork concept album might seem at odds with the stuttering functionality of its Chicago roots, but then Machinedrum, aka US-born Travis Stewart, has always used its 170bpm tempo as a template for more otherworldly experiments.

Ben Cardew revisits the rich sampling and undiluted fun of the Beasties’ cult classic second album

'Paul's Boutique', Beastie Boys’ second album, is the sound of unrestrained musical joy; an adventure playground bouncy castle fart-joke of a record where boundary-pushing, world-building...

UK duo Dusky are this month's DJ Mag cover stars...

“There’s definitely a stigma attached to progressive house but someone like Sasha is one of the most influential DJs ever,” Nick states. “A lot of...