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Homobloc announces Róisín Murphy, Honey Dijon, I. JORDAN, more for Depot Mayfield party

The LGBTQ+-focused event returns for its third year this November

Homobloc, the LGBTQ+-focused marathon party from promoter Homoelectric, is returning to Manchester's Depot Mayfield venue for its third year this November. The 14-hour party, scheduled...

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Ash Lauryn: the Detroit-born DJ preserving house and techno's Black roots

Detroit-born, Atlanta-based Ash Lauryn is a digger in the truest sense, repping a soulful, classic house sound in her sets and helping preserve and bring back to the fore the Black roots of electronic music through her Underground & Black project. She speaks to Ria Hylton about discovering her passion and making the most of opportunities

On 1st July, Ash Lauryn performed an all-night-long set at East London’s NT’s Loft. Her mix, dripping in the soulful, cavernous grooves of an old-skool...

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DESIREE: the ascent of South African house music’s brightest star

Soaring ascents, the kind that can take an artist from obscurity to stardom in what seems to be the blink of an eye, don’t occur often, in dance music or elsewhere – those who are lucky enough to have that experience often disappear just as quickly. But there’s little chance of a quick fade for South Africa’s Palesa Desiree Shilabje, the DJ and producer known to the world as DESIREE, who in just a few short years has proved to be one of the international festival circuit’s most exciting new stars. Here, Bruce Tantum hears her story, and about how her evolution through music has been as organic as they come

“I’m finally home.” Those three words are among the first that the South African DJ and producer Palesa Desiree Shilabje utters when DJ Mag catches...

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The ecstasy despite the agony: photographing gay clubbing in ‘90s northern England

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...

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Paul van Dyk: 'no compensation or apology' from A State Of Trance event company since near-fatal stage fall

The German trance DJ also claims the ALDA event company “tried to block the insurance to pay for my medical bills”

Paul van Dyk claims he has received none of the court-ordered financial compensation from the ALDA event company following his near-fatal stage fall at A...

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Irish electronic artists to speak on importance of club culture at Berlin embassy

Sunil Sharpe, Cormac and ELLLL will all take part in the panel

Berlin's Embassy of Ireland will host a special panel event focused on the importance of club culture this week. The event will take place on...

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Lego KRK Rokit studio speakers designed by artist

This is the latest music and DJ-related piece from Borján, who designs his LEGO creations as Tomasso Builds

Hungarian designer Tamás Borján has created a LEGO version of the much-loved KRK Rokit studio speakers. This is the latest music and DJ-related piece from...

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Charisse C releases debut EP, 'EVERGREEN': Listen

The UK-based amapiano artist explores her voice and taps into 3-Step on this collaborative four-track EP with DJ Kwamzy, Shazmicsoul, Shingai and more

Charisse C's debut EP, 'EVERGREEN', is out now. Listen to it below. The Southern African UK-based artist has enlisted a number of collaborators for the...

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Qrion shares new single, ‘Miyanosawa’, on Anjunadeep: Listen

The single is "ultimately about seeing the light and saying goodbye to your past"

Qrion has dropped a new single via Anjunadeep. ‘Miyanosawa’ is named after a station in Qrion's home city of Sapporo, Japan, which was the final...

Ministry Of Sound’s new club concept, Sovereign, with Sasha event

"The King returns to the Castle"

Ministry of Sound is launching a new event concept, Sovereign, which begins with an appearance by Sasha on Saturday 12th November. According to the London...

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The Chemical Brothers to headline Amnesia Ibiza's 2022 closing party

They'll play an exclusive DJ set on the island this October

The Chemical Brothers will headline Amnesia Ibiza's closing party this October with their only DJ set on the island this year. The club's closing event...

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New club, Paragon, opens in New York

From the team behind the indefinitely closed Bossa Nova Civic Club

A new club, Paragon, has opened in New York. Paragon is a multi-storey space located on Broadway in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighbourhood. It's the newest project...

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Twitch channels face fresh ban over music copyright takedowns

The Amazon-owned company have escalated copyright claims for unauthorised music performance

Twitch has sent out an influx of DMCA takedown notices in an apparent move to tackle unauthorised copyrighted material being used on its platform. The...

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AI use in music must be regulated, parliamentary group tells government

The UK cross-party report comes as FKA twigs spoke to a US Senate subcommittee on intellectual property about her own AI deepfake tools and the importance of artist agency

A specialised cross-party parliamentary group is urging the UK government to progress stalled plans to implement artificial intelligence regulations and artist protections. In a newly...

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IKLECTIK launches crowdfunder for new ART LAB space following venue closure

The London grassroots music and arts venue was forced to close this past weekend as all Old Paradise Yard small businesses were evicted to make way for planned new offices

London grassroots music and arts venue IKLECTIK is fundraising to support a new space following its forced closure and eviction due to planned property development...