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Castlemorton 1992: photographing the Illegal rave that changed UK dance music forever
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Castlemorton 1992: photographing the illegal rave that changed UK dance music forever

2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the biggest and the most infamous illegal rave that ever took place: Castlemorton – a week-long, 20,000-person party deemed so anarchistic that it shook Middle England to its core. Here, photographer Alan Lodge tells his story of capturing a week changed UK dance music forever

It started on a particularly sunny bank holiday weekend, on the 22nd May 1992. A ramshackle convoy of vehicles, which served as the rag-tag homes...
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Switched On: How manufacturers are finally waking up to underrepresentation in music tech

DJ Mag’s tech editor, Mick Wilson, investigates Black and non-Black POC representation in the music tech sector, and what industry leaders are doing to address...

Black and non-Black POC artists have always been at the forefront of electronic music; pioneering DJs and producers who created whole genres, and others who...
During the coronavirus pandemic, here’s how you can support nightclubs and music venues
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The gig-less economy: what could a post-pandemic dance music scene look like?

As dance music’s top-heavy, tour-focused infrastructure crumbles, people across the industry are wondering how new revenue streams can emerge to support artists during and after...

It’s been four months since COVID-19 sent dancers into deep freeze. With no sign of a vaccine, the suspicion is that clubs will stay closed...
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During the coronavirus pandemic, here’s how you can support the electronic music industry
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How Dublin Digital Radio created a home for Ireland's independent music scene

Since its inception in 2016, Dublin Digital Radio has become a vital community outlet for many Irish DJs and producers, and has been of added...

For music fans that feel at odds with the algorithmic nature of streaming platforms, online radio is delivering an alternative source of music discovery and...

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Jeff Mills: ‘'90s techno was up-tempo, dark music, now it’s about space and the cosmos’

The exhibitionist tells it like it is... 

Jeff Mills has spoken about the difference between techno in the 1990s and the genre today in a recent interview with Telekom Electronic Beats, which...
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Necessary government support for grassroots clubs outlined in six-point plan by Music Venue Trust

Among the suggestions include releasing £1.6 billion of undistributed restart grant money

The Music Venue Trust has outlined necessary government support for grassroots clubs.

Following their recent warning that grassroots venues will face closure as a result...
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These electronic musicians are breaking down the boundaries of contemporary classical music

As dance music culture recovers from the pandemic, artists like Klein, Clark and Afrodeutsche are opening up new frontiers for themselves

“The expectations on musicians are higher than they’ve ever been,” says Chris Clark. “And the payoff is lower than it’s ever been.”The producer and composer...
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Solid Gold: How Daft Punk's 'Discovery' reshaped dance music for the digital age

DJ Mag's weekly Solid Gold series examines the ongoing significance and influence of electronic albums throughout history. In our latest edition, Ben Cardew revisits Daft Punk's...

It is not too much of an exaggeration to say that dance music entered a brave new world on February 26, 2001, when Daft Punk...
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Aluna shares open letter to "challenge the 'dance music industry' on its long standing racial inequalities"

"I want all black people to know that the genre of Dance is their heritage"

Aluna shares open letter to "challenge the 'dance music industry' on its long standing racial inequalities".

AlunaGeorge frontwoman, Aluna Francis, who is currently working on...

Grassroots music venues: MPs call for arena gig ticket levy to support independent spaces
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Grassroots music venues: MPs call for arena gig ticket levy to support independent spaces

“It is time that the government brought together everyone with a stake in the industry’s success," said MP Dame Caroline Dinenage

MPs have called for an arena gig ticket levy to help support grassroots venues. On Friday (10th May), a government report by the Department of...

U K, G?: the electronic music collectives opening up conversations around mental health
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U K, G?: the electronic music collectives opening up conversations around mental health

Sticky Tapes, eott and Don’t Keep Hush tell Jack Ramage how they’re helping to shift perceptions around wellbeing in dance music

The stigma surrounding mental health has drastically changed over the last decade, with people beginning to realise how important it is to talk about their...

Bradley Zero and Nathanael Williams are opening a new Hi-Fi music bar, Jumbi, in Peckham
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Bradley Zero and Nathanael Williams are opening a new hi-fi music bar, Jumbi, in Peckham

Launching this month, the bar will include a music library made up of Bradley Zero's personal vinyl collection

Rhythm Section founder Bradley Zero and Nathanael Williams, one-half of producer duo The Colours That Rise, are opening a new music bar in Peckham, South...

85% of people in Britain say music is vital to their mental health, new survey says
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85% of people in Britain say music is vital to their mental health, new survey says

65.2% of the people polled in the survey listen to music every single day

85% of people in Britain say music is vital to their mental health, according to a new survey from transport app FREE NOW; the new...