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In the midst of the ruinous Thatcher era, Manchester’s Hulme Crescents estate became a haven for squatters, anarchists and acid house ravers, who converged in the hedonistic flat-turned-studio and after-hours club, The Kitchen. Kemi Alemoru speaks to former residents, DJs and familiar guests from the Madchester scene about the lasting impact this space had on the city’s cultural landscape

Welcome to Hulme Crescents, Manchester, an inner-city public housing experiment that, in the ’80s, became an amphitheatre of chaos and creativity. In this estate, acid...

Also featuring Ashely Walbridge & Cedric Gervais

For over three months, hopeful DJs from across the planet have been duelling online for the chance to represent their country at the Miller SoundClash...

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...

As well as making up one half of Floorplan alongside her father and Underground Resistance founding member, Robert Hood, Lyric Hood is a force to...

Bumako Recordings' Jenifa Mayanja records an hour of smooth deep house and funk-fuelled grooves for the On Cue series and, in the midst of a...

Simon Baker's influences

Simon Baker – TaSimon Baker studied classical guitar and musical theory as a kid, a grounding that undoubtedly put him in good stead once he...

An unanticipated accident turned one figure skater’s dreams upside down, and opened the door to a bass-fueled future the artist now known as Whipped Cream never...

“I remember telling myself, ‘Get off the ice,’” Caroline Cecil tells DJ Mag, recalling the fateful accident that ended her competitive figure skating career as...

MS in a pool float

Delivering explosive, quick-witted lyricism over beats that blend kwaito, amapiano and gqom with grime, punk and pop, South Africa's Moonchild Sanelly has become a global sensation. Here, she speaks to Makua Adimora about freedom of expression and her new album, 'Phases'

“I always describe myself as ‘Snow White turns 21 and then the seven dwarfs become her strippers’,” Moonchild Sanelly says matter-of-factly, when speaking to DJ...

Electronic duo Lets Be Friends kindles professional pandemonium

Bonding with new people over cervezas is routine for tourists on vacation in Mexico. Only in the case of former trance producers, Jonney and Oren...

From the mainstream to the underground, we take a look through some of the Swede’s biggest moments...

Eric Prydz is a musician loved and admired the world over. Regardless of whether he’s turning his hand to pop music or more underground-leaning sounds, the Swede...

The iconic Spaniards catch us up to speed about one of their best summers and their forthcoming first full-length artist album.

Chus & Ceballos are constantly on the run. Whether they are smashing dance-floors during marathon DJ sets in Ibiza, or braving the freezing Canadian cold...

California-based producer scoops award thanks to mind-boggling shows...

KSHMR has won the highest audio-visual act award at the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2017 ceremony after landing 12th overall in the chart.

The...

OWSLA boss announced as winner at Amsterdam ArenA show...

Skrillex has scooped the award for highest bass act in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2017 after coming 16th in the poll. 

2017 highlights...

A press shot of Flume in a striped jumper, holding a bunch of white flowers against an orange backdrop

Caught between the demands of being an internationally-renowned performer and his desire for a quiet life, Australian producer Flume found balance upon returning to his homeland. Amongst nature, and with a restored sense of wellbeing, he completed his most ambitious album to date, 'Palaces'. Megan Venzin learns its story

Flume fills arenas, smashes stage props with sledgehammers, and builds booming soundscapes with the high-tech gear that fills his ever-expanding studio. Harley Edward Streten, on...

Progressive house champion Cristoph shows us round his Newcastle haunts, and tells us how his friends and family, and the patronage of Eric Prydz, have...

Cristoph is leaning on a railing overlooking Tynemouth Bay as the sun beats down. He often comes here to walk. At 25C and rising, though...

I Hate Models Le Bon Air festival cancellation

"We never asked the festival to cover any of these costs"

I Hate Models has confirmed he will no longer play Le Bon Air Festival. The French techno artist had been due to perform at the...