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Ahead of a new tour and album, the visionary Manchester crew recall the making and impact of their acid house classic...

Graham Massey and Andy Barker take their places at a table in the first floor restaurant at Manchester arts institution HOME, just a stone’s throw away...

IMS lands in Singapore

The 2014 International Music Summit (IMS) Asia-Pacific was held on December 11th, in the prestigious W Sentosa Cove, Singapore. The summit is the first of...

Singapore International Music Summit speakers include Tong and Oakenfold

International Music Summit (IMS) Asia-Pacific has revealed the initial line-up of speakers set for its Singapore conference on 11th December. The conference will be...

FREE PLUGINS, SOUNDS AND ONLINE COURSES

Last November, Point Blank teamed up with SARM Music Village for a day-long event featuring masterclasses and workshops from some of the best producers in...

70 agencies have come together to launch a new advocacy initiative, Booking United

Booking agencies in Berlin have come together to launch a new advocacy initiative, representing live acts and DJs amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Booking United, which...

Osunlade: spiritual state of mind

Producer of soul greats, maker of classic house records, ordained Yoruba priest and avid live streamer, Osunlade has lived a remarkable life so far. He tells Ria Hylton how remaining independent has been vital to his creativity and career

Nomads. They roam new lands, find fresh pasture and feed their flock. Osunlade — an ordained Yoruba priest — has something of the shepherd about...

The band confirmed the news on social media yesterday (7th November)

Andy Barker, 808 State's longtime bassist and keyboard player has died, aged 53. His passing was confirmed in a message posted yesterday (7th November) to 808 State's...

In our latest gaming column, State of Play, Cherie Hu asks: have concert promoters been irrevocably cut out of the in-game concert boom by game...

As this column has covered extensively, 2020 was a watershed year for in-game concerts, from Travis Scott, Steve Aoki and Dillon Francis in Fortnite to...

Field Maneuvers festival 2024 stage hosts

Returning greats like Dalston Superstore, Dialled In, Machine and Neighbourhood join newcomers KALLIDA, Laser Dome and LOCAL. 

Field Meneuvers has confirmed the stage hosts for this summer's festival, which runs from 16th to 18th August at a secret location in Norfolk, England...

Exploring the life, legacy, music, theatre, and activism of the celebrated rapper

An immersive 2Pac museum experience is launching in Los Angeles next year, before heading out on global tour. 

'Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I'm Free'...

20 years after the techno legend rocked the islands for the Millennium moment

Carl Cox is playing a New Year's Eve rave in Hawaii, with sets planned for both Wednesday December 31st 2019 and Thursday January 1st 2020. ...

Taken from the French producer's 'State Of Control' EP...

I Hate Models makes his debut on Dax J's Monnom Black imprint this month with a four-track EP, featuring moody, twisted stomper, 'Last Kiss Before...

Andy Barker was the only ever-present member of 808 State, alongside Graham Massey, the group a crucial component of the UK rave scene since its early days...

Andy Barker from Manchester acid house pioneers 808 State has passed away. The news was revealed via a statement on 808 State’s social media platforms...

Luke Vibert heads up Soundcrash Warehouse Party

While secret East London warehouse parties are ten a penny these days, they're usually subject to the underwhelming catch-all sound of deep house. Taking it...

Factory Records boss Tony Wilson apparently called it “the most important piece of journalism I’ve read in the last twenty years”...

An anthology of Freaky Dancing, the acid house fanzine that was distributed outside the Haçienda in 1989 and 1990, is to be published later this...