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Clip is a part of new Deconstructed series...

Spotify has released a new animated short called How EDM Changed the World, as a part of its 12-week Deconstructed video series.

The two-minute clip...

Every era of British dance music has its myths and over-simplified narratives — hell, even little known local scenes have urban legends. Below, Matt Anniss...

We need to think about how we document dance music culture. It may seem odd saying this when there are so many magazines, podcasts, and...

The original instrument from 'Don't You Want Me' is up for grabs

Want to own a piece of dance music history? You can nab yourself the ORIGINAL keyboard that Felix wrote the riff of house classic 'Don't...

Ireland's Planet Love festival is go!

On Saturday 8th September, Ireland will shake to the sounds of the biggest dance event ever to grace both Northern and Southern Ireland. Two festivals...

The four-part series features Or:la, Bicep and more revealing the stories behind their biggest tracks

A new radio documentary series explores the history of Irish dance music.

Across four 50-minute episodes, The Breakdown delves into three decades of electronic dance...

For 20 years, Simon Dunmore's Defected has been dedicated to the finest in house music, from its label and numerous associated imprints, to its events...

“I’m a collector of labels. My ambition was for people to have a Defected rack in their collections in the same way they'd have a...

Hï Ibiza, HRBR Project NYC and Paul Oakenfold are early partners...

Dance For One Meter (D41M) launched today (8th August) with the noble goal of being “the biggest environmental initiative in dance music history”. Early partners...

With Miller Genuine Draft

It has been another incredible year in electronic music. New genres have sprung up, new parties born, and we have had to say some sad...

history-of-bassline

From its beginnings in Yorkshire clubs to becoming a nationwide dance music phenomenon and chart success, the bassline sound has survived and thrived, despite the efforts of the police and club licensing authorities. Matt Anniss charts its rise, fall, resurgence and influence on a new generation of DJs, producers and ravers

A quarter of a century ago, a record slipped out on Rumour Records that would change the course of UK dance music history. Created by...

As part of DJ Mag's round-up of all the best in dance music in 2019, and in the 2010s, we decided to spotlight some of...

Ever since the revelations in Hollywood about film producer Harvey Weinstein, and the subsequent #MeToo stories of sexual misconduct, the dance music world has been...

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“To be honest, it’s easier to come up with a time something sexist DIDN’T happen. There are so many instances I don’t know...

The exhibition will open at the British Library in 2024

The British Library and the University of Westminster have announced a new exhibition exploring the history of Black British music. 

The partnership have teamed up...

The Lost Acid House Membership Cards

A new book collects the most prized of all rave memorabilia: the membership card. Filled with classic design work, it’s a window on a transformative era. Collector and compiler Rob Ford tells DJ Mag about how the project came together, while DJs and designers share their memories of the time

“It’s almost like drug dealing,” laughs Rob Ford, a 52-year-old author and music producer, who spends his evenings meeting strangers in car parks and exchanging...

With the second summer of love’s thirtieth anniversary fast approaching, it’s perhaps no surprise to learn that some of electronic music’s early groups are reaching...

A brand new digital resource packed with archive mixes, radio shows, documentaries, and written articles 

The Dance Music Archive has gone live, documenting 30 years of club and rave culture online. 

A huge resource, visitors to the website can sort...