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Gorillaz share new video for ‘Silent Running ft Adeleye Omotayo’: Watch

Dodgy cults, bathwater and funk feature in the latest animation from 10th album 'Cracker Island'

Gorillaz have shared a new video for 'Silent Running ft. Adeleye Omotayo'. Watch it below. The animation was created by the virtual band's co-founder, Jamie...

Jamiroquai reissues

Wax copies of 'Emergency On Planet Earth', 'A Funk Odyssey' and more will hit shops between now and Christmas

Jamiroquai have announced a series of album reissues on vinyl to mark the band's 30th anniversary. Kicking off on 14th October with their debut LP...

Get To Know: Kirollus

Get acquainted with Kirollus, the Brighton-based DJ, Defected broadcaster and vinyl seller bringing his love for rare funk, boogie and soul to the masses

In 2020, if you were maxing out on DJ mixes in the Covid pandemic’s first wave, it would have been hard to miss Kirollus. The...

Errol and Alex Rita's Touching Bass label shares two new singles from ‘Soon Come’ compilation: Listen

'Miss U' by Ego Ella May and Blck Spvde's 'Save A Lil Seat feat. DJ Harrison' are available now. 

Two new tracks have been shared from 'Soon Come', a 22-track compilation due for release on Errol and Alex Rita's Touching Bass label in July...

Betty Davis Dies

RIP to a trailblazing artist

Betty Davis, a pioneer of the late-1960s and 70s funk scene, has died aged 77. According to Rolling Stone, close friend and ethnomusicologist, Danielle Maggio...

Including riffs on Donna Summer, Herbie Hancock and The Temptations

Dark Entries has announced a new Patrick Cowley archival collection which will arrive next month. 

'Some Funkettes' comprises seven previously unreleased cover songs recorded by...

Bristol beat-maker Boca 45's new album is dedicated to his love of funk and soul. DJ Mag finds out how collaboration shapes his sound

“The tent was rammed halfway through my set - they wouldn’t let anybody in, so I must have done something right,” beams funk aficionado Boca 45, a few...

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their...

Last weekend, one of the UK’s best-loved festivals, Houghton, was cancelled due to a typically British extreme weather warning in peak summertime. Among the acts...

But the Invisible City Editions label and shop will still operate online... 

Toronto record store Invisible City is to shut its physical address “indefinitely”. 

A statement sent to the retailer and label's email subscribers today explained the...

Kanye West, De La Soul and Gang Starr also re-used his work... 

Edwin Birdsong, the revered funk musician sampled by Daft Punk, has died aged 77. The sad news was confirmed via social media by his son...

The debut LP from rising star will land on 22nd March...

Jayda G will release her debut album, ‘Significant Changes’, via Ninja Tune on 22nd March.

The album will land a month after she finishes up...

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FOR FANS OF: Lorenz Rhodes, Jamie Lidell, Lindstrom

YouTube is awash with ads promising to teach you how to make a living from your musical passion, but you get the impression that nobody...

A new photo exhibition in London is giving an inside look into the glory days of Chicago disco and funk...

In the ‘80s, Chicago birthed house music, the world-renowned movement that’s kept us dancing and smiling for more than three decades. Chi-Town also gave us...

He's working with Mos Def and nu skool Detroit cat Kyle Hall, amongst others, and funkin’ floors everywhere...

For years, Steven Julien, aka FunkinEven, didn’t think the music he was making was good enough to release. Then he met Sam Shepherd, aka Floating Points...

If you catch it right, you can have the best time at boutique festivals. And with this third instalment, the Shindig Weekender crew have got...

It’s glorious midday Sunday sunshine when your DJ Mag hack arrives at the festie. The site — which attendees have been informed about by email...

The ‘Universes’ producer brings out Funkineven, Marcellus Pittman & Osunlade.

The soulful house and funk producer, who we interviewed recently (read the feature here) and got to play one of our DJ Mag Sessions...

Plus Love2Funk at newly opened London venue

Established and well-respected techno night Rhythmatic stop at new club ‘Work London’ this Saturday, as part of their international tour.

Rhythmatic is one of London's...

Todd Terry, Joey Negro, Horse Meat Disco and The Revenge

Glitterbox will take over at Space Ibiza for the very first time this season, with a 16-week run kicking off on 12th June. The...

Stream 'Walk Dance Talk Sing' in full

Crazy P have released their new LP 'Walk Dance Talk Sing' on soundcloud in full.

Fans of the band can stream the entire LP for...

Duo get busy for Bastard Jazz Records...

Bastard Jazz Recordings is back with the third edition of its acclaimed, beat-centric compilation series ‘Tempo Dreams’. For this issue the Brooklyn-based label have invited...