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There’s a lot of debate circulating the UK scene right now. The more serious clubbers among us are thinking twice — taking a step back and taking stock a little — before committing to club nights, especially with occasions as big as New Year’s Eve on its way.

The UK is set to get it's own electronic music conference - led by trance DJ John "00" Flemming.

Congo Natty has a rich history of involvement in the music scene for the last 25 years. Formerly known as the Rebel MC, he had chart hits such as 'Just Keep Rockin'' and 'Street Tuff' in the late '80s with the Double Trouble production kru before hankering down into — and helping to pioneer — the early jungle scene.

In the current climate of deep house dullards Letherette stand out like a sore thumb. Cutting 'n' pasting micro fragments of dusty old vinyl into emotive, pulsing electronic decoupages, their skewed, psych take on house and hip-hop acknowledges pioneers like J Dilla, Daft Punk, Cassius and Madlib, while injecting unexpected kaleidoscopic flourishes and live instrumentation, pushing sampladelia in a unique direction.

London's Egg Club celebrates 10 years with 10 parties this month, so we took a look down the humpty bumpty path its walked...

A design collective with animal instincts

Joining the PRS will increase DJ/producers revenue streams

Just over a year ago, we were banging on about Fashion Beans and how it had a clever clogs ability to keep our attention.And it’s still got it. In fact, it’s evolved into an authority on all things trend-setting for men’s style and grooming that we can hardly do without. Pow!

One time Art Director for US imprint Ubiquity Records, Eric Crandell is the brains behind 101 Apparel — a brand with art, music and fashion intertwined in their ethos.

The first time I got asked to play, I just felt so sick with nerves. Andy Morris was playing there too, and he came to pick me up from home. I took my records down, got to the car, was sick, and took my records back up again. I couldn’t face it. When I did turn up a month or two later when they booked me again, they booked me to play in the chill-out room with Paul Thomas from Kiss.

March is here, so we have a Spring in our step. These are the UK spots we recommend to get you on your party pogo stick...

Following its debut next to a safari park in Kent last September, The Zoo Project has unveiled the location for its next festival: The Hidden Forest, Boughton House, Kettering.

Who's behind it?

Nixwax was started in the summer of 2011 by three friends, Rob Amboule, Alec Function and Hunter Giles, who have been making music together since they were nippers. Looking at all the unreleased music they'd unearthed, they decided they'd make a go of running a label.

Based in Northampton, this online department store is going to keep you busy for a while. Skateboarder, snowboarder, skier or otherwise you’ll find the perfect selection of affordable gear for your winter requirements.

Quite often it’s more fun with two people in the studio. You can bounce ideas off one another, give instant feedback, crack jokes and generally have more of a jolly old knees-up. This is what the two notable producers involved in Gorgon City — house bod Foamo and RackNRuin from future jungle/breaks — have found since hooking up together a year or so ago.

Not to be put off by the fact that Topshop are big fans, Hype. releases bold prints, jazzy patterns and currently has the full backing of young and stylish types.

The newest Croatian festival to enter the fray is the Love System Festival in Punta Radman, Petrcane. Their vision is to ‘create an immersive experience for avid followers of house music and all its various guises’, and one casual glance at their talent-bulging line-up suggests they’re on the right course.

Voting has now closed for our annual celebration of UK underground music - Best of British 2012, educated by Point Blank Music School.

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