The band have opted to donate their work this time, rather than setting it alight or throwing it into the North Sea Rare, previously unreleased music by UK electronic pioneers The KLF is set to be made available through the British Library's free Sound Gallery. The only physical copy of a reconstructed version of the [...]
Dark Entries prepares an album of jazz, gospel and blues on Sylvester's Private Recordings: August 1970 in honor of legendary disco vocalist's 76th birthday. Sylvester is best known for disco, but Sylvester had range. He had range within that range. Private Recordings: August 1970 features the legendary vocalist and icon singing nine songs, mostly standards from jazz, [...]
Under their Director's Cut alias, Frankie Knuckles and Eric Kupper lent an uplifting disco remix to Ultra Naté and Michelle Williams' "Waiting On You." A milestone album anniversary, a dance music holiday and new music from the Godfather of House Music Frankie Knuckles are all converging into one celebratory moment. 10 years ago, Ultra [...]
Opening on Ukrainian Independence Day, Mixmag Ukraine will run digital, social and video content — with an aim to spotlight local music and culture Mixmag has opened its 22nd international office in Kyiv, Ukraine. Officially launching today (August 24), on Ukrainian Independence Day, Mixmag Ukraine will run video, social and digital content; shining a light on Ukrainian dance [...]
Daily lineups and set times have been revealed for this year’s Charivari — long a favorite of 5 Mag readers across the Midwest — held this August 11, 12 and 13th, 2023 in Detroit. Celebrating its 10th year, the Charivari festival spreads out over two stages and three days at Historic Fort Wayne (6325 W. Jefferson) in Detroit and features DJs including Delano Smith, Karizma, [...]
Danny Tenaglia has announced that he will be completing his Global Underground trilogy with a new compilation, ‘GU45: Brooklyn’ The Global Underground series started for Tenaglia in 1999 with ‘GU10: Athens’ and his second release came the following year with ‘GU17: London’. Now, over 20 years later, the final compilation sees him return to his home town of Brooklyn. [...]
The Beatport Group‘s annual Diversity + Parity Fund, designed to support organizations that focus on underrepresented groups and promote diversity within the music industry, is now accepting applications for its 2023 grant cycle. This year, Beatport has increased the fund to $150,000 and will award two types of grants: one for smaller organizations ($3,000-$15,000) [...]
The running of the nightlife conglomerate will be split between FIVE Holdings and existing owners Trilantic Capital Partners Dubai-based company FIVE Holdings has acquired a €320 million stake in Pacha Group, Diario De Ibiza reports. Kabir Mulchandani, CEO of FIVE Holdings, struck the deal with the nightlife conglomerate's existing owners, Trilantic Capital Partners. [...]
The 12-part series documents the history of some of the most iconic clubs around the world A new podcast series scoping the history of some of the world’s greatest nightclubs has landed on Apple Podcasts from iHeart Radio, hosted by Ultra Naté. The 12-part series, titled The History of the World’s Greatest Nightclubs, is set to look at iconic [...]
The funky, retro-themed Jolene Sound Room opens on the legendary Flagler Street with plenty of nods to '60s recording studios and '70s aesthetics The owners of Club Space Miami - Bar Lab Hospitality, Space Invaders and Link Miami Rebels - have joined forces to launch a new venue, Jolene Sound Room Miami. This unique, basement space in Downtown Miami comes [...]