Happy New Year! It seems that 2026 will start with a bang, as BKMAG is reporting that on January 1, 2026 the now-infamous Brooklyn Mirage and its parent Avant Gardner were sold to the group behind Pacha, FIVE Holdings. Five Holdings, the parent company of Pacha, made its deal with Axar, the longtime lender that acquired most of the Mirage’s assets [...]
The meagre financial returns of streaming for artists has been a point of controversy since its inception. Now substantial investments in AI weaponry are causing musicians, labels, and consumers to further question their relationship with streaming giant Spotify When Michail Stangl learned about Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's initial €100m investment in Helsing — a German company specialising in [...]
Gene Farris lives and breathes house music. A pioneer of Chicago’s underground and founder of Farris Wheel Recordings, he has spent the past three decades shaping the sound of the city—from early warehouse residencies to collaborations with the likes of Green Velvet, Jamie Jones, and Mark Knight. As both a producer and DJ, Farris remains a [...]
With 15,000 flyers from the golden age of UK rave and acid house in his possession, and countless others from around the world stored on the Phatmedia website he’s run since 1998, collector Dave Nicholson has built an essential archive of dance music’s visual history. His new book on Velocity Press, UK Rave Flyers 1988–1989, [...]
Roland Clark tells the story behind one of the most iconic vocals in house music, ‘I Get Deep’ https://youtu.be/4vivydV8_bs?si=Bdj_2gWBtYd1YJ8o Roland Clark tells the story behind one of the most iconic vocals in house music, ‘I Get Deep’. Once a tour manager for New Kids On The Block, Roland Clark quietly worked on [...]
In the final part of a three-part series on Afro house's newest evolution, Shiba Melissa Mazaza speaks to 17 artists from Africa and its diaspora about how 3-Step is inspiring innovation This article is the third in a three part-series about 3-Step and its unifying impact across borders in Africa. The first article analysed [...]
Fatboy Slim shares the story behind one of his most loved classics, 'The Rockafeller Skank'. https://youtu.be/hFyA2x_KPEk?si=_qpV_f9bM32p1__m Released in 1998, it was the lead single from his acclaimed second studio album 'You've Come A Long Way, Baby'. Here, Fatboy Slim recalls how the track was made, sampling the voice of Lord Finesse and [...]
Having sat empty for over 60 years, the Packard Automotive Plant was the location of Richie Hawtin's famed Spastik warehouse parties in the late '90s One of Detroit's most infamous ruins is set to be transformed into an electronic music museum as part of a $50 million project unveiled by city officials. The Packard Automotive Plant on [...]
Ron Trent, Todd Terje and many more will play the venue's next season. Ministry Of Sound has detailed the first events of its 2026 programme. The London venue, which celebrates its 35th anniversary next year, will kick 2026 off with a New Year's Day edition of Peach Club's House of Peach, featuring sets [...]
Kevin Saunderson, DJ Stingray 313 b2b Ellen Allien, 999999999, Voices From The Lake, Barry Can't Swim, Nia Archives Movement Detroit has announce the first names to play the festival in 2026. The weekender will run from 23rd to 25th May at Hart Plaza. One of the most important dates in the global techno calendar, 18 [...]