Kevin Aviance is one of the most iconic ballroom artists of all time, still leading the movement today. From Diana Ross to Kevin JZ Prodigy, he charts the history of a genre shaped by New York's queer underground. Kevin Aviance almost never made it in the ballroom scene. In the early '90s, when the [...]
https://youtu.be/CImBSno_OZ4 Original Chosen Few DJ reflects on three decades of Chicago’s most enduring house music celebration Alan King, one of the original members of the legendary Chosen Few DJs, has been instrumental in creating one of Chicago’s most enduring cultural celebrations. What began as a small reunion in 1990 has evolved into a massive [...]
Tomorrowland 2025’s new main stage has reportedly been constructed using parts from Metallica’s recent tour. As part of an urgent overnight effort, elements from the band’s WorldWired stage and touring rig were used to help build the “alternative setup for Tomorrowland’s beloved main stage”, which was destroyed in a fire earlier this week. According to reports from Belgian news [...]
The Bed-Stuy club reopens 1st August with a month of shows featuring Saunderson, Joey Beltram and more. New York club Paragon will reopen in August. Confirming the news today (16th July), the Bed-Stuy club – which was forced to close its doors in April due to rising costs – announced that it had been given a “generous lifeline” from [...]
A lack of venues in cities like Los Angeles is hurting promoters who have no choice but to adopt a DIY approach. Electronic music is rooted in a DIY spirit. Parties in remote fields, factories, residential units and other unconventional locations are a historically critical component of underground nightlife, embraced by promoters who proudly [...]
A group of Brussels retirement-home residents grooved to electronic music late one night as part of a program to fight loneliness among seniors. It was well past midnight on a recent weekend, and the Mirano nightclub in central Brussels pulsed with its usual energy. A D.J. played bass-heavy music with a West African lilt, [...]
Duke Dumont returns with his first new music of the year, unveiling the soaring single ‘I Need You Now’. From the outset, the track draws on Dumont’s signature deep house aesthetic, merging soulful vocals, hypnotic basslines, and shimmering synth work. As a result, it captures both intimacy and urgency—crafted for summer festival climaxes and late-night club [...]
The ultimate bitch track. Junior Vasquez's '90s house gem captured a scandalous chapter in New York nightlife—and cut his friendship with Madonna short. Sometime during the mid '90s, Junior Vasquez received a message on his answering machine from his then-BFF—who just so happened to be the world's biggest pop star. "Hello Junior, [...]
Loco Dice here. I’m excited to share my Playlist of the Week after releasing my new album Purple Jam. I’m super proud of it and I can’t wait for you to hear it. Purple Jam is a record soaked in both swag and sound design, drawing inspirations from the past, present and future of who I am as [...]
Forty years of house history, fashion, and philanthropy—Trax Records proves underground music never ages, it evolves. Chicago gave us House, Trax gave it a home; 40 years on, the revolution’s still jackin’. When people talk about the origins of house music, they often start with basements, clubs, and borrowed drum machines. But the moment it turned [...]