Re-record: Celebrating 120 Black Artists In Electronic Music - Part 3 Contributors set the record straight, highlighting standout acts active between 2001-2020. "There's one part of doing this project where I'm like ‘white people need to recognise the lineage' but more importantly I hope Black people understand the lineage," says Theo Fabunmi-Stone, DJ, writer and Cue [...]
Beyoncé's first single from forthcoming album "Renaissance," entitled "Break My Soul" and featuring Big Freedia, also features a sample of Robin S.'s house hit "Show Me Love." Before she was sampled on Beyoncé's "Break My Soul," Robin S. was a major hitmaker in the house-music world. Her track "Show Me Love" was a hit in the early '90s, and [...]
A hair salon is being used as a place for LGBTQ+ members to get ready before a night out in the city WORDS: BECKY BUCKLE | PICTURE: SERGEY ASHMARIN 23 JANUARY 2023 A new scheme is trialling a safe space location for the LGBTQ+ community partying in Amsterdam. The pilot project named Dress & Dance has transformed a hair [...]
The “Art of Nightlife” is finally returning to Cambridge after nearly two decades of dormancy. ManRay, the legendary alternative underground nightclub in Central Square, is set to re-open at its new location of 40 Prospect St. on Wednesday, January 18. The venue’s new home is the former ImprovBoston comedy club, a short walk [...]
ADE – the recap of our second experience at one of the most influential events focused on electronic music Amsterdam Dance Event 2022 photos and video by KEYI STUDIO Spread the love Here we go again! Some time ago we visited the Amsterdam Dance Event for the second time – it was a splendid [...]
Words Michael Lawson We spoke to Loraine James, Pessimist, Rainy Miller and He Valencia about dwindling working-class participation in the scene. According to new research, working-class participation in the arts is on the decline. But what impact is this having on electronic music? The joint study from Edinburgh, Manchester and Sheffield universities found that [...]
The recently released documentary explores the thirty-year history of the iconic Birmingham nightclub JACK RAMAGE Friday, January 6, 2023 A new documentary about the iconic Birmingham techno venue Que Club, called In The Que, has been released. Watch the full documentary below. The 34-minute documentary explores the thirty-year history of the club, which first opened its [...]
This new generation of DJs are rising to prominence and shaking up the dance music landscape WORDS: PATRICK HINTON, MEGAN TOWNSEND, GEMMA ROSS, BECKY BUCKLE, ISAAC MUK | NOSTRA FONT DESIGNED BY LUCAS DESCROIX 20 DECEMBER 2022 The first full year of events since 2019 has given a new cohort of DJs the chance to [...]
Hostile real estate prices and government policies have the city's promoters and artists in an existential chokehold. But there's a new generation of nightlife locals with inventive solutions to combat the lack of space. Just after exiting the freeway heading towards Miami Beach, you can see the excavators tearing down the walls where the [...]
As Beyoncé and Drake take on the genre, legends from Robin S to Jesse Saunders reflect on its resurgence and my phone started pinging,” explains Robin S, the powerhouse vocalist behind Show Me Love, one of the most successful house records ever made. “I stayed half asleep. Then very early in the morning, my son called. [...]