Thirty years into this thing we do, and I’m still hearing the same tired argument: electronic music isn’t political; it’s just escapism, just hedonism, just 4/4 music and ravers preaching PLUR in dark rooms. If I had a quid for every time someone’s tried to tell me (or I see it as a comment [...]
The mix has been released to mark what would have been the late Chicago DJ's birthday Defected has shared a previously unreleased mix by Frankie Knuckles via Apple Music. Clocking in at over two hours, the 26-track set was recorded by the late Chicago DJ in 2011, and was intended for release as a [...]
Today, some flowers for your ears from the Masters at Work!! https://youtu.be/Qz5st4L8Zvc?si=b2mrQlFdz6-ehY94
Look, we know. Another piece about phones ruining club culture. The think pieces have been written, the surveys conducted, the hot takes delivered. But here’s the thing: most of that conversation has been happening in the abstract, with commentators theorising about what might be happening while the actual architects of nightlife, the people building [...]
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 [...]
Join us for 3 days of electrifying nonstop beats provided by some of the most prolific DJs from around the world. Experience one of the most popular New Year's Eve events on the internet!! Be sure to join us in the chat!!! It's time to celebrate!!! --James Hall, Owner and CEO, My House Radio [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]