New book celebrates the music, fashion and people of the Haçienda (Mixmag)

By |2024-10-10T21:46:28-05:00October 10th, 2024|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, International, manchester UK, MixMAg, Music News|

  Coming October 10, ‘The Haçienda: Threads’ contains first-hand accounts from Todd Terry, Noel Gallagher, Mike Pickering, and Bez from the Happy Mondays, as well as clubbers and staff A new book coming out on October 10 will celebrate the many ‘Threads’ that made Manchester’s iconic Haçienda nightclub so legendary. Compiled by Rebecca Hook, The Haçienda: [...]

The Martinez Brothers present 10 years of Cuttin’ Headz at Drumsheds (Dancing Astronaut)

By |2024-10-05T10:29:29-05:00October 5th, 2024|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, festival, House, House Music, UK|

  Celebrating 10 years of their underground record label, Cuttin’ Headz, The Martinez Brothers will headline he 15,000-capacity venue known as Drumsheds London. An evening featuring their signature underground style, Cuttin’ Headz’ showcase will prove to be a must-see event during London’s fall calendar. As the UK club scene continues to struggle, Drumsheds London has remained consistent in [...]

A Guy Called Gerald honoured with blue plaque for ‘Voodoo Ray’ (Mixmag)

By |2024-10-03T19:25:50-05:00October 3rd, 2024|Announcements, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, House, House Music, House Music History, manchester UK, MixMAg, Music News, UK|

  The plaque commemorates the Manchester-born producer for creating "the first acid house track in the UK" in 1988 A Guy Called Gerald has received a blue plaque honouring his achievements in "Producing the first acid house track in the UK," as reported via the artist’s Instagram. Yesterday (October 2), the acid house pioneer, AKA Gerald Simpson, posted [...]

What’s on at ADE 2024: a guide to this year’s conference (We Rave You)

By |2024-10-02T19:41:34-05:00October 2nd, 2024|Amsterdam, Amsterdam ADE2024, Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, festival, House, House Music, House Music History, International, Music News, Promotional|

Boasting the largest gathering of electronic music artists and industry representatives, ADE can feel overwhelming to guests. Here is a guide to some of the conference’s best programming and offerings. Wednesday, October 16th ADE x BMIM – an all day event featuring various speakers, industry insights, and a networking events. Dilla 50 – The Influence and [...]

History of Fabric London coming in December 2024 (5 Mag)

By |2024-10-01T22:14:25-05:00October 1st, 2024|5 Magazine, Clubs - Nightlife, House Music, House Music History, International, London, Music News, UK|

  The 300 page fully illustrated book documents how a small group transformed a derelict meat store into one of the most celebrated nightclubs in dance music history. Storied London club Fabric is the subject of a forthcoming illustrated history published by UK imprint White Rabbit. “Fabric: The Fully Illustrated History of the Famous London [...]

New mural paying tribute to Frankie Knuckles unveiled in Chicago (Mixmag)

By |2024-09-30T18:32:27-05:00September 30th, 2024|5 Magazine, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Deep House, DJ, Frankie Knuckles, House, House Music, House Music History, LGBTQIA+, MixMAg, Music News, producer|

  The artwork, ‘Under One Roof’, also honours the iconic house music label, Gherkin Records, which used to sit opposite the Chicago Public Library A new mural paying tribute to the late Frankie Knuckles was unveiled at the Uptown branch of the Chicago Public Library on Saturday September 28. The public artwork, titled Under One Roof, is also [...]

Ministry of Sound is bringing back ’90s clubbing prices to celebrate its 33rd birthday (Mixmag)

By |2024-09-29T10:03:50-05:00September 29th, 2024|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, House, House Music, House Music History, Ministry of Sound, MixMAg, Music News, news, Promotional, UK|

  For each event over the next year, the London club will be selling a limited number of tickets at £5 and reducing drink prices for two hours This year, the Ministry of Sound is throwing it back to the '90s. To celebrate its 33rd birthday, the iconic London nightclub will be selling drinks and tickets for [...]

25 Best House & Club Tracks (Defected)

By |2024-09-19T21:10:48-05:00September 19th, 2024|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Deep House, Defected, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History, playlist|

  As part of our ongoing 25th anniversary celebrations, Defected resident DJ and radio host Monki spotlighted 25 of the best house tracks in a two-hour radio special last Friday.   To build this collection of greats, we asked our global community of fans to share their favourite house records over on our Instagram page last [...]

Rave Champion Sam Divine Talks Smiley Collaboration, Career Highs & The Joy Of Daytime Partying (Complex UK)

By |2024-09-17T22:06:46-05:00September 17th, 2024|Dance Music, Defected, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, Ibiza|

  The Smiley logo—broad smile on a round, yellow face—is probably the most immediately recognisable insignia in rave culture. In fact, it’s probably one of the most recognisable images in all of music history. Such is the power of their brand, that since its inception 50 years ago in the days of acid house and the free-rave [...]

Introducing SYNC: Our home for lost, vintage house music mixes (5 Mag)

By |2024-09-16T20:34:40-05:00September 16th, 2024|5 Magazine, Announcements, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, Entertaiment, House, House Music, House Music History, Music News, Promotional|

  Saving classic house music DJ sets from oblivion, one compressed mp3 file at a time. SYNC is another new feature for 5 Mag, which you can probably describe it in as few words as possible as “a new mix series for old mixes.” There’s more to it than that, of course. A few years back [...]

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