Where is house music at home? Check out 7 destinations rich in Black house history (The Grio)

By |2024-02-12T10:54:18-06:00February 12th, 2024|African American, Baltimore, black History Month, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Detroit, DJ, House Music, House Music History, Ibiza, manchester UK, New Jersey, New York, Techno|

  Visit these destinations to experience and understand the enduring power, prevalence and history of Black house music.  As many already know, house music has always been heralded in Black and marginalized communities, and like many musical genres, it originated at a time when collective frustrations were high. While many identify the genre with the [...]

DJ Minx shares new single, ‘Taking It Back’: Listen (DJ Mag)

By |2024-02-11T14:22:23-06:00February 11th, 2024|African American, Announcements, black History Month, Dance Music, Detroit, DJ Mag, House Music, Music News, producer, Promotional, Women|

The new cut, released to coincide with Black History Month, features vocals by the artist herself DJ Minx has released a new single, 'Taking It Back'. Out now through her Women On Wax label to coincide with Black History Month, the track features lyrics written and performed by the Detroit artist herself. You can listen [...]

Interview: Kerri Chandler (Gray Area)

By |2024-02-02T21:42:11-06:00February 2nd, 2024|African American, black History Month, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, Gray Area, House, House Music, House Music History, Interviews, Kerri Chandler, New Jersey, producer|

Overview Kerri Chandler is a name that every house music enthusiast should know. With a career spanning several decades, he has established himself as one of the originators and key figures in the genre. Born and raised in New Jersey, Chandler's musical journey began in a family deeply rooted in jazz. His father, a respected DJ, [...]

An interview with Barbara TUCKER featuring the BCREW (1 in Music)

By |2024-02-01T20:50:12-06:00February 1st, 2024|African American, black History Month, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, House, House Music, House Music History, Interviews, Women|

  1 In Music e-meets Barbara Tucker and the BCREW for a tête-à-tête with this powerhouse female group putting the Gospel in House Music. [This interview was first published in October 2022] What made you decide to join the BCREW and what would you like to see in the future for THE BCREW? BARBARA TUCKER: [...]

Michael Watford, legendary house music singer, dies (DJ Mag)

By |2024-01-31T20:49:32-06:00January 31st, 2024|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ Mag, Entertaiment, House, House Music, House Music History|

    The prolific gospel-trained vocalist worked with the likes of Masters At Work, Kerri Chandler and En Vogue, and was part of the early Jersey house scene Legendary house vocalist Michael Watford has died.  The American singer's son Solomon Watford announced the news on Sunday, 28th January, via Facebook, confirming the date of his passing [...]

How New Order embraced Ibiza’s anything-goes energy on ‘Technique’ (DJ Mag)

By |2024-01-30T19:22:21-06:00January 30th, 2024|Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ Mag, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History, Ibiza, manchester UK|

Released on 30th January 1989, New Order’s fifth album is a sun-flushed pinnacle of dance rock, directly inspired by the hedonistic energy of Ibiza’s burgeoning club scene of the time. 35 years on, with the help of the album’s engineer Michael Johnson, Ben Cardew reflects on its legacy, and its influence on the acid house [...]

Musical Paradise: Beppe Loda in Chicago (5 Mag)

By |2024-01-25T21:11:58-06:00January 25th, 2024|5 Magazine, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History, International, Interviews|

  You can’t write a credible history of dance music without Beppe Loda. The Italian producer emerged in the early 1980s behind the decks as resident and main attraction at Club Typhoon, a former cinema transformed into a discotheque. His sets were so popular that the club reputedly attracted more patrons than the entire population [...]

Horse Meat Disco: 20 years of queer joy on the dancefloor (DJ Mag)

By |2024-01-23T22:10:32-06:00January 23rd, 2024|Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, Entertaiment, Gay, House, House Music, House Music History, LGBTQIA+, UK|

  Horse Meat Disco held their first party at what would become known as The Eagle pub in Vauxhall, London on New Year’s Day 2004. As their weekly Sunday night queer party grew, so did their international reputation, and they haven't stopped since. Here, Andy Thomas charts the soaraway success of the disco house collective over [...]

Anané: riding high (DJ Mag)

By |2024-01-11T21:35:56-06:00January 11th, 2024|Biography, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, House, House Music, House Music History, Interviews, Louie Vega, Music, producer, Women|

  On one level, Anané’s new EP, ‘Take A Ride’, is a playful throwback to the musical opulence of the disco era. But it cuts deeper than that. As the vocalist and songwriter explains, it’s also an ode to unity, freedom, and her own sense of confidence There’s an attention-grabbing point at the four-and-a-half-minute mark [...]

Book Excerpt: Welcome to the Club – The Life and Lessons of a Black Woman DJ (Resident Advisor)

By |2024-01-10T21:04:23-06:00January 10th, 2024|African American, Biography, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, International, manchester UK, Music, news, Resident Advisor, Women|

  In this extract from DJ Paulette's memoir, out later this month, she confronts the discrimination she and other women faced—and celebrates some of the scene's unsung heroines. I have long been aware that there is a marked difference in the way that Black women are allowed to occupy space in the workplace, and how [...]

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