A House Called Zanzibar will mark the legendary venue's 47th anniversary with archival photography, short films and live programming during the 2026 Newark Arts Festival. A new multimedia project exploring the legacy of Club Zanzibar will take place during the Newark Arts Festival this week. A House Called Zanzibar: Where Do You Go [...]
Shimza has long been a superstar in South Africa, but as his profile grows abroad, he feels like he's "building from scratch". This year's major Ibiza residency marks a new career landmark. Bringing peers along with him, he's influencing the spread of African music styles in the White Isle — which has often appreciated [...]
DJs still break songs. This one is still making an impact a decade after a clever mix by Lil Louis made it famous. When truth and legend diverge, print the legend. But sometimes — rarely — they match up precisely. The night that Lil’Louis slapped the acapella of Chuck Roberts‘ immortal “My House” over [...]
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), has just revealed the second wave of its lineup, bringing the total so far to 1.500+ artists confirmed to perform for the monumental 30 YEARS ADE anniversary edition. Among the latest additions are Âme, Angel D’lite, Bad Boombox, BASHKKA, Ben Klock, Boris Acket, CARISTA, Colin Benders, DJ Stingray 313, Eric Prydz, [...]
From free parties in the southwest and record-shop graft to becoming Defected’s first female signing, launching 555, and rebuilding life on the road through sobriety, Sam Divine reflects on the work, freedom, and hard-earned clarity behind her next chapter. Face2Face is an interview series spotlighting artists, labels, promoters, and key voices across the global electronic [...]
More than a century old and ubiquitous as ever, the mirrorball dates as far back as the 1890s. Embraced by jazz clubs in the 1920s before becoming the iconic symbol of ’70s disco, it continues to light up dancefloors like few other objects can, shining on in myriad ways and finding itself at home [...]
The London venue will host a “landmark” party this October with a slew of special guests Ministry of Sound is set to celebrate its 35th anniversary this autumn with a “landmark” all-weekend-long event at its home in London. The Elephant & Castle venue will throw a mammoth party from October 2 - 3, welcoming in a slew [...]
Celebrating 50 years of dancing, Amnesia represents the heart and soul of electronic music in Ibiza. Telling a story that spans five decades, the 50th anniversary compilation sits across 10 vinyl and 5 CDs – a stunning collectable box set that offers a window into a legendary venue that has helped establish some of [...]
*This was first published in November 2025 Roland Clark tells the story behind one of the most iconic vocals in house music, ‘I Get Deep’ 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 [...]
The Manhattan club pays homage to Chelsea’s first-ever gay bar of the same name, which closed in 2012 A brand new queer club has opened in Chelsea, Manhattan, paying homage to the area’s first-ever gay bar. According to a 2025 report from What Now, the venue comes from Bob Fluet, Rob Hynds, and Raymond Geerlof, [...]