The event will go ahead on New Year’s Day, featuring a bill of Brooklyn DJs Words: | Photo: Kara McCurdy 16 December 2025 Brooklyn nightclub Paragon is set to host an inauguration party for the Mayor-Elect of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, on New Year’s Day. The venue will open its doors to the [...]
The film is based on a podcast following two Americans as they journey to the notoriously exclusive club A new comedy film centred around an ill-fated attempt to get into Berghain is in the works, Deadline reports. The film – which is currently untitled – is said to be based on an episode of the podcast Search Engine, titled [...]
The new venue will launch in 2026, nine years after the original Ancoats nightclub closed its doors Sankeys is set to make its return to Manchester with a new 500-capacity nightclub, nine years on from the closure of the long-running Ancoats venue. The new space, set to be located in Manchester city centre, will open [...]
This article is the second in a three part-series about 3-Step and its unifying impact across borders in Africa. The first article analysed how 3-Step's emergence helped change the narrative of music on the continent against a backdrop of toxic nationalism — read it here Since 2024’s reckoning with Africanness — explored in Part One of [...]
Afro house’s newest evolution 3-Step originated in South Africa but is having a powerful and unifying impact across borders. In the first of a three-part series exploring the cultural shift 3-Step is spearheading, Shiba Melissa Mazaza analyses the climate of fear and toxic nationalism that was pervasive during its emergence, and speaks to the [...]
The platform's new all-in-one artist subscription also offers features such as an on-demand vinyl service, artist storefronts and merch SoundCloud will allow artists to keep 100% of the distribution royalties for their music as part of its new "all-in-one" artist subscription. In a statement shared last week (October 30), SoundCloud revealed that it will cease to claim [...]
Flying the flag for Brazil's varied femme underground, Carola has compiled a list of kaleidoscopic rollers spanning house, melodic techno and more Brazil's electronic music scene is known for producing a range of unique, boundary-pushing sonic movements. So its less than surprising that Brazil is also home to incredible women carving a path as [...]
Whether you’re in the market for some new software or want to upgrade your studio — here are some of the biggest recent releases from the world of tech Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of the best recent tech releases and announcements Sequential releases new analog synth Forum Sequential has released a new instrument called Forum, [...]
Built on the legacy of the TR-808 and TR-909, the new instrument is Roland’s first in 40 years with “true analogue voices” Roland has unveiled its new flagship drum machine, the TR-1000 Rhythm Creator, the latest instrument to land in the “famous TR lineage”. The “groundbreaking” new drum machine is said to build on the [...]
Described as a music-centric bar night for “hot dykes* to meet, mingle, and make out”, (lip) service has found its calling in Berlin, hosting hundreds-strong events with an emphasis on community and inclusivity Functions is our interview series profiling parties from across the world. This month we meet: (lip) service. Berlin is famous for [...]