**This article was originally published on June 2, 2021 What is house music? It’s an eternal question — one that’s kept musicologists’ conferences and pub arguments going for decades. In one sense, it’s simple: it’s the music that Frankie Knuckles played in Chicago’s Warehouse club in the mid 1980s, and everything that’s flowed from that. Or [...]
https://youtu.be/CImBSno_OZ4 Original Chosen Few DJ reflects on three decades of Chicago’s most enduring house music celebration Alan King, one of the original members of the legendary Chosen Few DJs, has been instrumental in creating one of Chicago’s most enduring cultural celebrations. What began as a small reunion in 1990 has evolved into a massive [...]
Tomorrowland 2025’s new main stage has reportedly been constructed using parts from Metallica’s recent tour. As part of an urgent overnight effort, elements from the band’s WorldWired stage and touring rig were used to help build the “alternative setup for Tomorrowland’s beloved main stage”, which was destroyed in a fire earlier this week. According to reports from Belgian news [...]
DjJules.jpg DJ Jules: The 11-Year-Old EDM Prodigy Lighting Up Europe At just 11 years old, DJ Jules is redefining what it means to be a rising star in the house music scene. With a backpack full of beats and a heart set on the stage, Jules has taken Europe by storm, [...]
The South African amapiano star collaborates with Royal Musiq, CowBoii, Xduppy and Uncool MC on the new clip, directed by Kmane Uncle Waffles' latest single 'Zenzele', with Royal Musiq, CowBoii, Xduppy and Uncool MC, has a new music video. Watch the clip below. The South African amapiano star led the creative direction for the video, [...]
A group of Brussels retirement-home residents grooved to electronic music late one night as part of a program to fight loneliness among seniors. It was well past midnight on a recent weekend, and the Mirano nightclub in central Brussels pulsed with its usual energy. A D.J. played bass-heavy music with a West African lilt, [...]
The Lost Angels fund will support families impacted by crowd-related event tragedies and offers safety training programmes to grassroots organisations A new fund has been launched to improve safety training and fan care across grassroots organisations. The Lost Angels Fund has been established by social utility app BUDDY, with support from the Night Time Industries [...]
The study from Clubbing.TV boss Laureline Teste tracked over 980 artists bookings spanning five months. Only 22 percent of artists booked to play Ibiza's major rooms this season identify as female or gender fluid, a new study has found. The analysis, led by journalist and Clubbing.TV boss Laureline Teste, tracked Instagram announcements and [...]
"Joining forces allows us to scale even faster. Reaching new cities, helping sell out more shows, and delivering the seamless experience fans expect," said Dice founder and CEO Phil Hutcheon Dice has been acquired by Fever, a live entertainment and tech platform. According to a press statement from Fever last Thursday (5th June), the deal will [...]
Chicago invades London WITH LOVE this June 26 as 5 Mag celebrates our 20th anniversary with a release party at BBE. 5 Mag is turning 20 years old this summer and to celebrate we’ve pressed an exclusive, limited edition vinyl-only release. WITH LOVE features three tracks from foundational house music producers Mike Dunn, Roy Davis, [...]