By Thomas Page, for CNN Photos: South Africa: the new home of house music Having originated in Chicago in "The Warehouse" nightclub, house music has spread throughout the world. But whilst the genre may be synonymous with Ibiza and Miami, today South Africa is the biggest market per capita anywhere in the world. (CNN)It may [...]
The Lab LDN is Mixmag and Smirnoff Sound Collective's weekly live stream, powered by Void Acoustics, where we showcase the finest DJs direct from our world famous office party. We welcomed Joey Negro for a 90-minute set combining the finest funk, house and disco cuts around. Regarded as one of the forefathers dance music in [...]
1) You suck Maybe you’re just not that good. Sorry. Most bands aren’t. Most bands are starry eyed and spend more time bitching about the breaks they’re not getting than in the rehearsal space tightening their show. Get good first. Record your rehearsals AND your shows. Do you LOVE listening to your live set? If [...]
By Cristian Salazar June 13, 2016 The nightclubs of the 1980s and 1990s were often wild landscapes that attracted even stranger nocturnal animals. The Club Kids, led by impresario Michael Alig, turned places like the Limelight into backdrops of drug- and techno- induced drama, while live music dens like the Village Gate presented stages to [...]
