The modern commercial electronic music industry hijacked the DJ title to market stadium pop producers. Global rankings dictate massive booking fees based on advertising budgets, completely excluding proficient instrumentalists who manipulate analog gear mixing live Watch a turntablist work a pair of direct-drive decks. It is a physical act. Fingers manipulate the [...]
Artists and venues describe a pattern of cancelled nights, unpaid costs and vanished listings linked to Kieran Wells. Dozens of young DJs across Scotland say they've been booked for events that never happen by a man operating under shifting aliases, according to a new report from the Glasgow Bell. Multiple accounts describe a [...]
DJ, producer, fashion muse. In our spring 2026 cover story, Shaad D'Souza asks: what does Honey Dijon truly want? C.012, 2026: HONEY DIJON PLEASURE MAGNET It can be 4 PM or 4 AM, but when Honey Dijon walks in, she owns the room. On a recent afternoon in central London, the [...]
The 12-track LP is out on April 20th Larry Heard has a new Mr Fingers album on the way. Leev Ur Mynd continues the Chicago house luminary's journey through deep rhythms, soulful melodies and immersive atmospheres. The 12-track LP is out on April 20th through his Alleviated Records label. Leev Ur Mynd [...]
https://youtu.be/-HyyZo8sXgE?si=C1wzHbCG6fB6Zs3i Shimza headlined the iconic Camden Roundhouse in January 2026 for his biggest London show to-date. You can watch the full set now. The South African showman delivered a high-energy performance that showcased his signature Afro-tech sound, blending hypnotic rhythms with global house influences. Shimza is set to tour the US this spring with his &Co party [...]
"One of the defining moments of the season" Black Coffee is set to play three shows at Ibiza [UNVRS] this summer. The Grammy-winning Afro-house pioneer will return to Ibiza on 27th May, 22nd September and 1st October to play the hyperclub for "one of the defining moments of the season", following his closing party [...]
The French electronic music pioneer will perform an exclusive live set and deliver a keynote interview at ADE Pro Jean-Michel Jarre has been confirmed as a guest of honour at the 30th edition of Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), taking place 21st to 25th October 2026. The French electronic music pioneer is set to perform [...]
It's the latest single to be unleashed from forthcoming album 'NightLife' Honey Dijon has shared a new single, titled 'Just Friends'. it's the third cut to be unveiled from forthcoming album 'NightLife', which the US DJ and producer announced last month. The song features guest vocals from French-Caribbean artist Adi Oasis, R&B singer Danielle [...]
By declining to hear Thaler v. Perlmutter, SCOTUS left intact a rule that fully AI-generated works without meaningful human input cannot be copyrighted under current US law. The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday declined to review a case that could have reshaped the future of AI-generated content and the copyright laws [...]
In the '80s and '90s, these spaces birthed dance icons, genres and subcultures. Why do so few remain? madison moore charts their decline and lifelong impact. In the scholar E. Patrick Johnson's 2021 essay Remember the Time: Black Queer Nightlife in the South, he recalled the fading age in question with fairy-tale enchantment: "Once upon [...]