The new cut, released to coincide with Black History Month, features vocals by the artist herself DJ Minx has released a new single, 'Taking It Back'. Out now through her Women On Wax label to coincide with Black History Month, the track features lyrics written and performed by the Detroit artist herself. You can listen [...]
1 In Music e-meets Barbara Tucker and the BCREW for a tête-à-tête with this powerhouse female group putting the Gospel in House Music. [This interview was first published in October 2022] What made you decide to join the BCREW and what would you like to see in the future for THE BCREW? BARBARA TUCKER: [...]
Beatport announced today the launch of BPXX, a year-long celebration commemorating the company’s 20th anniversary. BPXX will feature a slate of special programming and events, as well as retrospectives from the last 20 years of dance music, all centred around the theme “Music Is Unstoppable.” The BPXX Capsule digital web experience charts the course of [...]
On one level, Anané’s new EP, ‘Take A Ride’, is a playful throwback to the musical opulence of the disco era. But it cuts deeper than that. As the vocalist and songwriter explains, it’s also an ode to unity, freedom, and her own sense of confidence There’s an attention-grabbing point at the four-and-a-half-minute mark [...]
In this extract from DJ Paulette's memoir, out later this month, she confronts the discrimination she and other women faced—and celebrates some of the scene's unsung heroines. I have long been aware that there is a marked difference in the way that Black women are allowed to occupy space in the workplace, and how [...]
https://youtu.be/Tiv6WEevwbQ?si=ZTuM4urXcjHsZ1Mt Robin S. gives us an exclusive insight into the making of her irreplicable club anthem, 'Show Me Love', three decades on from its release. Robin S. gives us an exclusive insight into the making of her irreplicable club anthem, 'Show Me Love', three decades on from its release. Initially shelved [...]
Pioneering a New Era of Sound: Delia Derbyshire, an extraordinary pioneer in electronic music, embarked on a sonic odyssey that was light years ahead of her time. Born in 1937, Derbyshire’s journey into electronic soundscapes began with her groundbreaking work at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the 1960s. Here, she melded her [...]
"I don't complain, I create." The house DJ talks about her new multi-platform project, Honeyverse, and using music as a way to celebrate the Black queer community. Honey Dijon is a queer house music icon whose reputation precedes her. Originally hailing from Chicago, she grew up going to raves in the 1970s, eventually [...]
The short film from Defected Records explores the artist's rise to Afro House stardom Afro house DJ and previous Mixmag Cover star Kitty Amor's rise to worldwide stardom is chronicled in Defected Records' new short-film, 'Who's Kitty Amor'. Kitty Amor's story as a selector starts in Nottingham, where she studied for university. Specifically Stealth, the club famed for its £1 entry [...]
The 12-part series documents the history of some of the most iconic clubs around the world A new podcast series scoping the history of some of the world’s greatest nightclubs has landed on Apple Podcasts from iHeart Radio, hosted by Ultra Naté. The 12-part series, titled The History of the World’s Greatest Nightclubs, is set to look at iconic [...]