New music on our radar this week: BICEP, Bambounou, Kwengface
Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of upcoming music releases that you should take note of LVRA and Soda Plains link up on new six-tracker, ‘Fortress’ Scottish-Chinese experimental
Avicii Radio Marks 7 Years Since Avicii’s Passing With Rare Sets and Interviews
It’s hard to believe it’s already been seven years since the world lost Tim Bergling, better known to millions as Avicii. His music didn’t just top charts—it shifted the cu
An artificial ‘brain’ grown from an avant-garde composer’s blood is making posthumous music
A team of artists and scientists have joined forces to create a lab-grown ‘mini-brain’ made from the blood cells of American experimental composer Alvin Lucier, who died in 202
Cultural support initiative launched in Vilnius with €165,000 fund for grassroots venues
A new cultural support initiative has been launched in Vilnius, Lithuania, with a €165,000 fund allocated to grassroots venues in the capital. Named Dainyklos, the new programme
fabric to host one-off event at the British Museum next month
London’s fabric will be taking over the British Museum for a one-off event next month. The Farringdon nightclub is set to host a free, drop-in event across three rooms at the
Fyre Festival 2 postponed just weeks before it was due to go ahead
Fyre Festival 2 has been postponed, just weeks before it was apparently due to go ahead in Playa del Carmen, a resort town in the south of Mexico. According to ABC News, tickethold
A list of ways you can support trans people in the United Kingdom
The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled to limit the definition of a woman to “biological sex”, meaning that trans women are now excluded from protections given to CIS w
Paradoks Shares Hard-Won Mental Health Lessons for Life in Music
Pursuing a music career can quietly wear down your mental health, and most of us don’t realize it until we’re already deep in it. Paradoks knows this all too well. After more t
New community radio station launching in Wigan next month
A new community radio station is set to launch in Wigan, Greater Manchester next month, Located in The Granary, close to Wigan’s town centre and Wigan North Western train sta
6 Reasons Why Coachella Weekend 2 Is The Better Choice
Coachella is widely recognized as one of the world’s most iconic music festivals, bringing together top artists, cutting-edge fashion, and unforgettable desert vibes over two act
Posthumous 19-track Avicii album set for release next month, ‘AVICII FOREVER’
A new, 19-track posthumous album from Avicii is on the way. ‘AVICII FOREVER’ was announced earlier today, April 16, just months after the release of the late artist’s posthum
UJAM Drops Virtual Guitarist CINEDREAM — Here’s What Makes It Special
Table of Contents UJAM just dropped something that’s going to shake up how you think about cinematic scoring. It’s called Virtual Guitarist CINEDREAM, and it’s a fresh take o
SOPHIE Scholarship Fund established to support women, trans and non-binary artists
A new scholarship fund for women, trans and non-binary creatives in electronic music has been launched in honour of late electronic pioneer SOPHIE. Created in collaboration with ch
Vuarnet’s Spring/Summer 2025 Line Is Here—and It’s a Titanium-Fueled Style Move
Vuarnet just dropped its Spring/Summer 2025 collection and it’s all about sharp design, top-shelf materials, and versatility that works just as well on a glacier as it does on yo
Magnetic Mix 256: Night Breeze
Image C/O Daniel Batalles One of the best things about a DJ mix is the context it gives. You’re not just hearing one song in isolation—you’re hearing how an artist thinks ab
Death toll of Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse rises to 231
The death toll of last week’s nightclub roof collapse disaster in the Dominican Republic has risen to 231, the BBC reports. The fatal incident took place in the early hours o
Psytrance festival blocked after local residents complain music is “form of torture”
A Gloucestershire-based psytrance festival has been blocked after locals compared noise from the festival to “a form of torture.” Goa Cream Festival had been set to tak
PREMIERE: Dias Ridge Delivers a Thoughtful, Groove-Forward Rework on “Wanaka Springs (Dias Ridge Remix)” via Magnetic Magazine Recordings
Dias Ridge makes his label debut on Magnetic Magazine Recordings with a remix that feels both locked-in and highly intentional. His rework of Night Breeze’s “Wanaka Springs”
New club space to open within Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory
Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory is set to open a new club space next month. Kapsule will open within IWF’s current headquarters, a former wind turbine factory in Liv