Jack Dorsey’s Square Inc buys TiDAL for $297m
Square Inc – the financial services company founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey – has bought a majority share in Jay-Z’s TiDAL for $297m. TiDAL was founded in Norway
Patch Notes: Dasha Rush
A 30-minute techno and ambient session from the studio of the multidisciplinary artist. Over the past 15 years, Russian-born Dasha Rush has become one of techno’s most interestin
Italian house DJ Claudio Coccoluto dies, aged 59
Legendary Italian house DJ Claudio Coccoluto has died, aged 59. The longstanding DJ and columnist passed away this morning, 2nd March, following a “serious illness”, Ital
Beave Drops Upbeat Dance Anthem “Intoxicated (It Goes Like)” For Gameroom Records 100th Release
Black Hole Recordings commercial house sub-label Gameroom Records celebrated their 100th release last Friday, with ‘Intoxicated (It Goes Like)’, by Rising UK superstar Beav
Amnesia Ibiza announces closing party for summer 2021 season
Ibiza club Amnesia has announced its closing party for the 2021 season, set to take place on 23rd October. The announcement comes just days after Spanish Tourism Minister Rey
UK nightclubs to trial safe reopening with volunteers from April
Nightclubs in the UK are set to trial safe reopening with volunteers from April. Earlier this week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave hope to the night time economy and live eve
Daft Punk’s ‘Homework’ and ‘Alive 1997’ to get vinyl reissue this month
Daft Punk’s ‘Homework’ and ‘Alive 1997’ will be reissued on vinyl this month. The duo’s 1997 debut LP, ‘Homework’, and a 45-minute live performance recorded a
Tomorrowland announces vinyl box set of iconic festival tracks
Tomorrowland has shared details of a new vinyl box set, featuring definitive tracks from the festival’s 15-year history. The “vinyl-trilogy” will be released in three i
Daft Punk have split up
Daft Punk have split up after 28 years. Earlier today (22nd February), an eight-minute excerpt from their 2006 film Electroma, titled Epilogue, was shared to the official Daft Punk
Andrew Weatherall tribute EP by his brother Ian and Duncan Gray released: Listen
An Andrew Weatherall tribute EP has been released by his brother, Ian Weatherall, and Duncan Gray. Yesterday (17th), on the first anniversary of Andrew Weatherall’s death,&nb
New York plans reopening of large venues this month
New York is planning to reopen large venues in the city this month. Back in March 2020, clubs and live music venues across New York City were forced to close as a result of an orde
Former R&S Records employee Raji Rags sues label and CEO Renaat Vandepapeliere
R&S Records and its co-founder and CEO Renaat Vandepapeliere have had a case filed against them by former employee Raj Chaudhuri, aka Raji Rags, citing unlawful dismissal and r
Detroit legends Moodymann, Theo Parrish, Rick Wilhite and Marcellus Pittman release 3 Chairs retrospective compilation
Moodymann, Theo Parrish, Rick Wilhite and Marcellus Pittman have released a 3 Chairs retrospective compilation. Released under their collaborative alias, 3 Chairs, the legendary De
Jeff Mills announces new digital magazine, The Escape Velocity
Jeff Mills has announced plans for a digital magazine. The legendary Detroit-born DJ and producer, who recently launched a jazz project alongside Jean-Phi Dary, has announced deta
Cecilia Bengolea follows dancehall vitality in Shelly Belly Inna Real Life
Legendary dancehall performer Shelly Belly narrates a trip from the streets of Kingston to the countryside around Bog Walk, Jamaica. The energy of dancehall is undeniable for Cecil
Coachella cancelled again due to coronavirus
Coachella has been forced to cancel this year’s event. The Southern California festival was forced to postpone in April last year, before completely cancelling the reschedule
Minimal Violence return to Tresor Records with new EP
Minimal Violence are set to release a new EP via Tresor Records. After releasing ‘Phase One’ of their ‘DESTROY —> [physical] REALITY [psychic] <— TRUST’
Police mistake pensioners queueing for COVID vaccine with an “illegal rave”
Police mistook pensioners queueing for COVID vaccine with an “illegal rave” last week. Last Friday (22nd) police attended the Freemasons’ Saxon Hall in Southend, Essex after
Watch Bushwacka play a live stream dedicated to London's seminal club, The End
Every week, we invite some of the world’s best DJs to live stream exclusive DJ sets on our Facebook, Youtube and Twitch channels. We are delighted to welcome Bushwacka for a very
TEEN blurs the digital and the organic with ‘Cache’
Ben Swanwick of Studio Dosage guides us through a sci-fi plant laboratory in the animated video. TEEN blends bleeding-edge digital noise with organic sources of sound on ‘Cac