DJ equipment is more expensive and in short supply, new report finds
Due to a number of significant developments over the past 18 months, DJ equipment is proving harder to get, and is costing more. That’s the findings of DJ Tech Tools’ latest re
We’re throwing a party in Bristol with Objekt
It’s good to be back! We’re thrilled to announce that Objekt is heading up our next party. The Berlin-based DJ and producer (and Crack Magazine favourite) will head down t
Carnage shares new single, ‘TARAKA’, under GORDO alias: Listen
Carnage has shared a new single under his GORDO alias, ‘TARAKA’, via Ultra Music. Check it out below. The Guatemalan-American artist debuted his new alias, GORDO, back in Febru
MF DOOM’s legacy explored in new podcast series
The life and legacy of MF DOOM is to be explored in a new podcast series. Season 2 of MC Serch’s podcast, Did I Ever Tell You The One About…, will focus on the late hip
Ivoryghost – Our Love
Following up singles “Ecstasy,” “Limbo,” and “Abysmal,” all of which have been released in this year alone, upcoming producer Ivoryghost is now making his vibe.digital
Ghetts, Jorja Smith, Potter Payper, more win at GRM Rated Awards
Ghetts, Jorja Smith, Tion Wayne and Potter Payper were among the winners at last night’s GRM Rated Awards. Broadcast last night on YouTube, hosts Jourdan Dunn and Michael Dap
Biz Markie to have street named after him on Long Island
Biz Markie’s legacy is to be celebrated in his hometown of Patchogue, Long Island, with a street set to be named after him. The hip hop pioneer’s widow Tara Davis revea
Late electronic music photographer Shaun Bloodworth's work celebrated in new archive
An archive of photography by the late Shaun Bloodworth is currently in the works. The Shaun Bloodworth Archive, which will take in a website and dedicated Instagram account, will l
Patch Notes: Mabe Fratti
A set featuring cello, guitar and synthsisers filmed inside Mexico City’s Museo Anahuacalli. Mabe Fratti is a Guatemala-born experimental cellist and composer, now based in Mexic
96 Back announces new album, ‘Love Letters Nine Through Six’, on Local Action
96 Back has announced a new album, ‘Love Letters, Nine Through Six’, which will arrive via Local Action on 5th November. The LP is the final part in the Sheffield
Watch Swedish House Mafia play 'It Gets Better' and 'Lifetime' at the VMAs
MTV’s annual VMAs ceremony returned this past weekend, taking place at New York’s Barclays Centre, and among the performers on the night were Swedish House Mafia. As th
Gen Z are buying more vinyl than millennials, survey says
A new survey carried out by MRC Data has found that Gen Z (the newest generation, generally born between 1997 and 2012) music fans are purchasing more vinyl records than the millen
Radiohead announce Kid A Mnesia virtual exhibition
The band have teamed up with Epic Games on the digital experience, which ties into their upcoming Kid A Mnesia reissue project. Radiohead has collaborated with Epic Games on a new
Todd Edwards, India Jordan, Kampire, more locked for BBC Radio 1 Residencies
BBC Radio 1’s long-running Residency show is relaunching with a new line-up, format and timeslot. Having previously selected eight DJs every six months to each host a monthly
Tents and camping gear left at Reading festival to be donated to refugees
Abandoned tents and other camping equipment left behind by attendees of this year’s Reading Festival are set to be sent to refugees in France. Around 2,300 tents and 500 slee
Byulah and Anja Ngozi inhabit a psychedelic wonderland in ‘B BRAVE’
A video that explores the surreal duality of their recent release on Ngozi’s Síbín label. In the video for their debut track ‘B BRAVE’, UK duo Byulah and Anja Ngozi inhabit
YVES V & DUBDOGZ – “Are You OK?” (feat. ILIRA)
Hot on the heels of a plethora of key releases across 2021 already, including ‘Complicated’ with Steve Aoki and Ryan Caraveo, as well as the Vitamin D-dosed ‘Finally̵
Redman features on new posthumous Phife Dawg track, ‘French Kiss Trois’: Listen
Wu-Tang Clan’s Redman features on a new posthumous track by Phife Dawg, ‘French Kiss Trois’, which also includes lines by Illa J. The late-A Tribe Called Qu
ABBA announce new album and “revolutionary” tour
ABBA have announced a new album and “revolutionary” tour. Four decades after the release of their final album, the legendary Swedish pop group have shared two new singles, R
People Like Us to screen immersive cinema work Gone, Gone Beyond
Visual artist and sound collagist Vicki Bennett, aka People Like Us, has announced a run of dates for Gone, Gone Beyond. Billed as an “immersive spatial cinema work”, Gone