Local Action announces 10 year compilation featuring India Jordan, UNIIQU3 and 96 Back
The dance label continues its 10th anniversary celebrations with upcoming compilation Do What You Want Forever. Due for release on 10 May, Do What You Want Forever features tracks
Simple Things to host Mica Levi, William Basinski, Soichi Terada and more
The Bristol festival and promoter is hosting a series of standalone events in 2022. Simple Things has announced its 2022 programme. The Bristol festival won’t be going ahead
Kendrick Lamar confirms new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
The TDE rapper has confirmed the details of his next album. Kendrick Lamar has announced his next LP, and it’s titled Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. It’s due out
Rare footage of Jay-Z’s Hot 97 Summer Jam performance surfaces online
A video of Jay-Z’s legendary performance at Nassau Coliseum, New York, has surfaced online. For the first time, footage of the rapper’s Summer Jam appearance in 2001 is
NYC club Rash launches GoFundMe following arson attack
Last Sunday (3 April), the New York club was victim to an arson attack. The incident at the Bushwick venue happened before the event that night was set to take place. Everyone insi
Dean Blunt shares new STOOZY video with A$AP Rocky
The Black Metal 2 artist shared the new footage at the end of last week. Featuring Dean Blunt and A$AP Rocky’s collaboration STOOZY, the lo-fi video shows the pair decked in
Travis Barker, Questlove, Tom Morello and Miley Cyrus pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins
Taylor Hawkins has died at the age of 50. The Foo Fighters announced the death of the band member on 26 March. A cause of death was not shared. In a statement, the band wrote, “T
A new record shop is opening on Bristol’s Gloucester Road
The new record shop, called Disk Frisk, is coming to Gloucester Road in Bristol. Run by local DJs Kane Orchard (aka Kayne the Hermit) and Corey Miller – otherwise known as Morey
Kojey Radical and Mary Anne Hobbs join Bluedot Festival line-up
Bluedot Festival has revealed new additions and day splits for its forthcoming edition, set to take place on 21-24 July. The music, science and culture event, which is staged at J
Junction 2 announces new location and 2022 dates
The house and techno event will now take place from 18-19 June at Trent Park in north London. Junction 2, which previously announced the likes of Avalon Emerson, Yu Su, Jon Hopkins
The xx’s Oliver Sim shares debut solo single, Romance With a Memory
Bassist and vocalist for The xx, Oliver Sim launches his solo career today (10 March) with debut single Romance With a Memory. In an Instagram post yesterday (9 March) Sim, who i
UNIIQU3, Yung Singh and Ehua added to Sónar Barcelona 2022
The 29th edition of the festival will take place from 16 to 18 June. Sónar Barcelona has finalised the 2022 line-up with UNIIQU3, Pongo, Anfisa Letyago, Scorpion Kings and Partibo
Teknovore – Anachronist
Though covered in his collaborations with J:Dead in the past, Teknovore has never received his own tangible introduction, so I’ll remedy that. This is the solo industrial-techno
Yoshi Sodeoka & Julian Zyklus wade into an ocean of sound with Waterpiano n.2
Drawing inspiration from legendary experimental composer Luciano Berio’s Wasserklavier, Italian-born, Berlin-based musician Julian Zyklus melts lilting piano into flowing aqu
Shygirl, Yung Singh and Bad Boy Chiller Crew announced for Lost and Found 2022
The festival returns on 1-4 June 2022. Lost and Found has made an artist announcement for its upcoming edition. Curated by Annie Mac, the programme features a range of genres and a
Dirt Factory – Systems Deleted
Following the release of their sophomore album “Factory Evolution”, the electro-industrial duo Dirt Factory did not halt production of new music. While it took a few mo
The first trailer for a new Nick Cave and Warren Ellis documentary is here
The first trailer for This Much I Know to Be True has been released. A first look at the upcoming documentary features an interview with Nick Cave and a performance of th
Patch Notes: Vicky Clarke
Musique concrète meets machine learning in this performance of AURA MACHINE from the Manchester sound artist, filmed at 180 Studios. Vicky Clarke’s career in sound art began six
No Signal release new documentary on Summer Wheel Up takeover
Watch the new film in the player above. Last year, London-founded online radio station No Signal launched an academy for young Black creatives. The first NS Academy guided par