Studio Ghibli theme park opening date announced
The park will open its doors in November. A new theme park centred around the works of Studio Ghibli will open in Japan on 1 November. The celebrated animation studio confirmed the
Radiohead side project The Smile have released another new single
Listen to The Smoke below. The Smile, a new group comprised of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, have just dropped a new tra
AVA Festival Belfast announces full line-up for 2022
AVA Festival has announced the full line-up for its 2022 event. Taking place from on 3rd and 4th June, this year’s festival will see AVA move to a new location in Belfast, at
1989 acid house rave VR experience planned for Coventry City of Culture
An acid house rave VR experience with a 1989-theme has been unveiled as part of the City of Culture programme for Coventry, England, this year. ‘In Pursuit of Repetitiv
LANDR launch new FX plugin suite
LANDR – the music services company that started out as one of the first AI mastering platforms – has announced a new suite of plugins to join its All Access Pass subscript
Bandcamp Fridays to return on 4th February
Bandcamp Fridays are returning from next month. The fee-free initiative, which was launched in March 2020 as a way to support artists impacted by coronavirus, will return from 4th
New J Dilla biography will explore the life and influence of pioneering producer
A biography exploring the life and career of J Dilla is set to be published. Dilla Time: The Life And Afterlife Of J Dilla, The Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm will document
Glastonbury announces 2022 Emerging Talent Competition
Glastonbury Festival organisers have announced this year’s Emerging Talent Competition. The annual event shines a light on rising talent and offers unsigned artists from the UK a
Leon Vynehall next up for fabric presents mix series
The Rare, Forever artist is behind the next fabric presents compilation. Leon Vynehall has mixed the latest instalment of fabric’s mix series. fabric presents Leon Vynehall is sl
ANNA releases new EP, ‘Journey To The Underworld’: Listen
ANNA has released a new EP, ‘Journey to the Underworld’ via Tale of Us’ Afterlife imprint. A typically tough outing for the Brazilian techno producer and DJ
Anz teases PinkPantheress collaboration, Friends Know
The collaboration we didn’t know we needed. Anz has shared a new teaser of a PinkPantheress colalboration online, entitled Friends Know. It’s out next week, on 28 Jan
Cypress Hill announce 10th studio album, ‘Back In Black’
Cypress Hill have announced their tenth studio album, ‘Back In Black’. You can hear the single ‘Bye Bye feat. Dizzy Wright’ below now. Marking the beginning of
AVA announces masterclasses and speakers for Printworks London conference
AVA London has revealed the full programme for its 2022 conference. Taking place at South London venue Printworks on 18th March, the team behind Belfast’s mighty AVA fes
Ibibio Sound Machine announces new album, ‘Electricity’, produced by Hot Chip
Ibibio Sound Machine has announced a new album, ‘Electricity’, which will drop via Merge Records on 25th March. It’s the first new full-length from the band since 2
HOWE finds human emotion within machine intelligence in ‘A Yellow Flower’
A sentient machine decodes a sequence of images in order to understand humanity’s relationship with nature. Working across electronic production and audiovisual art, HOWE channel
2022 Grammy Awards rescheduled to April
This year’s ceremony was originally due to take place on 31 January in Los Angeles. The 2022 Grammy Awards will now take place on 3 April in Las Vegas, the Recording Academy and
Breaka announces debut album, 'We Move'
Breaka will release his debut album next month. Titled ‘We Move’, the nine-track release will arrive via the UK producer’s self-titled label. Made on a lapto
Legendary Manchester venue, Band On The Wall, to reopen this March
Legendary Manchester venue Band On The Wall will reopen on 3rd March following a £3.5million expansion project spanning almost two years. The development sees the Victorian-
Clubs in Scotland will remain shut until at least 24th January, says First Minister
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the country’s clubs will remain closed until at least 24th January, in an attempt to help curb the spread of t
Helena Hauff, Nia Archives and dBridge join Patterns 2022 line-up
Brighton venue Patterns has announced its January to March club listings. This month, the seafront venue will play host to a number of resident DJs and in-house events, including F