The Russian DJ has issued a statement on her social media in response to allegations from the Dutch label and distributor. Posted yesterday (17 May) Nina Kraviz spoke about the continuing war in Ukraine. “As a person, musician and artist I’m deeply moved by what’s happening in the world. It’s appalling what my country’s relations[…]
The Rotterdam-based distributor has shared a statement on their decision to no longer work with Nina Kraviz. Clone Records previously worked closely with Kraviz and her label трип Recordings. Sharing the post on Instagram and their blog, Clone Records wrote: “For the past few weeks we’ve been receiving inquiries on a daily basis, asking why[…]
The new UK festival is a collaboration between Optimo and Ransom Note. Taking place from 2-4 September, Watching Trees is being held to celebrate 25 years of Glasgow’s Optimo. The festival will feature two stages with the likes of Joy Orbison, Josey Rebelle, Scratchclart, Ivan Smagghe and a live set from Maximum Joy confirmed for[…]
The late music mogul will be the first posthumous recipient of the award. Jamal Edwards, the founder of SB.TV, died on 20 February aged 31. He was a pioneering entrepeneur and helped launch the careers of artists such as Dave, Stormzy and Skepta. Edwards was also an ambassador for The Prince’s Trust and was awarded[…]
The directory, called In the Key of She, spotlights women and non-binary electronic artists. Launched by DJ, producer and university professor Samantha Parsley – under her DJ name Dovetail – In the Key of She features over 250 artists, listed alphabetically and organised by genre. The resource has been created to address the gender imbalance[…]
UK events including Bluedot, The Great Escape, Boomtown Fair and End of the Road festival have pledged their commitment to tackle sexual violence. The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) first launched their charter of best practice in 2017 and has shared an updated version for 2022 as UK festivals are set to return in full[…]
The multi-venue weekender is set to take place on 3 and 4 June as part of Leeds Jazz Festival. Focused on platforming jazz, neo-soul, hip-hop and electronic artists, World Island has confirmed Nayana IZ, Grove, Charlotte Dos Santos and George Riley for this year’s event. Jungle revivalist Nia Archives and jazz duo Binker & Moses[…]
The German house and techno event has unveiled the first wave of artists to play this year. Taking place at an old airfield near Berlin between 11 and 14 August, VËRYL festival has confirmed Call Super, Moxie, John Talabot, Dauwd and Young Marco to play. The bill also features ISAbella – who is part of[…]
Both DJs have announced their departure from the South Asian collective. Sharing the news yesterday (15 May) via Instagram, DJ Priya wrote, “It’s been fun but after 2 years I have decided to leave Daytimers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to every single one of you. Thank you for coming to the[…]
K-Dot is hitting the road from July to December 2022. After releasing his fifth studio album today (13 May), the TDE rapper has followed up with the announcement of a global tour. Starting off from Oklahoma City on 19 July, the rapper is set to tour across the US, Europe, the UK and Australia before[…]
The event returns to Utrecht from 10-13 November for its 15th edition. Le Guess Who? has revealed the first wave of artists and curated programmes for this year’s festival. Animal Collective, clipping., and CURL have been confirmed as guest curators for 2022. Jana Rush, Nkisi, Zebra Katz and The Hate Change are amongst the artists[…]
The track appears on the TDE rapper’s new LP Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Father Time, which features Sampha on guest vocals, sees Kendrick Lamar name drop Drake and Kanye West, revealing that he was “confused” when the two made up. On the song, which reflects on “daddy issues“, he raps “When Kanye got[…]
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is out now. Kendrick Lamar has released his latest LP, which is also his last release on Top Dawg Entertainment. His first since 2017’s DAMN, the release is a double-album comprised of nine tracks each. Guest spots across the release come from Portishead’s Beth Gibbons, Ghostface Killah, Thundercat, Baby[…]
CW: child abuse and sexual assault Following recent allegations of child abuse, Yolandi Visser and Ninja – real names Andri du Toit and Watkin Tudor Jones – have been visited by social welfare in Cape Town. In an interview with South African news outlet News24, which surfaced on 24 April, the pair’s adopted son Gabriel[…]
FKA twigs has revealed that she’s been cast in a lead role for Rupert Sanders’ reboot of The Crow. The former Crack Magazine cover star has taken to Instagram to say that she’s “honoured” to be co-starring alongside Bill Skarsgård for The Crow. The remake, which has cast Skarsgård in the lead role of Eric[…]
Kendrick Lamar has shared the cover for his forthcoming album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Photographed by Renell Medrano, the Compton rapper can be seen in the artwork holding a baby and wearing a crown of thorns. In the background, there sits a figure on a bed with another child. A gun is tucked into[…]
Dean Blunt has released the new EP Freestyles (SS22). The EP is made up of a mix of both old and newer material. It includes thefreestyles MORT and SLUDGE which were released earlier this year, along with newer freestyles called reasons_seazons and TThesbian. Furthermore, the EP features Blunt’s cover of PJ Harvey’s 1993 track Rid of Me, which also contains a[…]
The electronic music store has announced the South African genre will have its own classification. Previously labelled under Afro House, Deep House and Dance/Electro Pop, Amapiano now is its own separate category on Beatport. Alongside this change, the team behind the site have launched a new Amapiano chart in order to support the fast-growing community[…]
The project is a collaboration between the berlinHistory app and Berlin Club Commission. Launched yesterday, the new feature in the app offers a tour of now-defunct venues across the city. ClubHistory documents the story of clubs such as Cookies and WMF – which were active during the 90s until the mid-2000s – UFO, Bunker and[…]
The experimental music series has unveiled the next wave of artists set to perform at King’s Palace, London over the coming months. Artists announced to play Luminate’s upcoming events include Eartheater, L’Rain, Bendike Giske, Xenia Rubinos and Tony Njoku. Kicking of the programme, Eartheater will perform a matinee and an evening show on 29 May.[…]
The free event celebrates queer sound system collectives and south London’s cultural heritage. Taking place within the grounds of The Shipwrights House on 29 May, Deptford Queer Soundsystem has confirmed the likes of OK Williams, Black Obsidian Sound System, Deptford Northern Soul Club and Sugarbear. London-based queer party and label Adonis will also have a[…]
