Netflix has launched a new docuseries focusing on nightlife across six Asian cities. The six-part series, titled ‘Midnight Asia: Eat Dance Dream’, explores the nightlife scenes in Tokyo, Seoul, Mumbai, Bangkok, Taipei and Manila across its run, looking at key clubs and bars, as well as other aspects of the respective cities, such as food.[…]
The UK’s Competiton and Markets Authority has formally begun its investigation into the UK music streaming market. A report by the DMCS Committee into the dominance of major labels within the streaming market and the low rates paid to artists last year saw interviews conducted with artists, label heads and publishers. It found that streaming[…]
Rewire Festival has added more than 20 new artists and projects to its 2022 line-up. The likes of Caterina Barbieri, Coby Sey, Evian Christ, SKY H1 & Mika Oki and claire rousay will perform live at the event. Tirzah, Anna von Hauswolff and Tarta Relena have also been added to the bill. Elsewhere, Indonesian composer[…]
Cardiff is getting a new electronic music-focused club, Carpe Noctem. Based on Charles Street in the city centre, the venue will take over the space previously occupied by cabaret club Minsky’s Showbar, which closed in March 2020 as the UK went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Carpe Noctem will run with a capacity[…]
Tomorrowland is teaming up with fellow Belgian festival Rock Werchter to stage a brand new event, CORE. The two-day event will launch this May, and take place at Brussels’ Osseghem Park. The festival will see the organisers of the two established festivals curated a programme that pulls in music, art and the natural surroundings of[…]
Watch the new video in the player above. In June 2021, Grimes began to tease a new track entitled Shinigami Eyes. Last night (26 January), the Miss Anthropocene artist released the single alongside a futuristic music video directed by Brthr. The new visual features cameos from Blackpink’s Jennie Kim as well as Dorian Electra and Ryon[…]
C2C Festival has made its first line-up announcement for 2022. The Italian festival is turning 20 this year and will mark the occasion with a four-day event starring festival regulars as well as a slew of new names. The 2022 edition will take place in various venues across the city, with a focus on adventurous[…]
This year’s event will take place in Victoria Park, in east London, on 20 August. Field Day has revealed the new additions to its 2022 line-up. Peggy Gou, Squarepusher and Heléna Star have been added to the programme. French producer Folamour will bring his Power to the PPL audiovisual spectacle to the leafy London festival.[…]
The Croatian event will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Zrce Beach this summer. Croatia’s Hideout Festival has revealed its full 2022 line-up. The event will stage its belated 10th birthday bash from 3 to 7 July following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Hideout has enlisted an all-star cast of DJs and live acts[…]
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA has filed a $2million lawsuit against multiple e-commerce stores believed to be selling fake band merchandise. The rapper is seeking all profits from the bootleg sales of items sporting the collective’s iconic logo. Alternatively, he has asked for $2million for “each and every” use of the trademarks. The businesses involved have been accused[…]
Courtesy has announced her debut EP release, ‘Night Journeys’. An ambient trance outing spread over four tracks, the EP will be released on 25th March 2022, via the Copenhagen-based DJ and producer’s own Kulør, a multidisciplinary platform set up in 2018 as a home for contemporary art and music. Heavy on synths, but light on[…]
The use of drill lyrics in criminal trials is to be reviewed by The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the UK. New research by the BBC suggests drill music is increasingly being brought forward as evidence in court cases, spurring the decision to assess the impact on fair rulings, with lawyers and academics raising concerns[…]
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 Titanic Slipways, close to its usual T13 base. Alongside previously announced headliners Bicep — who’ll perform a special homecoming show — the[…]
Local Action has announced its 10th anniversary party, which will take place at London’s Corsica Studios on 26th March 2022. The UK label announced the party yesterday, 25th January, alongside a hefty line-up including 96 Back, Finn, India Jordan, DJ Q, Martyn Bootyspoon, E.M.M.A., and UNIIQU3 playing on the night. Elsewhere, Aya will go back-to-back with[…]
A new 12-part series celebrating independent record stores in the UK has launched online, with the trailer now available to view. Spearheaded by Record Store Day and Classic Album Sundays, the second season of ‘Behind the Counter’ will see a new episode drop weekly until Record Store Day 2022, which is set for Saturday 23rd[…]
The Swedish festival returns to Malmö this April. Intonal Festival has made its first line-up announcement for 2022. This year’s festival will take place in the Swedish city of Malmö on 20-24 April. Much like previous editions, the forthcoming event will offer an illuminating programme of electronic and experimental music, with a number of exclusive[…]
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 Repetitive Beats’ sees audiences step into the so-called Second Summer of Love with the task of tracking down and attending an all-night illegal warehouse party. En route, they[…]
AVA Festival has announced the line-up for its upcoming edition, set to take place at iconic open-air venue Titanic Slipways, in Belfast, on 3-4 June. Mura Masa, LSDXOXO and Jon Hopkins have been added to the bill. They’ll join previously announced headliners Bicep at the event this summer. “Having played the first AVA festival in 2015[…]
Casio has launched two new keyboard products aimed at synthesizing vocals. The products were teased by Casio over the past few weeks, with a vocode-style soundtrack hinting at what the new products were designed for. According to Casio: “The CT-S1000V is the first vocal synthesiser that can literally turn any text — such as song[…]
The Lisbon event has added even more names to its 2022 line-up. Places+Faces Lisbon Weekender is a new multi-day event from Tumblr photo blog turned lifestyle and party brand Places+Faces, and tech company Pollen. Announced last year, the first edition is set to take place in Lisbon from 13-16 May. Revellers can expect live performances[…]
DJ Mag returns to Miami this year for its annual pool party as part of Miami Music Week. Marking the first DJ Mag pool party since 2019, the event will take place at the Sagamore Hotel as part of the Epic Pool Parties series, which lasts from 23rd to 27th March. As well as hosting[…]
