Composer and sound artist Nyokabi Kariūki announces debut EP, ‘peace places: kenyan memories’
Kenyan composer and sound artist Nyokabi Kariūki will release her debut EP, ‘peace places: kenyan memories’, next month via SA Recordings. Listen to the single, ‘Equator Son
India Jordan, Jossy Mitsu and Romo Weeks announced for Space 54 Birmingham with DJ Mag Presents
India Jordan, Jossy Mitsu and Romo Weeks will play at Birmingham’s Space 54 next month with DJ Mag Presents. The event will take place from 10pm – 4am on Friday 18th
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
Leon Vynehall announces 'fabric presents' mix with new track, 'Sugar Slip (The Lick)': Listen
Leon Vynehall will handle the next instalment of the ‘fabric presents’ mix compilation series. Out on 25th March, Vynehall’s mix spans 33 tracks and includes new
New Netflix series explores nightlife across six Asian cities: Watch
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 nightlif
CMA formally starts their official investigation into UK streaming market
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 labe
Tirzah, Caterina Barbieri and Evian Christ join Rewire Festival line-up
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
A new 300-capacity club, Carpe Noctem, is opening in Cardiff
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
Tomorrowland announces new two-day festival, CORE, in May
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’ Os
Grimes shares Shinigami Eyes visual featuring Blackpink’s Jennie
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 release
Autechre, Caribou, Arca and Pa Salieu to play Turin’s C2C Festival
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 regul
Field Day announces second wave of acts for 2022 edition
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 Helén
Hideout Festival completes 2022 line-up
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
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA files $2 million lawsuit against merch bootleggers
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 b
Courtesy announces debut release with ambient trance EP, ‘Night Journeys’
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 t
Use of drill lyrics in criminal trials to be reviewed by The Crown Prosecution Service
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 be
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
Local Action announces 10th anniversary party at Corsica Studios
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,
New 12-part series celebrates UK independent record stores
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
Intonal Festival announces Space Afrika and Hiro Kone for 2022
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