The Brooklyn venue has closed its doors indefinitely. Bossa Nova Civic Club is closing for a “notable amount of time” following a fire on the third floor of the building. In an Instagram post, the team behind the venue have said the building has sustained “significant damage”. Discwoman’s Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson has clarified that the[…]
Spotify’s HiFi tier, which promised “CD-quality” streaming, has been delayed indefinitely. The new subscription alternative, which was announced in February 2021 and rivals alternatives from TIDAL and Apple Music, is now not being released as planned, with no date in place for when the tier will launch. Variety originally reported the delay, which was posted[…]
Houghton Festival has announced its return dates for 2022. Having been forced to cancel its 2019 outing due to an extreme weather warning, as well as its scheduled return in both 2020 and 2021 due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, the Craig Richards-curated festival is scheduled to return to Houghton Hall in King’s Lynn, Norfolk across 11th-14th August.[…]
Bézier has announced details of an EP set for release via Dark Entries. The Honey Soundsystem co-founder – real name Robert Yang – will release ‘Valencia’ via the San Francisco imprint on February 18th. Spanning disco, techno and heavy synths, the EP is described by Dark Entries as a “six-track rumination on memory, geography, and[…]
DJ Python has announced details of a new EP, ‘Club Sentimientos Vol 2’, on New York label Incienso. The producers first solo record since 2020’s ‘Mas Amable’ LP, the three-track release will arrive via Anthony Naples and Jenny Slattery’s impriny on January 21st. The EP will be available digitally, on 12″ vinyl, and as a limited edition[…]
Steve Aoki interrupted one of his own sets to show the crowd his latest NFT purchase. The self-proclaimed NFT fan stopped the music at a recent show to pull out a picture of a pink alien on his phone, which he purchased from the illustrator doodles. Aoki reportedly paid 269.69 ETH, the equivalent of $859,000[…]
Joy Orbison is set to launch a new party in London. A couple of months on from sharing a new track, ‘red velve7,’ the DJ and producer has revealed details of Just For You. Launching on Thursday, 20th January, the monthly party will take place at Below Stone Nest, a new bar situated in the basement of[…]
The full line-up has been revealed for Coachella 2022. The prestigious event, will run from the 15th to the 17th of April, and again from the 22nd to the 24th, with the full line-up featuring over 150 names announced across the two weekends. Alongside headliners Kayne West (billed as Ye), Billie Eilish and Harry Styles,[…]
Love International has unveiled the newest instalment in its compilation series. The Sound of Love International #004 has been curated by Italian DJ and producer Budino. Described as a “poignant collection of rarities, collectables and unearthed gems” by the Croatian festival, the 12-track compilation features a collaboration between Budino and Berko, titled Transoceanic. Tracks by[…]
The project has been shortlisted in the Digital Storytelling category. Everything is Music, the location-based digital museum from Crack Magazine, the project’s research lead, and technology company Landmrk – has been nominated for a Digital Culture Award. Presented by Arts Council England’s Digital Culture Network, the series of awards celebrate tech innovation in arts and[…]
Pioneer DJ has launched two new Serato controllers with a totally new design – the DDJ-REV-1 and the DDJ-REV-7. Aimed at opposite ends of the experience spectrum, both controllers are designed with battle-style DJs in mind, mimicking the layout of two turntables and a mixer. First off, the REV-1 is the entry-level controller in the range,[…]
Ronnie Spector, lead singer of iconic US girl group the Ronettes, has died. The vocalist passed away yesterday (12 January). She was 78. Spector’s family announced the news in a statement posted to her official website. “Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this world today after a brief battle with cancer,” the statement reads. “She[…]
The free-to-attend party launches on 20 January. Joy Orbison is throwing a new party in London entitled Just For You. The monthly party will take place at Below Stone Nest, a new bar situated in the basement of performance space Stone Nest on Shaftesbury Avenue. The building was once home to storied London nightclub Limelight.[…]
The British Library and the University of Westminster have announced a new exhibition exploring the history of Black British music. The partnership have teamed up to educate audiences on African music and its contributions to the UK, spanning over six decades, from the evolution of its pioneering sounds to the lasting influence on contemporary pop[…]
Kush Arora has announced a new EP on Tash LC’s label, Club Yeke. ‘Vision’ will arrive on 7th February. The release features two collaborative tunes — respectively with 45diBoss, and Blackout JA — alongside two solo pieces from Arora, who cites the likes of Mafia & Fluxy, Apache Indian, Louie Culture, and Madhouse Records as[…]
Baltimore-based producer, singer and songwriter :3LON, AKA Elon Battle, is launching a new label, PLUR.net, with the first single, ‘Quantum Leaping’, set to be released on 14th January. The track, a sumptuous dialogue of breaks, bass and vocals, will then appear on the imprint’s inaugural EP, ‘Eden’, which is slated for release in February, shortly after a[…]
Nik Colk Void has announced her debut solo album, ‘Bucked Up Space’, which will land on 8th April via Editions Mego. One half of Factory Floor and one-third of Carter Tutti Void, the producer has a well-established reputation for work with modulars, vocals, and guitars. This new nine-track project centres on layered instrumental noise, improvisation,[…]
Scuffed Recordings has launched a new single series, Scuffed Bits, kicking off with a collaboration between label co-founder Wager and label regular 95Bones, ‘Purple Hilt’, which lands on 14th January 2022. Comprising two mixes of the track — “East London Aerial’ and ‘1315 Broadway’ — the release spans broken, acid-tipped and snare-topped sounds nodding to[…]
The Weeknd has released a remix of ‘Sacrifice’ with Swedish House Mafia, who also co-produced the original track. You can watch the video for it below. The accompanying music video acts as a sequel to the original, featuring ritualistic, synchronised dancers in a basketball court. The original song appears on The Weeknd’s latest album, ‘Dawn[…]
SHERELLE has announced a four week residency at London venue Phonox, playing Fridays from 4th February. The BEAUTIFUL label boss, jungle and footwork purveyor, recent alumni of the ‘fabric presents‘ mix series, and 2020 DJ Mag cover star, announced the new series of dates on Instagram, promising that a full list of guests would be[…]
David Guetta and MORTEN have dropped a new track, ‘Permanence’, adding another future rave release to their collaborative back catalogue. Check it out below. Opening with an atmospheric wall of tension-building sound, the production quickly drops into a weighty techno-edged beat, which for some will draw comparisons with the pair’s previous joint effort, ‘Alive Again’,[…]
