Celebrating 25 years of The Velvet Rope, the reissue features remixes from Timbaland, Frankie Knuckles, and more. Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope will be reissued this Friday (October 7), celebrating 25 years of the highly influential album. Alongside two bonus tracks, the reissue will also feature remixes from a host of artists, including Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Armand[…]
The Portuguese avant-garde festival has added more names for 2022. Mucho Flow heads to various venues across Guimarães, Portugal, from 4-5 November. Newly announced artists joining the bill include experimental producer Kai Whiston, improv-jazz project III Considered, Skee Mask and object blue. There’s also Iceage frontman Elias Ronnenfelt, Blackhaine collaborator Rainy Miller and Raime’s Moin[…]
CW: Sexual assault, grooming. Last Friday (30 September), Glasgow DJ and producer Inez shared an account detailing alleged sexual assault and grooming by DJ and label owner Jimmy Asquith. The Scottish artist, aka Shona, previously worked for Lobster Theremin on a freelance basis. In her statement, Inez claimed that the incident happened shortly after she[…]
Following its eighth edition this summer, the dance music festival needs support to keep going. Today (30 September), Field Maneuvers has launched a crowdfunder asking for help to secure its future. The team cited financial struggles, which are being faced across the live events industry amidst the cost-of-living crisis, and the impact of this year’s[…]
The east London club was under review by Tower Hamlets council following an alleged shooting at the venue. Nightclub and multi-purpose venue Oval Space has had its license revoked and been shuttered following a licensing sub-committee meeting on 27 September. The venue can appeal the decision. Tower Hamlets council called the meeting in light of[…]
The annual awards programme for music video creativity has announced its shortlist for 2022. This year sees FKA twigs lead with eight nominations. Her music video for Tears in The Club, featuring The Weeknd, is up for five different categories, including Best Choreography, Best Wardrobe Styling and a nod in the UK R&B/Soul section. The[…]
The club night will take place on 30 September, the opening night of the Amsterdam music and arts event. Sonic Acts Biennial has shared the line-up for its club programme featuring DJ sets and live shows. Locked in for live performances there’s experimental producer Kai Whiston, who recently released his new album Quiet as Kept,[…]
More than 900 artists have signed the letter in support of Palestinian rights. The initiative, called Musicians for Palestine, initially launched in May 2021 after Israeli forces killed at least 248 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded at least 1900 more. The ongoing pledge, which has been signed by artists including FKA Twigs, Arca, Venus X,[…]
The Portuguese festival returns to Braga for its 12th edition from 27-30 October. Completing its programme for this year, Semibreve has shared details of the workshops, talks and installations that will take place at the upcoming event. As part of this, Portuguese journalist Rui Miguel Abreu will host a conversation with Príncipe Discos and Shelter[…]
The former Crack Magazine cover star is set to make his debut at Depot Mayfield later this year. Central Cee has been announced to play The Warehouse Project. The UK rapper released Mixtape 23 earlier this year and headlines the Manchester event on 2 December. Joining him are fellow UK rap contemporaries Knucks, Pa Salieu[…]
The Bognor Regis event has added more names for its seventh edition. Taking place at Butlin’s from 6-8 January, Rockaway Beach has confirmed composer and musician Anna Meredith and London four-piece Modern Woman as new additions to the bill. There’s also Sonic Boom – aka Peter Kember, a founding member of Spacemen 3 – and[…]
West previewed a new song created alongside James Blake at an event in London. It seems Kanye West and James Blake have been in the studio together. Last night (26 September), the Donda artist stepped behind the decks at a London Fashion Week event to preview a new music. A fan account shared a clip[…]
The new project is described as a “custom sample mashing app.” Designed by Richard James – aka Aphex Twin – and built by engineer Dave Griffiths, the pair has been working on Samplebrain for the past two decades. In a detailed blog post, James explained that the idea for the sound design software came to[…]
The Moroccan festival expands to a five-day event for the first time this year. MOGA OFF is a new programme that will happen on the 28 and 29 September ahead of the electronic music festival at Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa. Taking place across different cultural institutes within Essaouira, the OFF initiative will offer[…]
The pioneering jazz saxophonist has died aged 81. News of Pharoah Sanders’ passing was confirmed on Saturday (24 September) by Luaka Bop – the label run by David Byrne which released Sanders collaborative release, Promises, with Floating Points and the London Symphony Orchestra in 2020. “We are devastated to share that Pharoah Sanders has passed[…]
The singer and entrepreneur announced the performance in a social media post this evening (25 September). Rihanna is heading to the Super Bowl. The ANTI artist will headline the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show on 12 February. The news was confirmed by the NFL, who shared an image of what appears to be Rihanna’s hand[…]
The trio has teamed up for their second collaborative release. Following on from previous 12″ Bromley/Still Moving, today Joy Orbison and Overmono have released new single Blind Date via XL Recordings. The dance cut also sees them team up with R&B artist ABRA, with the track built around her vocal hook. In a post on Instagram,[…]
The former Crack Magazine cover star releases his latest record today (23 September). Nils Frahm’s new album, entitled Music For Animals, marks the composer and musician’s first new studio material since 2018’s All Melody and its follow-up All Encores. Recorded at LEITER Studio in Funkhaus Berlin, the three-hour long release sees Frahm move away from[…]
The brainchild of Ukrainian artists Questions4Later and Andrew Lisanov, the project launches today (22 September) and will be updated on a monthly basis. ViBURNUM is a new playlist designed to showcase the “varied essence” of Ukrainian music, culture and talent – as well as genres such as rock, indie pop, electronic and rap. It’s curated by London-based[…]
The house and techno event returns for its second Amsterdam outing on 22 October. Part of Amsterdam Dance Event, Secret Project Festival has announced more names for its upcoming edition. Locked in for this year, there’s Fatima Yamaha, who’s set to play live, plus appearances from HAAi, Skream, Sven Väth, Marco Carola and Patrick Topping.[…]
The festival has unveiled more acts for its 15th anniversary edition. Returning to Utrecht from 10-13 November, Le Guess Who? has confirmed new programmes curated by The Collections Vol.1 cover star Batu and Nyege Nyege respectively. The Bristol DJ behind the Timedance label and En Masse Festival will play the Dutch event and also brings[…]
