New record store, Sound Advice, opens in Belfast
A new record store, Sound Advice, has opened in Belfast. The brainchild of DJ and producer Marion Hawkes, the shop is located at Banana Block, within the PortView Trade Centr
Sound engineer “swallowed” a microphone for sandworm noise in 'Dune'
In order to achieve the highest level of realism and authenticity, a sound engineer opted to “swallow” a microphone in a bid to help perfect the noise made by the sandw
Shygirl drops new single and visuals, ‘Cleo’: Watch
Shygirl has dropped a new single, ‘Cleo’, and accompanying video. The release directly follows her collaboration with slowthai, ‘BDE‘, and the short B
Book on early British electronic music artists, 'Tape Leaders', gets reissue
A book on pioneering British electronic musicians is set to go into reprint, ‘Tape Leaders: A Compendium of Early British Electronic Music’. First published in 2016 b
Warehouse Project announces New Year’s Eve party with Fatboy Slim, Annie Mac, Big Miz, more
Manchester’s Warehouse Project has announced its New Year’s Eve party with a huge lineup headlined by Fatboy Slim, Annie Mac and Big Miz. Visiting guests joining
Erykah Badu to headline Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2022
The show will mark 25 years of Badu’s landmark debut album Baduizm. Erykah Badu has been announced for Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2022. The neo-soul star is the first confirmed h
Ultra announces first names for 2022 Miami festival
Ultra Music Festival (UMF) has confirmed the first names set to play its flagship Miami weekender, which will return to Bayfront Park on 25th, 26th, and 27th March 2022. The Phase
Mac Miller’s drug supplier pleads guilty to fentanyl charge in connection with rapper’s death
Stephen Andrew Walter faces 20 years in prison, in addition to a $1 million fine. The man who supplied counterfeit oxycodone pills that contributed to the death of rapper Mac Mille
Splice and SoundCloud team up to find the next gen of artists
Sample and education platform Splice and streaming giant SoundCloud have teamed up to find the next generation of artists. Their new platform – called Nova – aims to
Thundercat, Floating Points and IAMDBB announced for Sónar Lisboa 2022
Sónar will stage its debut edition in Lisbon on 8-10 April. Sónar Festival has revealed the first wave of artists set to perform at its debut Lisbon edition next spring. The like
The Warehouse Project announces New Year’s Day party, The Riot
Jayda G, Sherelle, Leon Vynehall and more will head to Depot Mayfield on 1 January. The Warehouse Project (WHP) has unveiled its end-of-season parties. On Saturday 1 January, aka N
SHERELLE, Overmono, India Jordan, many more announced for Hideout Festival 2022
The first phase line-up has been revealed for next year’s Hideout Festival. After a two year break from the beaches of Croatia, 3rd to 7th July 2022 will see Hideout return t
Batu announces new EP, ‘I Own Your Energy’, on Timedance
Batu has announced details of a new EP. The producer, DJ and Timedance founder will release the four-track ‘I Own Your Energy’ via his own imprint on 11th November.&nbs
Björk’s new album is for ‘people making clubs in their living room’
Björk has said that her forthcoming tenth studio album is for “people making clubs in their living room”. Speaking to RÚV, the multi-award-winning Icelandic artist sa
Vaccine passports for events could increase spread of Covid in England
An internal government analysis states that vaccine passports, or Covid-19 certification, for venues and events could drive up numbers of Covid cases in England. Reports have been
Batu returns to Timedance with I Own Your Energy EP
Listen to EP track Inner Space now. Batu has unveiled his next EP. Entitled I Own Your Energy, the four-track project was announced today (26 October) and is slated for release nex
Wu-Tang Clan video game reportedly in development by Microsoft
A Wu-Tang Clan video game is reportedly in development. A week on from the news that the hip-hop crew’s one-of-a-kind album, ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’, was bo
Swedish House Mafia’s new album is “close”, group says
Swedish House Mafia’s new album is “close,” according to the group. Three months on from saying that ‘Paradise Again’ will arrive later in 2021, the t
Fabric announces The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Annie Mac, more for ex-promoter fundraiser event
fabric have announced details of a fundraiser event for ex-promoter Shaun Roberts. On Thursday, 18th November, the London club will host A Dance For Shaun, a fundraiser for life-ex
Hideout Festival announces 2022 edition
After a two-year hiatus, Hideout Festival is set to stage its comeback edition next year. The organisers behind the event have announced the return of Hideout Festival, which will