The venue has been fully renovated after an arson attack in 2021. SWX has announced that it will reopen its doors from 9 September. Following the major fire last year, the venue has now be refurbished and has shared details of shows locked in for its autumn programme. This includes the recently reformed Sugababes, who[…]
The musician is the first Black woman to compose music for the dance company. Solange Knowles announced yesterday via social media that she has been commissioned by the New York City Ballet to write an original score. The musical piece is to accompany a performance choreographed by Gianna Reisen – who became the youngest person[…]
The Wales-based international arts festival – fka the Festival of Voice – has revealed more acts for its upcoming edition. Taking place in Cardiff from 26-30 October, Llais has confirmed that Russian punk art collective Pussy Riot will perform. The group will bring their Riot Days show to the festival. Also joining the bill is[…]
The intimate basement venue has shared the first wave of its upcoming series of events running from September through to December. Wire’s Q3-Q4 season kicks off on 16 September with a free party featuring 96 Back and local Leeds artists Kessie, Zoe Pea and Ethan McNamara. There’s also Wire Club’s 16th birthday celebrations on 24[…]
The new multi-venue party comes to east London on 15 October. Having previously announced the 23 crews involved from across the UK, Transmissions from Hackney has now shared its full bill of artists. Amongst the names set to play there’s Borne Fruits’ Amaliah, Bristol-based DJs Alya L and k means, plus TSVI and Scratchclart. DJ[…]
Five organisations from the live music and hospitality sectors have come together to call for urgent action in the face of rising energy prices. In a Twitter thread today (15 August), The Music Venue Trust has shared a statement that addresses the energy emergency and its impact on venues, nightclubs and the wider hospitality industry.[…]
We’re excited to announce the details for our Crack Magazine Stage at the inaugural Cala Mijas festival. As part of the new 3-day event’s first edition, this September we’ll be hosting a line-up spanning high-energy dance through to indie-rock. For the Thursday, we’ve got pop icon Róisín Murphy and Liverpool-based alt-rock band Crawlers. On that[…]
The Scottish electronic dance music festival has announced more names for its 10th edition this September. Taking place from 16-18 September at Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, FLY Open Air has confirmed Mella Dee back-to-back Saoirse, Miss World, Jodie Mooney and Mily B as the latest additions to the bill. Other acts slated for this[…]
The book is part of the Berlin clubbing institution’s 31st anniversary celebrations. Tresor’s first archival publication, Tresor: True Stories traces the history of the legendary techno club and label featuring untold stories from the 80s and 90s. The book includes contributions from Jeff Mills, Mike Banks, Ellen Allien and Electric Indigo as well as co-founders[…]
The dance music festival heads to a secret location from 2-4 September. Field Maneuvers has unveiled more additions to its line-up for 2022 including Laurel Halo, DMX Krew, Flat Earth Mafia and Baby K. Other newly announced acts are Kindred, Abena and Prince of Deptford. The event has also confirmed the return of its late[…]
The Armenian platform has revealed the first wave of acts for its second festival edition, taking place from 23-25 September. Deena Abdelwahed, aya, ZULI and Zoë Mc Pherson are amongst the first names confirmed for Urvakan 2022. Other artists locked in so far include grindcore duo Duma, who will play live, Oramics member Avtomat and[…]
The musician recently took to Twitch for an AMA in which he talked about Lynch, Nintendo’s Metroid Prime and the ‘two guy theory’ in electronic music. Responding to a question asking if David Lynch is aware of Autechre‘s music, Sean Booth explained that before Covid, the duo had previously been asked to play a fundraiser for[…]
The Issey Miyake Studio and Issey Miyake Group shared the news that the late designer passed away on 5 August from liver cancer. Renowned avant-garde fashion designer and innovator Issey Miyake has died in hospital in Tokyo aged 84. Miyake rose to prominence in the 1970s, with his work over the years defined by technology-driven[…]
Ahead of his new album Cry Sugar dropping this Friday (12 August) on Warp Records, the Glaswegian artist has shared the new music video. The visualiser for Hudson Mohawke’s single Bicstan is co-directed by American comedians Patti Harrison and Alan Resnick. Harrison, who is also an actress known for roles in Shrill, Together Together and[…]
The event took place last Monday (1 August) at The Royal Albert Hall. Entitled Gaming Prom – from 8-bit to infinity, the show saw the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Robert Ames, perform video game soundtracks including the music from Kingdom Hearts, The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon and Final Fantasy. Featuring electronic additions to the[…]
One of the tracks recently featured in his KH Radio 1 Essential Mix. Four Tet – real name Kieran Hebden – took to social media yesterday (4 August) to share that he will be releasing new music next week. According to Hebden’s post, the tracks in question are entitled Mango Feedback and Watersynth, with the[…]
The international arts festival returns to Cardiff from 26-30 October. Taking place in the Wales Millenium Centre, Llais – fka as the Festival of Voice – will host a special performance from John Cale with Sinfonia Cymru and special guests. Other acts confirmed include Black Midi, Bristol’s Tara Clerkin Trio, Cate Le Bon and South[…]
The Jaguar Foundation has shared the findings from their debut report Progressing Gender Representation In UK Dance Music. Headed up by Jaguar, the report uses both quantative and qualiative data to highlight the significant gender disparity that still persists and reveals that only 5% of dance music in the UK charts is by women or[…]
The label and record store has also launched a Crowdfunder to help with moving to a new location. In an Instagram post today, owner Chris Farrell wrote, “I’m sad to say our time on City Road is coming to an end with the shop closing later this month. Since Omicron hit just before Christmas the[…]
The label and record store has also launched a Crowdfunder to help with moving to a new location. In an Instagram post today, owner Chris Farrell wrote, “I’m sad to say our time on City Road is coming to an end with the shop closing later this month. Since Omicron hit just before Christmas the[…]
The six shows will happen across London, Birmingham and Leeds venues. Cabin Fever has revealed its autumn/winter series of events for 2022. Kicking off proceedings will be Cabin Fever’s fourth birthday celebrations at Corsica Studios on 28 August. For this, they’ve locked in Identified Patient, Ayesha, Kincaid and a live show from Radioactive Man. Continuing[…]
