According to the Coventry rapper’s statement, his performance has been cancelled after he failed a background check. In a Twitter thread yesterday, Pa Salieu shared footage of rehearsals for his upcoming show at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. Alongside the video he said that on 1 August he recieved a call that he was being[…]
From the seductive dancefloor sounds of Floorgasm to guitar-driven selections featuring Avril Lavigne and The Distillers, we’ve got all bases covered over on crackaud.io. Catch up on our selection of July mixes on the platform. Kicking off the past month’s mixes, there’s a special dedicated to the late Julee Cruise, who passed away on 9[…]
The Moroccan electronic music festival returns to Essaouira from 28 September to 2 October. MOGA Festival has announced the final additions to its line-up for 2022 with John Talabot, Habibi Funk, Francisco Del Garda and Moullinex confirmed to play. Other new names joining the bill include Alyssa & Gia, Irenee S, Cortega and Parallells who[…]
The 25-minute programme is currently streaming on BBC iPlayer. This Is Amapiano is presented by BBC Radio 1Xtra and traces the growth of amapiano from its South African roots to becoming an influential genre across dancefloors worldwide. Within the feature, kwaito pioneer and ‘godfather of South African dance music’ Oskido explains how the deep house[…]
Jon Hopkins, Caribou and Bonobo are also confirmed for the new Scottish festival. Connect Music Festival heads to Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre Showground from 26-28 August. Former Crack Magazine cover stars IDLES join the bill alongside fast-rising Scottish producer and DJ TAAHLIAH, known for her high-energy club-ready pop. Speaking on the upcoming event, TAALIAH said,[…]
The 16th edition of the event comes to Downtown Tucson, Arizona from 1-4 September. HOCO Fest has announced more details for its upcoming event including the first annual Sonoran Desert Sustainability Summit. This will take place on 3 September with conversations from one of the co-founders of Netflix documentary Kiss the Ground and Mexican musician[…]
The track is the official theme song for new A24 film Bodies Bodies Bodies. Released via the new A24 Music imprint and Atlantic Records, Hot Girl is Charli XCX’s latest single and was produced by The 1975’s George Daniel. The dark comedy slasher premiered at SXSW in March and stars Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel[…]
Dimitri Hegemann, fellow founder of the Berlin clubbing institutions, shared the news yesterday (27 July). In a statement posted to Tresor and Kraftwerk’s social media yesterday he wrote that Regina Baer passed away on 21 July following a long battle against “a serious illness.” “We are infinitely shocked and saddened, but at the same time[…]
The Manchester promoter has added five more events for its upcoming autumn/winter season. The Warehouse Project has announced Peggy Gou‘s event series Gou Talk will be heading to Depot Mayfield with TSHA, Saoirse, Anz and Laurent Garnier set to play the night on 21 October. The same month, house and techno imprint Solid Grooves will[…]
The former U.S. president has shared his summer listening selections. Included in the Spotify playlist is Rosalía’s Saoko, from her album MOTOMAMI, plus tracks by Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar‘s Die Hard from Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Other tracks that Barack Obama says he’s been enjoying this summer are songs[…]
The nominees have been announced for the annual music award. This year the 12 shortlisted artists for the Mercury Prize include Wet Leg for their self-titled debut album and Harry Styles for his latest record Harry’s House. Both Yard Act and Kojey Radical are also up for the prize with their respective debut LPs. Elsewhere, other[…]
Three new acts join the bill for the avant-garde music festival’s 18th edition. Out.Fest has confirmed Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones, the New York project that sees Kidambi on vocals, synthesizer and harmonium joined by a full band of multi-instrumentalists. Other additions to the bill include percussionist Will Guthrie in collaboration with the Nist Nah ensemble[…]
Kontraklang, a monthly series of contemporary music in Berlin, has shared the details of its next events. The programme features performances from two European ensembles, who will perform gamelan music – the traditional sounds of Indonesia. The concerts will be carried out by Nist-Nah and the Pak Yan Lau Bakunawa Ensemble. The concert will take[…]
The queer block party returns to Depot Mayfield, Manchester on 5 November. For its third edition, Homobloc will welcome Róisín Murphy, Honey Dijon, Self Esteem and I.JORDAN for the multi-venue event. Other acts confirmed include The Blessed Madonna, Hannah Holland, Bored Lord and a back-to-back set from Moxie and Shanti Celeste. Elsewhere, London party collective[…]
The Ghosteen singer also explained that he and his wife know the reality TV show contestant personally. In Nick Cave’s latest post on The Red Hand Files – a forum where the musician regularly answers questions from fans – he answered questions on who he’s backing to win Love Island and the major difference between[…]
Beyoncé has revealed the tracklist for her highly-anticipated album Renaissance. While the composer credits haven’t been given the official release, what’s been pointed out on the internet is that the raw code and HTML of an album can be accessed via Apple Music’s page source. According to the Twitter fanpage @BeyLegion, Beyoncé is working with the[…]
The Galician avant-garde event returns to Santiago de Compostela for it’s sixth edition from 8-11 September. Amongst the first names confirmed for WOS Festival are former Crack Magazine cover star Blackhaine, who will present the Spanish live premiere of his latest EP Armour II, Italian synthesist Caterina Barbieri and Huerco S., who will perform his[…]
The Dorset festival has also announced day splits for its upcoming edition. New names confirmed for 2022 include experimental electro-pop duo Jockstrap, contemporary folklorists Shovel Dance Collective, Ethiopian jazz musician Hailu Mergia and bar italia, who are on Dean Blunt‘s World Music imprint. There’s also Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Snapped Ankles, John[…]
The club night organisers launched the survey back in May as a response to current struggles faced by promoters to sell tickets for events. Keep Hush has shared the results of the community-led U Going Out survey. Amongst the findings, both Gen-Z and millenials said they are less interested in clubbing following the pandemic with[…]
The pioneering producer is back with the follow-up to the 2021 EP Chesters Groove. Skream has released a new EP entitled The Attention Deficit via CircoLoco Records – a partnership between Circoloco and Rockstar Games. Comprised of three tracks, the club-focused EP sees the producer team up with Jackmaster for a cut that’s inspired by Lory D, and[…]
The Portuguese festival returns to Braga for its 12th edition. Semibreve has revealed the final details of its music programme for this October. Amongst the new additions is synthesist Caterina Barbieri, who last performed at the event in 2018 and this year will present her latest album Spirit Exit accompanied by visual artists Marcel Weber[…]
