Cultural support initiative launched in Vilnius with €165,000 fund for grassroots venues
A new cultural support initiative has been launched in Vilnius, Lithuania, with a €165,000 fund allocated to grassroots venues in the capital. Named Dainyklos, the new programme
fabric to host one-off event at the British Museum next month
London’s fabric will be taking over the British Museum for a one-off event next month. The Farringdon nightclub is set to host a free, drop-in event across three rooms at the
Fyre Festival 2 postponed just weeks before it was due to go ahead
Fyre Festival 2 has been postponed, just weeks before it was apparently due to go ahead in Playa del Carmen, a resort town in the south of Mexico. According to ABC News, tickethold
A list of ways you can support trans people in the United Kingdom
The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled to limit the definition of a woman to “biological sex”, meaning that trans women are now excluded from protections given to CIS w
New community radio station launching in Wigan next month
A new community radio station is set to launch in Wigan, Greater Manchester next month, Located in The Granary, close to Wigan’s town centre and Wigan North Western train sta
Posthumous 19-track Avicii album set for release next month, ‘AVICII FOREVER’
A new, 19-track posthumous album from Avicii is on the way. ‘AVICII FOREVER’ was announced earlier today, April 16, just months after the release of the late artist’s posthum
SOPHIE Scholarship Fund established to support women, trans and non-binary artists
A new scholarship fund for women, trans and non-binary creatives in electronic music has been launched in honour of late electronic pioneer SOPHIE. Created in collaboration with ch
Death toll of Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse rises to 231
The death toll of last week’s nightclub roof collapse disaster in the Dominican Republic has risen to 231, the BBC reports. The fatal incident took place in the early hours o
Psytrance festival blocked after local residents complain music is “form of torture”
A Gloucestershire-based psytrance festival has been blocked after locals compared noise from the festival to “a form of torture.” Goa Cream Festival had been set to tak
New club space to open within Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory
Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory is set to open a new club space next month. Kapsule will open within IWF’s current headquarters, a former wind turbine factory in Liv
BAMBII hits out at Coachella for “paying artists in exposure”
BAMBII has criticised Coachella for paying artists “in exposure” following an issue with the soundsystem during her set at week 1 of the festival this weekend. The Cana
New music on our radar this week: Jaguar, gyrofield, Jim Lagaxcy
Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of upcoming music releases that you should take note of HAAi links up with KAM-BU on new track ‘Shapeshift’ HAAi has joined forces with rapper KA
Festival line-ups you might have missed Margins United, Aquasella, Docklands
Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of festival line-ups you might have missed this week Docklands Festival marks 15 years with Solomun, Patrick Mason, ÂME b2b DJ Holographic, Patrick
Paris club Essaim unveils concert venue Main Room
Paris club Essaim has announced the opening of a concert venue within its walls called Main Room. It will be open on weekdays and be equipped with a setup tailored towards live per
Laurent Garnier hints at quitting touring in new radio interview
Laurent Garnier has hinted that he may stop touring “very soon”. The legendary French DJ and producer made the comments during an interview with Grégoire Nicolet on Fr
New 24-hour license music venue to open in South London, Brixton Storeys
A new music venue with a 24-hour license, Brixton Storeys, is opening in South London. The indoor-outdoor, multi-room event space is set to open this month on April 18, taking over
PinkPantheress announces new mixtape ‘Fancy That’
PinkPantheress is putting out a new mixtape titled ‘Fancy That’ via Warner Records UK on May 9. The nine-track release was written and produced by PinkPantheress, working along
Irish government announces €500,000 fund to support grassroots music venues
Ireland’s government has set up a new €500,000 fund to support grassroots music venues. Venues with a capacity of 500 or less with a “strong track record” of programming gr
SHERELLE releases surprise debut album ‘WITH A VENGEANCE’
SHERELLE has surprise-released her debut album ‘WITH A VENGEANCE‘ via Method 808. The London-born DJ, producer and label head announced the release of the 10-track proj
Death Grips respond to speculation about their split
Experimental hip hop group Death Grips have responded to speculation that they’ve parted ways. The Californian group shared a rare statement on Instagram – their first post on