New 1000-capacity outdoor club, Centrale93, opens in Paris
A new outdoor club has opened in Paris. Opening its doors on Saturday, 3rd July, the 1,000-capacity Centrale93 is the brainchild of Paris nightclub Chapelle XIV and Yoyaku, a label
MF DOOM to have street named after him in Long Beach, New York
A street in Long Beach, New York is set to be named after MF DOOM. It comes six months after a Change.org petition was launched by Dr. Patrick Graham to rename the block between Ri
Barcelona’s indoor nightclubs to shut from this weekend to prevent COVID spread
Barcelona’s indoor nightlife is to close this weekend in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Catalan government has ruled that indoor nightclubs will not be able to
Moor Mother announces new album, ‘Black Encyclopedia Of The Air’
Moor Mother has announced a new album, ‘Black Encyclopedia Of The Air’, which will land through ANTI- on 17th September. The poet, musician, artist and activist — real
박혜진 Park Hye Jin announces debut album, ‘Before I Die’ on Ninja Tune
박혜진 Park Hye Jin has announced the release of her debut album, ‘Before I Die’. The record will land on 10th September via Ninja Tune, with North American tour dates to fo
Hudson Mohawke, Eris Drew, KMRU, more remix Lyra Pramuk’s ‘Fountain’ on new double LP
Berlin-based American producer and vocalist Lyra Pramuk has announced a double album of remixes, ‘Delta’, released through Icelandic imprint Bedroom Community. The rewo
DJ Mag Originals series, How I DJ, returns this month, powered by Pioneer DJ
Our DJ Mag Originals series, How I DJ, returns on 14th July, with four episodes powered by Pioneer DJ. James Hype is the first artist in the return episodes of How I DJ, followed b
ABBA’s ‘Gold’ spends record-breaking 1000 weeks in UK charts
ABBA’s ‘Gold’ album has spent a record-breaking 1,000 weeks in the UK charts. The compilation, which comprises some of the band’s best-loved songs, wa
“Doomsday vault” for recorded music set for construction on arctic island
A “Doomsday vault” for recorded music is being constructed on an arctic island between the North Pole and Norway. The Global Music Vault is spearheaded by Oslo-ba
DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs voting closes in one week
Voting for the 2021 edition of the Top 100 Clubs is closing soon. Throughout this year, the coronavirus pandemic has forced the closure of thousands of clubs worldwide. While clubs
Berghain to reopen its garden this weekend
Berghain will reopen its garden area this weekend, with outdoor parties set to run from 1PM on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th July. Freddy K, Paramida, Etapp Kyle, Ben Klock,
Reprezent Radio announces free summer training programme for aspiring radio makers
Brixton’s Reprezent Radio is giving aspiring radio producers and presenters a chance to develop and hone their skills as part of a new free training programme next month. Run
Dave announces new album, ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’
Dave has announced the forthcoming release of his second album, ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’. Due out later this month, the album follows on from 2019’s R
24-hour nightlife districts proposed for New York City
A new proposal to create 24-hour “nightlife districts” has been put forward in New York City. Inspired by similar such areas in Berlin and Amsterdam, the move comes as
Body Movements shares full line-up for 2021 festival celebrating queer club culture
Day-long London festival Body Movements has confirmed the full line-up for its debut edition this October. With a focus on celebrating queer club culture and electronic music, Body
Lee Gamble announces third album from Flush Real Pharynx triptych, ‘A Million Pieces Of You’
Lee Gamble will complete his Flush Real Pharynx trilogy for Hyperdub this September with the release of ‘A Million Pieces Of You’. Taking in seven tracks, the release f
Ibiza to introduce new restrictions after surge in coronavirus cases
The Balearic government is introducing new restrictions in the Sant Antoni area of Ibiza, following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Under the tourism of excesses decree, which has
Nightclubs in England will reopen without restrictions, PM announces
Nightclubs in England will be able to operate at full capacity, with no restrictions in place from 19th July — pending confirmation of stage four of lockdown easing next Monday (
NAAFI announces debut album from Imaabs, ‘Descifrar’
Mexico City label NAAFI have announced the debut album by Chilean producer Cristo Gavras, aka Imaabs. Recorded and composed in Santiago de Chile between November 2018 and Marc
Loraine James, Pan Daijing, Lorenzo Senni, more announced for Rewire’s offline festival
Loraine James, Pan Daijing and Lorenzo Senni are among the names set to play Rewire’s upcoming “offline” festival. Following an online edition in May, the festival re