Burning Man considering mandatory vaccines for 2021 event
Burning Man is considering mandatory vaccines for its flagship 2021 event. After initial concerns over whether Nevada’s Burning Man festival would take place this year, organ
The Chemical Brothers share new single, ‘The Darkness You Fear’: Listen
The Chemical Brothers have released a new single. Legendary electronic duo The Chemical Brothers, comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, first teased a new track on Wednesday (21
Loopmasters announce Loopcloud 6 with AI search
Loopmasters has announced the latest update to its cloud sampling service Loopcloud. Version 6 sees a new major addition: AI search technology, meaning users can search for samples
UMEK announces the world’s first live performance NFT
UMEK has announced a new NFT drop, which includes remixes of his 1999 hit ‘Lanicor’ and even the chance to book UMEK for an exclusive gig. There are five NFTs up for grabs –&
London club E1 announces reopening party series with Rebekah, Sasha, DJ Stingray 313, more
E1 has announced its reopening party series. 1600-capacity East London club E1, which entered DJ Mag’s Top 100 Clubs poll at No. 52 last year, has revealed the line-ups for a
Bicep, Honey Dijon, Andy C, India Jordan, more locked for Forum club Birmingham opening season
Forum, a new 3500 capacity venue opening in Birmingham this summer, has revealed full line-up details for its opening season, which will run from August to September 2021. Ho
Little Simz announces new album, ‘I Might Be Introvert’, shares single: Watch
Little Simz has announced her fourth studio album alongside a new single and music video. London-based MC Little Simz, who was recently featured on the FIFA 21 VOLTA soundtrack alo
Festival cancellations inevitable without COVID insurance, warns Association of Independent Festivals CEO
Festival cancellations are inevitable without coronavirus insurance, the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has said. Following the announcement of the UK government’
Scottish music venues and festivals can return from May
Scottish music venues and festivals will return next month. As coronavirus lockdown restrictions begin to ease in Europe and beyond, it has been announced that music venues and fes
RZA announces new album as Bobby Digital, ‘Digital Potions’, shares single
RZA has announced a new album. Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, who sold the rights to 50% of his songwriting and production credits in August, has announced that he will release a new al
Arturia announces Pigments 3 synth plugin
Arturia has announced a new version of their popular plugin instrument Pigments. The synth covers many aspects of synthesis including subtractive, wavetable, and additive, and vers
Covid-safe trial club event in Liverpool announces Fatboy Slim, Jayda G, The Blessed Madonna more
The line-ups have been revealed for two trial club events taking place in Liverpool next week. Earler this month, it was announced that 6,000 people would be attending Liverp
EDC Las Vegas postponed until October, Insomniac confirms
EDC Las Vegas has been officially postponed until October 2021, Insomniac events CEO Pasquale Rotella has confirmed. Despite Rotella’s statement earlier in that month that
Apple introduce new M1 chip iMacs & iPad Pros
Apple introduced a new model of iMac featuring their M1 chips at their Spring Loaded event on April 20th. The new iMacs come in a redesigned slim model, with seven different colour
England on track to lift all COVID-19 restrictions on 21st June, PM says
England is on track to lift all COVID-19 restrictions as planned on 21st of June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. Back in February, the UK Government outlined its road
Technics unveils new SL-1200MK7 turntable; costs £799
Technics has introduced a new direct drive turntable to their SL range – the 1200MK7. The new model is identical in feature set to the 1210MK7 introduced back in January 201
The Chemical Brothers announce new single ‘The Darkness You Fear’; out Friday
The Chemical Brothers have announced a new single out Friday called ‘The Darkness You Fear’. The Brothers released a short, eight-second snippet on their socials, while Univers
Beatport now accepting bitcoin; announce NFT AV compilation
Beatport is now accepting bitcoin as payment on its website from June, and has teamed up with Crypto.com on a new A/V NFT collaboration with Boys Noize, Charlotte de Witte, Sasha,
Ninja Tune and Beggars Group announce plans to go carbon negative
Ninja Tune and Beggars Group have announced plans to become carbon negative. As part of ongoing commitments toward sustainability, Ninja Tune, home to Big Dada and Technicolou
Richie Hawtin launches new AI-driven soundscapes to help you focus
Richie Hawtin has teamed up with soundscape app Endel, under his Plastikman alias, to create a new AI-driven audio experience to help listeners focus. Endel is designed to promote