DJs and gigs can be precisely matched with online booking services like gigmit. Could they wreak havoc on the music industry? It's difficult to get started as a DJ. Playing friends' house parties, sha…
Tech-house overtakes techno as most popular electronic music genre
Tech-house has overtaken techno as the most popular genre of electronic music, according to a newly-published business report as part of the International Music Summit in Ibiza. The recent report stat…
I Hate Models to release ‘Werewolf Disco Club’
The kick cuts through the trees like a scythe, calling out to her, drawing her closer. It comes from every direction, the purr of the bass slipping through the forest like low-hanging mist. The primal…
Berlin club Suicide Circus to close this weekend after suspected drug death
Berlin club Suicide Circus (AKA Suicide Club) is closed this weekend out of respect for a young woman who died from a suspected drug overdose, as RA reports. The 25-year-old Irish partygoer died in ho…
Berlin lifts nightclub ban for the double vaccinated
A court in Berlin has eased nightclub restrictions for the vaccinated, and those who have recently recovered from COVID, as Mixmag reports. August 20 saw an official change in restrictions, meaning th…
Nina Kraviz shares a video for her new single Skyscrapers
Nina Kraviz has shared her new single, titled ‘Skyscrapers’, which signals the artist’s first major release since 2019. The newly released cut is taken from her forthcoming EP, with a full-length albu…
Richie Hawtin drops new single named ‘Acid King’
Richie Hawtin has released a new single titled ‘Acid King’, as Mixmag reports. The track arrives as part of a five-track EP, featuring different versions of the track. There’s a ‘Full Tilt Mix’, ‘Stri…
Chicago house DJ Paul Johnson dies age 50
Paul Johnson, the US house producer best known for his hit Get Get Down, has died from Covid-19 at age 50. A statement on his Facebook page said: “Our greatness passed away this morning at 9am the hou…
Ibiza is introducing ‘Party Detectives’
The Spanish government is looking to hire foreign “detectives” to infiltrate illegal parties around Ibiza where cases are currently surging. “Party detectives” will be sought out to aid the police and…
Detroit house and techno legend Kelli Hand aka K-Hand has died
Detroit artist Kelli Hand, aka K-Hand, has died, aged 45. A pivotal figure across Detroit’s house and techno scenes, Hand developed her love of music from a young age, later going on to study music th…