On Cue: Mr. Mitch
Mr. Mitch is enjoying making people dance. A move away from the delicate aesthetics of his last EP, October 2018’s ‘Primary Progressive’, Mr. Mitch’s latest single, ‘Need More Fashion Friends/Shirley …
10 unforgettable sets from the history of EXIT festival
Where do you start with Exit Festival? From its rawer, more intimate early years through to today’s monumental offering, this award-winning gathering has always been about free expression, experimentalism and …
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Mr. G: How I Play Live
From a DJ addicted to digging, to a stripped-back, captivating live performer, Mr. G’s career has had only one constant: quality. His perfectionist approach to soulful house and driving rhythms …
The Best Songs of 2019 (So Far)
This list has been updated with April releases. It’s always exciting to see what shape music will take in a new year. What invisible connections will be made, and who …
DJ Fresh talks health scares, sobriety, and producing records for the world's biggest artists
DJ Fresh still vividly remembers where he was the moment he knew his health was in trouble. “I was sitting in traffic on the Hammersmith flyover, driving home from the airport after a weekend of gigs,” …
Is dance music doing enough for charitable causes?
Despite austerity hitting all but the most affluent, charity giving continues to rise. According to the Charities Aid Foundation’s annualUK Giving Study, British people donated a whopping £10.3bn to charity in 2017, with 60% of respondents saying that …
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All Your Questions About Britney Spears’s Latest Mental-Health Crisis, Answered
Much of the public has long made a cruel joke out of Britney Spears’s mental health since her well-documented breakdown in 2007. But in recent years a shift toward genuine …
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Solid Gold: How Plastikman redefined acid techno with 'Sheet One'
The TB-303 is one of the most iconic sounds in electronic music; a kind of acidic, alien howl that immediately places the listener in the world of techno and acid …
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The Final Lap: How Los Angeles Gave Nipsey Hussle a Hometown Hero’s Farewell
I realize very quickly that, today, you can’t drive east on Slauson. The last couple hundred feet before the road runs into Crenshaw is gridlock, nearly every passenger-side window open, …
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Detroit club legend DJ Minx talks history, house and the spirit of Motor City
DJ Minx has stood at the core of Detroit’s club scene for over 20 years now. Motor City born and bred, the stalwart DJ, producer and Women On Wax collective/label …
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