The Chemical Brothers have announced the release of their next album this autumn, marking their 10th studio record to date. It lands some four years after their last full-length release, ‘No Geography’, released in the spring of 2019, and follows the duo’s recent single ‘No Reason’. The confirmation came early this morning with a photo of a billboard reading: ‘The Chemical Brothers new album fall 2023’, posted by the pair on […]
Universal Music Group (UMG) has called for streaming services to block AI companies from accessing music from its artists’ back catalogues and using their music to train AI software. The request was made in an email sent last month to platforms including Spotify and Apple Music, according to reporting from the Financial Times. In the email – which has been verified by Billboard – UMG outlined how it had become aware that certain AI services had been […]
Glastonbury festival has announced its ticket resale dates along with a change in the payment process. Those who missed out on the main ticket release which sold out in an hour will get another chance to party at Worthy Farm this June. When do Glastonbury 2023 tickets go on resale? Resale will go live twice, firstly with the coach package on Thursday April 20 at 6PM BST and then general admission […]
Amsterdam's Dekmantel festival has revealed a new stage, Radar with Berlin’s HÖR. The announcement came with a full line-up to Radar including an extra ten names that were not on the original bill. These new names include Luke Slater as L.B. Dub Corp for his streaming debut, hit-maker Interplanetary Criminal, The Knife’s Olof Dreijer and more. Artists going B2B on this stage include Shanti Celeste and Peach as well as Gabrielle Kwarteng and ISAbella. Also on this stage include already […]
Jah Shaka AKA Zulu Warrior, the soundsystem pioneer and dub and reggae legend has died, according to multiple musicians close to the Jamaican icon on social media. Horsepower Productions’s Benny Ill was one of the first to share the news, with a Twitter post earlier this afternoon (April 12). Accompanied by a photo of Shaka DJing, it read “Rest In Power Jah Shaka”. He was responsible for a number of dub and reggae’s […]
Fridge, the band Kieran Hebden AKA Four Tet was part of before launching his solo career, are reissuing their fourth album ‘Happiness’ to mark 20 years since its release. It will be released on May 26 via Temporary Residence Ltd., with Hebden having “restored, reconstructed, and remastered” the album, according to a press statement. ‘Happiness’ was the experimental rock band’s fourth and most successful album. Released in 2003, it took in influence from jazz, folk […]
Four people have been taken to hospital following an illegal rave in South Wales, with over 1000 attendees taking over an industrial estate in South Wales across the Easter bank holiday weekend. The cause of the hospitalisations is unknown, though attendees reported “semi-conscious bodies” visible along the road leading to the event. The annual event named ‘EggTek’ moves location each year, having previously run in Bristol and Dorset. This year’s EggTek took place in […]
TIBASKO have shared their new single, 'Must Be Right'. The release comes after the duo's hugely successful, energetic 'Hawt', following suit in its euphoric nature with a summer-ready kick from beginning to end. Affirming themselves as a genre-spanning, exploratory duo, 'Must Be Right' is a breakbeat cut with a subtly layered and pitch-shifted vocal throughout. The low level bass and forthright drumbeats give way to rippling strings, curating a euphoric release […]
Ben Klock's Klockworks imprint has announced its forthcoming releases, with the first of three - Ribé & Roll Dann’s 'Klockworks 35' - available now. Marking their debut on the label, the four-tracker is a groovy offering packed with hefty drops and moody, raw and at times even delirious cuts. "Everything started when we had a conversation about music right after Alberto released an album in 2022," the pair (pictured) tell Mixmag. "Since we have very similar […]
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