SHANGRI-LA CONFIRMS HUGE LINE-UP FOR GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2023

Glastonbury’s Shangri-La arena has revealed a stacked line-up for this year’s event, taking place from June 21 - 25. In the countdown to Glastonbury Festival 2023, Shangri-La unveiled a full line-up including the likes of Nia Archives, Eliza Rose, Conducta, and Prospa. Over on the Nowhere stage, Ahadadream, Andy C, Bou, Chunky, Effy, Flowdan, Ivy Lab, My Nu Leng, Mike Skinner, Sicaria, Skream, and a takeover from femme-collective Lady Of The House, will be providing some star-studded action over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Truth stage offers a […]

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NEW VENUE FROM TEAM BEHIND THE GLOVE THAT FITS OPENS IN LONDON, GLOVES OFF

The Hackney-based open air venue offers free entry and is being described as an "outdoor sanctuary" A brand new venue from the team behind The Glove That Fits has opened up in east London, Gloves Off. The new “open-air offering” opened for the first time on Saturday, May 6, just next door to its sister venue The Glove That Fits in Hackney. The space is also set up by one of the […]

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WARP RECORDS TO RELEASE SOUNDTRACK FOR PECKHAM-SET ROMCOM RYE LANE

Warp Records has announced that it will release the Kwes-produced soundtrack for new Peckham-set rom-com Rye Lane. The 19-track original score from the London-based producer is due to drop on November 3, and includes features from Tirzah and Sampha. Kwes has been releasing music with Warp since 2012, previously working with the likes of Solange, Damon Albarn, Pusha T and Black Coffee. Last week, the EP ‘Rye Lane (Suite)’ was released featuring six tracks from the score, other music included […]

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DJ DEEON RELEASES FOUR EPS IN TWO DAYS

Over the weekend, Chicago house legend DJ Deeon surprise-released four brand new records over the course of two days. The first of four new EPs, titled ‘BAD ROBOT’, landed on Friday, May 5, spanning four tracks, kicking off a surprise string of releases over the next 48 hours. A five-track release landed the following day on the producer’s Bandcamp titled ‘GLASGOW TO LONDON’, followed by ‘MY CPU’ and ‘SPACE AGE DIGITAL PIMP’ […]

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10,000 PEOPLE ATTEND ILLEGAL RAVE ON MILITARY SITE IN BELGIUM

The rave, which took place near the Netherlands-Belgium border, raged on through the weekend night before police showed up Over 10,000 people attended an illegal rave at a disused military airbase in Belgium, over the weekend. Organisers broke into the base in the Netherlands-bordering region of Sint-Truiden on Friday night where thousands of punters from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany later gathered, The Brussels Times reported. Multiple soundsystems were set up before punters arrived at […]

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75% OF ARTISTS ARE MAKING A LOSS ON THEIR MUSIC, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY

Research from Pirate claims that over half of the artists involved in the survey have taken a social media detox to cope with financial pressure 75% of artists are making a loss when releasing music, according to new data gathered by Pirate. The research surveyed over 1000 musicians from the UK and US Pirate recording studios which concluded that three quarters of respondents were out of pocket due to spending money […]

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SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THEY MAY HAVE DISCOVERED A “CURE” FOR HEARING LOSS

Scientists believe they have discovered a potentially “groundbreaking” solution to hearing loss, which could regenerate the hair cells within our ears. A team of experts at Harvard Medical School, led by Dr. Zheng-Yi Chen, have found a way to utilise “small interfering RNAs” (siRNAs) — drug-like molecules that interfere with the expression of genes — to successfully regenerate cochlear hair cells in mice by “reprogramming” genetic pathways in the ear. […]

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ARMENIAN NIGHTCLUB POLIGRAF REOPENS A WEEK AFTER “BRUTAL” POLICE RAID

A nightclub in Armenian capital Yerevan has reopened its doors just one week after a “brutal” police raid that saw attacks on its staff and clubgoers. Poligraf, one of Armenia’s largest techno clubs, reopened on Saturday, April 29, with a “strict” entry policy that promised to protect guests and their “freedom of expression”. The Yerevan club was raided by police in the early hours of Sunday, April 23. Police entered the venue at around 1:AM […]

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LUXE SHARES NEW SINGLE ‘DUALITY’, HOUSED ON FORTHCOMING FABRIC ORIGINALS COMPILATION

fabric Originals has announced its forthcoming bass-focused compilation, ‘fabric SELECTS II’, set for release on May 12. With the announcement comes the release of single ‘Duality’ taken from the record by LUXE. A percussive and tense cut, ‘Duality’ begins with a pulsating bassline before being joined by a haunting melody and added layers of atmospheric instrumentation. Swirling between conflict and tension throughout, the title of the track becomes apparent as LUXE […]

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