New music on our radar this week: HAAi, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist, Bakey
All the biggest releases on our radar
Festival line-ups you might have missed: Nyege Nyege, No Bounds, Time Warp US
Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world
Spotlight: Five artists to check out in July 2025
From indie-jungle bangers out of Gothenburg to bassoon-led ambient from Texas, here's the latest instalment of Spotlight
From the archive: When Madonna became Veronica Electronica
Madonna has just released 'Veronica Electronica', a long-rumoured remix collection initially planned for release as an accompaniment to 'Ray of Light' back in 1998 but shelved for nearly three decades. In the March 2000 edition of Mixmag, cover star Madonna opened up about her dance music persona, her favourite DJs, and the prohibitively expensive London housing market
The Cover Mix: Introspekt
Introspekt headed to the Mixmag Lab for a live recording of her Cover Mix, showcasing her off-the-cuff ability to blend rousing club sounds
London radio station LOOSE.fm moves to new location in South London
The independent station is now located in Greenwich's Design District, two years after leaving its basement home in Old Street, Shoreditch
Sheffield's Niche to return for "biggest event ever" for 30th anniversary
Widely credited as the birthplace of bassline, Niche will celebrate three decades with 5,000-strong crowd at an unannounced location this Autumn
“By and for the queers”: (lip) service is the Berlin bar party offering lesbian* nightlife outside of clubs
Described as a music-centric bar night for “hot dykes* to meet, mingle, and make out”, (lip) service has found its calling in Berlin, hosting hundreds-strong events with an emphasis on community and inclusivity
