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"A clear head on Sunday morning is a gift": Why DJs and ravers are embracing sobriety

Niamh Ingram explores the benefits sobriety can bring for people involved in dance music, including in-depth chats with Patrick Topping, Rebekah and Radio Slave

The UK government's war-on-drugs policy is out of touch and causing harm

While other countries around the world adopt progressive, health and recovery based drug policy, the UK is stuck in a dangerous past

The A-Z of dance music in 2021

Need to catch up on what happened this year? Our helpful A-to-Z guide will give you the rundown

The 21 best record labels of 2021

The labels that kept us going, both at home and on the dancefloor, in 2021

The best albums and EPs of the year 2021

Mixmag's guide to the best albums of the year

The best tracks of the year 2021

The best DJ mixes of the year 2021

Mixmag's guide to the best DJ mixes of 2021

RIP Virgil Abloh: A creative juggernaut who gave generously to the world

Through his work in the fields of fashion, design and music, Virgil Abloh helped inspire the direction of contemporary culture, while always supported the grassroots

Reggie Yates’ new film Pirates is a heartfelt celebration of UK garage culture

There's Peugeots, Naf Naf and Reeboks with a soundtrack from Sunship, Wookie, DJ Zinc and more in Yates' brilliant directorial debut

The vinyl straw: Why the vinyl industry is at breaking point

The industry is at its strongest since the advent of the CD disk, so why has it become near-impossible to get music pressed onto wax?

Sadiq Khan: “Music crosses barriers of race, religion, class and postcode like nothing else can”

Nabihah Iqbal talks to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan about how London has shaped his life and his connection with the city's music scene

What it's like to go clubbing as a British South Asian person

Across dealings with bouncers, bar staff, promoters, sound engineers and green rooms, Manu Ekanayake examines how South Asian identity affects DJs and clubbers' experience of nightlife

A short history of boundary-breaking South Asians in the UK

Haseeb Iqbal spotlights the underreported impact of influential South Asian pioneers in the UK

Exploring identity: What does it mean to be a South Asian in the UK in 2021?

Dhruva Balram reflects on the cultural multitudes within the South Asian diaspora, speaking to artists Yung Singh, DEBONAIR, Sarathy Korwar, anu and Surya Sen

A potted history of the 1990s British (South) Asian Underground

Tara Joshi traces the '90s lineage of the Asian Underground movement, speaking to key figures DJ Ritu, Sweety Kapoor and Nitin Sawhney

How classic cars and soundsystems connect Southall residents to their Indian roots

Ciaran Thapar spends an evening in London's 'Little India', where modified cars and dub reggae soundsystems carry messages of protest and connection to home across generations

Welcome to Mixmag's South Asian Series

Mixmag presents a week of editorial features dedicated to South Asian artists, scenes, histories and issues

How DJ diversity clauses can make dance music a better place

Not just making up the numbers, diversity clauses are the DJ booking contract stipulations making nightlife a safer and fairer place

Dance 'Til The Police Come: How oppressive policing has eroded rave culture

Mike Smaczylo traces a potted history of how draconian legislation and policing has harmed communities and crippled the spirit of rave

How to help clubs reopen safely and for the long haul

Mixmag presents a 10-step guide to aid the safe and sustainable reopening of nightlife

Cheeky humour and niche references: DJ Sotofett on his favourite rave flyers and artwork

The Sex Tags Mania co-founder talks us through some of his best dance music designs

​"A clear head on Sunday morning is a gift": Why DJs and ravers are embracing sobriety