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Have you got ‘rave fatigue’?: Why we're all so tired after lockdown

Did you look forward to the return of clubbing for 16 long months and now find yourself too tired to stay out all night? Megan Townsend explores how the pandemic affected our energy levels and finds out how to get your party stamina back

How the first Mixmag cover animated by AI technology was made

Becky Buckle speaks to digital artist Tom Furse about using artificial intelligence to animate HAAi's cover

The 9 best nightclubs in video games

From a basement gay bar in GTA to a dubstep superclub in Call Of Duty, these are the best nightclubs to explore in video games

Spectogram art: A short history of musicians hiding visuals inside their tracks

Becky Buckle explores the history of artists concealing visuals within the waveforms of their music

"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

Ella Snyder is fashion’s bright new star

The model, artist and Diesel muse talks about her upcoming photobook celebrating the trans and non-binary community and how she stays sustainably stylish

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

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

The industry is at its strongest since the advent of the CD, 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 protest without politics?: We went to London's Save Our Scene march

Thousands marched through London to protest the government's handling of the nightlife industry through the pandemic

Rave photographer Matt Smith: “It’s about documenting what people bring to the party”

Tope Olufemi speaks to Mattko, whose new photobook Full On, Non Stop, All Over documents early 00s rave culture