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No inhibition: From war bunkers to nightclubs, FROTH is re-energising Wellington’s club scene

FROTH has fast become one of New Zealand’s "goofiest" club nights with an affinity for fast dance music, and a particular love for the sounds of donk, bass, and garage

“We like to take our time”: Why musclecars won't get caught up in the dance music rat race

Brooklyn DJ and production duo musclecars, AKA Brandon Weems and Craig Handfield, take influence from New York's rich dance music legacy and bring it into the present with a genre-bending sound that's connecting on both sides of the Atlantic

The 15 best pirate radio anthems, curated by Roni Size

Old skool anthems, chosen by Roni Size

FJAAK don't want to play the techno industry game

Now a duo, FJAAK just want to make music and have fun. Upon the the release of their new album ‘FJAAK THE SYSTEM’, they talk to Paul Hanford about being musicians first and foremost

Smokin' Jo's life story isn’t the usual glossy superstar DJ biography

Smokin' Jo's autobiography 'You Don’t Need A Dick To DJ' is an inspiring and at-times brutal tale, detailing a turbulent adolescence and rise to become one of UK's most legendary DJs. She speaks to Manu Ekanayake about her remarkable life and challenges along the way

“No better crowds in the world”: 10 memories from a decade of AVA Festival

We ask AVA’s nearest and dearest - from friends to founders and regularly-returning artists - for their best memories from Belfast's favourite knees-up

The complete guide to OFFSónar 2024

The multi-day party series returns as part of Sónar Barcelona this June with a stacked line-up across four days

Amapiano’s Second Wave: How kwaito opened the door for amapiano’s evolutions

Amapiano’s lineage can be traced back to the kwaito music which emerged in apartheid South Africa. In the first of a three-part series exploring Amapiano's Second Wave, Jake Colvin examines what those roots mean for the sound today

7 highlights from Apple Music's 100 Best Albums Of All Time

Did your favourite make the cut?

Amnesia's 2024 opening party encapsulated the Ibiza spirit.. or at least the latest rendition of it

Jamaal Johnson travels to the White Isle to find out if Amnesia's legendary opening party really does still hold the "soul of Ibiza"

10 of the best UK funky tracks released since 2020

UK funky never died, it evolved. We picked out 10 of our favourite tracks of the hybrid dance style released since 2020

Meet the winner of Mixmag and Edmwarrior’s Make It: House competition, BiteCrash

We chat with the first winner of our production competition challenging emerging artists to showcase their creativity and prowess in the studio

This Is Jordan: On their debut album, I. JORDAN shows exactly who they’re meant to be

‘I AM JORDAN’ is a proud proclamation of identity, self-acceptance, and the sounds that have inspired I. JORDAN. They speak to Alice Austin about the journey and arrival

"Nothing for algorithms": Bbymutha is reclaiming her musical agency

Finding the "game" of being a musician frustrating, bbymutha just wants her music to be fun and connect people. Her new dance music-influenced album 'sleep paralysis' embodies this approach

Spotlight: West Coast bass and video game-inspired trance from the Middle East

In the next edition of our Spotlight series, highlighting emerging talent from around the globe, we salute five artists from Australia to Egypt and beyond

RIP MC Conrad: A peerless performer who became one with the music

MC Conrad is one of the most recognisable voices in drum 'n' bass who played a pioneering role in evolving the sound. Marcus Barnes pays tribute

Welcome to Hyperdrama: Justice’s cinematic venture into a brand new world

The world around Justice may have changed but dance music’s unshakeable stars have the same nonconforming approach as when they started

All about flavour: Chop.Life is serving up amapiano heat to Merseyside's vibe-hungry underground

Satisfying Liverpool's appetite for global club sounds, Chop.Life is the party that refuses to follow the tried-and-tested recipe

“Everything changed”: How Anetha is powering up her artistry

Anetha's debut album combines a post-club selection of sounds with musical messaging inspired by femininity and self-empowerment. She speaks to Niamh Ingram about growing in confidence, artistic evolution, and how motherhood altered her perspective

Uncle Waffles: “When a stage requires me to go big, I always think ‘how big can I go?’”

Uncle Waffles' international success represents an exhilarating era for southern African music. As her groundbreaking career continues its ascent, the Eswatini DJ, producer and performer speaks to Natty Kasambala about the ancestral power of log drums, the universal language of dancing, and touching grass

SheSpace Tbilisi: The women leading the way in Georgia’s nightlife

SheSpace Tbilisi is a new film by Carmel Köster & Mariana Berezovska, highlighting the work of women who are carving out much-needed spaces for freedom and expression within the music and nightlife industries in Georgia's capital city