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Everlasting love: The best moments from 11 years of Love Saves The Day

Bristol's biggest and most beloved festival has selected its proverbial "best bits" — from a fresh faced Disclosure in 2012 to its first post-COVID event headlined by Little Simz

Grace Sands: “As I’ve become more queer, so has the music I play”

Rachel Imms speaks to Grace Sands about rave culture, identity and upcoming projects – including 'Taste the Grains', a mixtape tribute to her long-time friend and DJ partner Pete Woosh

7 best tips for savvy ticket buying

Buying gig tickets can be a minefield, so we've compiled a list of hints and tips to keep your money safe

8 photos of Do LaB, Coachella's dance music epicentre

Showcasing secret DJ sets and impressive tent architecture, Do LaB is the place to party at Coachella

SBTRKT is ready to tell his story

In a mask off interview, Aaron Jerome AKA SBTRKT speaks to Dhruva Balram about his new album 'The Rat Road', industry frustrations, and why he's - still - letting the music speak for itself

"I just woke up one day and went, ‘Come on!’": The reinvention of Alison Goldfrapp

Upon the release of her debut solo album, Alison Goldfrapp speaks to Becca Inglis about leaning into dance music, the fetishisation of youth and making the most of life

Minimal marathon: VBX's 10th birthday showcased its influential role in Amsterdam's underground

Over the past decade, Amsterdam has become a 24-hour party city, with VBX among the party pioneers. Its 10th birthday - spanning nearly 30 hours across three of the city’s most unique venues - was a fitting celebration

Fun from all angles: 10 photos from Pyramid's pre-season warm-up party at Amnesia

Ahead of the official opening party in June, Amnesia opened its doors for a late-Spring party brimming with signature White Isle vitality

Review: Jai Paul's London live debut was a delirious, heart-warming homecoming

The day ones were out in force as the generational talent brought his long-awaited live show to London for the first time. Dhruva Balram reports

How The Cost Of Living Crisis Is Impacting DJs And Producers

Nightlife is under threat like never before. Patrick Hinton investigates the scale of problems facing dance music in 2023 and considers solutions, speaking to the industry's most visible workers: artists

The Final Dance: Inside the last ever party at London’s Printworks

The southeast London venue said goodbye after six years over the weekend with final sets from Bicep, HAAi, Andy C, Peggy Gou, and more

Coming alive in the dark: COUCOU CHLOE's chaotic music is inspired by life and isolation

Tracy Kawalik speaks to COUCOU CHLOE about her upcoming project, artistic evolution and the life-saving power of music

An exploration of the evolution of nightclub architecture since the 1960s

John Leo Gillen’s new book, Temporary Pleasure, looks at some of dance music’s most important scenes and their various design codes

Perfectly mixed: Snug encapsulates the extravagance and debauchery of Hanoi's queer clubbing community

Founded on a belief that Hanoi's LGBTQIA+ clubbing scene is up there with the world's best, Snug's combination of local talent and international favourites has made it a shining star of Vietnam's underground dance scene

Defiant photos from Bologna’s ‘Smash Repression’ pro-rave protest

10,000 people took to the streets on Saturday to fight back against new legislation passed by Italy’s coalition government, headed by far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

The Master: How Chunky grew from magnetic MC to artistic all-rounder

Chunky made his name as a Master of Ceremonies at the UK's best raves, but throughout his journey in music he's been developing his skillset as a producer, rapper and more, reaching a pinnacle with his debut album ‘Somebody's Child’

"The ends rule": Perifa No Toque is a baile funk haven for people on the fringe of São Paulo

Mixmag caught up with two of the key members of the party for people on the city’s peripheries, to chat about its rise from a tongue-in-cheek barbecue fundraiser to one of its most important proponents of an often demonised genre and culture

Modular mystic: Caterina Barbieri is unlocking the spirituality in synths

Chal Ravens speaks to Italian composer Caterina Barbieri about performing in imposing spaces, hating the 'modular music scene', and whether she might - one day - release music with a kick drum

Everything But The Girl on new album: “We were looking for areas of electronic music we hadn’t explored before”

Ahead of the Everything But The Girl's first album in 24 years, we caught up with the duo to talk about staying true to their music, shutting out the outside noise, and whether they plan to perform live any time soon

"It's a family affair": South Asian clubbers share what the dancefloor means to them

Vee Pandey asks the attendees of Daytimers' Phonox takeover about the significance of club culture to London's South Asian diaspora

Hysteria, harm or something more sinister?: Why the UK is banning nitrous oxide

Tracy Kawalik investigates nitrous oxide use in the UK, talking to ‘super users’, dealers, health professionals and drug experts to unravel the hype, harm and politicking behind the ban on young people’s second favourite drug