As the world continues to muddle through the strangest Monday since, well, the last one, there is at least one person out there who continues to see the positive side of things. Indeed, the...
Welcome back to another edition of Wednesday Whisper – our midweek column where we talk about a rumour or an anecdote circulating in the dance music world. This is where you’ll find the sort...
Welcome to another instalment of DJs Playing Badly – our column where, each Sunday, we take a look at DJs who have committed some kind of fail. Perhaps a totally messed up mix transition...
A long time ago, launching a record label was a serious endeavour that required serious work. Releasing music used to cost large amounts of money with no guarantees of recouping it – hence why...
Turning a one-off festival into an annual event isn’t something that comes naturally to many – and a lot of people have tried and failed in the process. Kudos, therefore, to Detroit’s Movement Electronic...
There’s not many things that cause sleepless nights to those running big corporations – but facing a potentially even bigger adversary might just be one of them. Just ask Tim Cook at Apple –...
The year 2023 ended in a very muted manner for Derrick May – performing a DJ set on a skywalk at a Detroit steakhouse alongside Kevin Saunderson, D Wynn, and Insane Who Sane. May...
For many people, birthdays are something which they like to celebrate – usually by having friends around, a cake and far too many sweets. However, for the majority of those inclined as such, this...
When you sit down and think about it, there are some seriously strange things about house music that you just don’t see elsewhere. Such as the propensity to release house records that are about...
There are certain phrases and names in the dance music world that make some people very excited indeed – and two names who certainly have that effect are Sasha and John Digweed. The two...
DJs in the dance music world operate in a very curious environment. Despite the word “dance” literally appearing in the type of music they’re meant to play, for a DJ to actually dance whilst...
As we get ready to say farewell to another Monday, it’s time for our usual look back at the increasingly extensive archives of the dance music world. Each week, members of the team pull...
These days, it’s incredibly rare to see footage of Derrick May doing anything at all – mostly because no one usually wants to film it. It’s a pointless endeavour documenting Detroit’s most occasional DJ...
There are some things in the dance music world that just wouldn’t make sense anywhere else. For example, parents sending in their children to school know that there are only going to be so...
As 2024 continues into its second week, the biggest set of changes since the last ones are taking place at Resident Advisor. Over the weekend, Whitney Wei confirmed dance music’s worst secret for weeks...
Toxic positivity is one of those things that’s always been in ample supply in the dance music world – and this is why so much of what has happened over the years has gone...