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Sampha will release his second album next month on Young. Spanning 14-tracks, with contributions from some of Sampha’s closest friends and peers, including Yaeji, Léa Sen, and Yussef Dayes, Lahai sees Sampha (real name Sampha Lahai Sisay) exploring the many ways in which we as humans connect to each other, and to something bigger than […]
The New Orleans musician was sentenced to prison in 2012 after pleading guilty to gun possession and witness tampering charges
The fifth and final season of the show, or Top Boy Season 3, has just dropped on Netflix Continue reading…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams suggested the city will take action against the organizers of the Electric Zoo music festival. As you surely know, Labor Day weekend was a pretty hectic one for the NYC festival. It all started on Friday, with the cancellation of the whole first day due to supply chain disruptions […]
Lead single 'On Embers' is out now Continue reading…
The community-focused venue has launched a crowdfunding campaign Continue reading…
Josh Wink has returned to his Ovum Recordings label with a new single, A Tension Attention, which is due to be released at the start of October. Following on from his house-focused releases on Freerange Records earlier in the year, not to mention a number of reworkings of his classic Higher State of Consciousness, from […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is set to perform at this year’s VMAs.
Following the contentious 2023 edition of Electric Zoo, police have reportedly confirmed the festival on Randall’s Island was overbooked. According to PIX11, the NYPD said on Tuesday that passes to Electric Zoo were oversold by 7,000. After organizers announced they were denying entry on Sunday due to capacity concerns, videos of ticket-holders storming the festival’s […]
Jaymie Silk doesn’t make straight up-and-down techno or house music. The Paris artist draws from a range of influences informed by his Afro-European heritage and his teenage years in rap, firstly as an MC but then as a beat-maker—before he moved to Montreal, Canada in 2013. While there, he became tired by the lack of […]
Giant Arm is designed to be a showcase for Noncompliant’s signature style of raw, uncompromising techno. Listen to the first track “Symptom Onset” premiering with 5 Mag now.
Today (September 5), DJ and producer Excision announced his upcoming Nexus tour. Produced by Live Nation and Insomniac, the tour kicks off on December 22, 2023 in Chicago at Navy Pier, with stops across North America in San Francisco, Austin, Toronto, Vancouver, Boston and more before wrapping up in Dallas. The tour also features the return of Excision’s branded doubleheaders […]
Bolted’s “The Low†began life as a beat meant for Yoko Ono
Bringing a slice of Ibiza to the heart of London Continue reading…
Indonesia’s iconic Djakarta Warehouse Project is set to mark its 15th anniversary with a triumphant return to Bali. After a five-year hiatus from the island, local festival organizers Ismaya Live are pulling out all the stops to make this end-of-year event the highlight of Southeast Asia’s party calendar. Held at the island’s GWK Cultural Park […]
House music legends X-Press 2 have announced details of a forthcoming new album, Thee, which is set to be released on the Acid Jazz label at the start of October. X-Press 2, which these days comprises producers Rocky and Diesel following the departure of Ashley Beedle some years ago, have already released three singles from […]
London DJ & producer Angie B has been behind the decks for the last 20 plus years playing across the house spectrum. Constantly on the move Angie is also promoting her own events such as the old Skool funky house event, Traffik Jam, and her W.W.T Warrior Women Together brand. With forthcoming shows in Warsaw […]
Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of Smash Mouth, has died at the age of 56, the band confirmed on Monday. Best known for his generational hit “All Star,” the popularity of which soared after its feature in the original Shrek film, the famed frontman passed away due to acute liver failure. Harwell died “peacefully and comfortably” while surrounded […]
Following the cryptic teaser campaign for Hackney Diamonds, The Rolling Stones are set to reveal full details of their forthcoming