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The Disco Express Launches XPRESS Singles Vol.1
The Disco Express continues to build out its catalog with XPRESS Singles Vol.1, a five-track release that brings together a focused group of producers working across house and disco. The format here is direct. Two originals anchor the project, and three remixes expand the material into different clu
Major music publishers buy into termination rights lawsuit to take fight to Supreme Court
The three majors and BMG really want the US Supreme Court to intervene in the legal battle that set a major new creator-friendly precedent when it comes to the termination right under US copyright law. So much so they have acquired an interest in the song that is at the heart of that legal battle
West Coast House Producer DJ Dan Dies
Fans have paid their respects, describing him as "a legend gone too soon"
Deniz Reno on So Real, Visual Art, and the Life Behind Her Sets
Deniz Reno (@denizreno) enters this conversation through the So Real EP, a new collaboration with Enoo Napa and Phila De Giant on My Other Side of the Moon. The Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and DJ comes into the release with a practice shaped by songwriting, DJing, live vocals, visual art,
Ken Ishii on Syntax Error, Exposure, and Staying Focused Across 30 Years in Techno
Ken Ishii (@kenishii_) has spent over three decades building a career with unusual consistency, and that history gives this conversation real value. As he returns with “Syntax Error,” the Japanese producer and DJ speaks with the perspective of someone who has moved through techno’s club circuits, la
Crackazat & Eva Lazarus are irresistible funk honey on new single “Set My Sun”
A new single from Crackazat’s forthcoming album “Sun” We’re slowly falling in love with the vibes on the new album from Crackazat The British-born, Swedish-based producer and musician has always operated with a fluency that betrays his formal training in jazz composition and performance. With the su
West Coast house producer DJ Dan has died: “One of the most beloved, genre-defying, and genuinely influential pioneers in the history of American electronic music”
Fans have paid their respects, describing him as "a legend gone too soon"
WAHM on Why the Best Sets Are Felt in the Room, Not Framed for the Phone
WAHM (@wahmmusic) approach club music from a live angle, and that point of view runs through their recent single “Feel My Fire” on Squire’s Ànims label. The French-Moroccan duo, Hicham and Walid, entered electronic music after time spent playing rock and metal, and that history still shapes how they
Giom Revisits His Catalog With Giom Classics Part. 1
Giom returns to his own Supremus Records with Giom Classics Part. 1, a vinyl-focused release that revisits key records from his catalog and puts them back into circulation with a full remaster. The timing aligns with more than a decade of the label’s activity, and the approach is direct. These are t
Founding Drummer Matt Krupanski of BoySetsFire Dies at 40
Krupanski played with the post-hardcore band on four albums from its formation in 1994 until his departure in 2012. Matt Krupanski, Founding Drummer of BoySetsFire, Has Died Langdon Hickman
LISA Announces Las Vegas Residency at The Colosseum
The November gigs at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace will mark the first Sin City residency by a K-pop artist.
Matt Krupanski, Founding Drummer of BoySetsFire, Has Died
Krupanski played with the post-hardcore band on four albums from its formation in 1994 until his departure in 2012. Matt Krupanski, Founding Drummer of BoySetsFire, Has Died Langdon Hickman
BLACKPINK’s LISA Announces Viva La Lisa 2026 Las Vegas Residency
The November gigs at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace will mark the first Sin City residency by a K-pop artist.
LISA Announces 2026 “Viva La Lisa” Las Vegas Residency
The residency goes down November 13th, 14th, 27th, and 28th at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. LISA Announces 2026 “Viva La Lisa” Las Vegas Residency Paolo Ragusa
Lisa’s Las Vegas Residency
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will host Viva la Lisa for four nights this November
Blackpink’s Lisa Books First K-Pop Vegas Residency
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will host Viva la Lisa for four nights this November
Argos sees social spike from Kurupt FM-soundtracked campaign
UK retailer Argos may not seem like it has an obvious link to rave culture. However, its social-media ‘Stockroom’ campaign late last year was an amusing take on Boiler Room-style DJ sets. Stats now suggest that it performed well. The retailer worked with agency Billion Dollar Boy and music-licensing
“Keeps Me Alive” By Eddy D’Amato Is Out Now
Eddy D’Amato drops ‘Keeps Me Alive,’ the latest single on his own MODVL label. As he maintains consistency and creativity in his output, continuing with a busy release schedule, the Producer and DJ works at elevating his position on the Electronic Music scene: nurturing his creative passion through
Scott Mills sacked as DJ from BBC Radio 2 over “personal conduct”
He was last heard on-air last week, and the broadcaster shared a statement confirming that the host was “no longer contracted and has left the BBC”
Slop Tracker website aims to track ‘the AI streaming drain’
In the time it took to write this news story, $256 was “drained” from human artists by tracks from just 50 AI-generated artists on Spotify. At least, that’s according to a site called Slop Tracker that’s been set up to highlight the issue. The site claims that the 50 artists in its list have earned