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Mdou Moctar launches crowdfunder to stay in United States amid Nigerien military coup

Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar has launched a GoFundMe campaign in the hope of raising enough money for him and two of his Nigerien bandmates to...

Ireland clubs soundproofing

Clubs in Ireland are set to receive funding for soundproofing through a newly launched government initiative. Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport...

UK Drug checking

A Home Office requirement for drug-checking service providers at UK festivals to apply for a special licence has alarmed promoters and organisers as the summer...

Samrai LINDT Raheel Khan Oil Money

Manchester's Samrai has drafted vocals from LINTD and input from sound artist and musician Raheel Khan for a new single, 'Oil Money'. You can hear...

Balraj Samrai and Farah Ahmad Khan Planet People Power

Balraj Singh Samrai and Farah Ahmad Khan's 'Planet People Power' has been given a new remix by British-Tamil producer GoldTooth. Listen below. 


The original 11-minute...

Poligraf Yerevan raid

Poligraf, a leading club in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, has launched a petition campaigning for public support following a raid by authorities this weekend...

Charisse Beaumont Black Lives in Music

The founders of Black Lives in Music (BLiM) have called on UK politicians to intervene and level out gender and ethnicity pay gaps within the...

RadioAlhara Iranian solidarity

Palestinian station Radio AlHara is broadcasting two 12-hour specials today and tomorrow, Thursday 29th and Friday 30th September 2022, to show solidarity with ongoing protests...

berlinHistory ClubHistory

A new project has been launched by the app berlinHistory and Berlin Clubcommission documenting now-defunct clubs from the last 60 years of nightlife in the...

Crossbreed Klub Verboten

London sex-positive and queer club nights Crossbreed and Klub Verboten have been threatened with legal action by Tower Hamlets Council.


Authorities are "relying on an...

New documentary on Don Letts, legendary punk and reggae filmmaker and DJ, to be released next month

A new documentary about British punk and reggae filmmaker, DJ and musician Don Letts is set to be released next month. Watch the trailer for...

"May you continue to shine like a diamond and bring honour to your nation by your words, by your actions"

Rihanna has been named a National Hero in Barbados, as the Caribbean nation became the world's newest republic on 30th November 2021, 55 years after...

Produced by Black Milk and taken from the forthcoming tenth album, which will land next year

Cypress Hill have shared a new track, 'Open Ya Mind', complete with video. 

The song, which was produced by Black Milk, is taken from the...

'Midnight Frontier' takes a deep dive into one of the world's most politically significant techno venues 

A documentary about LGBTQI+ activism, centred on the world-famous Tbilisi club Bassiani, has now been released online. 

'Midnight Frontier' was produced in 2019 by Peter...

A new investigation from Mixmag reports that The Met Police used a flawed methodology to calculate the number of raves taking place during lockdown

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel used false data about the number of illegal raves taking place to justify increased police powers during the coronavirus lockdown...

"I say the least racist is still racist"

Dave has called Boris Johnson a “real racist” during his BRIT Awards performance this week.

The South London rapper added a new verse to his...

The streaming giant is following in the footsteps of Facebook and Twitter

Spotify has suspended all politic advertisements for service users, Adage reports.

Announcing the changes a week ago, the streaming giant shared that they do...

Equipment seizure and fines of up to $3,750 could be a reality... 

French authorities have passed new legislation which is being labelled 'anti-rave'. 

The Senate gave approval to the new regulations late last night, Tuesday 22nd October...

When rave meets politics

A new documentary exploring rave and acid’s impact on ‘80s Britain is coming to BBC Four next Friday, August 2nd.  

Everybody in The Place: An...

If you’re telling people to “keep politics out of music”, you’re missing the point. Here, DJ Mag’s Harold Heath explains why politics are an integral...