Category: Club Scene

Brighton local DJ Fatboy Slim surprised fans with a set at The Prince Albert, a pub that is facing closure due to property developers. The pub was built in 1848 and has been operating as a pub since 1860. The developers plan on demolishing the garage next to the pub and replacing it with a… Continue reading Fatboy Slim plays surprise set in an effort to help save Brighton’s Prince Albert pub

Re:mise, a popular Berlin nightclub previously known as Fiese Remise, has announced its closure due to gentrification and lease extension issues. In an Instagram post made on November 1st, the venue revealed that its lease will expire in November 2023 and that despite efforts to extend it, no such opportunity has been offered by the… Continue reading ​Berlin club Re:mise to close this month citing lease extension issues

Following the devastation left by the Hamas attack on the Supernova Festival in Israel on October 7th, over 50 original tracks have been released to raise money for survivors and families of the victims. The fundraiser compilation, titled ‘#BringThemBack’, included 73 tracks in total, gifted by Israeli producers. The compilation featured over 35 tracks on… Continue reading Compilation raising funds to support Supernova festival survivors and families has launched

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Rinse FM has revealed that it will be bringing on board over 100 new artists for residencies across its London and Paris stations for the new Autumn/Winter 2023 season. According to Miguel Estevez, Rinse’s head of curation, the new residencies reflect the diversification of Rinse’s sound. Miguel also notes that the past few years have… Continue reading Rinse FM and Rinse France announce 2024 residents

Bandcamp United, a union founded to represent employees of the digital record store, has filed an unfair labor practice claim against Songtradr and Epic Games, claiming that both companies violated the 1935 National Relations Act (NLRA) through unfair labor practices. The NLRA safeguards the essential right of workers in private-sector industries to seek better working… Continue reading Bandcamp union files unfair labour practice claim against Songtradr and Epic Games

V&A East has announced a new exhibition called “The Music Is Black: A British Story,” which will focus on Britain’s history of Black music. The exhibition will dive into the story of Black music for 125 years. From early pioneers of Black music like Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Winifred Atwell, Emile Forde, and Janet Kay to modern… Continue reading V&A East to showcase exhibition on Black British music

New York-based producer and DJ Haram is set to release a four-track EP titled “Handplay” on December 1 under Hyperdub. The EP will feature two new dancefloor cuts reflecting upon the contradictions of feminine archetypes and offering a lyrical look at Haram as a lover, daughter, and comrade. The EP’s two other tracks are instrumental… Continue reading ​DJ Haram returns to Hyperdub with new EP, ‘Handplay’

Sheaf St, a music venue based in Leeds, has closed down citing a combination of the cost of living crisis and developments in the local area. The venue announced its permanent closure with immediate effect this week, explaining that its ‘double down’ strategy to increase event bookings had failed to offset the wider impact of… Continue reading Leeds music venue Sheaf St to shut “with immediate effect”

UK Music’s Interim Chief Executive Tom Kiehl has urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to address the music industry’s concerns surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in music ahead of this week’s AI Safety Summit. Kiehl and UK Music argue that AI could lead to “music laundering,” where creatives do not receive compensation for their… Continue reading UK Music Chief urges Rishi Sunak to introduce AI protection for creatives