Category: Club Scene

Severe weather forced the evacuation of Miami’s Ultra Music Festival on Friday (March 22). Thousands of festival-goers were evacuated after warnings of localised flooding and severe thunderstorms were issued. The three-day music festival, which took place in downtown Miami, was sold out and organisers expected a crowd of roughly 50,000 people at Bayfront Park for… Continue reading Ultra Miami forced to evacuate due to “severe” weather

Remy Gordon and Kami Carpenter have been found guilty of the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Cody Fisher on the dance floor of Crane, a Birmingham nightclub last December. The BBC reports that both men appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday, March 26, where they were found guilty of the murder of Fisher, while a… Continue reading ​Two men found guilty in murder of Cody Fisher at Birmingham nightclub

Robert Hood’s latest EP, ‘Alpha Keys’, is set to be released on both vinyl and digital formats via M-Plant on April 12. The four-track EP is the first solo release from the Detroit pioneer under the Robert Hood moniker since ‘Hectic / Amazon Dust’, which was released in 2022. The forthcoming record will include “characteristically… Continue reading Robert Hood returns with minimal techno EP ‘Alpha Key’

The collaboration single ‘TAKA’ has finally been released by Ahadadream, Skrillex, and Priya Ragu after almost a year in the making. While the track was initially created by Ahadadream and Skrillex during the pandemic, the song didn’t get to be fully produced in London until Priya Ragu and her brother Japhna Gold were brought in… Continue reading Ahadadream, Skrillex and Priya Ragu release highly-anticipated collab ‘TAKA’

British DJ and producer Randomer recently released a highly-anticipated rework of Voin Oruwu’s 2020 track ‘Identify’. All of the proceeds from the remix will go to Ukrainian charities. The original track, which has been a fixture in clubs in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for years, was transformed by Randomer, who spent much of the time… Continue reading Randomer shares remix of Voin Oruwu’s ‘Identify’ with proceeds going to Ukraine aid

The world of jungle music is grieving as news breaks that Daren Ellis, a DJ and producer who also went by the names Undercover Agent, Splash, and Mts, has passed away. The reports were confirmed by a post on a GoFundMe page created by Ellis’ friend, which stated he had “peacefully departed in his sleep… Continue reading ​Jungle trailblazer Daren Ellis, AKA Undercover Agent, has died

Gunmen dressed in camouflage have stormed a music venue in Moscow, killing at least 40 people and injuring 100 others. The venue was hosting a performance by the rock band Picnic when the attack took place on the evening of 22 March. The incident is being treated as a terrorist attack by Russian authorities, according… Continue reading ​100 injured and “at least 40” killed in violent attack on Moscow music venue

Hip hop legends Cypress Hill have announced that they will be playing with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall on July 10th. The collaboration has been a long time coming, with the connection between them first being made in a 1996 episode of The Simpsons. In the episode, Cypress Hill accidentally book… Continue reading Life imitates The Simpsons, again: Cypress Hill announce London Symphony Orchestra collab

British producer Kuljit Bhamra MBE has created the world’s first electronic tabla, called Tabla Touch. The instrument is designed to make Indian drumming more accessible by offering built-in sounds from various traditional Indian instruments and boasting instant tuning capability. It can also be connected to a MIDI or computer to create a tabla score in… Continue reading World’s first electronic tabla launches in Mumbai, Tabla Touch

Ten recordings have been added to the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame this year, including tracks by Lauryn Hill, Donna Summer and De La Soul. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Hall Of Fame, and the inductees include landmark contributions from the disco and hip hop genres. The qualifying albums include Lauryn Hill’s ‘Miseducation… Continue reading Lauryn Hill, Donna Summer and De La Soul inducted into GRAMMY Hall Of Fame