Tag: Music Scene

Thousands of football fans playing Whamageddon during a Northampton Town F.C game had their game ruined when the DJ dropped ‘Last Christmas’. The cult game, which encourages players to last as long as possible without hearing the 1986 Christmas song, came to an abrupt halt when Matt Facer, the DJ for the League Two football… Continue reading ​Northampton Town F.C. DJ “ruins” Whamageddon for 7,000 people

Next summer’s Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary, has announced its first wave of performers with four headlining acts. Fred again.., Sam Smith, Stormzy and Martin Garrix are the first phase of performers announced for the 2024 event. Additionally, 35 other performers such as Richie Hawtin, Honey Dijon, ARTBAT, Overmono, Ellen Allien, Chloé Caillet, Dom Dolla,… Continue reading Sziget Festival confirms Fred again.., Stormzy, and Four Tet for 2024

Tommy Jackson and Jammo Irving, better known as My Nu Leng, have announced a new project in the form of MNL. The duo, known for their contributions to UK rave culture, will embark on a new musical direction with this venture. The announcement comes 12 years after the release of their first track. “My recent… Continue reading My Nu Leng announce MNL. alias

The Merseyside night bus service has made its return for the festive season. The service, which was cancelled as a result of the pandemic, resumed operations on December 8th and will be run by Stagecoach. The bus will travel between Birknhead and Allerton every hour between midnight and 5 am GMT, passing through Mossley Hill,… Continue reading Liverpool and Wirral night buses return as part of festival trial

Nowadays, a popular nightclub in New York City, has recently announced that its 24-hour party, Nonstop, will run every weekend in 2024. Beginning on January 6th, the club will run through to Sunday evening, and sometimes Monday morning, marking the first event of Nonstop’s 2024 takeover. The event’s lineup will include top DJs such as… Continue reading Nowadays to run a 24-hour party every weekend in 2024

A brand new book that chronicles first-hand accounts of the war in Ukraine from 170 Ukrainian DJs and producers has been published. ‘Ukrainian Field Notes’ is a fundraising compilation that compiles music and interviews from multiple Ukrainian artists over the course of the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The project, curated by artist and… Continue reading 170 Ukrainian artists contribute to new book and compilation, ‘Ukrainian Field Notes’

Spotify’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Paul Vogel, announced his departure from the company. This news came after Vogel had recently sold $9.377 million worth of Spotify shares just days after the company announced that they would cut 17% of their staff globally. According to an SEC filing on December 5th, Vogel sold 47,859 shares, just… Continue reading Spotify announce CFO, who cashed out $9.3 million in shares a day after mass layoffs, is leaving the company

British music group Massive Attack has announced its first UK show in five years, and the concert is expected to highlight the band’s 25 years of climate activism. The show, called “Act 1.5,” will be the initial product of Massive Attack’s collaboration with renowned climate scientists and analysts from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change… Continue reading Massive Attack’s first UK show in five years will set “new standards for the decarbonisation of live music”

Three members of Taiwan’s Velvet Collective group are facing deportation after performing without a permit at an event. French-Taiwanese DJ Nathan Alzon says his friends Daniel, Chupis and YuHan were given just 14 days’ notice to leave Taiwan since the authorities reportedly stopped them from performing and end their music activities. Alzon adds that the… Continue reading ​Petition launched protesting deportation of DJs from Taiwan

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