Canadian artist Raven releases her debut EP, ‘Flames’, on Rekids on April 10. Up until now, Raven has been cutting her teeth as a DJ, producer and performer, living a nomadic lifestyle between LA, Chicago, Berlin, Toronto and Mexico City. Read this next: How the fall of the Berlin Wall …
Pet Shop Boys and New Order have announced they’re co-headlining a tour in North America. The Unity Tour will see Pet Shop Boys (pictured) and New Order travelling through North America from September 5 to October 2. The tour starts in Toronto and ends in Los Angeles, with the headliners …
Jazz Cafe will collaborate with the Chicago-based Teklife crew to host an event commemorating the life of DJ Rashad five years after his death. It will be held on Friday May 1. DJ Spinn, Kode9 and Sherelle will all play sets. Read this next: RP Boo and Sherelle discuss the …
R. Kelly is facing new allegations of ual abuse with a minor. A new federal indictment against R. Kelly has been filed by prosecutors. The updated indictment includes an additional victim and a request for the singer to forfeit all assets, including his production company Bass Productions Ltd. The additional …
Underground American house producer Maurice Fulton has announced his upcoming EP ‘Earth’ on Peggy Gou’s label Gudu Records. Released on March 13, the lead single ‘Jigoo’ is a collaboration between Fulton and Peggy Gou. It will be the first time Peggy has released a collaboration with another producer. Read this …
Larry Heard (Mr. Fingers) and Kerri Chandler are heading to NYC on May 2. Fascinoma will make its New York debut at Knockdown Center and the former festival, now all-round agency, relocated from Puebla to Mexico City in 2017 after the earthquake. Read this next: 50 years of Gramaphone Records, …
Chicago-based artist and DJ Ariel Zetina has announced a new EP for London-based label femme culture, out February 21. Entitled ‘MUAs At The End Of The World’, Zetina is inspired by the ephemerality of creative arts, particularly in a society grappling with climate disaster and a turbulent political landscape. Read …
No Mana just announced his debut album… yes, for real this time. After fourteen UP EPs, Assorted Repetitions, and Melted Candy, the producer is finally preparing to drop his real debut album this year. The album was first teased almost a month ago when he announced his headline tour, also a first for him. …
Juice WRLD is about to blow us away one last time… Before the superstar rapper passed away, he was able to share one his greatest gifts with British Beats 1 radio host Charlie Sloth. This previously unreleased freestyle below captures Juice in his element, with never-before-seen footage from the series “Fire …
Movement Festival in Detroit has long been known as the pinnacle festival for techno and house music here in the US. Getting its start back in 2000, when it was originally called DEMF, Movement has continued to make the city Detroit the mecca for music fans across the world. With …
Easily one the most-talked about releases the past weekend, at least within the producer community, was PEEKABOO’s newest EP, Impossible, out now on Deadbeats. It seemed like I couldn’t scroll my timeline on Twitter at all this weekend without someone mentioning this EP. Spanning four tracks, Impossible runs the gamut on bass …
Juice WRLD‘s initial autopsy has been deemed “inconclusive,” according to a new report. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office released a statement on Monday calling for more studies to determine his cause death. Cardiac pathology, neuropathology, toxicology and histology will be necessary to determine what exactly happened. Furthermore, Chicago police spokesman …
On Sunday, rapper Juice WRLD was pronounced dead at a hospital after suffering a seizure deboarding a plane at Chicago’s Midway Airport. He was 21 years old. Now, sources aboard the plane and from law enforcement tell TMZ that he took several “unknown pills” prior to the seizures. Juice’s history abuse …
According to an exclusive by TMZ and corroborated by other media outlets, popular young rapper Juice WRLD has died at the age 21. He suffered a seizure at Chicago’s Midway Airport early this morning. “Juice’s flight from California landed early Sunday morning and, after deplaning …,” writes TMZ, “witnesses tell us he …
Robert Sillerman, infamous founder SFX Entertainment, has died. The news broke Billboard and was confirmed by Sillerman’s lawyer, Sanford Philip Rosen. According to Billboard, Sillerman died a respiratory illness. He was 71. Sillerman was embroiled in many financial troubles toward the end his tenure as CEO SFX, after which the …
For the first time, Mixmag’s Lab series will be hitting Atlanta with BULLDOG Gin for a special one off event, continuing the tradition of showcasing the finest DJs with a post-work unwind. On Wednesday, December 11, acid house pioneer DJ Pierre and veteran Kai Alce will delve into the sounds …
The Lab NYC is BULLDOG Gin and Mixmag’s weekly live stream and post-work unwind, where we showcase the finest DJs direct from our Brooklyn office. This Friday, November 22, the Chicago house originator Joe Smooth is dropping in to show us the true essence of house. Joe Smooth is regarded …
The highly respected UK-based house label, Defected Records, will be returning to the US this month for a four-date tour with artists Riva Starr and Ferreck Dawn. NYC DJ Ant LaRock will also be joining the tour for two of the four shows. Read this next: Label Focus: Defected Riva …
Madeon‘s Good Faith Live tour has just begun and it looks absolutely incredible! Below you’ll find fan videos from the tour, which trickled in over the weekend. The footage reveals Madeon’s greatest live production to date. Plus, a dreamy unreleased track forthcoming on his latest album, Good Faith. Madeon recently played …
Kanye West has had plans to run for president in 2024 since the 2016 election. Even as early as 2015, he said he wanted to run for president in 2020, but after Trump’s win in November 2016, West decided to move the chains down a couple years. “Rappers are philosophers our …
From Grammy noms to sold-out shows, Audien has experienced his fair share success as a mainstay in the electronic music world over the past decade or so. But the beloved artist shows he’s far from a finished product, as he showcases a wide range creative versatility and production savvy in …
Hydration at shows is paramount importance, and who knows this better than Nick Ochoa… who’s Nick Ochoa, you might ask? He’s the fan that has chugged a bottle water every day for 153 days straight for the opportunity to chug a bottle on stage with his favorite artist, Rezz. Rezz …
After being teased for nearly a year, the track collaboration between Frank Ocean and Skepta received its debut last night at the third installment of Ocean’s PrEP+ party series in New York. The title of the track is still unknown, as is the much anticipated release date. However, one thing …
Audien has released the newest single from highly anticipated ESCAPISM , “REACH” feat. 2x BMI award winning songwriter Jamie Hartman, continuing the highly creative, melodically entrancing, year end release spree from the Grammy-nominated producer. The track follows previous single, “Buzzing” feat. NEVVE, which received positive reactions from fellow artists and fans …
Belgian DJ-producer, Charlotte de Witte is releasing two new EPs her label, KNTXT on November 15. These will be the first releases on the label since its debut collaborative release with Chris Liebing, ‘Liquid Slow‘ in September. Read this next: The Cover Mix: Charlotte de Witte The ‘Selected’ EP focuses …
Belgian DJ-producer, Charlotte de Witte is releasing two new EPs her label, KNTXT on November 15. These will be the first releases on the label since its debut collaborative release with Chris Liebing, ‘Liquid Slow‘ in September. Read this next: The Cover Mix: Charlotte de Witte The ‘Selected’ EP focuses …
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has been confirmed for a lead role in the next iteration of the Matrix, joining Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss. Read this next: There’s a new Matrix film being made that will star Keanu Reeves Warner Bros. announced the making of the next Matrix back in August …
Birthdayy Partyy kick things up a notch with their latest dubstep original “The Summit.” Usually we get some good ole’ house vibes from the Chicago twins, but they switch things up for all the headbangers out there. What really makes this tune what it is is the melodic elements on …
Dan Snaith finally releases ‘Home,’ his first Caribou track in five years. Read this next: Caribou’s Dan Snaith announces new Daphni album ‘Joli Mai’ ‘Home’ features a Gloria Barnes sample of the same name. Snaith explains his reason for choosing the song: “I kept returning to it, meaning to do …
Halloween might be during the week this year, but that doesn’t mean anyone is giving up the spooky season weekend festivities! Quite the opposite, as Above & Beyond are throwing a double header at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago and Fillmore in Detroit on October 25th and 26th, respectively. Thinking …
