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DJ Mag delves into the history of dance culture’s Woodstock...

In 1992 there was a festival in the UK that changed the course of dance music history. A culmination of the acid house explosion, it...

Nixwax returns to Plan B to celebrate 6th vinyl release

Formed in 2011 to focus more on timeless dance music than passing flash-in-the-pan fads, Nixwax takes inspiration from the various avenues – disco, techno, house – currently explored within UK bass music today.

Our latest mix series shines a light on S.M.A.L.L and Paco...

Fresh Kicks is DJ Mag's brand new mix series that aims to shine a light on the very best up-and-comers from around the globe, and...

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...

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...

The Chicago-based DJ is famous for speaking his mind and continues to be the flag-bearer of underground house...

He’s known for speaking his mind on social media but Chicago-born house legend DJ Sneak is on the road to redemption. We meet him during...

Afeni Shakur, political activist and mother of Tupac, to be subject of new biopic

The film has the approval of the Shakur estate

A biopic of Afeni Shakur – the late mother of Tupac and a prominent member of the Black Panther party – is in the works...

What happens to vinyl records when they are disposed of?

A new book titled 'Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music' will explore music's impact on the environment. 

The book which uncovers "the environmental cost of...

The summer of 2021 has seen a perfect storm of drug-related risks hit the UK dance scene: from an abundance of first-time ravers who turned...

Ever since the birth of acid house in the late ‘80s, UK dance music has been defined, legislated against and demonised on the basis of...

Fatboy gave the finger to politicians recently, after refusing to grant them permission to use his tune at a party conference.

Fatboy Slim recently gave the finger to the politicians, after refusing to grant the Tories permission to use his 1995 track 'Happiness' for their Party...

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...

The American hip-hop legend is set to perform a Public Enemy Radio set this Sunday

Public Enemy’s Chuck D will play a Public Enemy Radio set at Bernie Sanders’ rally on Sunday 1st March in California. The event has been...

German trance legend Paul van Dyk, former winner of our Top 100 DJs poll, is in back-to-back meetings about his ‘Politics of Dancing 3’ album...

Three years in the making and brought to fruition in a different way to the previous two, it’s a worthy addition to PvD’s impressive discography...

Robert del Naja helped kick off the second week of non-violent disruption... 

Massive Attack’s 3D played a surprise set at London's ongoing Extinction Rebellion protest, which is now in its second week. 

The producer, DJ and artist...

President of Slovenia votes UMEK for Top 100 DJs

International opinion surrounding our Top 100 DJs poll might be divided but most would agree global politics is more important. This week, however, the two...