The Amen break sample is accompanied by samples of James Brown's group The J.B.'s, Melvin Bliss and The Jimmy Castor Bunch in this one by Bronx crew Ultramagnetic MCs. 'Watch Me Now' is the opener for ...

Dance music continued to blur the lines between the underground and mainstream this year with the embracing of pop edits and outlandish new stars who look tailor-made to achieve viral fame. Perhaps ...

Just 28% of participants in a survey by distributor Ditto Music said that they would avoid using AI to make music New research from music distribution company Ditto Music has revealed that 59.5% of ...

The Dance Music Archive is an online database that documents 30 years of dance music and rave culture. Just launched, the website allows visitors to explore each decade of dance music history from the ...

It’s like a question from a pub quiz in a K-hole: what links a hippy chemist, Margaret Thatcher, a free love cult in Oregon, European football, and the Happy Mondays? The answer is Ecstasy. Here’s how ...

The UK has lost five nightclubs "every week" in 2024 so far, a new report has revealed. Figures from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) show a "dramatic decline" in venue numbers, with 67 ...

When disco and house music started, the surrounding scene offered respite to Black and queer communities in places that would rather see them out of sight and mind. Today, new iterations of electronic ...

We’ve paid tribute to our top DJs, breakthrough DJs and top producers of 2024 — and now it’s time to look forwards. In the list below, we tip the emerging artists who’ve caught our attention through ...

There ain't nothing like a banging, fast-paced drum 'n' bass soundtrack to get you through tough times. Whether that's getting your head stuck in books studying, ticking off your job to-do list or ...

The Mixmag Lab London is our live streamed event series where we showcase the finest DJs from across the globe.

At the start of this year Joe Muggs penned a Mixmag column titled Forgetting about vocal house anthems is a betrayal of club music's roots, celebrating songs that raise spirits on the dancefloor with ...

Martin Scorsese bookends this list with seminal gangster flick Goodfellas and The Wolf Of Wall Street, released 23 years later. He can now add the fact that he’s directed two of the best cocaine ...