Truthfully, Armin van Buuren needs no introduction. Still, it’s hard not to venerate the immense cultural impact the Dutch DJ and producer has had globally. Over the course of three decades, van Buuren has established himself as foundational to the evolution and dissemination of trance, not only through his
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Various music organisations including the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW), Secretly Group Union, the NYC-DSA, Bandcamp United, and the Music Workers Alliance gathered at the offices of Penske Media Corporation in New York last week. According to Pitchfork, they gathered for a rally in support of UMAW’s Fair
Four Tet, Skrillex, and Fred Again.. performed at the Coachella music festival on Sunday, April 23, taking the headlining slot after Frank Ocean’s departure from the weekend 2 lineup. They were confirmed to join the festival on April 20, after Frank Ocean announced that injuries would prevent him from returning
A new music festival, CURRENTS, is set to take place in an abandoned power plant near Berlin on Saturday, October 8th. Curated by Romanian DJ and production duo Khidja, the festival is set to feature a lineup including Suzanne Ciani and Dopplereffekt. Significantly, CURRENTS claims to be one of the
Electronic music festival Tomorrowland is releasing a series of fantasy novels inspired by the themes and their corresponding worlds created for various editions of the festival over the years. According to an exclusive story published by Variety, the book series will be based on the fantastical worlds that have formed
A number of festivals have dropped Russian DJ Nina Kraviz from their lineups following criticism over Kraviz’s months of silence regarding the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. These include The Crave in The Hague, PollerWiesen, and Detroit’s Movement Festival. Kraviz, who is one of Russia’s most prolific public figures
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Image by Paul Ellis New proposals from the U.K’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) looks to protect consumers from “unscrupulous” ticket resales and touting. The newly proposed regulations put secondary ticket reselling sites such as Stubhub at risk of being shut down. The proposals come as the U.K begins to
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By Jenna Dreisenstock The excitement of a music festival is an unprecedented feeling for all of us – the thrill of seeing our favourite acts live, the vivid light shows and immersive displays, the delicious artisan foods and most of all – partying the nights away with the people we’re
