Mixmag ANZ Cover Artist 03: ATARANGI The Māori DJ is paving his way through Australia's club & festival circuit. He is Mixmag ANZ's Cover Artist for November 2024.
INTERVIEWS The ‘Wettest 100’ is a locally focused alternative to music rankings Though only in its fourth year, the 'alternative' focused alternative is here to prove why local is best.
FEATURES Is 'The Sesh' starting to catch up with Millennials? Attitudes to drugs have changed significantly since the late '80s, becoming more widely used and socially acceptable. But while Gen Z are embracing sober curiosity, the toll of sustained drug use is becoming more pronounced in older generations. David Hillier reports.
NEWS Boiler Room bought by company linked to US Defence contractor Superstruct Entertainment, owned by KKR Investments, has promised that Boiler Room will "retain its identity".
NEWS The Nowhere Festival announces postponement of its inaugural event The festival, set to take place only a few weeks from now on Eora/Sydney's Cockatoo Island, has blamed ticket trends & emergency service availability for the postponement.
MUSIC HER 他 Transmission marks 200th mixtape milestone with DJ AYA The bass-driven mix—which just dropped today—also comes in celebration of the platform's upcoming fifth anniversary.
NEWS Marlon Hoffstadt pauses set at Wildlands Festival to urge fans to “drink water” and “chill a fucking bit” The artist has since said that people should educate themselves on drug safety after seeing “so many” fans passing out at Aussies festivals.
NEWS TikTok confirms that it will shut down in the US by January 19 if ban is upheld The Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the ByteDance-owned app's appeal against the ban later today.
INTERVIEWS "There's magic all over": Badger on touring off the beaten track The UK artist is down under for the first time, & keen to see as much of it as he can.
NEWS South African house singer Winnie Khumalo has died aged 51 The vocalist and actress passed away after a short illness, her family confirmed.
NEWS Spotify CEO Daniel Ek cashed out almost $100m in company stock last month It comes after complaints that Spotify “deprives” artists of royalties.
NEWS Discogs members catalogued a record-breaking 105.7 million pieces of music in 2024 An average of 2 million music items were added each week, with Charli XCX's 'Brat' featuring in over 40,000 collections.
NEWS Ibiza to issue £2,500 fines to tourists breaking new alcohol rules in San Antonio Updated penalties on alcohol sales and consumption will hit the White Isle in 2025
NEWS Diplo reaches resolution in stalking and revenge porn lawsuit Shelly Auguste first filed for a restraining order against the American DJ in November 2020, while the US artist had responded with a separate restraining order in 2021.
NEWS Glastonbury Festival’s profits more than doubled in 2024 to £5.9 million The festival responded to criticism last week, saying it donates millions to charity.
NEWS Experimental electronic producer Dax Pierson has died, aged 54 The multi-instrumentalist co-founded experimental hip hop groups Subtle and 13 & God.
NEWS Fundraiser launched for drum'n'bass MC Ben Verse following cancer diagnosis Ben has suffered a series of health issues over the past six months, his family said.
NEWS Legendary Ibiza DJ Alfredo has died The Argentinian DJ, full name Alfredo Fiorito, is regarded among the most influential in dance music history
NEWS Albanian authorities bust smuggling efforts involving "cannabis cup noodles" & fake football grass The drugs were brought into the country from the U.S. & Thailand—by mail, no less.
COMMENT 2024 Year in Review: Hyper-detailed, hyper-fast and hyper-connected As we start to catch our breath, let's ask ourselves, "what did we really learn this year?"
FEATURES Culture & Kaupapa transmitting on a Twisted Frequency As one of Aotearoa's favourite community festivals prepares to celebrate a decade, we spoke about what makes it what it is.
NEWS NSW announces it will introduce pill testing trial from 2025 The decision comes as a result of the state's drug summit which has just concluded.
INTERVIEWS On 'Blue Violet', CD inks her name into modern R&B The Naarm/Melbourne-based singer songwriter has proven that 'dance' is more eclectic than ever before.
NEWS SYS Sister Sounds releases all Asian Female/NB compilation The release, featuring producers from Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia and many more, will donate all its profits to PARA Foundation.
NEWS “Producers deserve to get paid for their work”: Music data service KUVO powered by DJ Monitor gets industry backing The tech means DJs don't need to manually submit set lists for royalties to be paid to producers, and there is also no cost for venues to participate.
NEWS Aphex Twin releases surprise 38-track compilation ‘Music From The Merch Desk (2016-2023)’ Released via Warp, the compilation combines the one-off vinyl releases sold at the IDM legend’s recent live shows.
Drum ‘n’ bass streams have increased by 94% in the past three years, according to data from Spotify According to the streaming platform Chase & Status, Rudimental and Bou are among the genre's most streamed artists.
INTERVIEWS On 'Mwah', Purient is awake The Naarm-based singer songwriter describes how time has brought the project even further into its own life.
