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 Making music "incorrectly": ealing & the antidote to club-fatigue The Eora/Sydney-based producer shares inspiration & lore behind their brand new EP, 'kisseswhipthevision'.
Beloved Eora venue Cafe Fredas announces its closure The venue, currently in its second iteration, has only a few months left with plans for the future.
INTERVIEWS Music is DJ Cooper Smith's voice & captions The IDPwD 2024 Australian Ambassador shares his story & his hopes for dance music accessibility.
INTERVIEWS Glitterbox has found a home away from home down under One of the world's most famed all-inclusive parties, Glitterbox returns this week across Naarm, Eora & Bali.
INTERVIEWS Boris Brejcha: "The passion for electronic music in Australia is unmatched" As one of Germany's biggest ever artists prepares for his return to Australia, he caught up with Mixmag ANZ to share his excitement.
NEWS We're Hiring! Mixmag ANZ is looking for a brand new team member Do you or someone you know want to get even more involved with music across Australia & Aotearoa/New Zealand?
NEWS Ushuaïa Ibiza’s ANTS party to head on winter tour next month ANTS On Tour will make stops in Brazil, Mexico, Australia, and Bali through early 2025.
NEWS Jay-Z accused of raping 13-year-old girl with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in amended lawsuit The incident allegedly took place at a party following the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000, with Jay-Z denying the allegations on social media, describing it as a “blackmail attempt”.
NEWS Music industry workers to lose a quarter of income to AI by 2028, study finds The “first ever” global study on the impact of AI on music found that revenues of AI services will spike in the next four years.
MUSIC Traditional Bollywood turns contemporary on the reimagining of ‘Chaiyya Chaiyya’ The iconic track gets a new lease of life courtesy of Indo Warehouse co-founder Kahani & Jeff Veliz.
NEWS New York’s Nowadays secures future after signing 10-year lease The club celebrates its lease extension with a party featuring Nowadays founders Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter.
LISTS Willaris. K shares the playlist that got him through recording his latest record With the release of 'Everything Is As It Should Be' still very visible in the rear view, the artist shares a vulnerable list of tracks that pushed him through it.
NEWS DJ Koze announces first album in 7 years, shares new single featuring Damon Albarn ‘Pure Love’ is available to listen to now, with the album 'Music Can Hear Us' set to be released in April.
NEWS Traxman announces first solo album in 10 years, ‘Da Mind Of Traxman Vol.3’ The legendary Chicago producer has shared first track, ‘I Want You To Ghost’, from the record which is set to arrive on February 7.
NEWS “First ever” children’s book on Chicago footwork released in the US ‘Elvin Discovers Chicago Footwork’ enlists legendary Chicago producer DJ T-Rell, who created music for the book’s album.
NEWS RADAR Festival launches in Boorloo with a UK-heavy lineup The festival, taking place in the ever popular Boorloo/Perth 'gooch week', features the likes of OVERMONO, DJ Boring & many more.
NEWS Elmar debuts with immersive 'Beneath My Skin' album Intended to evoke a sense of sanctuary, the LP draws greatly on nature and organic experiences
NEWS Putin’s youngest daughter is secretly living as a DJ in Paris Luiza Rozova is said to be the daughter of an alleged affair.
NEWS Drake accuses UMG and Spotify of “illegally inflating” Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us' Drake has issued a double legal filing against Universal Music Group, also claiming defamation
NEWS Global value of music copyright has surpassed cinema for the first time Last year the total revenue from recorded music, publishing and royalties reached $45.5bn compared to global box office revenues of $33.2 billion.
FEATURES "The ultimate diversity": Gaytimes is your favourite DJs favourite queer festival As the much loved queer community festival approaches its 2025 edition, Michael Ahari provides a glowing review.
NEWS Digi Culture & Music shares big-name heavy 2025 lineup The Ngambri/Canberra festival is back for another year with its biggest lineup to date.
COVER STARS ATARANGI is a leader in Aotearoa's next generation queer underground The Māori DJ is paving his way through Australia's club & festival circuit. He is Mixmag ANZ's Cover Artist for November 2024.
NEWS “A financial mistake”: Berlin to cut culture budget by 12% in 2025 Demonstrations took place earlier this month in protest of the budget slash
NEWS Over 200 UK festivals have “disappeared” since 2019, report reveals A new report from AIF shows that the number of festivals cancelled from 2023 to 2024 has doubled.
NEWS Dutch police discover “visibly startled” garden gnome made entirely of MDMA The gnome weighed 2kg, equivalent to around 8,000 pills.
NEWS Groundbreaking '70s compilation of female electronic artists reissued on vinyl Containing work by Laurie Spiegel, Laurie Anderson and Pauline Oliveros, the album has been called “a historically significant feminist statement”.
FEATURES Operating at a "loss": Subsonic is about more than money As NSW's doofiest festival celebrates its 15th birthday, Subsonic heads Scott Commens and Vanessa Fields reflect on one of music's most expensive passion projects.