George Georgiou gave British rave culture its smiley face. Now he’s placing plaques where hardcore clubbers sweated till dawn. Our writer joins the designer – and DJs Danny Rampling and Nicky...
Rapper and singer was acclaimed for partnership with producer LTJ Bukem, and went on to become a producer and label head in his own right MC Conrad, the vocalist who helped broaden and deepen t...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/30/mc-conrad-acclaimed-drum-n-bass-vocalist-dies-aged-52
Independent venues struggle to survive amid low footfall as disposable incomes fall Independent nightlife venues across the UK are struggling to survive amid a cocktail of high costs, low footf...
Shigeichi Negishi’s invention invites us to cast off humility and take a shot at singing stardom. His legacy will be credited – and blamed – for us living out our popstar fantasies Receiv...
After disbanding cult pop act the Knife, Dreijer helped migrant musicians and resisted the Swedish far-right. His wondrous new club tracks now reconsider how art can inform politics The past de...
Our nightlife isn’t universally suffering. What it needs is participation, not elegies Having fun is big business. Without the factories and mills that first drew hundreds of thousands to tow...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/29/britain-nightclubs-nightlife-rave
Four Tet and Floating Points are among the star DJs obsessed with this West Yorkshire party which raises funds for local kids – and has kept the developers at bay By 2013, the career of Briti...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/14/cosmic-slop-leeds-club-night-resisting-gentrification
Opera singer was also an entrepreneur who founded Continental Baths in New York, which championed DJs such as Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles Steve Ostrow, whose gay bathhouse Continental Bath...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/14/steve-ostrow-icon-of-gay-nightlife-dies-ages-91
He helped create grime and his baritone growl causes frenzies on the dancefloor. Now that the MC is finally getting his dues, what are his plans? To conquer America – and create more mayhem I...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/12/flowdan-first-british-mc-grammy-dancefloor-grime
British Land and AustraliaSuper want to create cultural venue that will include offices and shops Printworks London, the 6,000-capacity post-industrial superclub, could reopen by 2026 after pro...
As scene legends Cybotron return with their first new music in 28 years, we pick the best of the Motor City’s masterful, mechanical techno music An underrated gem from an underrated producer ...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/sep/28/the-20-greatest-detroit-techno-tracks-ranked
Hulme Crescents was Europe’s biggest housing estate, and soon deemed its worst. But a vibrant squatter community moved in – along with Mick Hucknall – to make a countercultural mecca ‘H...
In his first ever interview from wartorn Sudan, Jantra explains how he hacked hardware to create melodies that send dancers into a rapturous frenzy The name of Sudanese keyboard player Jantra t...
Bentley’s, set up in what was then the National Front stronghold of Canning Town, all too briefly became a legendary weekend mecca for soul, hip-hop and reggae In 1983, Canning Town in the bo...
PsyCare UK offers hydration and colouring books to people who have overdone psychedelic drugs – but hardline government policies are making this kind of harm reduction service harder to provide...
Drumsheds, a venture from Printworks company Broadwick, will preserve industrial elements of the 608,000 sq ft space It once played host to the sound of staff announcements, bored children and ...
The Santuri Electronic Music Academy supports east African music producers, DJs and sound engineers trying to break into the industry, particularly encouraging female and queer artists It’s l...
The south Asian underground is thriving – and Glastonbury is one of the best places to hear it. Its DJs explain why they’re done with being overlooked Thursday night at Glastonbury was pure...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/27/how-glastonbury-champions-south-asian-music
The father and son DJ duo have become viral sensations for their guerrilla raves. Now working with brands and major labels, can they keep their countercultural spirit alive? In a public square ...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/01/homebass-the-white-van-shaking-up-uk-rave-culture
The Spanish island’s famed dance venue is celebrating half a century of parties and beat-making, from hippy hangout to superstar DJ rite of passage The year was 2010, the last vestige of time...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/22/50-years-of-pacha-ibiza