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Resident Advisor

09/27/2024

News: What's next for Berlin's club scene following Watergate and Renate closures?

Resident Advisor

09/17/2024

Review: Waterworks Festival 2024

Resident Advisor

09/11/2024

Opinion: The end of Aslice exposes dance music's hollow activism

Resident Advisor

07/05/2024

Review: Glastonbury 2024

Resident Advisor

06/26/2024

News: Why are so many festivals cancelling again in 2024?

Resident Advisor

06/17/2024

Feature: A History of Mákina in Ten Tracks

Resident Advisor

03/26/2024

Review: Tremor Festival 2024

Resident Advisor

01/25/2024

Interview: TAAHLIAH

2023

Resident Advisor

11/23/2023

Review: Clarissa Connelly - "Wee Rosebud"

Resident Advisor

11/01/2023

News: Bunker Records founder Guy Tavares found not guilty of slander

Resident Advisor

10/25/2023

Obituary: Jamie Tiller

Resident Advisor

10/12/2023

Interview: Goldie

Resident Advisor

09/26/2023

News: UK drum & bass artist Commix accused of defrauding production students

Resident Advisor

08/15/2023

Review: Houghton Festival 2023

Resident Advisor

07/19/2023

Interview: Steven Julien

Resident Advisor

07/11/2023

News: New Taylor Swift album mispressed as '90s UK electronica compilation

Resident Advisor

06/07/2023

Review: AVA Festival 2023

Resident Advisor

05/15/2023

Review: DJ Lag x Novelist - "Bulldozer"

Resident Advisor

04/28/2023

Review: Minor Science - "Workahol"

Resident Advisor

04/25/2023

News: Yerevan club Poligraf condemns violent police raid

Resident Advisor

04/17/2023

News: Is the dance music 12-inch on the way out?

Resident Advisor

04/11/2023

News: Bandcamp addresses allegations of union busting

Resident Advisor

03/17/2023

News: Should producers bootleg and use uncleared samples?

Resident Advisor

02/24/2023

News: How has leaving the EU impacted UK record labels?

Resident Advisor

01/10/2023

News: Is electronic music becoming inaccessible to the working classes?

Loud And Quiet

01/04/2023

Interview: Rainy Miller

2022

The Skinny

11/17/2022

Interview: Kode9

Bandcamp Daily

09/27/2022

Album of the Day: Bourbonese Qualk - 'Bourbonese Qualk'

Resident Advisor

09/14/2022

Review: Draaimolen Festival 2022

Resident Advisor

09/12/2022

Feature: What To Do In A Recession

Mixmag

07/27/2022

Interview: Slikback

Beatportal

07/18/2022

Cover Story: Objekt

The Wire

07/04/2022

Global Ear: Gothenburg

DJ Mag

07/04/2022

Get To Know: Salamanda

Resident Advisor

06/05/2022

Rewind Review: Antena - Camino Del Sol

The Skinny

05/20/2022

Interview: 700 Bliss

Resident Advisor

03/18/2022

Feature: The Cost Behind Club Nights

The Skinny

03/14/2022

Interview: Hinako Omori

Beatportal

03/14/2022

Feature: Cover Story - Cinthie

Mixmag

02/11/2022

Feature: An Oral History of Trade

The Guardian

01/18/2022

Interview: Blackhaine

DJ Mag

01/10/2022

New Artists: Lauren Duffus + Eich

2021

Beatportal

12/10/2021

Feature: The 50 Best Tracks of 2021

LSDXOXO, Scratcha DVA & UNIIQU3

The Skinny

11/02/2021

Interview: DJ Lag

Future Perfect

10/26/2021

Interview: Charlie Bones

Beatportal

10/25/2021

Interview: UNIIQU3

The Skinny

10/07/2021

Preview: Wigflex City Festival

Bandcamp Daily

09/20/2021

Interview: Proc Fiskal

Beatportal

09/20/2021

Feature: Cover Story - Lauren Flax

Mixmag

06/29/2021

Interview: Stiff Pap

DJ Mag

07/26/2021

Feature: Get To Know - Dream_E

Mixmag

04/28/2021

Feature: An Oral History of NTS Radio

The Skinny

03/02/2021

Interview: Kevin Low & Fiona Carlin

The Ransom Note

03/01/2021

Interview: Rockers Hi-Fi

The Guardian

02/09/2021

Interview: Nermin Niazi & Feisal Mosleh

Mixmag

01/19/2021

Interview: DJ Bus Replacement Service

2020

The Guardian

10/28/2020

Interview: Shut Up and Dance

Bandcamp Daily

06/25/2020

Interview: Black Devil Disco Club

Mixmag

04/07/2020

New Artists: OK Williams

The Skinny

03/12/2020

Review: Nazar - Guerilla

DJ Mag

03/09/2020

Feature: Get to Know - Gabber Modus Operandi

The Skinny

02/14/2020

Obituary: Andrew Weatherall

Mixmag

02/05/2020

New Artists: Alexis

Mixmag

02/03/2020

Feature: Scene Reports - Hapësira

2019

Mixmag

12/17/2019

Feature: Scene Reports - Hyperdub 15th Anniversary

Mixmag

12/02/2019

Feature: End-of-decade Round-up - Sounds from the Global South

Mixmag

10/07/2019

New Artists: 33EMYBW and Loraine James

Mixmag

09/25/2019

Feature: Scene Reports - Venue MOT Unit 18

The Skinny

09/11/2019

Interview: Violet

Mixmag

08/27/2019

New Artists: Gigi FM

The Skinny

06/22/2019

Review: Kappa FuturFestival

The Skinny

07/02/2019

Preview: Kappa FuturFestival

The Skinny

06/28/2019

Preview: Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival

The Skinny

04/18/2019

Review: Beat Hotel

The Skinny

04/15/2019

Label Profile: Hilltown Disco

Mixmag

04/01/2019

Feature: Scene Reports - Partisan Collective

The Skinny

03/22/2019

Preview: Beat Hotel

The Skinny

03/18/2019

Interview: MC Carol

The Skinny

02/01/2019

Review: Cosey Fanni Tutti - TUTTI

The Skinny

01/31/2019

Review: Boy Harsher - Careful

Mixmag

01/22/2019

New Artists: Charlotte Adigéry

2018

The Skinny

12/21/2018

Feature: Save The Reading Rooms

Mixmag

11/29/2018

New Artists: Mad Miran

The Skinny

10/30/2018

Review: No Bounds Festival 2018

The Skinny

10/29/2018

Review: Objekt - Cocoon Crush

The Skinny

10/08/2018

Preview: No Bounds Festival 2018

Mixmag

09/28/2018

Feature: Scene Reports - The Refuge

The Skinny

09/28/2018

Feature: Robert Rental and Thomas Leer exhibiton

The Skinny

09/25/2018

Review: Jlin - Autobiography

The Skinny

08/20/2018

Interview: SHYBOI

The Skinny

08/03/2018

Review: Helena Hauff - Qualm

The Skinny

08/02/2018

Feature: Guest Selector - Robert Bergman

The Skinny

08/01/2018

Interview: Lanark Artefax

The Skinny

07/30/2018

Feature: Scottish Club Highlights - August 2018

The Skinny

07/27/2018

Interview: Helena Hauff

The Skinny

07/09/2018

Interview: Afrodeutsche

The Skinny

07/05/2018

Interview: Ribeka

The Skinny

07/02/2018

Feature: Scottish Club Highlights - July 2018

The Skinny

06/29/2018

Feature: Guest Selector - Sync 24

Mixmag

06/08/2018

New Artists: Will DiMaggio

The Skinny

06/05/2018

Review: Proc Fiskal - Insula

The Skinny

05/25/2018

Interview: Telfort

Mixmag

05/16/2018

New Artists: Elena Colombi

Mixmag

04/18/2018

Comment Piece: 'Protection'

The Skinny

04/02/2018

Review: Project Pablo - There's Always More At The Store

Mixmag

03/29/2018

New Artists: Buttechno

The Skinny

02/21/2018

Interview: Jon K

Mixmag

02/06/2018

New Artists: DJ Normal 4

Mixmag

01/19/2018

New Artists: Happy Meals

2017

Mixmag

12/18/2017

Feature: Star of the Year - DJ Stingray

Mixmag

12/05/2017

New Artists: Inga Mauer

Mixmag

11/05/2017

New Artists: Proc Fiskal

The Skinny

09/28/2017

Interview: Carla dal Forno

The Skinny

09/15/2017

Interview: Fergus Clark

Mixmag

09/05/2017

New Artists: Solid Blake

Skiddle

08/11/2017

Review: Optimo 20 @ SWG3

Mixmag

07/21/2017

Feature: Scene Reports - Sub Club 30th anniversary

The Skinny

07/10/2017

Review: Domenic Cappello @ The Planetarium

Mixmag

07/10/2017

New Artists: Hipsters Don't Dance

Mixmag

06/23/2017

Comment Piece: 'Attack of the clones'

Mixmag

06/12/2017

New Artists: Powder

Mixmag

05/16/2017

New Artists: Central

Mixmag

04/10/2017

New Artists: Lanark Artefax

The Skinny

02/22/2017

Review: Nightrave @ La Cheetah

Mixmag

01/10/2017

New Artists: Baltra

2016

SynthGlasgow | Glasgow Club Scene, Electronic Music & Events

12/15/2016

Feature: Choice Cuts - Solid Blake's Danish Exports

SynthGlasgow | Glasgow Club Scene, Electronic Music & Events

12/09/2016

Interview: DJ Marfox - The Ghetto Sound With Global Appeal

SynthGlasgow | Glasgow Club Scene, Electronic Music & Events

11/23/2016

Feature: Choice Cuts - Rush Hour's Robert Bergman

SynthGlasgow | Glasgow Club Scene, Electronic Music & Events

10/27/2016

Review: Helena Hauff @ Sub Club

SynthGlasgow | Glasgow Club Scene, Electronic Music & Events

10/26/2016

Review: RBMA Weekender @ The Poetry Club

The Skinny

10/01/2016

Feature: Scottish Club Highlights - October 2016

Mixmag

07/12/2016

New Artists: Chaos in the CBD

Shout Out UK

03/28/2016

Comment Piece: 'George Hull's article in The Spectator has little to do with music'