Culture
Vinyl-Only culture: Is it elitist or just misunderstood?
Back in 2019, DJ Mag asked a question that still has no clear answer: is vinyl-only culture encouraging elitism in electronic music? Seven years later, with vinyl sales hitting record highs and...
Gen Z is the “driving force” of vinyl’s current popularity, survey finds
Gen Z's enthusiasm for vinyl has pushed the format from its longtime "revival" status into the successfully "revived" category, according to a new survey by the Vinyl Alliance calling...
Kraftwerk: The Future of Music Captured in Uwe Schütte’s Book
When you hear the name Kraftwerk, many musicians and fans of electronic music immediately think of minimalist synthesizers, robotic rhythms, and futuristic aesthetics. This German band, founded in Düsseldorf in the 1970s,...
The future of electronic music culture
Like many music scenes, DJ culture is one in flux, always evolving in time with technology, trends, styles and rapidly shifting consumer habits.
One constant among these ongoing changes is the growth of the electronic music world.
The latest statistics from...
Why Vinyl Still Matters
There’s something improbable about vinyl when you really think about it. A diamond needle tracking microscopic wiggles in a plastic disc, somehow reproducing the kick drum from Carl Craig’s ‘Bug in the...
New second-hand record store, Crates R Us, opens in South London’s AAJA Basement
The shop has roots in pop-up record fairs at the address, with the next special event on Saturday 6th December.
A new second-hand record store has opened inside South London bar, radio hub and venue, AAJA...
The Challenges of DJing with Vinyl at Music Festivals
The DJ performer emerged from the clubbing scene of the 1970s where the use of two turntables and a mixer and vinyl records produced new sounds. With advances in digital technology the vinyl record has...
Spotify’s plot against musicians
I first heard about ghost artists in the summer of 2017. At the time, I was new to the music-streaming beat. I had been researching the influence of major labels on Spotify playlists...
Listening to music can help recovery from surgery
Music also reduces stress, according to a new scientific report.
A new scientific report has been published about the positive impact listening to music can have on both mental and physical health.
Among the findings, researchers revealed...
Moog synthesiser’s 60th anniversary celebrated at upcoming concert series
The series of concerts s 60 years since Robert Moog first demonstrated the synthesiser in New York.
Photo source: bbc.com | Robert Moog and Herb Deutsch at work
A series of concerts...
Music Minds Matter launches new mental health support scheme, Allies
A new mental health support initiative, Allies, has been launched by Music Minds Matter.
The initiative, which allows different organisations to sign up as "Allies," hopes to...
Legendary Berlin club Watergate will close at the end of 2024
Legendary Berlin club Watergate will close at the end of 2024.
After 22 years, the organisers of the Falckensteinstrasse venue have...