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CALVIN HARRIS RELEASES ACID-TINGED PIANO BANGER, ‘WE CAN COME TOGETHER’
Calvin Harris has released a new house track under his alter-ego Love Regenerator. 'We Can Come Together' is a collaboration with Bristol producer Eli Brown, and features acid synths over a classic piano riff with vocals declaring: "I feel the time has come for us to...
ROLAND LAUNCHES NEW PORTABLE MIXER FOR LIVESTREAMING FROM YOUR PHONE
Roland has introduced a new mixer for livestreaming, recording podcasts, music videos and more – the GO:MIXER PRO-X. The original GO:MIXER was a popular choice for DJs and musicians throughout 2020 who wanted to live stream their sets and performances as it...
ELECTRONIC MUSIC PIONEER JANET BEAT RELEASES FIRST ALBUM AT 83
Beat's recordings have previously only been available via archive recordings Janet Beat, the pioneering electronic music producer, has released her first album, aged 83. Titled ‘Pioneering Knob Twiddler’, the record features seven compositions from across the 1970s...
OVER 3.7 MILLION PEOPLE OVER 45 GO RAVING ONCE A WEEK IN THE UK
Here in SA there are many of us who still feel we want to go out and dance like there is no tomorrow... and we are not alone! In the UK over 3.7 million British people over the age of 45 go raving once a week, a new study says. Eventbrite has found that there's...
RYAN MURGATROYD AND KOSTAKIS ‘WICKED EYES’ REMIX IS AN EMOTIVE HOUSE ANTHEM
To mark the launch of his new label Swoon Recordings, South African legend Ryan Murgatroyd delivers a cinematic, up-tempo composition titled 'Wicked Eyes'. Swoon Recordings is a label birthed from Murgatroyd's desire for sounds that extend beyond the 4/4 dance floor...
NASA IS CROWDSOURCING A PLAYLIST FOR ITS NEXT TRIP TO THE MOON
NASA is currently preparing to travel back to the Moon by the year 2024. In preparation for this upcoming adventure and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, NASA has asked the public to help them curate the soundtrack for their bold journey to...
A BOY GEORGE BIOPIC IS IN DEVELOPMENT
It has been revealed Boy George will be the next high profile music industry figure to have his life story turned into a feature film, following on from the success of recent biopics such as the Freddie Mercury and Queen centric Bohemian Rhapsody and Elton John...
THE REISSUE OF STARDUST’S ‘MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU’ WILL ARRIVE NEXT MONTH
The French classic has been remastered, and will soon be available on vinyl and streaming services Stardust’s 'Music Sounds Better With You' is being reissued on fresh 12” wax to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the track. Originally released in 1998 on the French...
APPLE ANNOUNCES THE RETIREMENT OF ITUNES
So long old friend... Earlier this week, technology giant Apple has announced the retirement of iTunes at the annual WorldWide Developers Conference in California. During a Keynote presentation at WWDC, which runs from June 3-7, Chief Executive Tim Cook revealed...
PIONEER DJ’S NEW CONTROLLER COSTS R2500 AND STREAMS STRAIGHT FROM BEATPORT: WATCH
Pioneer DJ have announced the DDJ-200, a new controller for their WeDJ app, recently announced as the first app that will stream Beatport's catalogue directly into the software. The controller features two channels, with two mini jog wheels, 16 performance pads in...
ARMIN VAN BUUREN – TRANCE EVOLUTION & THE DARK SIDE OF SUCCESS
Hit-maker, label boss, global tastemaker and five-time winner of the Top 100 DJs, Armin van Buuren is a certified legend of electronic music. Having risen up as a trance staple in the noughties, he adapted to the influx of EDM but never forgot his roots. The Dutchman...
NEW ORDER HAS A NEW LIVE ALBUM ON THE WAY
New Order has announced that a new live album recorded at the Manchester International Festival in 2017 is arriving on July 12 via Mute. Titled '∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes..', the 18-track album includes the full show recording along with...
VIRGIL ABLOH’S PIONEER DJ COLLAB TO BE DISPLAYED AT A MUSEUM
The Virgil Abloh and Pioneer DJ collab will “inspire a different sound while DJing” Multi-faceted artist Virgil Abloh has designed his own CDJ and mixer in collaboration with Pioneer DJ that will be displayed at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art. The transparent...
EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A 101
There’s something about playing Roland’s classic SH-101 that just feels different. In its enduring mission to deny fans what they really want, Roland brought out its own remake in 2017, the digital SH01A, which – to be fair to the Japanese company – was praised for...
Happy international World Bee Day | 20 May 2019
For centuries bees, busy as they are known to be, have benefited people, plants and the planet. But did you know that bees are not the only ones that sustain life on earth? By carrying pollen from one flower to another, bees, butterflies, birds, bats and other...
