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Ministry of Sound is heading back to Ibiza this September for the first time in a decade, taking over 528 Ibiza for a one-off event as part of its global 35th anniversary celebrations. Taking place on 3rd September, the event will be split between the venue’s open-air garden and indoor club room, bringing together a line-up that reflects the full range of Ministry’s club heritage. The programme has been designed as a celebration of the brand’s long-standing relationship with dance music culture, with classic house and respected selectors alongside newer underground names. The garden stage will feature legendary New YorkerLouie…
It’s giveaway time, and FOLLOWING ITS critically acclaimed first outing, which proved a ratings winner, Acorn Media International is delighted to announce the return of Ellis – the groundbreaking detective drama that had audiences hooked. Three-time Olivier Award winner and BAFTA-nominated actor Sharon D. Clarke (Mr Loverman, Showtrial, Doctor Who) reprises her role as the inimitable, no-nonsense case cracker – DCI Ellis – in the hotly anticipated second series, which arrives on digital 31 March and on DVD 18 May, following its transmission on Channel 5. Ellis Series 2 finds the detective inspector fresh from her victories in series one…
The major label goldrush toward punk, metal and alternative bands in the early 90s was one of the most fascinating times in heavy music. By 1994, many of those labels, desperate to find themselves the next Nirvana, had reached the point where they were snapping up rising bands that they’d ultimately struggle to control. One such band were New York hardcore crew Biohazard, who had experienced enough crossover success with their second album Urban Discipline in 1992 that they suddenly found themselves on Warner, one of the biggest labels on the planet.It raised their profile, but the band themselves weren’t…
Paul van Dyk and the VANDIT Label Group announce VANDIT Next Generation, a talent scouting and mentorship initiative designed to discover, support, and elevate the next generation of global electronic music producers. The programme is set to bridge emerging talent with the international electronic music community, offering creative guidance, personalised feedback, and professional release opportunities. VANDIT Next Generation will focus on the genres of Trance, Progressive House, Melodic Techno, Chill, Downtempo, and creative productions without a genre tag, providing artists with a unique opportunity to receive direct mentorship from one of electronic music’s most influential figureheads, Paul van Dyk. The…
With every release, FOLA continues to prove he’s building something far bigger than a viral moment. Blending Afrobeats, soul, and R&B with emotional honesty and understated confidence, the Nigerian singer songwriter is entering a defining new chapter ahead of his forthcoming project.His latest single, ‘fine ting (fine $hit)’, arrives fresh off a sold out Indigo at The O2 performance and an equally sold out UK tour, further cementing his rise as one of the most exciting voices emerging from Nigeria’s new wave. Smooth, reflective, and emotionally layered, the track explores attraction and vulnerability with a subtlety that makes it hit…
Andy Clark : a eulogy to legendary musician, bon vivant and stepfather by Jerome AlexandreKing Clark: Maverick Maestro, Music Hero, My Dad.By Jerome Alexandré with Nikki PayneThe phone callThe phone rang at 11.36 pm. In younger years, when half-eleven was the mere shank of the evening, a phone call at this hour would hold the promise of entertaining shenanigans of one sort or another. Tonight I have a good reason to dread a late-night call; Andy Clark, legendary musician, bon vivant, and the most important man in my life, is in hospital. Again. Reluctantly, I pick up the phone; it’s…
Emerging from Hastings, “Korda Korder” continue their rapid rise with “Everything You Ever Wanted To Be”. The new offering was released just a week ago and has already soared to the top of their Spotify page, suggesting that fans are lapping up this new cut…. ashort but explosive indie rock surge packed with soaring guitars, cinematic energy, and serious breakout potential.It’s more or less the sound that I got into them with: huge guitars that, with this one especially, remind me of The Joy Formidable, mixed with those incredibly cinematic vocals, all laced over that simply stunning production.It’s the kind…
Kenosha, Wisconsin’s punitive death metal veterans Jungle Rot have digitally released their twelfth full-length album, Cruel Face Of War, via Unique Leader Records. While the physical street date for CD and vinyl is set for 15th May, fans can stream the record in its entirety now. Produced by Chris Djuricic and mixed by the legendary Dan Swanö, the album continues the band’s 30-year tradition of efficient, execution-focused old-school death metal.Known for their “stomp” melodies and a refusal to sacrifice groove for over-technicality, the quartet delivers twelve tracks of pure carnage. The album features a guest appearance from David Ingram (Benediction)…
Oklahoman Ramsey Thornton’s debut album explores the liminal space between action and inertia against a mellifluous musical background. Ramsey Thornton’s I Called It! is an album preoccupied with the moments where something should happen but doesn’t. Across its eleven tracks, characters hesitate, replay, misread, withdraw, or simply sit still while the world moves around them. It is an introspective record, built on swirling, finger-picked guitars, light percussion and soft synth textures, that never quite resolves its tensions. Instead, it lingers in them. The result is a collection of songs that feel less like statements and more like suspended thoughts.The opening…
Photo: Shervin Lainez“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up to New York this summer to take a walking tour of Greenwich Village with Willie Nile, she thought that was a wonderful idea. “I knew Willie back in the day, but I haven’t seen him for a long time. I’ll look him up. Maybe I can get on one of his tours. Show him where I lived in the Village.” Collins arrived…
A tribute concert is being held to mark what would have been John Prine’s 80th birthday. Taking place on October 8atTheChicago Theatre, Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prinewill The concert will bring together artists performing songs from Prine’s celebrated catalogue, backed by his longtime touring band. The initial lineup includes John C. Reilly, Margo Price, Joy Oladokun, Jordan Davis, Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff, Steve Earle, Kathleen Edwards, Amos Lee, Ratboys, The Cactus Blossoms and Shemekia Copeland, with more names to be announced. Find tickets and more informationHERE. Ahead ofSouvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine, fans can…
A new scientific study designed by Emma Marshall, founder of MIM, and backed by AlphaTheta has shown the positive physical effects that come from guided movement to electronic music. The study demonstrated that a structured session combining electronic music and guided movement can support measurable changes associated with stress regulation, calm the nervous system, and support rapid physiological recovery. In collaboration with AlphaTheta, studied sessions were conducted by Emma Marshall, founder of Music and Movement is Medicine (MIM), at London events venue Drumsheds. The research was led by Professor Paul Dolan, from the Behavioural Science faculty at the London School…