In this special preview of our new Summer 2013 print magazine, we present the cover story—an extensive interview with the divisive pop phenomenon—in full. – more

Melt! Festival takes place July 19th-21st in a former coal mine in Ferrpolis, Germany. EB will be there refreshing the audience with our ice cream van! – more

Hyperdub’s reigning queen of UK funky (and beyond) Cooly G brings the deep house flavors for today’s Mix of the Day, and answers a few questions about the art of DJing. – more

Listen to the Marc Ashken Remix of Ben Hoo’s “Run Of Sevens“, exclusively on electronicbeats. – more

New video fun with your weekly column Videodrome, today with Salvia Plath, Young Galaxy, Matias Aguayo and many more. – more

From his trendsetting fashion to his influential molding of pop’s landscape, here’s a few of the reasons to worship at the altar of Kanye – more

The world-renowned Kompakt label celebrated its 20th year anniversary with its annual beach party following the 20th Sónar Festival. Following his own performance at Sónar, Nick Wilson—aka Mr Beatnick—reports from the shores of Barcelona. – more

EB’s Fall Festivals return to Montenegro, Hungary, Croatia and Austria for another bounty of great live shows! – more

The British DJ/producer and his Border Community label set the tone for a swathe of European techno in the noughties, but found success to be a double-edged sword. We get his reflections and hear about the label’s new boundaries. – more

In the second edition of his monthly column for EB, Adam Harper—the Rouge’s Foam blogger and author of “Infinite Music”—examines the current structure of the new music underground in the digital age. – more

Louise Brailey speaks to the producer, DJ and label owner about hero worshipping Suicide, kicking against the swing and playing “Warbeat” to a club full of Germans. – more