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TOUGH AT THE TOP - Steve Beckett / Warp Records

Warp Records began in 1989 with Acid House and releases from LFO, then they powered through the 90’s with artists like Aphex Twin tearing up the rule book and are still leading the way today with acts such as Nightmares on Wax, Jackson and his Co...

In search of dance music's mojo

Kevin Braddock lets rip on how club culture killed our sex lives and how to put that special kick back in. Couples twist, jive, mash-potato and hitchhike with each other like 50 years of House, Techno, Hip Hop, Electronica, Drum & Bass, synth...

Let the King of Pop rest in peace

Let the King of Pop rest

Michael Jackson is gone. It’s strange to hear myself say that, but after 40 years of creating and inspiring, the man who laid down the blueprint for virtually every pop star prototype we live with today, has suddenly left us at the mere age of 50...

La Roux - Beyond the quiff

La Roux - Beyond the quiff

As can be expected from someone who wore a T-shirt declaring “I’m a c*nt” when inking her record deal, 21-year-old La Roux front woman Elly Jackson alternates between emphatic declarations and an almost clinical self-awareness about her burgeonin...

21 SAUCES OF INSPIRATION - DAS POP

21 SAUCES OF INSPIRATION - Das Pop

Those pesky Belgians... always so crafty with their pop music! First it was Goose, then Millionaire, and now 2 Many DJs who completely rule the airwaves. Das Pop isn't an exception, the Ghent based band channels their affection for British pop wi...

Beck

Beck begins DJ series

Artists such as Pharaoh Saunders, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Michael Jackson, The Pink Mountaintops, Lee Scratch Perry and MC Paul Barman, are just some of the artists appearing on the inaugural DJ series “Planned Obsolescence”, recently...

Jackson autobiography reissued

Michael Jackson autobiography reissued

The circus of morbid fascination with the life and death of Michael Jackson shows little sign of abating with news that Jackson's 1988 biography Moonwalk is to be reprinted. According to the Montreal Gazette "the rights to the book have been boug...

MJ tribute to take place in Vienna

MJ tribute to take place in Vienna

In September, Vienna will play host to Michael Jackson’s global farewell tribute at the sublime UNESCO world heritage site Schönbrunn Palace. The promoting company, World Awards Media, didn’t confirm the date, nor the appearance of any artists as...

Thriller dance-a-thon in Hyde Park

Thriller dance-a-thon in Hyde Park

This Saturday, on what would have been Michael Jackson’s 51st birthday, the city of London will host what looks to be the largest collective “Thriller” dance in history. The organizers have put out an open call to the King of Pop’s London fans, t...

A substance abuse clause for artists?

A substance abuse clause for artists?

Some music labels and managers in the UK are trying to implement a substance abuse clause in the contracts of recording artists. Since the death of Michael Jackson (which was ruled as a homicide), a newly formed coalition led by Marc Marot, a for...

Billboard incorporates reissues into their top 200

Billboard incorporates reissues into their top 200

After much ‘toing and froing’, music charting company and magazine Billboard have ended a blockade on counting reissues and back catalog for their Top 200 Albums list, which will now be based on Nielsen SoundScan Inc.’s “Comprehensive Albums Char...

When disco was king, Studio 54

When disco was king, Studio 54

Studio 54 was the place for disco debauchery through the 70s and 80s. In order to honor the anniversary of Studio 54’s opening (April 26, 1977) Life Magazine has released new and iconic pictures from the jet-set club. 41 pictures of classic 70’s...