“Most of the great writers I learnt stay away from writing too much on an instrument. They just hear the melody and then everything else kind of comes from that.” In a new interview, former collaborators of ’80s disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder discuss what it’s like working for the legend himself as well as [...]
In his 40 years as a DJ, Sean “DJ Spen” Spencer has seen it all. As a teenager, he watched hip-hop become a cultural force, opening for acts like Run-DMC and LL Cool J with his group Numarx. He’s spent decades producing and remixing dance records, running labels, and DJing around the world and [...]
Idealistic, passionate … Larry Levan (left) and David Depino at Trax - Photograph: Tina Paul/BBC Studios This wonderful series documents the passion and idealism of the 70s music scene. It’s an immaculately soundtracked history lesson – and so much more besides After the tumult of the last few years, UK nightlife is in a perilous [...]
https://youtu.be/Tiv6WEevwbQ?si=ZTuM4urXcjHsZ1Mt Robin S. gives us an exclusive insight into the making of her irreplicable club anthem, 'Show Me Love', three decades on from its release. Robin S. gives us an exclusive insight into the making of her irreplicable club anthem, 'Show Me Love', three decades on from its release. Initially shelved [...]
In South Africa's burgeoning ballroom scene, pioneering figures and DJs are finding their own ‘Ha’ in the country's past, and in the contemporary sounds of gqom, amapiano, and Afrobeats. Tazmé Pillay learns more “DJ, cut the beat.” The room falls silent — an unforgivable sin anywhere else, but this is no nightclub. This is a [...]
"I always had a sense for what a club should look like from a DJ's perspective," the artist told RA. New York nightlife veteran Eli Escobar is opening his own club in Brooklyn next month. Called Gabriela, it's located on the site of former Williamsburg venue Kinfolk 90. December 15th is the official [...]
Danny Tenaglia will deliver a masterclass in DJing that can only come from someone with nearly 50 years of experience under his belt. In 1976, at 16, Danny Tenaglia's parents were okay with him playing his first DJ gig at the confusingly named Miami Lounge in Brooklyn. The caveat was that his older [...]
It’s not all bright lights and fist pumps, this DJ life. Technical issues, travel delays and mis-matched line-ups are par for the course when you’ve been playing out long enough — not to mention the self-doubt many struggle with, even at the peak of their career. But these difficult sets, brutal as they are, can [...]
We close out the year with festivals in Australia, India, Brazil and beyond. Meredith Music Festival Meredith, Australia December 8 - December 10 Nothing encapsulates the warmth of Australia's Meredith Music Festival more than the fact that all of the communications come from "Aunty Meredith"—except maybe the animated koala bears that clamber up the home [...]
We speak to the people behind some of the best-sounding speakers, bars, and club nights in the UK – discussing vintage audio gear, a truly eclectic musical ethos, and the tech that makes it all sound so good. For the at-home enthusiast, audio gear from the 70s and 80s is highly prized [...]