The duo talk to us prior to headlining 51st State festival in London on August 3 POPPY HOLLOWAY 26 JULY 2019 Kings of House NYC is an apt project name for Louie Vega and David Morales’ DJ and production collaboration. Both active in the Big Apple scene from its early days and now undisputed legends across the globe, their [...]
Because it didn't go from 'I Feel Love' to 'Strings Of Life' - the early 80s saw the birth of what we now know to call ‘post-disco’ LOUIS ANDERSON-RICH When Frankie Knuckles famously described house music as disco's revenge, it set in motion an origin story tantamount to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. House and [...]
Baltimore House Scene BURN THE HOUSE DOWN: BALTIMORE'S HOUSE SCENE IS BUBBLING UP AGAIN Small, gritty and often improvised, Baltimore's house scene has a proud history WORDS: MARCUS BARNES | PHOTOS: MARIA CAMILA TRUJILLO 9 JULY 2019 “Burn the house down! Burn the house down!”, a crowd of 100-plus is chanting with [...]
The company’s slide into music deepens this summer! 04/02/19 First Kanye West was awarded a premium membership for life before he was asked to be the creative director for the Pornhub Awards. Then banned UK drill videos were being uploaded to the porn site before the titan of adult movies announced a Valentine's Day album featuring a host of rap [...]
Ultra Fest Colonel Sanders .@KFC bought Colonel Sanders a slot on the @Ultra main stage, and this happened. 🐔🥚😂 | 📹: @1001TLtv pic.twitter.com/8qZfUZ7G4K — Festive Owl (@TheFestiveOwl) March 29, 2019 This weekend Ultra Music Festival descended on Miami for the 21st annual edition of the flagship electronic music event. Much like previous years, the [...]
Value your health, says The Secret DJ WORDS: THE SECRET DJ | ILLUSTRATION: CALUM HEATH | 11 MARCH 2019 Dear Secret DJ. I’m aware of the risks of burning out but I’m having some success in getting bookings right now and I just can’t bring myself to say no to gigs. It’s not that I’m [...]
Peggy Gou, Lee Burridge, tINI and Josh Wink reveal how they deal with pre-set jitters SCOTT ENMAN | 31 JANUARY 2019 DJs ooze confidence behind the decks, effortlessly mixing tracks for hours on end, the masses pulsing below. Calm, cool and collected, they display seemingly flawless performances night in, night out. [...]
Authorities have shut down the counterfeit vinyl pressing plant Vinyl is expensive. Any collector of wax worth their salt has poured hundreds, if not thousands into their collections over the years and the demand for rare vinyl pressings continues to skyrocket. In Wales, four men were making the most of this demand by [...]
The DJ was found to have 0.3 grams of MDMA on him earlier this month Jamie Macwhirter | 26 OCTOBER 2018 David Morales has been released without charge following his arrest for drug possession in Japan earlier this month. Morales was detained at Fukuoka airport in southern Japan on October 7 when customs officials found [...]
It's all about the ravers on the dancefloor remember WORDS: THE SECRET DJ | ILLUSTRATIONS: ELLIS VAN DER DOES 23 AUGUST 2018 Is it ever OK to sabotage the next DJ’s set if they are a bell-end? Any good stories about cut-throat DJ sabotage? Michael, Aberdeen Clearly it is never OK to sabotage. The [...]
