David Mancuso's ethos of universal love fuelled one of history's most cherished parties, The Loft. A succession drama now clouds the future of the event and its protected legacy, Nyshka Chandran reports. In 2022, Jon Martin was at the Ukrainian National Home, a nondescript building in Manhattan's East Village, where The Loft, a sacred [...]
**This interview originally appeared on the Red Bull Music Academy website March 9, 2018. From the DJ History archives: The super-producer and DJ looks back on a star-studded career, from Diana Ross to Depeche Mode François Kevorkian’s is a truly New York story. Moving to the city from France in 1975, with a plan [...]
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 [...]
Photo Credit: Simon King/Redferns Amid Beyoncé and Drake dropping dance-centric albums, here’s a guide to the classics of Black dance music subgenres — from Chicago house to Baltimore Club. Thanks to Beyoncé and Drake releasing their own respective dance-centric albums — Renaissance and Honestly, Nevermind — there’s been a renewed interest in dance music — specifically Black dance music — in the mainstream. In [...]
A trip through the timeline of dance music HARRISON WILLIAMS, 21 FEBRUARY 2017 Dance music was built on love, unity, respect, and inclusivity. Mixmag is celebrating Black History Month by honoring electronic music's most cherished and revered artists who embraced these founding values. Last week we showcased the women who shaped dance music and [...]
