The UK’s Beat-Herder Festival is all set for their upcoming 2023 edition, set to take place in Ribble Valley, Lancashire, for an extra-long weekend through Thursday 13th – Sunday 16th July! Described by organisers as the ‘’the weirdest, wildest and most joyous party in the UK festival calendar’’, some of the confirmed artists include the likes of Pendulum, Alison Goldfrapp, Confidence Man, Wilkinson, Eats Everything, DJ Boring, Skream and more. Having been built up organically since starting back in 2006, the festival has more than 20 intimate areas/stages, countless bars, market stalls, fairg ..read more

Ministry of Sound is taking its now iconic warehouse experience Testament around the country with an epic national tour – heading to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide and Auckland from August 4 – 13, 2023. Presented over two specially curated sessions in each city, the first event theme is dedicated to 90s rave and its many iterations, with the second showcasing the hedonistic club life of the 2000s! Full details below. Ministry of Sound Testament 2023 line-up / themes: Featuring, A-Z: Barbara Tucker (USA) Inner City (USA) Phil Hartnoll [Orbital] (UK) Tall Paul (UK) The ..read more

Organisers of Manchester’s iconic clubbing series The Warehouse Project have announced details of the first four shows, or the ‘’opening sequence’’, for the 2023 season. Starting on September 16th through to December, confirmed artists across the different dates – and some of our favourites – include Bicep, Kerri Chandler, Hybrid Minds, Camo & Krooked, Jamie Jones, Joseph Capriati, Hot Since 82, ALISHA, Richy Ahmed, East End Dubs, Manda Moor, Honey Dijon, The Blessed Madonna, Mall Grab and countless others (full schedule below). For those that aren’t aware, the Depot Mayfield venue is a fo ..read more

Iconic Australian electronic duo The Presets recently announced a colossal 20-date DJ tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Scheduled through July to September at intimate bars & venues all over Australia, the pair (Sydneysiders Julian and Kim) will handpick an array of special guests to create a series of one-off events. The duo began by banging out DJ sets in small clubs, testing out tracks they’d made together at home alongside tunes that were inspiring them at the time. In the 20 years since, The Presets live show has grown into an audio-visual behemoth that’s dominated festiv ..read more

Pioneer has now confirmed Android support for ver 4.0 of their rekordbox mobile app. This comes about 6 weeks after the initial announcement for iOS users. Most notably, the app is compatible with the DDJ-FLX4 (Pioneer’s flagship DJ controller for beginners), where users can connect their phones via Bluetooth or a USB cable. Additionally, you can link the app to streaming services such as SoundCloud and TIDAL (subscriptions required) to directly browse catalogues and mix tracks straight from your playlists. Version 4.0 is also compatible with Pioneer’s pro DJ gear (CDJ-3000s), plus their popul ..read more

After announcing it back in February, Daft Punk has now officially released the 10th-anniversay edition of their final album, ‘Random Access Memories’. The multi-Grammy winning hit album included hits like Get Lucky, Instant Crush, Lose Yourself to Dance and famously featured Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Julian Casablancas, Paul Williams, Panda Bear and Todd Edwards. To celebrate the milestone, the special expanded edition includes new artwork together with 35 minutes of unreleased music (Demo and Studio Outtakes). You can access it now (no pun intended) via streaming platforms or grab a c ..read more

In case you didn’t know, Ministry of Sound Australia have a rave event coming up in Sydney this June long weekend. For one night only, party-goers can experience an epic reimagination of the city’s most iconic party series ‘Love and Sabotage’ across two rooms with 10 of the iconic DJs. In the ‘Sabotage’ room, proceedings will be led by Sugar Ray, Phil Smart, Ken Cloud, Simon Caldwell, and Pocket (Live)., with the ‘Love’ room showcasing Nick Law, Lorna Clarkson, Young Jase, Robin Knight and Sugar Ray. What: Love + Sabotage Rave Reunion 2023 Where/when: Saturday 10th June from 7pm to 3am at Metr ..read more

Fuzzy Events recently revealed the lineup for Listen Out 2023, with dates scheduled in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney this September! The eclectic list of international artists will join a heap of Australia’s finest, with names including Skrillex, Lil Uzi Vert, Ice Spice, Four Tet, Marc Rebillet, Metro Boomin & loads more. Organisers are promising more space this year, better views of the stages, and a proper warehouse for the Prophet stage. Listen Out 2023 dates: Tickets go on sale from Thursday 18 May between 12 & 2pm. Note that Moshtix is the only official online ticketing o ..read more

Targeted mostly at ‘just for fun’ DJs and beginners, InMusic recently released another iteration of their popular Numark Mixstream Pro DJ controller – the Numark Mixstream Pro Go. As well being a completely standalone unit – thanks to the built-in Engine DJ operating system & touchscreen, WiFi (for streaming services & Dropbox access), and of course speakers – the Pro Go comes with the addition of a rechargeable battery, making it the world’s first 100% ‘cable free’ DJ controller. Up until this point, despite also having battery-powered capability, even the Denon Prime Go (Denon als ..read more

Lane 8’s renowned label ‘This Never Happened‘ have announced the first-ever tour across the east coast of Australia, with dates scheduled in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this July! In collaboration with Untitled Group, the tour will be a ‘’phone free electronic dance evening’’ that encourages attendees to foster in-person connections made on the dancefloor. Artists performing on the night – Le Youth, Sultan & Shepard and PARIS – will set the tone through their hefty repertoire and contributions to the electronic music scene, in the same ‘melodic’ vein as the label. With previous successf ..read more