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“Like other channels, but much louder”   This is the strapline for newly founded EDMTV: “the first global EDM Television Network”. You wonder why the idea hasn’t been broached before. A modern phenomenon, responsible for a multitude of sub cultures - gloving, caking, PLUR - it was only a matter of time before television laid claim on EDM.     One of EDMTV’s presenters, Johny Pa ...

Who are these characters and what do they have planned for our club?   There's a door deep in the bowels of Ministry of Sound HQ. It's a black door with flaking paint and a rusty handle. Embossed on that door - in neon pink lettering - are the words: "The Ting Tong Club". Recently notices started appearing around our office stating: "The Ting Tong Club Is Out Of Bounds" and tha ...

LOVRA is in the mix for a special International Women's Day SoundOf.

With sneaker themed artwork, our new compilation Old Skool holds the keys to your inner nostalgia freak     With tracks from the likes of Missy Elliott, Kenny Dope and Sky FX, it's three CD's of nutty anthems. With trainers at the forefront of its creative vision, we took a look at the creps that your favourite DJs have been wearing while they're playing your Old Skool anthems ...

Sometime it feels like everyday needs to be International Women's Day in dance music   The lack of women in prominent positions on DJ lists and festival lineups has been a source of building frustration in recent years. In the past year alone we've seen the DJ Mag Top 100 poll feature only two females, reddit users vote no women into their top 100 and Resident Advisor rank only ...

The beleaguered festival has released a statement confirming the worst.

We jumped on a phone call with legendary drum & bass producer Dillinja to talk us through his plans for a new album.

It's been a quiet six years for Kano.  As Kane Robinson he appeared in Top Boy, a Channel 4 drama where he flexed his acting ability after a third album that had failed to capitalise on the energy left by his sophomore, London Town, and debut, Home Sweet Home.  Back as Kano with a fourth record, Made In The Manor is already being touted as Robinson's best. A deeply personal rel ...

Sometimes online petitions can be more than just shouting into the wind   With threats of club closures, and worse, actual closures, we reported that the number of music venues in the UK has dropped by more than half in ten years. Noise complaints and the changing environment around legendary clubs have meant that every city is awash with empty dance halls. From The Arches in G ...