In the early hours of Sunday 1st December 2019, militarised police broke up a Brazilian funk street party called Baile da DZ7 in the São...
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Baile funk is a phenomena of Black Brazilian music. But despite a huge fanbase and cultural influence, funk is often criminalised in Brazil because of...
Fresh as a daisy, Hype is the kind of underground label that makes us smile!
Not to be put off by the fact that Topshop are big fans, Hype. releases bold prints, jazzy patterns and currently has the full backing of young and stylish types.
Win Funkagenda's incredible live set up
Setting yourself up as a DJ and producer is an expensive business in the digital age, with a whole load of hardware and software needed...
Techno Producer Chriss Cowie is the latest sample provider
Loopmasters certainly live up to their name on their latest release. This time it's the turn of seasoned techno producer Chriss Cowie to provide a...
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Ice Cube and Lil Wayne will also feature as part of the 'Funko Gold Line' series
The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac are among the latest artists set to become Funko collectibles.
The rappers, whose East Coast-West Coast rivalry dominated hip-hop in...
Attacca Pesante drop latest for Shy FX’s label
The ever-mutating sound of UK dance music has a funny effect on some people. Type ‘hardcore continuum’ into Google and you’ll find all manner of...
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We speak to DāM-FunK on the phone from his digs in L.A. to talk Prince, Snoop Dogg, Shalamar and so much more...
When DāM-FunK, aka Damon G. Riddick, answers the phone from his LA home, the funk is soon clear. With a heavily-reclined voice not disimilar to that...
Just what is this bass-heavy funk sound?
The Ghetto Funk Allstars duo grew out of a blog and a label a few years ago, and they've been rocking festivals and parties ever...
One of Bristol's most successful monthly parties: 'house, techno and all things disco'
We've all thrown “shapes” on the dancefloor, but for Simon Day and his team the word has a different meaning. When they throw Shapes, rather than some solitary arms movements and a funky wiggle, they end up with a room full of groovy mentalists at it all night. Shapes is not a dance move, it's a dance movement.
It’s taken from the Ed Banger affiliate’s forthcoming ‘All Night Vol. 1’...
Ed Banger affiliate Fulgeance returns as Claude later this week (28th July) with ‘All Night Vol. 1’ on his own Musique Large label. We’ve got...
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No one represents drum & bass quite like DJs Fabio & Grooverider...
Sure, there are other obvious contenders, but Fab and Groove were there right at the beginning. They didn't just sit at the table — they...
SF artist chats to us about his debut album 'Mating Call'
Nick Monaco grew up just north of San Francisco in a town called Santa Rosa. “It's sort of a slow-going artsy alternative town in the...