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Photo of Anthony Naples standing near a grassy cliff, a bright blue sea is in the background

After nine months away from making music, Queens-based producer and DJ Anthony Naples felt a burst of creative energy. Two months later, his most recent album, ‘orbs’, was complete, as though it had been captured from the ether. Hazy, laid back and brimming with live instrumentation, it’s another gem in his mutli-faceted catalogue. Here, Bruce Tantum chats to him about its production, his place in the NYC scene, and what’s next for his and Jenny Slattery’s Incienso label

Last year, Anthony Naples and his partner Jenny Slattery, who together run the Incienso label and its ANS imprint, took a six-month ramble together. It...

Photo of quest?onmarq posing against a black background. Her hair is long and dyed red and she's holding a pair of headphones over her ears. She has a pair of black and white sunglasses on

New York’s quest?onmarq launches the Vortex Imprint with a seven-track compilation encompassing jungle, techno, tribal guarachero and more

New York’s quest?onmarq is launching a new label, Vortex Imprint, this week with the release of a seven-track compilation. Listen to her own contribution, ‘Labyrinth’...

Danny Tenaglia cancer diagnosis

The legendary DJ shared the news in an Instagram video

Danny Tenaglia has revealed that he is currently undergoing treatment for cancer. The legendary New York DJ posted a video to social media on Friday...

Collection of classic hip-hop memorabilia to be auctioned at Sotheby’s

Featuring Grand Master Flash, LL Cool J, Afrika Islam, Kool Herc, Keith Haring and more 

An array of classic hip-hop memorabilia is being auctioned at Sotheby's New York this week. Items range from vinyl to studio kit, flyers to sneakers...

kim anh

It's released alongside a remix by Razor-N-Tape boss Jkriv

Kim Anh has dropped a new single, 'Dream Lover'. Listen to it below. Released via the New York-based DJ, producer and vocalist's own label CAN...

Cover image for ‘The History Of The World's Greatest Nightclubs’

The first two episodes are available to listen to now

A new podcast series looking at key nightclubs around the world and the ways they have influenced the ways that people party has landed. The...

Photo of DJs Coco and Breezy posing in leather while wearing sunglasses

Twins Coco & Breezy honour their late father with new poignant party anthem, ‘Off My Mind’, featuring vocalist Sam White

New York-based twin DJ and production duo Coco & Breezy have released a new single single, ‘Off My Mind’ featuring UK vocalist Sam White. Listen...

New photozine documents hip-hop from 1982-2020

'Hip Hop Years The B Sides 1982-2020' features icons including Roxanne Shanté,  Rakim, Missy Elliott, and more

A new photozine explores hip-hop culture from the early 1980s. 'Hip Hop Years The B Sides 1982-2020' by British-born photographer Janette Beckman features 36 pages...

TYGAPAW releases new album,’ ‘love has never been a popular movement’, via fabric Originals: Listen

Featuring collaborations with LSDXOXO and George Riley

TYGAPAW has released a new album, 'love has never been a popular movement', on fabric Originals. You can listen to tracks from the record below...

Selections: Eli Escobar

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, New York’s Eli Escobar spotlights stomping house, acid scorchers, vocal and electro gems and more

You can never really know where an Eli Escobar DJ set will take you, but some ingredients are guaranteed. Whether he’s spinning hometown house, disco...

MoMA Ready releases new 17-track collection, ‘Body 22’: Listen

The release spans tracks produced between 2013 and 2022

MoMA Ready has dropped a new 17-track collection, 'Body 22'. Check it out below. Collecting music produced between 2013 and 2022, the album was released...

New York club BASEMENT announces Beatrice, Lydo and Newa as first residents

The techno-focused club originally opened in 2019

New York club BASEMENT has enlisted three DJs to become the venue's first residents. DJs Beatrice, Lydo and Newa will play regularly at the techno-focused...

Watch Gorillaz perform in augmented reality in London and New York

The iconic cartoon band can be seen performing at Times Square and Piccadilly Circus 

Gorillaz fans can now watch the animated group perform at two of the most famous locations in the US and UK thanks to cutting edge...

Marco Weibel standing in a record store by Filipe Zapelini (@zapelini)

The Lot Radio resident and Darker Than Wax co-head Marco Weibel steps up for the Fresh Kicks mix series, and chats to Anna Wall about his musical upbringing in Singapore, and laying roots in New York’s bubbling club scene 

During the eight years that he’s resided in New York, Marco Weibel has made a strong imprint on the city’s music scene. Whether through his...

One of Atlanta's finest contemporaries meets a Big Apple icon 

Nas has dropped a new track with Atlanta rapper 21 Savage. You can hear the collaboration, 'One Mic, One Gun', below. The joint effort will...

irenecara

The New York singer and actor earned an Oscar and Grammy for 'Flashdance... What a Feeling'

Irene Cara, the American singer and actor best known for singing theme songs for Flashdance and Fame, has died. She was 63. Born in 1959...

New “house and electronic” music club, Virgo, opens in Manhattan

The Lower East Side has a new 3,000-square foot nightclub fitted with a VOID soundsystem imported from the UK

There's a new nightclub in Manhattan aimed at "house and electronic" music fans. Virgo, located at 324 Grand Street on the Lower East Side, is...

Fred P

A decade and a half into a career making emotionally involved house music, Fred P’s sense of purpose is stronger than it’s ever been. The New York–born, Berlin-based artist fills us in on where he’s been, where he’s at and where he’s heading

Along with most of the world’s population, Fred Peterkin, the DJ and producer best known as Fred P, was having a tough time during the...

New book explores raving as a radical queer and trans practice in late capitalism

Author and scholar McKenzie Wark's new book, out in March 2023, asks, "What is an art of life for what feels like the end of a world?"

A new book dives into New York's queer and trans rave scene during late-stage capitalism. Raving, by New York-based Australian author and scholar McKenzie Wark...

Cakes Da Killa by Ebru Yildiz

Blending hip-hop, house and influences from New York’s ballroom scene, Cakes Da Killa has been opening up the conversation around LGBTQ+ artists in rap. He speaks to Nathan Evans about developing his style, the appropriation of queer and ballroom culture, and finding inspiration in the Harlem Renaissance for his new album ‘Svengali’

In 2014, Cakes Da Killa’s uniquely sharp and agile club rap earned him an interview on New York’s premier hip-hop station, Hot 97. He never...