Written by Maya-Rose Torrão A man named Allen Lee is suing Ticketmaster, an entity of Live Nation, for unfair business practices and unjust enrichment over their TradeDesk platform. The complaint by Lee asks “Have you ever wondered why Ticketmaster has been unable to rid itself of the scalpers who purchase
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Iconic Berlin record label R&S Records took to Twitter yesterday to voice their concerns of the similarities between The Black Eyed Peas’ recent track ‘Constant Part 1 & 2’ and a 2013 track by Lone called ‘Airglow Fires’, with a tweet that asked “Sound familiar?“, along
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Image: Mark Surridge Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Electronic DJ and producer Plastician is one of the true pioneers of both the dubstep and grime genres. Not constrained by any one genre, Plastician, born Chris Reed, has been making music almost his whole life. Starting out as a UK garage DJ in
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão The Chemical Brothers have just shared a new single, ‘Free Yourself’, which marks the electronic duo’s first original release since 2016’s ‘C-H-E-M-I-C-A-L’. You can buy the new track here. In June, The Chemical Brothers shared a previously unreleased cover of Tim Buckley’s ‘I Never Asked to
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão The 100th and final instalment of the iconic FABRICLIVE mix CD series has just dropped, a 37-track masterpiece curated by UK electronic music pioneers Burial and Kode9. The full tracklist has also just been shared with the world; you can order your copy of the mix
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão The Prodigy have just dropped the second single from their upcoming album, ‘No Tourists’, a track titled ‘Light Up The Sky’. The new album is the legendary electronic-rock-rave group’s seventh studio album and is slated for release on November 2. The UK rave-rockers shared the first
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Acclaimed music hardware company Akai has just made history by launching the Akai Fire, the first ever hardware interface designed specifically for the well-used and loved FL Studio. Akai has previously built controllers for Ableton, namely the APC40 and the original version of Push, but this
On Monday the 24th of September, a fatal accident occurred as legendary new-wave icon Gary Numan was travelling on tour in Cleveland, Ohio. Unfortunately, Numan’s tour bus struck an elderly man which resulted in the man’s death. Numan released a statement cancelling the show he was scheduled to play that night
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Miss Kittin drops the ‘Miss’ from her moniker and announces her new album, which will be brought out under Kittin, her moniker from over 20 years ago. Kittin was the original name that the French artist performed and produced music under at the start of her
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Written by Maya-Rose Torrão Spotify have just joined forces with the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, Ancestry, to launch a unique service that will allow you to explore your family history through music. Users of the service will be able to listen to a unique playlist of
