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Viet Cong have changed their name to Preoccupations

The band decided to change their name after mounting concerns that it was a problematic…

Terraforma announce first wave of artists

The sustainable, experimental festival takes place 1 – 3 July Terraforma Festival is shaping up to…

Machinedrum and Braille return as Sepalcure

The duo’s new album Folding Time is made up of brand new songs and reworked…

A$AP Ferg shares video for FLEM

Ferg’s new album Always Strive and Prosper is almost here With his next album just…

6 New Videos You Need To See

We count down the week’s best visuals

Raving Iran explores Tehran’s techno underground

Watch a trailer for the upcoming documentary now When it comes to underground techno scenes…

Edward Snowden and Jean-Michel Jarre have made a tune together

Like all good soulmates the pair met through The Guardian and now they’ve created a…

Browse an extensive online library of all things Kendrick

Kendrick megafans can wave goodbye to their weekend A Reddit user has attempted to gather…

JLin reveals Dark Energy follow-up

The footwork producer will drop her next LP in March 2017 Crack favourite JLin has…

Listen to Skepta’s new single Man (Gang)

Konnichiwa drops on 6 May Grime don Skepta has just shared the latest cut from…

Crack Magazine stage announced for The Great Escape

Rejjie Snow will headline The Haunt on Friday 20 May We’re pleased to announced that…

Ableton’s Loop conference returns to Berlin for 2016

Ableton’s music makers summit will take over Funkhaus Berlin from 4 – 6 November Ableton…

Dekmantel Records announce UFO series

The Dutch label will kick off with a new cut from Peter Van Hoesen Dekmantel…

Aziz Ansari and Eric Wareheim made a video for Kanye’s Famous

The Master Of None costars hit Rome in the brilliantly silly clip While we wait…

FKA Twigs is collaborating with Oneohtrix Point Never

Twigs and OPN shared teasers on Instagram It looks like FKA Twigs is working on…

Grimes: “I’m actually halfway done with another record”

Grimes has told Rolling Stone that she is working on two new releases It’s only…

6 New Videos You Need To See

DIY pop from Palmistry, Eagulls’ melancholy post-punk and more in this week’s video roundup

Dance Tunnel to close down

The Dalston club announced the news on Facebook Kingsland Road, Dalston venue Dance Tunnel have…

Sorry London, Record Store Day is cancelled

Well, sort of… Organisers of Soho’s annual Record Store Day street party have had to…

Berlin Club Initiative Raises €40,000 for Refugees

The Plus 1 initiative asks guestlist holders to donate €1 to refugee charities More than…

Freerotation announce 2016 line-up

The Welsh festival have announced a host of favourites and newcomers Much loved, members-only Welsh…

Puce Mary

The Spiral Posh Isolation

Craig Richards announces new 7″ label, Tuppence

Tuppence’s first release comes courtesy of Radioactive Man Revered Fabric resident Craig Richards has just…

Killa P follows up Skeng with Leng

Witness the return of Skeng! In a grainy new clip uploaded to YouTube The Bug…

Listen to Dej Loaf’s All Jokes Aside mixtape now

Detroit’s Dej Loaf has dropped her latest mixtape via DatPiff As we reported earlier this…

Listen to two tracks from J Dilla’s posthumous album

Preview two songs from The Diary including Sun In My Face featuring Miguel and Blu…

Liam Hodges Menswear

British Fashion Council announce NEWGEN MEN SS17 designers

Bobby Abley, Craig Green and Liam Hodges will all return for catwalk shows Each year…

Download two new Drake songs now

Pop Style features Kanye West and Jay-Z while One Dance samples a UK Funky classic…

Throbbing Gristle back catalogue to be repressed on vinyl

The seminal group helped define industrial music in the 1970s In 2011 we saw Throbbing…

Dej Loaf returns with new mixtape All Jokes Aside

The rapper announced the new drop on Instagram Detroit’s fiercely independent Dej Loaf has just…