Years of research went into this list. While at one point there would have been no real demand for it, the listicle has become a key instrument of modern lifestyle journalism. When it comes to ranking ...

Ion Dumitrescu: Paul, I wanted to start out by talking about the transitional period between so- called “proto-manele” and today’s manele. I know you’ve extensively investigated the timeframe between ...

Ulf Eriksson: It’s impossible to talk about Swedish electronic music without mentioning Frak. Still, they’re the very antithesis of what’s normally considered the Swedish or Nordic sound, which is ...

Even today, it’s pretty safe to say that “big room” house music doesn’t have the best reputation. Yet, like many dance music genres engineered for mass consumption, there’s often some good to go with ...

When Tijuana ends up in the international news, it isn’t usually for it’s local music scene. “In Mexico, everything is organized around Mexico City,” explains Ejival, co-manager and founder of the ...

The ability to create and play music is one of the greatest pleasures in the world. Until fairly recently, this was a much harder game for people with physical disabilities. New advances in technology ...

Djax-Up-Beats is techno royalty. Founded in 1988 by Miss Djax, the Dutch label helped shape the sound of techno up until the early ’00s, thanks to the funky and rough approach it championed. Simply ...

Daniel Miller is the founder and chairman of Mute Records, who released all of Depeche Mode’s albums with the exception of the new one, Delta Machine. Miller released Depeche Mode’s first single in ...

For the release of her debut album “choke enough”, the French vocalist and producer talks algorithms, ice cream combos and bizarre dreams. Words by Juule Kay Oklou loves to take her time. Not only ...

The world is changing, and with it, a new generation of trailblazers is taking over. In our monthly series E-MERGING, we introduce the people adding to the cultural moment with their creative minds, ...

The Sound and Style of Beat-Driven Culture. Club music and lifestyle at the global intersections since 2000.

This week, in an article titled About Vatican Shadow Link With the Far-right, culture journalist Jean-Hugues Kabuiku has highlighted relationships between experimental producer Dominick Fernow—also ...