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Electronic & Club Culture

Manchester’s Electronic Renaissance: Inside the Launch of ‘Locker,’ a 450-Capacity Intimate Basement Hub at the Historic New Century Building

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Executive Overview Manchester’s legendary and ever-evolving club culture is poised to welcome a compelling new addition this autumn with the grand opening of Locker. Set within the ground floor and subterranean architecture of the iconic, Grade II-listed New Century building, this fresh 450-capacity venue promises to inject a raw, warehouse-inspired vitality into the city’s contemporary … Read more

Electronic & Club Culture

Empowering the Underground: Change The Beat and Sara Landry Launch Global Remix Competition to Champion Women and Gender-Expansive Producers

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Executive Overview Electronic music has long wrestled with an internal paradox: while it was born out of marginalized communities—most notably Black and Latino LGBTQ+ pioneers in cities like Chicago and Detroit—its contemporary commercial echelons remain disproportionately male. Despite a wealth of undeniable talent operating across the global underground, women and gender-expansive artists continue to face … Read more

Electronic & Club Culture

Lifeline for the Grassroots: AIF and Skiddle Launch £5,000 Bursary Scheme to Protect the Future of the UK’s Small Independent Festivals

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Executive Overview The United Kingdom’s independent festival landscape is facing an existential crisis. Years of post-pandemic economic volatility, crippling inflationary pressures on supply chains, soaring energy costs, and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis have created a "perfect storm" for event promoters. In response to this compounding pressure, independent ticketing platform Skiddle and the Association of Independent … Read more

Music Technology & Gear

Arturia Redefines Low-End Design with the Launch of Pure SUB: A Deep Dive into the Software Synthesizer Built to Conquer Modern Bass

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Executive Overview In the rapidly evolving landscape of contemporary electronic music production, the low-end has undergone a seismic shift. Once relegated to the foundational background of a mix—acting merely as a rhythmic anchor or a subtle sub-harmonic cushion—bass has clawed its way to the very forefront of modern auditory architecture. Today, producers across genres like … Read more

UK Pop Music

Harry Styles Conquers New York: Inside the Historic 30-Show Madison Square Garden Residency and the Launch of the "Together, Together" Tour

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Executive Overview When Harry Styles stepped onto the legendary stage at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, August 25, he did not merely kick off the North American leg of his highly anticipated world tour; he initiated a historic live-music milestone. The global pop superstar officially commenced an unprecedented 30-consecutive-night residency at … Read more

British Rock & Metal

The Sound of the Anomaly: Jackson and Charvel Launch Signature Instruments for Sleep Token’s III and IV

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Executive Overview In a milestone move that underscores the seismic shift occurring within contemporary heavy music, US guitar manufacturers Jackson and Charvel—both operating under the corporate umbrella of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation—have officially unveiled bespoke signature models for III and IV, the anonymous bassist and guitarist of the British pop-metal phenomenon Sleep Token. The instruments, … Read more

UK Music Industry & Business

Major Record Labels Launch Copyright Onslaught Against "Parasitic" Streaming App Musi in Landmark Canadian Lawsuit

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Executive Overview In a massive escalation of the global music industry’s ongoing war against digital piracy and unauthorized monetization, industry titans Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment have joined forces to launch a high-stakes copyright infringement lawsuit against Musi. Musi, a controversial music-streaming application that operates without direct licensing agreements with copyright holders, has … Read more

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