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Moises Signed Two DJs as Advisors. LALAL.AI's Guitar Bug Fix Is the Better Story.
Gear

Armin van Buuren and Laidback Luke joined Moises as advisors. LALAL.AI's Andromeda update named the guitar failure it was fixing. What it means for edits.

MTMarcus Tran
September 16, 2026
Reading and Electric Picnic Both Pulled a Dance Set. The Tent Was the Problem.
Events

Two dance sets stopped in one late-August weekend over crowd size. Festival Republic's Melvin Benn said the stage was too small for the draw.

NVNadia Vela
September 15, 2026
Overdose Training Is Moving Into the Show Build
Culture

End Overdose wants 10,000 people trained by August 31. Insomniac, Goldenvoice, AEG and Breakaway are the route it is travelling.

NVNadia Vela
September 14, 2026
Ibiza Is Drafting a Ceiling on New Clubs, Not a Closing Time
Culture

The Consell d'Eivissa's PIAT, still in drafting, would stop the island issuing new nightclub licences. It would not close the rooms already open.

NVNadia Vela
September 13, 2026
Ministry of Sound's 35th Birthday Lineup Reads Like a Syllabus
Culture

Kerri Chandler, Moodymann, Loco Dice and Andy C play Ministry of Sound's 35th birthday weekend, October 2-4. The bill is a programming statement.

NVNadia Vela
September 12, 2026
Two Institutions Put Black British Dance on a Timeline. Goldie Spent the Same Year Collecting Ticket Stubs.
Genres

6 Music's Rave Forever and V&A East mapped Black British dance history in 2026. Goldie spent the same year building the archive from the floor up.

DKDeniz Kaya
September 11, 2026
Nico Stojan Found the Vocal. The Record Followed.
Features & Reviews

Nico Stojan died in July. A production diary published weeks later shows what a Berlin resident actually contributes: a record pulled from the crates.

DKDeniz Kaya
September 10, 2026
Factory 93 Takes an Alameda Hangar for Halloween, One Genre Per Night
Events

Techno Friday, house Saturday: Factory 93 puts Hawtin, Jamie Jones, 999999999 and more in one Alameda hangar, 30-31 October, 21+.

NVNadia Vela
September 9, 2026
"Immersive" Is Not a Spec. Here Is What Bootshaus Actually Installed.
Gear

Bootshaus rebuilt its Mainfloor around an 8.1.7 L-Acoustics rig. The spec, the 19ms, and five questions to ask before "immersive" counts as a booking flex.

MTMarcus Tran
September 8, 2026
Sasha and Digweed Took the Drums Off Northern Exposure. The Arc Held.
Features & Reviews

Sasha and Digweed's 30th-anniversary Northern Exposure reissue lands 25 September, with a new ambient disc that tests what a long-form mix really trains.

DKDeniz Kaya
September 7, 2026
England Is Cutting Club Business Rates 20 Percent. Not Until April 2027.
Culture

England will cut business rates 20 percent for pubs, clubs and live music venues from April 2027. What it means for small rooms, and why it is contested.

NVNadia Vela
September 6, 2026
What Reason Free Actually Gives You, and Where It Stops
Gear

Reason Studios made the Reason Rack free as a VST3, AU and AAX plugin. The 15 devices, the 16-track cap, and the limits worth checking first.

MTMarcus Tran
September 6, 2026