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Watch the first trailer for HBO's Burning Man documentary series

The Man Will Burn promises to offer an "intimate" look at the yearly Black Rock Desert event

“Imperfection is a starting point”: the APAC conversations leading festivals to a greener space

EMC & Mixmag Asia’s Earth Night 2026 discussion brought together organisers & artists from Australia & Southeast Asia turning sustainability talk into real-world action

Asian Avant-Garde Film Festival returns to Hong Kong's M+ for third edition

The event features experimental screenings, artist performances, plus a live music night Daham Park, David Boring, HKCR & more

Rave documentary 'Free Party: A Folk History' to get streaming release

The film explores the origins of the UK's free party movement in the '90s and includes interviews with Spiral Tribe, DiY Sound System, Bedlam and more

Michael Jackson biopic breaks box office record with US$217 million global opening

Michael has overtaken previous biopics Bohemian Rhapsody & Oppenheimer, despite a 39% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes

Connect for Cause brings climate action discussion to Earth Night 2026

Join the online sharing session by EMC & Mixmag Asia on real-world ways to make festivals, tours & venues more sustainable

Goldie directs new documentary exploring the rise of Rufige Kru

The 45-minute film, titled The Rufige Files, features interviews with Submotive, dBridge and more

Cast of "lifelong ravers" enlisted for Oscar-nominated thriller film Sirāt

Director Oliver Laxe created his own "rave" in the Moroccan desert, which he said went on for "days"

New documentary sheds light on Berlin's "disappearing" nightclubs

‘Danced Out?’ explores the “increasing pressure” on the German capital's world-famous nightlife scene

DJ Tennis and Demi Riquísimo appear in nightclub scene on latest season of Industry

They can be seen together in the booth as New Order’s ‘True Faith’ plays

69% of Gen Z use drugs "daily or weekly" to cope with work stress

In a survey of 1,000 US workers, 34% of respondents said they use drugs on the job

Bangkok: FAC51 The Haçienda presents 24 Hour Party People film screening

Sunday, January 11, 2026

A breakthrough treatment for tinnitus could finally be on the way

Researchers believe they may have found a remedy to alleviate symptoms of the condition, which is thought to impact around seven million people in the UK

Doctors in Czechia can prescribe magic mushrooms from 2026

Psilocybin will be legalised for medical use across the country next year, marking a first for Europe

Comedy film centred around Berghain entry attempt is in the works

The film is based on a podcast following two Americans as they journey to the notoriously exclusive club

Diddy’s lawyers claim 50 Cent’s Netflix documentary uses “stolen footage”

Lawyers issued a cease-and-desist to the streaming service on the night the series was premiered

Music speeds up recovery of patients after surgery, new study suggests

The study highlights the latest research on how music can impact our 'unconscious mind'

50 Cent drops trailer for Diddy documentary 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning'

The four-part series will land on Netflix next week, dubbed a “staggering examination” of the convicted musician

Sound as Medicine: the ancient roots of sonic healing in Asia

We speak to the producers-slash-researchers of Wonderfruit’s Sonic Minds programme, Nick Luscombe & James Greer, on how frequencies, natural textures & intentional silence can restore the mind & body

New documentary to explore “final chapter” of David Bowie’s life and work

Channel 4’s The Final Act features interviews with Bowie’s close collaborators

Ambient maestro Kin Leonn leads Pulse/Drift: Deep Listening Session at RASA

Part of the month-long Pulse/Drift programme, this three-hour session reflects how sound & image shape meaning across film & music