Features Artists exciting us in 2025 / July Names from Asia and the Asian diaspora you need on your radar (and playlists)!
Galleries Inside Glastonbury’s South Asian-focused Azaadi Stage in full colour Making its debut drenched in marigolds, we chat with curator Bobby Friction about the festival’s latest addition that delivered a vibrant, rhythmic celebration of culture & innovation
Music Jianbo’s ‘Everything For The Family’ hits home Mengzy interviews the diaspora artist on his deeply personal, first full-length project
Interviews Who is Maktoop? Loud, soft and always underground queer With humour and depth, the DJ invites us into the messy harmony of Seoul's underground; where no one is alone, and everyone belongs
Music Listen to Lapgan’s sonic tapestry for Kartik Research at Paris Fashion Week The artist shares insights into the score featuring unreleased tracks, soundbites from Indian factories & a Baalti collab
The Asia Diaries The Asia Diaries: the Philippines tour that took Just Bee beyond the dancefloor From Manila’s underground to Siargao’s shores, she shares key moments, findings & food recommendations from the Y2K x Rezonate tour
Features Not the story: Kneecap draw their biggest crowd ever at Glastonbury 2025 Following months of calls for the trio to be removed from the festival’s billing, thousands of Glastonbury attendees showed their support for the Irish rap trio in one of the most anticipated performances in the festival’s history
Galleries “Moving for themselves and the community”: a look into queer Vietnamese revival in Asia & beyond Dive into the photos & conversations from the four-city launch of No One Magazine Issue 02, igniting reconnection & dialogue across diasporic spaces
Features Mengzy Selects - 036 / June Mixmag Asia's bass purveyor Mengzy shares her musical discoveries from around the region
Interviews Horseboyy on ‘Horsepowah’: “I wanted to slow it down a bit, explore new textures, and switch up the palette” Jacob Mendoza interviews the artist about his four-piece debut house EP as he trots beyond his usual happy hardcore sound
Features Artists exciting us in 2025 / June Names from Asia and the Asian diaspora you need on your radar (and playlists)!
Features "Moved by networks": how Hahoe Festival is reflourishing Korean culture What began as a playful mask ritual among friends has grown into a cultural experiment, blending Busan’s community spirit with Korea’s ancient roots & electronic soundscapes
Fashion Hijack Sandals teams up with Jazzy Sport for 15th anniversary capsule An urban-outdoor hybrid drop, exclusive merch, and two-city tour mark the milestone ATLAS collaboration
Features Pump up the rainbow: Asia’s queer scene is dancing with intent From protest to party, meet the crews from across Asia reinventing inclusive spaces for Pride Month
Features Excursions: Transport is taking over Bangkok with high vibrations & feel-good frequencies With a decade of parties behind them and a community in front, the collective’s story is one of sound, soul, and something unmistakably Thailand
Features The Mixmag Asia Music Guide: Japan From Tokyo basements to concrete sanctuaries in Osaka and riverfront spaces of Kyoto, dive into the venues, bars, and record stores where the country's pulse truly lives
Features Back to the Island: New photobook captures the sun-drenched zenith of late '90s to early '00s Ibiza clubbing With photos taken at some of the White Isle's most iconic parties between 1998 and 2003, Photographer Dean Chalkley's new book acts as a time machine to Ibiza's illustrious, hedonistic heyday
Features Mengzy Selects - 035 / May Mixmag Asia's bass purveyor Mengzy shares her musical discoveries from around the region
Asia News New venue AER launches June 1 with custom-built quadraphonic system Backed by vintage Altec speakers & Class-A amplification, the space in Central, Hong Kong, opens with an all-day Mixmag Asia-style party fuelled by local selectors
Interviews From within and without: the sound of ffan’s quiet revolution The artist speaks on 16 years shaping Seoul’s dance scene, broken beauty, and why he’s still staring at the same Matisse
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