Events Halloween Happenings across Asia to close out October Dress up and dance on into the night at this handpicked list of events
Galleries “The culture survives”: A Century in Sound’s photobook documents 100 years of Japan’s listening cafés Filmmaker Nick Dwyer & photographer Lee Chapman reflect on 10+ years of documentary-making & three years of collaboration on a companion photobook, launching on Kickstarter October 23
Global News Rockstar Games reportedly tried to reunite Daft Punk for GTA 6 Reports claim that the former robots were offered an "unlimited budget" to create the video game's score for a "final comeback"
Driving techno & open grooves from Biliguudei at The Mixmag Lab Mongolia A set showcasing infectious house, techno, and electro straight from Central Asia
Global News Swizz Beatz’s furniture collection includes DJ console honouring his father “Furniture’s always been a language of family,” the producer says of his 100-plus-piece CB2 line, which draws on his La Jolla residence
Film & TV New documentary features David Byrne song using Elon Musk’s words ‘Let Me Sell You a Dream’, written with composer Daniel Pemberton, is also eligible for a Best Original Song Oscar nomination
Features 30 years of Amsterdam Dance Event: reflecting on its past & looking to the future From a modest industry gathering to 300+ venues & 1,200 events, ADE has grown into a key meeting point for electronic music. Peek archival photos & read Managing Director Jan-Willem van de Ven's take on the scene's evolution & grassroots foundations.
Asia News DJ Love featured in Michael Palin's Channel 5 documentary series on the Philippines The budots pioneer took the legendary British travel writer to his "lair" in Davao City during filming for Michael Palin in the Philippines
Video Blog Tony Williams leads choir in a Jakarta tunnel ahead of Ye’s debut The performance mixes the rapper’s music with traditional Indonesian kendang as the last pre-activation stop before this weekend’s show
Global News teenage engineering opens first dedicated store as founder plans to stop making synths Jesper Kouthoofd says the value lies in the company as a whole rather than “obvious end products”
Global News Justice are composing the original score for Grand Theft Auto VI A new trailer features a single from the French duo, featuring Tame Impala and more
Global News Daft Punk’s Interstella 5555 Guitarship submitted as LEGO set idea The 686-piece model of the Flying V-shaped ship from 'Digital Love' comes with minifigures of The Crescendolls
Global News Black music events are more likely to be “cancelled, shut down or restricted” than white-run events Black and South Asian-centred events in London were found to “face deep systematic and institutional barriers” by a new study
Mixes Mixmag Asia Radio 173: Over My Body label showcase with B E N N Celebrating five years of the Taiwan-based label, and one of Asia’s finest in championing avant-garde sounds
Video Blog New documentary looks at Bangladesh’s growing scene via Breakfast Club Dhaka 1433 Filmed at the 24-hour Pohela Boishakh festival, the film covers safe spaces, South Asian collaboration & what’s next for the community
Events Tokyo: INTERGALACTIC: PLANETFALL presents Sofi Airlines live A/V show Saturday, October 17, 2026
Features Pavilion East: Mixmag Asia brings the region’s underground to Amsterdam Dance Event Join a full day of panels, screenings, networking, fashion and music during the world’s largest electronic music gathering at Wanakam on October 22
Asia News Cakeshop turns 14 with a 12-hour anniversary event in Itaewon Director Samuel Swanson looks back on the club’s journey & what it takes to keep an independent space alive in the Seoul neighbourhood
Tech Sound Check Vol. 2 Mixmag Asia's monthly column on the gear, software and sound shaping how music gets made and heard
Asia News Diplo’s video with viral Indonesian keyboardist spotlights local koplo sound Footage from Bali shows the GRAMMY-winning producer exploring the dangdut sub-genre built on regional rhythms & electronic keys
Tech CMF debuts portable speakers that come with removable parts The Speaker S & Speaker M are also waterproof, last up to 18 hours & can link up with other brands for bigger sound
Features BIGBANG brings its Yellow Sea to Singapore's Marina Bay skyline Inspired by the K-pop idol group's light stick, see the architecture glow for the Lion City stop of the < XX : COSMOS > world tour, plus a special edition of the Spectra laser & water show soundtracked by their hits
Asia News Ketamine & vapes dominate INTERPOL’s latest drug sweep across Asia Over US$1.1 billion worth of drugs were seized in less than a month
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