News The BBC’s sound effect archive offers 33,000 samples for free The recordings, which are taken from all over the world and date back to the 1920s, are divided into categories including ‘Footsteps’, ‘Machines’, ‘Crowds’ and ‘Events’
News New mural paying tribute to Frankie Knuckles unveiled in Chicago The artwork, ‘Under One Roof’, also honours the iconic house music label, Gherkin Records, which used to sit opposite the Chicago Public Library
News John Digweed cancels all upcoming shows following hospitalisation His management said in a statement that John is “very ill” and remains in hospital
News New book What Do You Call It? tells the history of UK rap It features original interviews with pivotal figures from UK rap dating back to the 1980s
News Printworks plans to reopen have been approved The nightclub received planning consent for redevelopment on Tuesday night (September 24), the NTIA has revealed
Film & TV 50 Cent’s documentary ‘Diddy Do It?’ is coming out via Netflix The docu-series claims to share a “complex narrative spanning decades, not just the headlines or clips seen so far”
Film & TV Questlove is directing a new documentary about Earth, Wind & Fire The musician-turned-Oscar-winning-director announced the film on the 21st night of September
News Ambient composer Beverly Glenn-Copeland reveals dementia diagnosis In a video posted on Instagram, the musician announced the news and confirmed upcoming tour will be his last
News Satellite photograph shows Burning Man from space The image captures day two of the 70,000-person festival
Tech Roland unveils new “pocket-sized” instrument, P-6 Creative Sampler The new sampler comes alongside a range of compact instruments from Roland
News Patrick Topping to launch alcohol-free party, Sober October Rave The Trick label boss has been performing sober since 2017, claiming it changed his “relationship with music and partying”
News Defected announces 25th anniversary vinyl boxset and book The limited edition book will cover the evolution of the label including archival photography and flyers
News New book celebrates the music, fashion and people of the Haçienda Coming October 10, ‘The Haçienda: Threads’ contains first-hand accounts from Todd Terry, Noel Gallagher, Mike Pickering, and Bez from the Happy Mondays, as well as clubbers and staff
Music Jamie xx reunites with The xx bandmates on new track ‘Waited All Night’ It marks the sixth track to be released from his forthcoming album ‘In Waves’, slated for release today (September 20)
News EA Sports unveils 117-song soundtrack for football game FC 25 Electronic acts on the playlist include Fred again.., Disclosure, Jamie xx, Nia Archives, Overmono, Bklava and Ben Böhmer
News Pharrell Williams and former Neptunes bandmate Chad Hugo are no longer on speaking terms Hugo filed a lawsuit against Williams for allegedly violating their agreement over The Neptunes' trademark this year
News fabric announces book telling its 25-year history It features more than 100 testimonies from DJs closely linked to the club
Tech Apple offer “world’s first” hearing aid features on AirPods Pro 2 The new and improved headphones are set to launch this autumn
News Michael Bibi donates over £120,000 from comeback gig to cancer charity Earnings made from his recent Finsbury Park takeover will go to Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
Tech Teenage Engineering create “world’s first medieval electronic instrument” Hurdy gurdys, lutes, and Gregorian chants are just some of the FX you can expect to find on this “medieval beat machine”
News Over a million ecstasy pills seized in "largest of its kind" Ibiza drug bust In the largest bust of synthetic pills in Spanish history, Guardia Civil discovered €25 million worth of drugs