Events Hong Kong: Tempo Contato presents House of Tempo #8 with Jamback, Gibs, J.S & Kirby Anderson Friday, November 21, 2025
Features “More fun outside club settings”: for better or worse, pop-up raves are taking over cities across Asia What began as a form of creative resistance is now reshaping how—and where—people gather. However, questions of access, safety, and authenticity remain.
Global News Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed... again The next instalment of the GTA series will now be released in late 2026, developer Rockstar has confirmed
Tech Review: AlphaTheta OMNIS-DUO AlphaTheta’s debut all-in-one DJ system redefines spontaneity with battery power, Bluetooth mixing and a striking, user-friendly design
Global News John Lewis 2025 Christmas advert stars classic '90s house banger This year's emotionally-tinged ad centres around intergenerational raving via a father and son's appreciation of Alison Limerick's 'Where Love Lives'
Global News Optimo's JD Twitch to recieve posthumous honour at Scottish Music Awards 2025 The late DJ will recieve a Special Recognition Award for his contributions to the Scottish music scene
Global News Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo co-wrote a track on Rosalía's new album The former Robot features as a "writer and composer" on 'Reliquia', the second track from Rosalía's new album 'LUX'
Asia News Sammy Virji to drop by Kuala Lumpur, Singapore & Hong Kong for debut Asia tour The UKG standout & his high-octane sets land in November & December, with events presented by Collective Minds, Future Sound Asia & UMAMI
New Releases Keep Me In The Light brings Italo-fuelled euphoria on ‘Silicone Hustle’ The EP out via Remmah glides through bubbling basslines, cinematic grooves, and pure dancefloor serotonin
New Releases Blue Ringed Baby & Kamī’s ‘Forever Chemicals’ drifts through genres & feelings In an age of overstimulation, the duo’s debut LP creates space to breathe with a lush fusion of breakbeats, ambience & glowing vocals
Tech Teenage Engineering channels soundsystem culture with EP-40 Riddim sampler It comes loaded with artist-designed drums, basslines, keys, effects, and multi-sampled instruments, plus a temporary bundle with the EP-2350 Ting microphone
Global News Artists to keep 100% of distribution royalties as part of new SoundCloud subscription The platform's new all-in-one artist subscription also offers features such as an on-demand vinyl service, artist storefronts and merch
Global News Zohran Mamdani campaigns in nightlife spaces across Brooklyn ahead of election day After visiting six venues, including queer party Papi Juice, he went on to win the mayor’s race by a landslide victory
Global News AlphaTheta halts rollout of CDJ-3000 firmware update following reports of "deleted" playlists Several artists have complained of "disastrous" issues as a result of the recent CDJ-3000 firmware update, which was originally landed on October 21
Interviews Slowmouth is sending honest signals through his Morsecode label From Cheonan to Berlin, the producer reflects on humble beginnings, a growing imprint & Asia’s rising frequency; all after an anniversary event that was one for the books