Global News Swedish festival gives fans chance to "give their kidney" for tickets Way Out West is offering up the opportunity to see headliners Charli xcx, Pet Shop Boys, and BICEP — as long festivalgoers sign up to Sweden's Organ Donor Registry
Video Blog Watch: DeLaurentis & Hervé Déjardin bring ‘Musicalism’ to life with L-Acoustics technology The two used L-ISA Studio tools to build a spatial album rooted in synaesthetic creativity & technical precision
Asia News Chengdu nightclub .TAG to close after more than a decade The venue will shut in just a matter of weeks, citing new regulations that would force the club to close at 2am
Features Watch: ‘Enter the K-Bass’ panel puts Seoul’s scene in focus at SXSW London Rich SCR, 7ip7o3 & Jun Kim share how UK-rooted sounds are reshaping Korea’s biggest pop exports from the production floor up
Asia News Offtrack secures spot on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025 list Three-and-a-half years after launching, the Singapore bar has grown into one of the country's key creative spaces
Global News 58% of Gen Z report experiencing hearing damage due to loud music exposure A new study from the RNID found that 35% of Gen Z's don't plan to wear earplugs at music festivals and nightclubs, despite 75% saying they understood the risks of loud music exposure
New Releases SPRAYBOX’s Jacotanu showcases UK-driven versatility on ‘WAYPOINT-1’ The debut LP spans UKG to techno, staking Japan’s place on the global bass map
Green Room Potato Head & Max Lamb launch design-forward homeware collection from waste Collection 001 builds on the Community Waste Project by repurposing local waste like used oil, glass & plastic into one-of-a-kind objects made in Bali
Asia News New Taipei record store Slipped Disk opens this week The Da’an Park vinyl spot pairs curated crates with beer, listening stations & a nod to old-school pain relief culture
Galleries In pictures: behind the scenes & centre stage at The Mixmag Lab Dhaka Step into the crowd with photos that capture the spirit of the iconic livestream series' debut in Bangladesh
New Releases Kiss Nuka channels mystical rhythm & flow on ‘Taabiir’ Part of Siamese Twins’ ‘Ragom’ VA, the track explores the rhythmic depths of South Indian Carnatic music, tribal atmospheres & layered vocal chants
Global News Bandcamp Friday returns after previous edition raised US$3.2 million for independent artists The platform has confirmed there will be three more Bandcamp Fridays in 2025
Global News PinkPantheress: “People are less willing to listen to electronic music made by a Black woman” The artist opens up in a new interview about the hurdles she’s had to jump through during her career so far
Global News Spotify threatens to ban users who don't pass new ID checks Following the introduction of the Online Safety Act, users in the UK are now required to provide proof of their age via facial recognition or photo ID to access certain content
New Releases Closet Yi channels the spirit of her China tour on ‘Cloudborne 888’ The new EP explores movement and memory through hazy synths and immersive percussion