Asia News Roland launches ASPIRE electronic music education programme across Asia & Australia Developed with Musical Futures International, the project brings hands-on learning to schools in Bangkok, Melbourne & Singapore
Global News Darius Syrossian forced to cancel US shows, cites Trump's Iranian travel ban The Tehran-born DJ shared his "serious concerns" around travelling to the US amid restrictions for Iranian citizens
Asia News Soi48’s photobook documents the raw & hyperlocal realities of nightlife in Asia ADM: Asia’s Own Unhinged Club Culture gives an intimate look at dance music spaces, fashion, flyers, & more from 2017-2025
Features Mengzy Selects – 043 / January Mixmag Asia's bass purveyor Mengzy shares her musical discoveries from around the region
Features From Chicago to the world: How footwork crossed the globe The originators of Chicago footwork rewired and dominated local dancefloors — then together, they moved the world. Tracy Kawalik explores the unshakable legacy and unifying power of Chicago footwork with the master architects who carved out the blueprint
Global News Fela Kuti becomes first African artist to receive GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award The Afrobeats pioneer is being awarded by the US Recording Academy some 30 years after his death
Global News Spotify and "big three" major labels are suing Anna's Archive for $13 trillion A court filing claims that the internet activist group has engaged in the "brazen theft" of 86 million audio files from the platform
Global News Deezer says it has demonetised 85% of all AI-generated music due to fraud The French streaming service is now making its AI-detection tool “commercially available”
Galleries In pictures: capturing the neon-lit carnival of EDC Thailand The technicolour takeover of Phuket came with drones, daisy wheels & four stages of massive global names
Global News Robert Pattinson: “I had my headphones over the bat ears, making electronic music” The Batman star spoke about his love for 100 Gecs and making "ambient" music in a new interview
Tech KORG reveals phase8 acoustic synthesizer with vibrating steel resonators Based on Acoustic Synthesis technology, it generates sound through real resonators paired with analogue wavefolding, audio-rate modulation & a built-in sequencer
Features Festivals in Asia to look forward to in 2026 Your annual festival run starts here—from destination raves to massive main stages, these are the region’s unmissable events of the year
Asia News Bad Times Records finds a new home inside La Cabane Hong Kong Ani Phoebe shares on how the relocation builds on community, vinyl culture, & collaboration
Premiere Premiere: DJ MARIA. remixes Sunju Hargun’s ‘Silverhaze’ into a techno ripper Originally released two years ago, the ambient track gets a breath of fresh air in the final instalment of ‘Extans Mantra’