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Hi, some news: I'm the new Editor of @CrackMagazine It's great to be back in London, and I'm excited to lead such an established, thoughtful magazine focused on music and culture across the map. The July issue will be my first

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5 years

@MikeSegalov Met Quentin Tarantino in Virgin Megastore in 07. Asked him about the WW2 film he said he wanted to make, he rambled for ages about what was going to become Inglorious Bastards but I assumed he was talking rubbish. He also commented quite intensely on my sandals, eeeek.

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4 years

Settling (uncomfortably) into the idea that the government sees the closure of the nightlife industry as a once in a lifetime chance for them to redraw UK cities in their preferred image - quieter, more moneyed, led by the resident as consumer

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Lauren Martin

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7 years

A thought for today, as much as any other. RIP Mark Fisher.

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7 years

I'm not going to bed until I see a Tory cry.

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Lauren Martin

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5 years

Hello, some news! I'm excited to say that I've joined @DJmag as their new Features Editor.

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Lauren Martin

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4 years

Yesterday was a horrible day to be online. Every artist who either wrote or boosted a glowing Morillo tribute needs to seriously consider how it must feel to survive sexual violence, and then have to mentally log everyone in their orbit who's willing to excuse or ignore it.

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5 years

It's been 20 years since Kemistry passed away. Thank you @djstormdnb for sharing your memories about her and the birth of @metalheadzmusic with me. She was a beautiful soul, a DJ who shaped so much of what we love about UK rave music. RIP to a legend.

Kemistry & Storm – the tragic story of the drum'n'bass originals

As a pioneering female DJ duo, the two best friends were integral to the rise of the 90s dance scene, before a car accident changed everything. Storm talks about the soul sister she lost

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Lauren Martin

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2 years

I married the love of my life @gabrielszatan yesterday and it was absolutely perfect 💞

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3 years

In the spirit of end of year music lists and reflections, if you managed to put tunes out this year that you're proud of, kept up a radio show even when you were tired and fed up, played a banger of a gig that makes you smile when you think back on it - seriously, well done

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Lauren Martin

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2 years

Hello, this is my last week as Features Editor at @DJmag . I’m taking some time off – first breather in a decade, really. It’s been a pleasure to work with so many talented writers & artists over the past 3 years. Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed the magazine. For now, ✌🏼

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4 years

Big room tech house DJs: wouldn’t take a COVID vaccine, would take bumps off a stranger

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5 years

Do you know how fast I would click on a Peggy Gou “what’s in my travel skincare/make up bag”-style video? She plays 10,000 gigs a month and always looks like a ray of golden sunshine. I’ve flown twice this week and look like deep fried stress.

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4 years

Imagine being the booking agent who called Kevin Saunderson back to say “I don’t know who you are.” For shame. Quit your job and get out of the way.

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4 years

Helena Hauff modelling for Lemaire, how slick

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6 years

To learn that Avicii took his own life, and so young, too - it's so heartbreaking. On an industry level, the network of leeches who profit and feed off the stress and misery of artists thrust into a spotlight they cannot cope with should be utterly fucking ashamed of themselves.

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4 years

It’s been 15 years but, might start smoking weed again tbh.

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Lauren Martin

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5 years

I've written a guide on how to pitch print and digital features to @DJmag . Hope this can be instructive to those who are interested!

How to pitch features to DJ Mag

Hi, my name’s Lauren Martin and I’m the Features Editor at DJ Mag ([email protected]). Here’s a guide for how to pitch to us.

lauren-martin-66724.medium.com

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Lauren Martin

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7 years

We believe you, @ALICEGLASS 🌹

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4 years

The fact that Ron Hardy lies in an unmarked grave is heartbreaking

Chicago DJs are banding together to help Ron Hardy get a gravestone · News ⟋ RA

The Chosen Few DJs and the Frankie Knuckles Foundation will host a livestream in honor of the Chicago pioneer this weekend.

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8 years

Tell your Brexit nan that the vote's on Friday, can't have these mad corpses fucking it up for the rest of us.

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4 years

White people: don’t just post a black square on your IG & take a day off. Please reflect on what you can do to educate yourself & support anti-racist causes. Today I’m reading Vron Ware’s White Women, Racism and History & splitting donations, & tomorrow I’ll be out protesting.

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4 years

Realised this morning that the oral history of dubstep I wrote for VICE was published 5 (!!) years ago now. Feels like a lifetime ago, but the tunes are eternal - I genuinely miss hearing music this deep and heavy on a soundsystem.

The VICE Oral History of Dubstep

The story of a genre, as told by some of its most pivotal players.

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2 years

Some great news for two great men: I spoke with Larry Heard, Robert Owens, and the people who helped them win their long, hard-fought legal battle against Trax Records

‘It gives me peace’: house legends Larry Heard and Robert Owens on winning their Trax legal battle

A successful copyright action against their former label means the celebrated producers can reclaim their back catalogue after decades of struggle

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4 years

What I’d give to be out tonight, to see even one lone soldier shuffling at the warm up set

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5 years

Rest in peace, Andrew Weatherall. We were lucky, in our dance music world, to have experienced someone as magnetic and brilliant as him.

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6 years

I have a new monthly column on @guardian , where I pick some of my favourite music that I've been listening to. I hope you enjoy listening as well.

The month's best mixes: Eris Drew, Afrodeutsche, Sharda and more

In the first of a new monthly Guardian series picking out the best DJ mixes, radio shows and other musical ephemera, we explore Afrofuturistic UK techno and Colombian sound design

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4 years

Blinked and everyone below 35 dresses like this now: Black puffer jacket Zipped up fleece Straight leg blue jeans PE spare kit trainers

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4 years

The ratio on that Culture Vulture (!!!) video tweet is suitably spicy. Hope DJ Lag sues.

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9 years

I put together an oral history of the birth of dubstep for @VICEUK http://t.co/bRVX1GGFAM http://t.co/tRFWdEgalv

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10 years

"On 18th Sept, absolute sovereign power will lie in the hands of Scottish people. They have to decide whether to keep it, or give it away."

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9 years

"YOU CAN'T GOVERN WITH US!" http://t.co/SzSV5s50GT

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4 years

If you've been reading and rating DJ Mag this year, want to say thanks. It's been such a difficult year for dance music, but it feels great to end the year with an amazing cover and I hope the stories and music we've put out have brought some light and interest into your days 💐

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Lauren Martin

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3 years

Truly, what's the fucking point of criminalising misogyny when they almost never lock up rapists?

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4 years

Andrew Weatherall, Mike Huckaby, Genesis P-Orridge, Florian Schneider - we’re losing legends 🥀

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4 years

And then, of course, when illegal raves become the only feasible option for people to play and dance again, the Tory press will gloat at all the stabbings and overdoses that will follow, because there's hardly anywhere safe to rave. "Look at the wretched masses." It's miserable.

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4 years

This weather, man. We should all be wafting about on a club terrace together to a wiggly Midland tune, paper fan in one hand and pint in the other.

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5 years

Well.... there you have it.

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8 years

Controlla sounds like bliss, the sun is out, the clocks went forward. It's spring.

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4 years

What is the point of having extraordinary wealthy people be directors and shareholders of a club if that wealth isn’t going to help the club and its staff during a crisis? Seeing people in comments saying they’ll donate their UC money during a pandemic is upsetting.

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Lauren Martin

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6 years

Take a long, loving look at how wonderful this photo of Joni Mitchell is.

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4 years

Feeling the burnout, find it hard to talk about the burnout, don’t seems to have time in the day to read about or figure out the burnout, don’t want to complain because I know how hard it is for everyone, so - I don’t know what the answer is

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6 years

Just had an invoice paid 49 mins after filing, this is better than eccies.

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7 years

Happy birthday, DJ Screw. Here's every single - well, I'm pretty sure of it - Screw tape there is. RIP.

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6 years

Genuinely in shock at the news of Anthony Bourdain's suicide, I gasped out loud. He always struck me as someone who was coping with darkness through humour and wisdom, and the way he was spoke about Me Too in his industry and uplifted Argento were real joys to see. The poor soul.

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4 years

Would like to sound the airhorn for features on DJ Mag. This guide I wrote last year still stands re: formats, pay and rough deadlines. Please do have a read if you're interested in writing some long-form for us before reaching out

How to pitch features to DJ Mag

Hi, my name’s Lauren Martin and I’m the Features Editor at DJ Mag ([email protected]). Here’s a guide for how to pitch to us.

lauren-martin-66724.medium.com

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3 years

I'm 33 today, and feeling very loved 🌹

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4 years

The figures that are being shared online of how much nightlife brings into the UK economy, to appeal to "it's the economy, stupid!" Tory sensibilities - it's marginal compared to what the govt could make on selling up closed venues and plots of lands to banks, real estate, etc.

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6 years

It's all just a monumental waste, isn't it? That's what gets me. A waste of time, resources, attention spans, column inches, sleepless nights for people who are scared. The arrogance and stupidity of it all.

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6 years

British people foaming at the mouth, cackling with pleasure, as an abused and brainwashed teenager is made stateless along with her days-old baby. It’s rotten.

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4 years

It’s my birthday today. And even though it comes in the winter of a terrible year, I’m genuinely thankful that I’m still here, and that I got to eat great food with my love tonight. I hope you’re all keeping the best you can 💐

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5 years

With the last of my strength, I whisper into the suffocating air: “Fuck the Tories.”

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5 years

“Hello? Yes, this is the business techno desk.”

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4 years

That woman who got “Blood and Teeth” tattooed on the side of her head after campaigning for W*rren - cursed, she looks like a fucking Nazi. Americans act like politicians are their favourite sitcoms characters or celebrities. It’s psychotic.

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3 years

My profile of @mala_dmz . He's not big on solo press but he was very generous with his ideas here, particularly on how dub reggae soundsystem culture taught him how to organise his life's work. He's a legend. I'm proud to have put him on the @DJmag cover

Mala: positive vibrations

As part of the ground-breaking dubstep crew DMZ, Mala’s mystical, hybrid sound captured the imagination of a new generation of dance music fans. As the genre evolved globally, so did Mala’s mission —...

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4 years

Really sorry to hear that Mixmag won’t be in print for the foreseeable future and that so many people have lost their jobs. Hope you can all come back stronger, and soon.

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4 years

20 feels like a long time ago now

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This is awful news. Seeing Power Trip play live was such a brilliant experience and so much of that was because of Riley. Gutted for his bandmates and loved ones 🖤🥀

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Put on Autechre, and the dog ran down the hall barking 😭

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4 years

Artists and labels: do you have an album or compilation coming out in November that you haven't announced yet? I'm flush with October releases right now, but I need more November ones for the November issue of the mag. DM me if you like.

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6 years

I gave Helena ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ because she is the greatest

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4 years

Great news that @K7records are reissuing @djstormdnb and Kemistry's landmark DJ Kicks. I wrote about their friendship and musical legacy last year and was, through repeated listens, struck by how powerful that mix still is

Kemistry & Storm – the tragic story of the drum'n'bass originals

As a pioneering female DJ duo, the two best friends were integral to the rise of the 90s dance scene, before a car accident changed everything. Storm talks about the soul sister she lost

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4 years

Wonderful to have @ConductaUK on the Sept issue cover! Interview by @Jpizzledizzle Images by @vickygrout In shops today 🥝💚

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6 years

I’m 30 today and Gabe got us a puppy, which means I’m also an emo mess 🌹

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4 years

Here, @sellbydave takes on a thorny issue: that what many ravers, writers, and documentarians widely accept as the history of dance music in the UK is often misleading, with half-told stories creating industries that have sometimes pushed myths as fact.

How much of UK dance music history is real?

Every era of British dance music has its myths and over-simplified narratives — hell, even little known local scenes have urban legends. Below, Matt Anniss explores how a tendency towards selective...

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6 years

Nuke us all, now, please.

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8 years

Just checked my bank account for the first time in weeks and lol, hope those body creams I got for Christmas make for nice pasta sauces.

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6 years

How’s your Valentines Day going? Gabriel just accurately recited - for fun, from memory - every headliner on the Pyramid stage, going backward Sunday to Friday in a row, at Glastonbury every year for the last NINETEEN years.

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7 years

Ah yes, NHC, where millions congregate for a weekend of shooting up. Fuck off.

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5 years

I’m so excited to share the December issue of @DJmag , with my cover story on @erisdrew 🍄☀️💗 Thank you Eris for your time, honesty and kindness. I hope that everyone enjoys reading. In shops today!

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3 years

That latest statement from R&S is disgusting. Full support to Raj, always.

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5 years

And so, the extraordinary project comes to an end. It has been the joy of my working life to be part of it, to spend 5 years with all of the caring, knowledgeable, talented people that I’m so proud to call my colleagues.

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4 years

It was a joy to interview @mala_dmz for the cover of @DJmag . His work in leading a new generation of dubstep fans towards an authentic soundsystem culture has made his music, DJing and @deepmedimusik so special. In shops now, or you can order a copy online - hope you enjoy it 🌹

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Dubstep’s original mystic @mala_dmz is DJ Mag’s February 2021 cover star 🔊 On stands, or available by subscription, now: 📸 @thebignowhere

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7 years

Vince McMahon is going to make a beautiful, beautiful FBI Director.

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4 years

I’m going to re-up the pitching guide I shared earlier this year - we’re looking for fresh ideas for features on @DJmag , for print and digital

How to pitch features to DJ Mag

Hi, my name’s Lauren Martin and I’m the Features Editor at DJ Mag ([email protected]). Here’s a guide for how to pitch to us.

lauren-martin-66724.medium.com

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4 years

Bragging about turning down a life-changing amount of money in a pandemic year isn't the flex you think it is, sir

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4 years

My @DJmag cover story with @mala_dmz is now available to read online. Thank you again to Mala for his time and honesty. I hope you all enjoy reading this one 💚

Mala: positive vibrations

As part of the ground-breaking dubstep crew DMZ, Mala’s mystical, hybrid sound captured the imagination of a new generation of dance music fans. As the genre evolved globally, so did Mala’s mission —...

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8 years

So this is what it comes down to. London will be one massive Pret in 2020, with each brick sold to the highest bidder #FabricReview

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3 years

Dance music writers, around the world: I'm looking for feature pitches for @DJmag in early 2022! Please take a look at the pitching guide, which has been updated to reflect what we're looking to publish

How to pitch features to DJ Mag

Hi, my name’s Lauren Martin and I’m the Features Editor at DJ Mag ([email protected]). Here’s a guide for how to pitch to us.

lauren-martin-66724.medium.com

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8 years

Here's your pal Marina Abramović being a mental racist in her forthcoming memoir (and daily life) (via @rwetzler )

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4 years

FKA twigs is a brave woman. Surviving a traumatic relationship and its long-term effects can be a painful, private trauma of its own. Love and solidarity to her

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3 years

happy 20th birthday to two all-time greats

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Happy 1st birthday, wee baba 🎈

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Oh fucking hell, this is amazing: an archive of 90s rave recordings and zines. Old sets from Hawtin, Woody McBride, Spiral Tribe, Frankie Bones, Traxx, Adam X, Claude Young...

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4 years

Best New Music

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9 years

When an account of a decade of sexual abuse is "reasoned away" by what's "commercially sound"? That's called rape culture. IT'S REAL.

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Women: This man has repeatedly done horrible things. Men: Where’s the evidence? Always seemed sound to me. Women: Can you not just listen to us? Men: …….. * Women: Here is the overwhelming evidence of said horrible things. Men: Why didn’t you say something sooner? Women: FUU-

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5 years

In the coming weeks, Yadastar (the company that’s run RBMA and Red Bull Radio) will close, and lots of talented people will be out of regular work. If you’d be interested in hiring anyone, details for each person and what they typically do are here:

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3 years

Looking for some releases for possible review in DJ Mag. Do you have an album or compilation coming out in December or January? Maybe it's scheduled to come out during the holiday period, and you haven't announced it yet? Keen to hear what's coming up soon.

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4 years

We love you Theo 😭

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Theo Parrish. The underground trance mix of Brighter Days. On vinyl. With record skips n all. HOUSE is a feeling ✊🏼

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4 years

Have to remind myself to unclench my jaw several times a day

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If I was there, I’d have been throwing eccies into the air like confetti.

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8 years

There are 7 women (5 solo and a duo) out of 76 acts playing at Dekmantel Selectors and, honestly, it's just annoying and not good enough.

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6 years

Thank you @NinaKraviz 😌

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2 years

Overmono have a real shot at becoming the UK’s next big live dance act. I spoke with the brothers, ⁦ @TesselaMusic ⁩ and ⁦ @Truss_101 ⁩, for the April cover of ⁦ @DJmag ⁩

Overmono: live from the underground

Lauren Martin speaks to Overmono about how they’ve built a sound and A/V live show that taps into UK dance music legacies, all while staying true to themselves

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9 years

For anyone unfamiliar with the case so far, @aimeecliff wrote a great piece about Kesha for @thefader a while ago:

Pop Needs Its Warrior Kesha

As long as Kesha remains unable to release music, as her legal battle with Dr Luke continues, pop is missing one of its most empowering voices.

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I spoke to @lustwerkmusic about falling in love with music while driving, burnout, luxury, post-rock, and the little things that make a huge difference, and he recorded a wonderful hour of music for the One Cue series. Hope you enjoy it all.

On Cue: Galcher Lustwerk

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. This week, and ahead of...

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3 years

Looking for UK club/music venue owners or senior staff who'd be interested in speaking with a disabled artist for a DJ Mag feature, on how to improve venues for disabled guests when clubs reopen. Is anyone doing this work behind the scenes already, or keen to start? DM me please!

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