Carl Loben
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Jon Dennis
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VOTE: for the least worst candidate who's got a chance of winning. Keep the fascists out.
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Olaf Falafel
about 1 month ago
In 1979 I went to an early Specials gig and I got hit on the head when they were throwing demo cassettes into the crowd. I’ve still got the ska to prove it.
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If you're really bored and have two hours to spare, and want to listen to me waffling on about music journalism, Melody Maker, DJing and drum & bass, take a listen to the latest Beats Working podcast - here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc2Y...
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EP016 – Carl Loben: Writing Music History – A Career as a Music Journalist
YouTube video by Beats Learning
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about 1 month ago
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Reviewed the wicked new TOMORA album for DJ Mag, which is just so SO good. "Tom Rowlands has recorded this exceptional work with Norwegian singer Aurora, who guested on the previous two Chemical Bros LPs... stands up against any of your fave Chems LPs — yep, that good."
djmag.com/reviews/tomo...
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TOMORA - Come Closer
Music Reviews ALBUMS Release date: | Carl Loben Rich, bewitching electro-pop
https://djmag.com/reviews/tomora-come-closer
about 1 month ago
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Carole Cadwalladr
about 1 month ago
You need to read this.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
has been warning us since 2016 about Trump. He knows: he’s one of world’s leading experts on authoritarianism & always ahead of the game. V proud to publish him in
@thenerve.news
. He’s an essential voice.
www.thenerve.news/p/donald-tru...
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If Trump intends to attempt a coup, here are five ways he could do it
Despite the debacle in Iran, a president at war has several pressure points at his disposal to postpone, restrict and ultimately cancel democracy, writes the historian
https://www.thenerve.news/p/donald-trump-coup-five-ways-scenarios-timothy-snyder-midterms-election-survive
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Otto English
about 1 month ago
Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU. Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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DJ Mag
about 1 month ago
Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja was arrested at a protest in support of the organisation Palestine Action over the weekend
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Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja arrested at Palestine Action protest in London
He was among 523 people who were arrested amid protests in London’s Trafalgar Square this past weekend
https://djmag.com/news/massive-attacks-robert-del-naja-arrested-palestine-action-protest-london
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Caroline Prothero
about 1 month ago
Liv NERVO DJ is my friend. She was coerced by a very rich man leading a double life & tricked into pregnancy. Matthew Pringle has suppressed her with the legal might his wealth allows. She won the right to speak. META took it down. This is how women suffer in silence. ✊
@jolyon.goodlawproject.org
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Latest JSW show is up, featuring tracks by Radio Slave, Riva Starr, Cagedbaby, Hilit Kolet, Huxley, DJ Paulette, Jon Carter, Sasha, Renegade Soundwave x Mr C, The Freestylers,
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social
NRKY, Dave Beer, Nickelle, Nolan, Janis Joplin & more X
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THE NERVE
about 1 month ago
I’ve known Lebanon for three decades. What’s happening now is an invasion. This is Gaza 2.0 – and the world is barely paying attention. @CaroleCadwalladr for the Nerve Link 🔽
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DJ Mag
about 2 months ago
Kurupt FM shutting down UNLOCKED Shoreditch ❌ DJ Mag and Rizla have released the broadcast from the very first Rizla After Dark Live event, featuring the iconic Brentford crew. Watch:
youtu.be/vY337bW_zWY?...
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Kurupt FM Live In London | DJ Mag x Rizla After Dark
DJ Mag and Rizla After Dark present a special recording of Kurupt FM live. The iconic Brentford crew headlined a sold-out UNLOCKED Shoreditch last month, with a performance filled with fan…
https://youtu.be/vY337bW_zWY?si=boXUoCQuZSr1v2kE
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Anti-racism protest rave to take place in London this month, House Against Hate
"Dance music has always soundtracked protest and activism. Now is the time to reboot this tradition and kick-start the revolution, united as one"
https://djmag.com/news/anti-racism-protest-rave-take-place-london-month-house-against-hate?fbclid=IwRlRTSAQ0cEhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeebT3jJpJui_avY_bgLEs7tQWlv2aeVBI-RWzXQLuXl62lk1haNUQH_HqJ0I_aem_qUqZcqin5oqDY8Adm0x2iw
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I'm hosting the Q&A following the UK premiere of Rave Culture: A New Era at the Rio in Dalston tonight. Looking forward to it.
#RaveOn
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Rave Culture: A New Era review – high energy testimonial to the UK’s dance revolution
It could do with more robust political context, but this Spanish-made documentary is still a loving, insightful delve into rave’s lasting influence and lost-weekend logistics
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/26/rave-culture-a-new-era-review-high-energy-testimonial-to-the-uks-dance-revolution
about 2 months ago
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The Guardian
about 2 months ago
‘Black music is not a subculture – it is the engine’: Why the Mobo awards matter more than ever, 30 years on
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‘Black music is not a subculture – it is the engine’: Why the Mobo awards matter more than ever, 30 years on
Three decades after launching the awards, founder Kanya King reflects on being ahead of the crowd and why Mobo has always been more than music
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/26/black-music-is-not-a-subculture-it-is-the-engine-mobo-founder-kanya-king-on-why-the-awards-matter-more-than-ever-30-years-on?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1774571206
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The secret is out!
#TrainspottingTheMusical
opens this summer in London before going out on tour. With songs by
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social
and
@mrstevemac.bsky.social
, this is gonna be one of the standout cultural events of the summer. Choose life! Tickets available here:
trainspottingthemusical.co.uk
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Trainspotting The Musical
Thirty years on from the film that changed everything, the world premiere production of Trainspotting The Musical storms the West End stage.
https://trainspottingthemusical.co.uk
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Dorian Lynskey
2 months ago
(2) An essay on how the anti-woke movement contributed to our current nightmare and what Woke 2.0 (not my phrase) might look like
www.thenerve.news/p/woke-war-d...
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In a world of war, abuse and rising fascism, ‘woke’ was never the enemy
Mainstream conservatives and even centrists rounded on progressive culture as though it were a threat to society. Now they see where the real threat lay, writes Dorian Lynskey
https://www.thenerve.news/p/woke-war-dorian-lynskey-trump-farage-ricky-gervais-black-lives-matter
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PRS members: time to vote in the Members Council ballot for 2026 board members. If you're involved in electronic music in any way, be sure to again vote for John Truelove. He'll then be able to continue sticking up for the sector like he's done for years.
#PRS
www.prsformusic.com/about-us/gov...
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John Truelove | PRS for Music
https://www.prsformusic.com/about-us/governance/about-the-members-council/members-council-ballot/john-truelove
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DJ Mag
2 months ago
Physical sales made via Bandcamp will now count towards UK chart positions 📊
djmag.com/news/bandcam...
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Bandcamp physical sales now count towards UK chart positions
The change could have a big impact on independent artists in niche genres, where chart positions are often decided by small sales margins
https://djmag.com/news/bandcamp-physical-sales-now-count-towards-uk-chart-positions
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Here's the latest The Making Of video by the DJ Mag team - it's around Camisra 'Let Me Show You', which Tall Paul put together to play at Turnmills. X
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Camisra ‘Let Me Show You’ | The Making Of A Hard House Anthem
YouTube video by DJ Mag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RDyZ9OxrO8
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Latest 1BTN JSW show is up on Mixcloud, feat. tracks by Renegade Soundwave, Radio Slave x DJ Minx, Hilit Kolet, Jon Carter, Nickelle, Freestylers, Steve Mac, Pattern Perception, Black Octopus, Santos, FreQ Nasty, Wet Leg, Corserine, Siouxsie & the Banshees + more x
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Richard Norris
2 months ago
In honour of World Sleep Day, Mark Barrott and myself present a two-hour mix designed to help you relax. This curated mix includes cuts from our collaborative sleep-focused EP, ‘Nocturnes Vol. 1’ Listen exclusively on Apple Music -
djmixes.lnk.to/world-sleep-...
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Mark Barrott, Richard Norris - World Sleep Day 2026 (DJ Mix)
Listen to World Sleep Day 2026 (DJ Mix) by Mark Barrott, Richard Norris.
https://djmixes.lnk.to/world-sleep-day-2026
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DJ Mag
2 months ago
A new film documenting late-1980s British rave culture is premiering this month 📽️
djmag.com/news/late-80...
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Late ’80s British rave culture documentary to premieres announced: watch trailer
A new film documenting late-1980s British rave culture is premiering this month.
https://djmag.com/news/late-80s-british-rave-culture-documentary-premieres-announced-watch-trailer
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Back on the 1BTN airwaves tonight for the first time this year. 10pm-12.
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Dorian Lynskey
2 months ago
This time we profile one of the worst people in the world and explain how much of what we associate with Trump is really Miller’s sinister mission to remake America
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John Robb official
2 months ago
PLEASE SHARE Sea Power headline first Louder Than War Live festival with Pale Blue Eyes, Benefits, House of All, Evil Blizzard, Immersion and the fast rising new band Mouth Ulcers and many other bands on Sat March 14 in Manchester … all tickets and details here.
louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...
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Louder Than War Live - Manchester Festival - March 2026
Louder Than War is Hosting Its First Festival In Manchester called LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE in March 2026 - Signed Up Form
https://louderthanwar.com/louder-than-war-live-festival-march-2026/
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Neil Lewis
3 months ago
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
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I reviewed the new Gorillaz album, 'The Mountain' - out today. "This is perhaps the most complete Gorillaz album yet. Albarn’s genius is pulling in all these disparate collaborators and funnelling the roving revue into a coherent whole."
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Gorillaz - The Mountain
Music Reviews ALBUMS Release date: | Carl Loben Best work yet
https://djmag.com/reviews/gorillaz-mountain
3 months ago
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Really think this is a future classic. Detroit vibes. X
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Nickelle - Neo One
YouTube video by Jack Said What
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fcotUVphY0&list=RD4fcotUVphY0&start_radio=1
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DJ Mag
3 months ago
Multiple techno events and festivals have dropped DJs from their line-ups amidst mounting allegations of misconduct, including reports of alleged sexual assault
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Multiple hard techno DJs removed from events amid allegations of sexual misconduct
Artists have also severed ties with Steer Management following the online circulation of “serious allegations” against several DJs signed to the agency
https://djmag.com/news/multiple-hard-techno-djs-removed-events-amid-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct
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Nearly 300,000 people have already signed this petition to return water to public ownership — and that's before a lot of people have seen Dirty Business on Channel Four. The privatisation of the water industry has failed and is no longer fit for purpose. Sign here:
www.change.org/p/return-the...
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Sign the Petition
Return the Water Industry to Public Ownership
https://www.change.org/p/return-the-water-industry-to-public-ownership?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=def16140-297d-11e5-9a1d-d9709b34de83
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"Massages..."
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George Monbiot
3 months ago
Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling. If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2
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Caitlin Moran
3 months ago
"Keep your side of the road clean." In a world of dolourous news, all you can do is find one small thing - then try to fix it. And so me and the British Society of Magazine Editors are launching this - to find the next generation of writers AND PAY THEM. Screw you, AI. We still believe in writing.
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DJ Mag
3 months ago
Sabres Of Paradise’s ‘Haunted Dancehall’ is a certified masterpiece ⚔️ Joe Muggs caught up with Kooner and Burns to unravel the story of ‘Haunted Dancehall’.
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How Sabres Of Paradise’s ‘Haunted Dancehall’ captured the ’90s post-rave landscape
Joe Muggs speaks to Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns to tell the story of ‘Haunted Dancehall’
https://buff.ly/cPOLf5Z
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Ben Phillips
3 months ago
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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3 months ago
you have until 8pm tonight to hear this, before it disappears..
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I'm on a couple of panels at
#NightTimeEconomySummit
in Liverpool this Wednesday. One on the future of club culture, & one on the impact of global conflicts on the music & live events industry. Both hopefully fascinating. It's a really strong programme this year x
#NTES26
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RJC
3 months ago
It really can’t be reshared enough
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DJ Mag
4 months ago
Kurupt FM to headline UNLOCKED Shoreditch 🔊 Taking place on Thursday 26th February, DJ Mag and Rizla present the first-ever After Dark Live event with the iconic Brentford crew. Free tickets:
djtickets.com/event/dj-mag...
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DJ Mag x Rizla After Dark Live with Kurupt FM
DJ Mag and Rizla have teamed up for the first-ever After Dark Live event with Kurupt FM. Taking place at UNLOCKED Shoreditch on Thursday 26th February, the event will bring the iconic Brentford crew…
https://djtickets.com/event/dj-mag-x-rizla-after-dark-live-kurupt-fm
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Simon Reynolds
4 months ago
My new book Still In A Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers, and the Reinvention of Rock, 1984-94 is out in June on
@whiterabbitbks.bsky.social
. It's a love letter to the music of my youth and a flashback to the most exciting time of my writing life. Pre-order
geni.us/StillInADream
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The shape of solidarity: standing with Palestine in electronic music
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The shape of solidarity: standing with Palestine in electronic music
Oli Warwick explores the evolution of Palestinian solidarity in electronic music — asking where it's made a difference, where it's fallen short, and where it goes from here
https://djmag.com/features/shape-of-solidarity-standing-palestine-electronic-music
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Sam Freedman
4 months ago
I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
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Nick Hook
4 months ago
DANCE FOR PEACE Day Rave at Volks Nightclub, Brighton - Saturday 7 March. All funds to MEDICAL AID FOR PALESTINIANS. DJ line-up includes: DANNY HOWELLS, STEVE MAC, SCOTT DIAZ, TIM CULLEN, EVIL TOM, NICK HOOK &
@carlloben3000.bsky.social
SKIDDLE tickets -
www.skiddle.com/e/41949856
#housemusic
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DJ Mag
4 months ago
Calls to recognise the legendary jungle MC Stevie Hyper D with a blue plaque are gaining momentum 🏆
djmag.com/news/stevie-...
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Stevie Hyper D: calls mount for blue plaque honouring legendary jungle MC
The trailblazing London artist emerged as a figure on the UK jungle scene in the '90s
https://djmag.com/news/stevie-hyper-d-calls-mount-blue-plaque-honouring-legendary-jungle-mc
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Ben Lorber
4 months ago
Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for
@religiondispatches.org
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Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that: If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
https://religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-just-endorsed-blatant-white-nationalism-and-the-silence-is-deafening/
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Radley Balko
4 months ago
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
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