We Out Here: Thriving at a Music Festival in Your Thirties
As a seasoned festival-goer and music journalist, I’ve wandered through countless fields, endured endless queues, and witnessed the evolution of the British festival scene….
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Awesome Tapes From Africa: An Interview with Brian Shimkovitz
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Why Berlin needs techno to avoid becoming just another city
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Getting to Know: TITIA
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Music Festival Guide: Festivals to bookmark for Summer 2019
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Strange Sounds From Beyond, 22 June, Amsterdam
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Paradise City 2019: Living up to its reputation
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Best of June: Pleinvrees Festival, NDSM, Amsterdam
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Preview: Draaimolen Festival 2019
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Preview: The Crave Festival 2019
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Preview: Festifest 2019
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We Out Here Festival Returns for 2024
We Out Here Festival, the brainchild of renowned curator Gilles Peterson, is set to return for its fifth edition from August 15th to 18th,…
WOMAD 2024: A Global Celebration of Music, Arts, and Dance
Amidst the height of the British summer festival season, one event stands out for its unparalleled celebration of global culture. WOMAD returns to the…
The environmental cost of abandoning your tent at a music festival
After years of depressing images of huge fields strewn with abandoned tents and rubbish in the aftermath of music festivals, it was heartening to…
We Out Here review: respect for music and culture at its core
There was no better place to celebrate ‘Radio 6 Dad’ culture – and 50 years of hip hop – than Gilles Peterson’s We Out…
Awesome Tapes From Africa: An Interview with Brian Shimkovitz
Brian Shimkovitz has spent the last decade building Awesome Tapes From Africa from a small blog into a record label. Along the way, Shimkowitz…
Jennifer Cardini: Bridging Gaps One Dance at a Time
“Transformation, 1994, Limelight in Cannes, South of France. It’s one of the club hits for me that was playing at that time when I…
Why Berlin needs techno to avoid becoming just another city
Gentrification, it’s all well and good in principle: improving areas with renewal and rebuilding. But it can also have a pretty dark side with…
Getting to Know: TITIA
Fresh off a tight set at Is Burning for Pride Weekend in Amsterdam, local DJ Titia van Beckum – a.k.a. TITIA – is in…
Review: Paradise City 2019
Located in the grounds of a small-ish castle just north of Brussels, the Paradise focuses on delivering good, clean, unapologetic fun in a manner…
Music Festival Guide: Festivals to bookmark for Summer 2019
The European continent (sorry, UK) is fortunate to be rich in summer music festivals. The number of dance festivals taking place here has exploded…
Strange Sounds From Beyond, 22 June, Amsterdam
Four years ago, the first Strange Sounds From Beyond introduced a global style of music to Amsterdam. Today, it is a thriving music festival…
Paradise City 2019: Living up to its reputation
Paradise City returns to the grounds of Ribaucout Castle, Belgium, for its fifth anniversary edition this summer. Since 2015, Paradise City has established itself…
Best of June: Pleinvrees Festival, NDSM, Amsterdam
The month of June in the Netherlands is a feast for the senses. The rare warmth of sunrays on your face; the smell of…
Preview: Draaimolen Festival 2019
When: September 14, 12 AM- September 15, 12:30 AM Where: MOB Complex, Tilburg. More info TBD here. “Have you ever been to Draaimolen Festival?”…
Preview: The Crave Festival 2019
When: June 1, 12 PM – 11:30 PM. More info on the weekend agenda here. Where: Zuiderpark, The Hague Technically the festival is on…
Preview: Loveland Festival 2019
When: August 10, 12 PM – 11 PM | August 11, 1 PM – 11 PM Where: Sloterpark, Amsterdam If you’re looking for a…
Preview: Planet Paradigm Festival 2019
When: May 25, 12PM – 12AM (after party 12AM – 6AM) Where: The cozy woods of Groningen. More info here. After a sold out…
Preview: Festifest 2019
Where: Noordelicht Cafe, NDSM Plein, Amsterdam Noord When: 1 June, 2019 1 PM – 11 PM At Bizarre Culture, summer hasn’t officially kicked off…
Tsepo: A Feature
It’s 3:30 PM when I see him whizzing into the terrace behind Oosterbar on his bike, one hand on the handlebars and the other…