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Who Killed the Dancefloor? The Private Equity Takeover of Electronic Music

I want to ask a genuine question. At what point did we decide that electronic music no longer needed to challenge anyone?You just did...

William Orbit and the Sound That Changed Everything

It’s taken awhile, this one hit hard…. this was the producer who defined my generation. There are producers who shape records, and then there...

Roland Brings the TR Legacy to a New Generation for 909 Day 2026

Roland Corporation celebrates 909 Day, the annual moment when producers, DJs, and dance music communities worldwide salute the TR-909 Rhythm Composer. Since its introduction in 1983, the TR-909...

Stop Letting Entitled Residents Destroy Our Nightlife Cities

There is a particular kind of audacious idiot that belongs to those who move into the heart of a city, drawn by its energy,...

So You Want to Be a Promoter? We Spoke to 4 Industry Veterans

Four veteran promoters, Mark Doyle of Hed Kandi, Nick Ferguson of Godskitchen and One More Time Ibiza, Tim Andresen of Culture Box and Trace...

News Turns 12: A Dozen Years of Independent Music Journalism

Right then. Twelve years.News turns 12 this week, or 13 if you count our earlier life as This Is Progressive, which a few of...

From Thick As Thieves To All In, A New Chapter For Australian Touring

For most of the last decade, if you wanted to understand how electronic music moved through Australia, you looked at Thick As Thieves. The...

Traxsource Launches AI Transparency Labels, Including AI-Assisted And Human-Made

Traxsource has announced the introduction of Human-Made and AI-Assisted music labels across its platform effective from July 1st, 2026.The move follows the publication of...

Australia’s Festivals Are Not Dying. They Are Being Asked to Pay for Their Own Survival.

When the organisers of Return to Rio cancelled their 2024 event in New South Wales, they did so citing a 529% increase in police...

The Quiet Epidemic: Why Mental Health In Electronic Music Still Isn’t Reaching The People Who Need It

Last night I was sitting in my Mum’s lounge in Adelaide, out here visiting family, watching an interesting documentary on mental health in Australia....

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