​Avicii’s music gear fetches $700,000 at auction for mental health charity

Avicii’s music gear fetches $700,000 at auction for mental health charity The auction included his Martin Custom X Series acoustic guitar, as well as personal belongings Avicii’s personal items and music gear went under the hammer earlier this month raising money for a mental health charity launched by his parents, The Tim Bergling Foundation. The auction, which took place on October 1 in Avicii’s native Stockholm by Swedish auctioneers Stockholms Auktionsverk, fetched […]

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A limited edition set of Mitsubishi pill-shaped record weights have dropped

A limited edition set of Mitsubishi pill-shaped record weights have dropped The essential vinyl stabilisers for any ’90s raver A limited edition set of record weights shaped like Mitsubishi ecstasy pills have landed on shelves, courtesy of H.A.N.D.HiFi. Created by the custom hi-fi gear company, the record weights clock in at 523 grams promising to apply “firm pressure on the record to the platter lessening unwanted vibration coming off the record.” The pressure […]

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Pioneering house music act Ten City reunite to celebrate 40 years of the genre

Ten City reunite to celebrate 40 years of the genre Taking place in Chicago, the one-off concert will raise money for local house music innovators who are facing health issues Pioneering house music act Ten City are set to reunite for a special one-off concert in celebration of the genre’s 40th anniversary. The duo, made up of renowned producer Marshall Jefferson and lead singer Byron Stingily, will be joined by a 14-piece live band on […]

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Liverpool’s The Capstone Theatre to host event series 60 years of Moog synthesiser

Liverpool’s The Capstone Theatre to host event series celebrating 60 years of the Moog synthesiser The event series takes place next month from November 21 - 24 The Capstone Theatre in Liverpool is set to host a series of events next month celebrating 60 years of the iconic Moog synthesiser. The series kicks off on November 21 at the Liverpool venue, spanning four days before it concludes on November 24 with a […]

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Historic Barcelona nightclub La Paloma has reopened

Historic Barcelona nightclub La Paloma has reopened The grand baroque-style venue is Europe's oldest club Barcelona venue La Paloma, Europe’s oldest nightclub, has reopened. The historic venue, which first opened in 1903 and is known for its grand ballroom features that combine baroque and Catalan artistry. It was forced to close in 2007, but has been undergoing a phased reopening through 2024, and is now fully back in operation with a […]

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Ticket touts cost music fans an additional £145 million a year, study finds

Ticket touts cost music fans an additional £145 million a year, study finds O2 has issued a warning to fans in light of new statistics A new study by YouGov has found that ticket touts are costing music fans in the UK an extra £145 million per year. The report, commissioned by Virgin Media O2, surveyed more than 2,000 music fans in the UK over the age of 18 and found that […]

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Skillax Preparing ‘Harsher, Brighter’ New Album

The National have confirmed that they will start recording their next album "soon". The US band released their sixth album 'Trouble Will Find Me' in 2013, more recently showcasing new song 'Roman Candle' live. With frontman Morgan recently saying that the group need to "change and evolve" on their next record, guitarist Morgan has now confirmed to Pitchfork that they have assembled a new studio to record in. "We need […]

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Exclusive! Listen The New Track “Little Scratch”

Track appears in new box set… A new box set showcasing recordings Captain Beefheart made in the early Seventies is due for release. After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 To 1972 features newly remastered versions of three albums that Beefheart and the Magic Band released during that period – Lick My Decals Off, Baby, The Spotlight Kid and Clear Spot […]

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New Demo From My Morning Jacket

This week's essential mix from All Songs Considered includes a surprising, electronic, mostly instrumental cut from The 1975 — a British group known more for its brash Top-40 pop and rock — an intimate home demo recording from My Morning Jacket and a spare, moody cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" by the Irish folk singer known as SOAK. Also on the show: A new studio recording of "Some Day […]

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