Better Days: The Story of UK Rave documentary will explore over 30 years of rave culture
A new electronic music documentary is coming to us via Amazon on May 28, and it explores everything that has happened over the last 30 years in the UK's rave scene. Titled Better Days: The Story of UK Rave, it aims to celebrate the legacy of the scene, as well as educate and inform. The 32 minute-long documentary will go in detail
Spain is willing to welcome international tourism this summer
Spain is willing to welcome international tourism again this summer, as the vaccination schemes in Europe keep progressing. Spain's Tourism Secretary of State Fernando Valdés has even gone further in a recent interview with Sky News, stating that the Spanish country is 'desperate to welcome' tourism again this summer. This news keep giving faith to the local Spanish tourism, who are
Shortage of security staff could prevent UK clubs from reopening
Right now, the UK is excitingly getting ready to reopen nightclubs following the roadmap put into place by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. With the clubs being allowed to once again welcome in partygoers on June 21, there is a problem that could cause some clubs to stay shut, and it isn't the pandemic, but rather security staff. As stated by the UK Door
New outdoor club Ernie’s Yard in London set to open in summer
Good news for the London night club scene is coming in the form of a brand new outdoor club, which is slated to open this summer in time for celebrating the return to normality in the UK. Called Ernie's Yard, it is an outdoor club based in East London, in Canning Town (Bidder St, Canning Town, E16 4ST). From the team behind The Cause
Insomniac festival HARD is coming to the UK this August
Insomniac-lead festival HARD has been at the epicentre of the festival circuit for a long time now. Priding itself on its diverse electronic lineup, from trance to techno and dubstep to house, and every other genre you could possibly think of, it has grown into a monster of an event since its inception in 2007. Growing into its own event brand under
Is the UK headed for a “Third Summer Of Love”?
The news surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic has been one of hope recently, at least in the UK where cases, hospitalisations, and deaths are falling off a cliff. This is partly because the UK is still in a nationwide lockdown, however with nearly half of all adults now vaccinated, with the majority of those most vulnerable jabbed first, it's clear that
License fee cost cause outrage in UK music industry
Performing Rights Society (PRS) instituted a new license fee for small-scale live-streamed performances. It met with lots of frustration from artists as it’s a huge burden for those who only get less than £500 from virtual events. It’s common for artists to go with paid-entry live-stream shows in this difficult time. The COVID-19 pandemic means they will not have a huge
Partygoers in UK town of Basingstoke claim they “hadn’t heard of Covid-19 pandemic”
The Covid-19 pandemic has been rolling on for a year now, and you'd assume that even people in a remote research base in Antarctica have heard about it. Yet it seems there's a small corner of the world the news hasn't quite reached, and amazingly it seems to be the English town of Basingstoke, just 48 miles from London. As
UK cassette sales doubled in 2020
UK cassette sales doubled in 2020, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). 2020 was a great year for UK music consumption all across the board. For starters, music-streaming hit an all-time high among streaming platforms, in part due to the national lockdowns. Bringing the total number of streams up from previous years by 25.1 billion across the UK. Geoff Taylor,
Brexit may prevent UK musicians from touring the US and Europe
With the potential of another festival-free summer looming, Brexit has thrown yet another spanner in the works, prompting uncertainty over touring visas for UK musicians and crew. As the pressure mounts on the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to resolve the issue, there's every chance that we could bear witness to a dramatic decline in some of our favourite artists,
Music streaming hits all time high in the UK during lockdown
According to a report by BPI (British Phonograph Industry), music streaming has hit an all-time high in the UK. The report by BPI indicated over 139.3 billion streams across the UK over the past 12 months. Before the annual report was expected to come out, analysts anticipated music streaming would be much lower by volume; instead, the report beat 2019's report
EU bans UK travel as new Coronavirus strain casts doubt over 2021 festival season
Oh dear, what a shambolic few months it's been for the United Kingdom in the island's battle against Coronavirus. From the woeful handling of the pandemic via Boris Johnson's highly controversial and blatantly inept Conservative government, to amassing one of the highest death rates in Europe. Now, with Brexit looming and still no deal agreed, the U.K's festival scene has been
Glastonbury may face 2021 COVID cancellation, warns MP
Julian Knight, the Conservative chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee has warned that UK festivals such as Glastonbury may still face cancellation in 2021, due to COVID-19. Despite the recent roll-out of the Pfizer vaccine in the United Kingdom, hopes that British-based festivals may still be able to operate in 2021 have now been quashed, with Knight,
UK nightclubs are on the verge of ‘extinction’, according to new report
Ministry of Sound. Fabric. Printworks. EGG. The Warehouse Project. The list of iconic nightlife venues in the UK goes on and on, such is the wealth of history and heritage attached to the clubbing industry on the British isles. With various world-famous DJ/producers, including Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold, Hot Since 82, Calvin Harris, Duke Dumont, Above
New survey shows social distancing in UK clubs will not work economically
Night Time Industries Association released a new survey, highlighting how the COVID-19 "has left the industry in an untenable position" in the UK night-life scene. Moreover, it will be "financially unviable" to implement social distancing in clubs, bars, and music venues. 130 different businesses were surveyed and believe that there is not enough guidance, or that without government assistance they will be