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Photo of Ewan McVicar wearing a black hat and yellow shirt with headphones around his neck

Ewan McVicar has shared a new video for his latest single, ‘Groove Thang’. Watch the visual below.


Released last month via Ministry of Sound, the...

Outside view of Umbrella Vinyl shop in Edinburgh

A new record store is opening in central Edinburgh this weekend.


Umbrella Vinyl, which is located in Valleyfield Street, is set to open this Saturday (5th...

La La poses with her hands covering her mouth

La La has released her debut productions mixtape ‘Give Yourself A Try’.


Released via her new Scottish-only record label Brand New Records, ‘Give Yourself A...

Screenshot of Ewan in the countryside in Ayr taken from his BBC documentary, Back Tae Ayr

Ewan McVicar has shared a BBC mini-documentary, Back Tae Ayr, about the creation of Pavilion Festival. Watch the 15-minute video below.


Produced in collaboration with...

Exploring the Scottish Highlands blossoming dance music scene

Inverness and the surrounding Highlands have steadily cultivated a vital space in Scotland’s dance music scene. Claire Francis explores a thriving network of intimate venues, passionate promoters, inclusive club nights, and upcoming DJs and producers putting the area on the map

Ask any event promoter, and they’ll tell you that one of the best measures of success is still good old-fashioned word-of-mouth. Mark Mackenzie, a DJ...

Sakura Sport logo

This month, DJ Mag catches up with Dundee’s Henry Sampson, who combined his love of sports with streetwear to found Sakura Sport, a brand that’s supporting local creatives and businesses first

In 2015, Japan beat South Africa in the Rugby World Cup during the last minute of play, taking the 34-32 lead in what was dubbed...

Bemz by Andy Lowe

Bemz has dropped a remix package of his 2022 single, 'Zidane'. Check it out below.


The Glasgow-based MC, who was recently crowned BBC Introducing’s Scottish...

Bemz by Andy Lowe

Sent to live in a tiny town on the west coast of Scotland in his teens, Bemz took up music to reconnect with what he’d lost. Over a decade later, he’s cementing a legacy for himself, his family and the Scottish rap community

Everything Bemz does is driven by one thought: “For every pound I spend on music, I take that away from my daughter’s mouth. So I...

A picture from a previous year at Soma Skool

Soma Records has announced the return of Soma Skool.


The annual electronic music education event, which has been running for almost two decades, will take...

Scottish palace festival Otherlands adds DJ Stingray 313, VTSS, Peach, more to 2022 line-up

Otherlands Music & Arts Festival, a boutique event set in the grounds of Scotland's spectacular Scone Palace in Perthshire, has announced a slew of additions...

Liam Doc

Liam Doc is set to drop an extended EP in June.


Incoming via the DJ and producer's own Eyeangle Records imprint, which has released tracks...

Sub Club Optimo

City council officials in Glasgow are being urged to mark the anniversaries of two world famous nightlife institutions in Scotland's club capital.


Sub Club celebrates...

otherlands

Otherlands has announced more than 40 new acts set to play this year's festival.


Set to make its inaugural outing at Scotland's Scone Palace -...

Terminal V 2022

Terminal V has announced the stage splits and residents for the festival's 2022 edition, which returns to the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, on Saturday 16th...

Nicolette 'Let No-One...' album cover

On 1996's ‘Let No-One Live Rent Free In Your Head’, Scottish singer, songwriter and producer Nicolette worked alongside 4Hero’s Dego, Plaid, Alec Empire and Felix to create an album that mixed jungle, trip-hop, industrial techno and avant-pop into a singular work full of sharp, incisive lyricism. Ben Cardew explores the legacy of the album, and its vision for the future of electronic music

In the modern world, it seems sadly inevitable that any female singer who experiments with dance beats will, at some point, be compared to Björk...

Slam Tent

The Slam Tent is set to make a return this summer after a six-year hiatus.


The legendary stage will make its comeback for a three...

Restrictions on outdoor venues were lifted last week 

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that nightclubs in Scotland will be allowed to reopen on Monday 24th January. 

Ms Sturgeon confirmed in a statement...

Outdoor event restrictions to be lifted in Scotland next week

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the country’s clubs will remain closed until at least 24th January, in an attempt to help curb the...

The three-day event will take place at Scone Palace in August

A new festival is set to take place in a Scottish palace this summer.

Otherlands Music & Arts, the latest venture from the founders of...

The new album from Edinburgh’s Proc Fiskal merges grime and the folk music that stretches back through his family history for generations. He talks to...

Growing up in the Pilton area of north Edinburgh, Proc Fiskal discovered Boards Of Canada through his father and grime through the internet. The former...