Maybe it’s time to demystify the image of the tortured artist. If this collective imagination is so deeply rooted in our cultures, it’s partly because of Baudelaire and all those artists fed on ideas, opium and melancholy. Baudelaire’s spleen is that “disgust for everything,” a sadness with no apparent cause that seems to relentlessly haunt […]
Hot Take : Selective Kindness: When Nightlife Protects the Wrong People Kindness in nightlife only exists when it suits you The word “kindness” has taken over nightlife vocabulary. You hear it everywhere. You read it in event descriptions. It shows up in the discourse of DJs, influencers, collectives, clubs, media. A word turned into a […]
Between closures and price spirals: Macadam’s “Support Your Scene” bets on a fair price for nightlife In a scene where clubs are closing in quick succession while others charge eye-watering prices, Macadam (Nantes) launches “Support Your Scene”: a voluntary €20 solidarity ticket to stabilise an independent artistic model without betraying its values. The club’s line […]
Opinion: The Importance of Playing : Why “Small Gigs” Shape Real DJs There’s something deeply accurate in this quote from Theo Parrish that’s been making the rounds again lately: “You gotta take shitty gigs. Eat it.” Voir cette publication sur Instagram Une publication partagée par VinceB 🥷🏻🕶️ |Music-DJS-Psychology-Coach| (@djs_motivation) This is not provocation. It’s not […]
HOT TAKE : Partying is for everyone. Running a party is not. It has never been easier to organise a party.A few friends, a small venue, an online ticket link, a lineup found in DMs, two LED spots bought second-hand, and suddenly we’re talking about a “collective”, a “project”, a “vision”. And honestly, there is […]
We might just be a little snobbish toward progress. So, are we looking at AI the way boomers looked at mobile phones or electronic music? The way acoustic musicians once reacted when the electric guitar appeared in the 70s — as a betrayal. At the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan walked on stage with […]
Against industry amnesia, Dweller offers Black ravers a true home. When Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson speaks of Dweller, she never describes it as “just a festival.” She speaks of rebuilding a world. Of reclaiming a stolen space. Of restoring a memory that was systematically erased from the global narrative of electronic music. Of recentring Black communities, […]
In a world where women’s words remain suspect, the pen becomes a weapon. Being a journalist and engaged in electronic music means exposing yourself to labels, threats, and sometimes silence. But it also means refusing to stay quiet in an ecosystem that prefers advertising to criticism.It’s now been a few months since I started working […]
Born from a desire to break away and return to the essence of rave culture, BYG & BAD presents itself as a collective that embraces passion, diversity, and accessibility. Built on a ten-year friendship and a shared vision, the duo hopes to recreate nights where music, talent, and the crowd regain their rightful place. Just […]
UK Government to Ban Profiting from Ticket Reselling in Major Fan Protection Move The UK is set to outlaw the resale of event tickets for profit, a long-awaited crackdown on professional touts that will be formally announced this Wednesday, 19 November 2025. Under the new rules, no one – neither professional touts nor ordinary fans […]
Hot take : When saying no can break your career In electronic music, the line between work and nightlife has never been clear. Deals happen backstage. Project discussions take place at 4 AM. You meet bookers on a dancefloor glowing with strobe. The night functions as a workspace as much as a social space. And […]
The dance floor is not a content factory The dance floor is not a content factory. It is, or should remain, one of the last places where the gaze stops judging, where you can simply be, without having to narrate yourself. Yet a new breed of actors has invaded the night: the so-called “nightlife content […]
