The Guardian • 15th April 2025

‘His delivery cut through class barriers’: Moby, Mala and other musicians on working with Benjamin Zephaniah

Tuesday marks the 67th birthday of the late Benjamin Zephaniah – revolutionary poet, playwright, musician and fearless voice for social justice – following the inaugural Benjamin Zephaniah Day held over the weekend at Brunel University. But while he is widely celebrated for his work in literature and activism, Zephaniah’s influence on music remains relatively overlooked.Emerging from the dub poetry scene, Zephaniah channelled personal experiences of systemic racism and state violence into intell...

Resident Advisor • 8th April 2025

A Guy Called Gerald kicks off residency at Brazil's largest indigenous gathering · News ⟋ RA

A Guy Called Gerald is playing a residency this week at Brazil's largest indigenous gathering.

Resident Advisor • 18th March 2025

São Paulo's D-EDGE criticised for hosting speaker who urged sexual abuse survivors to 'forgive' · News ⟋ RA

Iconic Brazilian venue D-EDGE is facing backlash after hosting an evangelical service where sexual abuse survivors were urged to forgive their abusers.

Resident Advisor • 7th March 2025

Massive Attack, The Avalanches transmit music to the moon for new London art installation · News ⟋ RA

Massive Attack, The Avalanches, Klein, Pussy Riot and more have transmitted pieces of original music to the moon as part of a new art installation in London. Piccadilly Un:Plugged, a free public exhibit running at Piccadilly Circus through March 8th, is the brainchild of Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian—founder of NASA’s International Space Orchestra and a designer at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).

Rolling Stone UK • 7th March 2025

How music is responding to right wing populism

I never quite anticipated witnessing firsthand the impact of far-right ideologies on some twenty-something-year-olds in the UK. Hearing young people rant about ‘unskilled migrants’that are ‘leeching off the system and giving nothing back’? It’s a reality that hit home when the offspring of an old friend sent me a flood of right-wing propaganda – including an invite to a far-right march and a collection of grimy mugshots of alleged Asian grooming gang members.Further conversation revealed deep-se...

Resident Advisor • 1st March 2025

Nightlife has an official seat at the UN—what do artists want to see happen next? · News ⟋ RA

The International Nightlife Association (INA) has a new seat at the United Nations, and with it the opportunity to potentially influence UN policy.

openDemocracy • 13th January 2025

Turkish pushback survivor wins landmark case against Greece

A Turkish asylum seeker and pushback victim has won a legal battle against the Greek government after taking her case to the European Court of Human Rights.The landmark victory announced Tuesday concerns Ayşe Erdoğan, a 34-year-old maths graduate, who was 'pushed back' to Turkey from Greece in 2019. There she faced persecution and imprisonment over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, holds responsible for a coup attempt in 2016. This event trigger...

Resident Advisor • 10th December 2024

Berlin venue Oyoun to be evicted after year-long legal battle against 'state intimidation' · News ⟋ RA

Berlin arts and culture group Oyoun is being evicted from its premises at the end of the month, following a year-long legal battle to stay in the building.

Resident Advisor • 2nd December 2024

'A step closer to dictatorship': Sound systems take over streets in Italy to protest controversial security bill · News ⟋ RA

Sound system crews swamped the streets of Modena and Palermo on Saturday to protest Italy's controversial new security bill (DDL 1660), which critics say will erode fundamental civil liberties and human rights.

Resident Advisor • 26th July 2024

'So important': UK spiking campaigners and survivors respond to introduction of specific law · News ⟋ RA

A new UK law making spiking a specific criminal offence was announced last Wednesday, July 17th. Spiking—the act of putting alcohol or drugs into someone's drink or body without their consent—is already a crime under sections 23 and 24 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. However, the new legislation, outlined in the Labour government's manifesto, should "strengthen the law to improve the police response to spiking," according to the official briefing for last week's King's Speech.

The New Arab • 9th July 2024

Greek pushback victims heard for first time by the ECtHR

Strasbourg - Greece has been interrogated by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about its “systemic pushback” practice for the first time and the verdict concerning the cases of two asylum seekers, who were sent back to Turkey, is due to be announced in the coming months. The controversial Greek practice has been slammed for being a “de facto border state policy” by Amnesty International, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, and by numerous other rights groups. Th...

Resident Advisor • 2nd July 2024

Four more women accuse Kamaal Williams of sexual harassment · Feature ⟋ RA

Anu Shukla and Annabel Ross continue their RA investigation into the South London jazz artist's alleged inappropriate behaviour towards women.

Resident Advisor • 22nd May 2024

Kamaal Williams accused of alleged sexual assault by three women · Feature ⟋ RA

In this RA investigation by Anu Shukla and Annabel Ross, alleged victims of the London-born electronic jazz artist describe experiences spanning over a decade.

Resident Advisor • 16th May 2024

Massive Attack and Brian Eno support The Great Escape boycott against Barclays · News ⟋ RA

137 artists have condemned the bank's investment in weapons companies selling arms to Israel. Massive Attack and Brian Eno support The Great Escape boycott against Barclays image Massive Attack and Brian Eno have supported the 137 artists who have pulled out of Brighton festival The Great Escape (TGE) in solidarity with Palestine.

Resident Advisor • 13th May 2024

Berlin venue Oyoun forced to take loan as Senate funding body blocks €80,000 project fund · News ⟋ RA

Berlin cultural centre Oyoun may face bankruptcy if the city's Department of Culture continues to block an €80,000 project fund. Senate funding authority Lotto Stiftung Berlin has withheld the money since February, forcing Oyoun to take out a €54,000 loan to cover the costs of music and dance exhibition GADAG, which took place across March and April. "It seems to be a politically motivated move to push us into bankruptcy," Oyoun CEO Louna Sbou told Resident Advisor. "Especially now that we've taken a loan to pay artists and staff."

Resident Advisor • 5th May 2024

AlphaTheta's acquisition of Serato 'could substantially reduce competition in DJ software,' says UK government watchdog · News ⟋ RA

Resident Advisor • 1st May 2024

Hamburg's Demorave campaign joins May Day rally to protest venue closures · News ⟋ RA

Thousands are expected to join the International Labour Day demo in defence of music venues, social justice and workers rights.
 Hamburg's Demorave campaign joins May Day rally to protest venue closures image Hamburg protest movement Demorave is participating in a May Day rally today, May 1st, to protest against the impact of gentrification on music venues and workers. The city's nightlife is under threat due to the reconstruction of the Sternbrücke bridge, which has caused venues to close and relocate. Speaking to Resident Advisor, Demorave cofounder Alex Strauss said further closures could impact hundreds of workers.

Resident Advisor • 30th April 2024

New Copenhagen venue Poolen opening on May 8th · News ⟋ RA

A new warehouse venue is opening in Copenhagen this spring. Located in an old shipyard factory on the island of Refshaleøen, Poolen is a 2,500-capacity space from the team behind local venues Pumpehuset and Byhaven. Another venue, Stagebox, previously occupied the site. The aim, according to the promoters, is to host concerts, raves and other events across 100 days a year. Reinier Zonneveld will play the opening on Wednesday, May 8th, as part of a new event series called The Wheel—a collaboration between local festivals Distortion and Karrusel.

Resident Advisor • 23rd April 2024

London platform Psy-Sisters curates International Dance Day programme at British Museum · News ⟋ RA

The gender-equality collective will also host DJ sets on Saturday, April 27th. London platform Psy-Sisters curates International Dance Day programme at British Museum image Gender-equality platform Psy-Sisters has curated a programme celebrating International Dance Day at the British Museum in London. Taking place on Saturday, April 27th, Dance Through Time will explore the human connection to dance through the ages, with performances ranging from Indian classical and Chinese Fan dance to Baroque and hip-hop. The event will run from 10:30 AM through 4:30 PM, closing with DJ sets from Sadie Silver, One Black Wing and Psibindi.

Resident Advisor • 20th April 2024

'A long time coming': Berlin clubs welcome hard-fought cannabis legalisation in Germany · News ⟋ RA

Germany's partial legalisation of cannabis has been welcomed by clubs in Berlin, though some say little will change on the dance floor. The new law came into effect on April 1st, meaning people can now carry up to 25g for personal consumption, grow up to three plants at home and smoke in designated areas in clubs. From July 1st, so-called "cannabis clubs" can supply up to 500 members with a maximum monthly allowance of 50g.