Monthly mix round-up: Handbag house gems, happy hardcore and nun samples
Chal Ravens’ column collects the best DJ mixes and sets that have dropped in recent weeks.
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We warmed up for All Points East with some of our favourite artists
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Step inside Desa Potato Head’s Boiler Room takeover
Boiler Room is heading to Bali this weekend for a slamming series of parties. We caught up with resident DJ Dita, who’ll be hosting the event, about lifting the lid on the richness of Indonesian music.
100% ATO: bringing the north to UK rap
Ato Alexander’s upcoming EP, Side B, allows him to reconnect with his Ghanaian roots and captures Black British life beyond the M25. We find out about his love of Leeds United, table tennis tournaments and Kinder Buenos.
How NFTs are liberating music fandom
TokenTraxx and other new platforms are giving artists ownership and fans a closer connection to their idols, all thanks to NFTs. No seriously.
Live music is way too expensive right now
Hyper-inflated prices for gigs seem to be the norm at the moment. So what’s going on, and how can we go back to seeing our faves for less than £50?
99Ginger put on the best parties in Paris
Rave Report: The collective know how to pull off high-energy, multi-genre events.
100% Rose Gray: club-pop’s most enthusiastic new raver
The North Londoner is merging pop with the sounds of the underground. Her biggest influence? Nightlife. A woman after our own heart.
Up close in the madness of Wireless 2022
THE FACE’s photographer spent some time with Knucks, Berwyn, Sainté and AG Club at the UK’s most energetic music festival.
Two Shell are for real
Thanks to their mischievous antics and hyperpop-flavoured techno, the anonymous duo have a strong buzz going in the UK's underground club music scene. During their first ever interview, they insist they're not trolling.
Listen to THE FACE’s Wireless playlist
Brace yourself: the likes of Cardi B, Burna Boy and City Girls are playing this weekend.
Energy! Energy! Reflecting on grime’s legacy with two people who witnessed its birth
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Monthly mix roundup: Ecstatic house, spiral-eyed trance and vintage gay porn samples
Chal Ravens’ column collects the best DJ mixes and radio sets that have dropped in recent weeks.
NYC Downlow was an absolute blur
So molten hot some of Roxy Lee’s shots melted into a haze, here’s what went down at Glastonbury festival’s beautifully debauched late night club.
Lagos street pop is still going strong, thanks to Asake
The Nigerian artist is knocking out hit after hit, while staying loyal to the subgenre's proud authenticity.
Nia Archives smashed it at Glastonbury
The jungle revivalist played three sets at the festival. Not bad for her first-ever Glasto!
The best things that happened at Glastonbury
Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen joined forces, the Sugababes caused a roadblock and Stormzy partied incognito.
A return trip to Beatopia
Now that the dust has settled and the chandelier’s stopped wobbling, it’s time to watch the best bits of our mansion party with THE FACE cover star, Beabadoobee.
A return trip to Beatopia
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Could club culture have achieved world peace?
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Robin S on Break My Soul: “Show Me Love is my legacy and Beyoncé made me a part of her legacy”
Sampled by Charli XCX and now referenced on Beyoncé’s comeback single, the rave classic is everywhere in 2022. But what does the originator think about its resurgence?
These people quit their jobs because Beyoncé told them to
On new single Break My Soul, Bey said: hand in your notice. This lot have only gone and done it.
The best pop-house tracks to get you dancing this summer
With Beyoncé and Drake embracing the club, THE FACE’s team picked out their favourite mainstream floor-fillers from the past.
100% Flowerovlove: The 16-year-old singer with sun-soaked anthems
The groovy artist is juggling her education with modelling and a blossoming music career.
