(London, UK) - Catmuzik is the Catz (formerly the Cheshire Catz) new label, which mixes up the minimal madness of today with the Chi-town sound of yesteryear. The Catz have been on the scene for a few years now, rocking their own 'wonky house' sound - so now's the perfect time to highlight their skills, with a regular session at East London's Club Aquarium, starting with the launch party on Friday 19 May with Marc Romboy and Andre Crom as headliners.

[2008-05-13]

(Kent, UK) - Surreal comedy duo The Mighty Boosh will headline their own comedy festival on Saturday 5 July at Hop Park in Kent. Backed by festival impresario Vince Power (meaning that he's running the show, not that he's warming up the crowd with a few gags), this should be a day of both laughs and top tuneage, as the duo are as infamous for their connections in the music world as they are for their oddball humour.

[2008-05-13]

(Rotterdam, NL) - For many years, Rotterdam has been considered one of the major resources for innovating tunes in the Dutch electronic music scene. The city shelters numerous lauded labels such as EC, Clone, 4Lux, and Sound Architecture, providing a platform to both established and up and coming artists. 24th May will see a number of Rotterdam imprints teaming up at the Rotterdam Catwalk venue to give a sneak preview of their future releases and label artists.

[2008-05-12]

(Biddinghuizen, NL) - Lowlands Festival, the biggest and most esteemed festival in the Netherlands, will present its 16th edition this summer. Fully titled 'A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise', the event will be held from 15th - 17th August and will once again spotlight a myriad of both nationally and internationally renowned acts and artists. With a stunning 150 artists to cover this year's edition, the organisation have just revealed a squib of the lineup.

[2008-05-12]

(Oslo, Norway) - One of the most remarkable artist albums to be released this year will without any doubt be that of Norwegian space disco don Lindstrom. His long awaited debut will be all of three tracks long...

[2008-05-12]

(Berlin, DE) - Ableton have released a brand new software bundle for your orchestral needs. Orchestral Instruments is a collection of four sampled sections of an orchestra, adding a myriad of symphonic sounds to your plugin library.

[2008-05-09]

(Amsterdam, NL) - This week's special guest on 365LiveRadio! is UK DJ maverick Danny Howells. Due to popular demand, the weekly Friday night show has moved to 8-10pm CET and can be streamed via www.dance-tunes.com (then hit Radio button). Howells will speak to presenter Paul Sparkes about his upcoming night at Panama in Amsterdam later tonight (Friday 9th May).

[2008-05-09]

(London, UK) - Felix has mixed the latest Global Underground compilation - and ode to his beloved Milan - but this Saturday 10th May he's headlining the only GU residency in the UK, with a gig at Ministry Of Sound alongside Anil Chawla and Jim Rivers.

[2008-05-09]

(Denver, USA) - Beatport have announced the winners of its Music Awards, in which users had the chance to vote for their favorite artists. The show has been subject to a worldwide buzz over the weeks with music fanatics worldwide questioning the fact that only registered users were able to vote as well as that nominees were based solely on unit sales on Beatport during 2007. At the time of its launch the show came with a few eyebrow-raising nominations, yet the result is a list that contains little more than the usual suspects.

[2008-05-09]

(Liverpool, UK) - The 2nd of May saw the launch party of Yousefs' Circus Recordings at the famous Nation nightclub in Liverpool. With some of the worlds biggest and best DJ's set to attend, including 3 hour sets from Sasha & Carl Cox, the event was sure to be a success; and that it was!

[2008-05-08]

(Amsterdam, NL) - 23rd May sees 365Mag teaming up with N.E.W. and MI7 for a brand new edition of its lauded music production workshops under the guise of Battle Of The Laptops. This time, the organisation heads for the east of the Netherlands to turn the Merleyn venue in Nijmegen into the place to be for all aspiring laptop rockers and producers. The night will focus entirely on the three most innovating and popular software suites on the market: Ableton Live 7, Cubase 4.1 and Reason 4.0.

[2008-05-08]