Bora Bora Ibiza to Close this October
The famous Ibizian beachfront bar and club Bora Bora closes for good this October 15th. The venue turned 40 this year and includes a restaurant and hotel in addition to the beach club. This year has been dubbed ‘The Last Chance to Dance” with several residencies including Nic Fancuilli, The Zoo Project and Sondela. Those …
Soundcloud Buys AI Technology to Predict Hit Songs
SoundCloud announced Tuesday it has acquired AI music company Musiio, which offers technology that can listen to and predict which songs will become hits. SoundCloud, which is full of amateur music will utilize this technology to sort through hours of music to pick out songs that have characteristics of becoming popular. SoundCloud declined to state …
Gabriel & Dresden’s Josh Gabriel Recovering from Heart Attack
Josh Gabriel from the long-term progressive/trance duo Gabriel & Dresden announced that he will be taking an extended break from touring as he recently suffered a heart attack. Gabriel noted that recently he had been dealing with ‘burnout, exhaustion and overall being pushed to my limit.’ In the meantime his partner Dave Dresden will be …
Sasha Receives Honorary Doctorate in Music
Legendary progressive house dj Sasha received earlier this month a honorary doctorate in music from Bangor University. Raised in Bangor, Sasha played many shows at venues in Bangor as well as at the university’s student union including most recently in November 2021. Sasha spoke of the awarding: “I didn’t expect to come back to Bangor …
Printworks Nightclub to Close However Planning New Venue in London
Earlier this week the news came down that had been expected the famous Printworks nightclub in London will be converted into offices after a local council meeting approved the new plan. Andrew Tindale, associate at Hawkins\Brown said: “The redevelopment of the Printworks will result in the retention and re-use of this iconic building, to create …
Porter Robinson New Track ‘Everything Goes On’ for Star Guardian Released
Today a new track was released by Porter Robinson for the videogame League of Legends parallel universe Star Guardian. The vocals on the track are from Robinson himself. The track titled ‘Everything Goes On’ has a different storyline than the video that accompanies the track. Robinson noted: The song that I wrote was written from the …
Cancelled Thunder Beats Promoters Sued for Lack of Refunds
Earlier this year, Thunder Ranch Entertainment Group announced the Thunder Beats Music Festival to take place April 22nd through 24th in Pensacola, Florida. The festival came with an impressive lineup for a first-year event including Marshmello, Kaskade, deadmau5, Steve Aoki, Adventure Club, Dillon Francis, RL Grime and more. In March the promoters released the following …
Day N Vegas Festival in Las Vegas cancelled!
Ostensibly due to ‘a combination of logistics, timing and production issues’ the promoters announced today that the Dan N Vegas festival featuring many rap names is cancelled. Reading behind the lines this is probably more a problem of low ticket sales. According to the announcement, refunds will begin immediately and the funds will be back …
Big Fine for British Tourists caught at Ibiza After-Hour House Parties
For probably as long as Ibiza has had nightclubs there have been ‘carry-ons’ at private homes featuring the djs that spun at the disco the night before. Now the British Embassy has warned its residents that they can be fined up to €85,000 if they attend illegal house parties in Ibiza. We should note this …
