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Cultural thematics in The Stafford Brothers TV series26

Cultural thematics in The Stafford Brothers TV series

By katiecunningham 10th Feb, 2012

Political explorations of issues surrounding empowerment, governance and the social construction of gender: it's all there in season two of 'Stafford Brothers'.

The love/hate thing: In-depth with David Guetta1021

The love/hate thing: In-depth with David Guetta

By JackT 9th Feb, 2012

The making of America's unlikely pop idol.

Do we over-value internationals?148

Do we over-value internationals?

By JackT 3rd Feb, 2012

With a string of lively discussions behind us, the inthemix Debate Series is up to its fifth and final round.

John Talabot: Not subtle4

John Talabot: Not subtle

By laurenx 3rd Feb, 2012

In the country for St Jerome’s Laneway Festival and a couple of headline shows, inthemix spoke to John Talabot on the producer's debut visit to Australia.

SBTRKT: Soulful64

SBTRKT: Soulful

By katiecunningham 2nd Feb, 2012

In-between stops on his St. Jerome's Laneway festival tour, we caught up with mysterious producer SBTRKT.

Festival Promotion For Dummies312

Festival Promotion For Dummies

By katiecunningham 1st Feb, 2012

In the fallout from the "shambolic excuse for a music festival" that was this year's ill-fated Heatwave, inthemix has gone to work dissecting exactly what it takes to run a festival into the ground.

Steve Aoki: Not necessarily a hipster7

Steve Aoki: Not necessarily a hipster

By katiecunningham 31st Jan, 2012

"If you love lamps and everything about lamps then fuck man, make your own lamp!" DJ, producer and Dim Mak founder Steve Aoki gets deep with inthemix.

Should we give trance a chance?885

Should we give trance a chance?

By angy 27th Jan, 2012

Trance has been the resident whipping boy of dance music for longer than most clubbers can remember, in spite of its enduring popularity.

DJ Koze: A warm place45

DJ Koze: A warm place

By fivegrand 24th Jan, 2012

Thanks to his singular and stubbornly experimental approach, DJ Koze is one of the most intriguing characters in electronic music. He's also great for a chat, as we discovered ahead of his first-ever Australian tour.

Is weekly clubbing a thing of the past?670

Is weekly clubbing a thing of the past?

By ITM HQ 20th Jan, 2012

We take a look at the shifting fortunes of weekly club nights around the country, and what the burst of the festival bubble could mean.

Trentemøller on Reworked/Remixed

Trentemøller on Reworked/Remixed

By Arnesjostedt 18th Jan, 2012

"When I’m inspired, I can often sit in the studio for like 12 hours and just work. I've just learned that I have to respect that feeling". Danish electronic legend Trentemøller talks us through the musical process for his latest venture.

Inside Future Music Festival 2012311

Inside Future Music Festival 2012

By JackT 16th Jan, 2012

2011 was the year that saw Future Music Festival go from big to enormous, and the stakes are about to be raised again. We get the inside story behind the colossal line-up coming our way.

Bassnectar: Make it raucous 14

Bassnectar: Make it raucous

By JackT 16th Jan, 2012

"I was stunned at how people get down with such chaos and mayhem." Bassnectar waxes lyrical on Australia ahead of his Big Day Out tour.

Dubstep: Friend or foe?1187

Dubstep: Friend or foe?

By ITM HQ 13th Jan, 2012

“I don’t think it’ll go overground as such,” predicted the 17-year-old Benga in 2003. Nine years on, it's more a question of: just how overground can dubstep go?

Alex Metric: Bit of a perfectionist34

Alex Metric: Bit of a perfectionist

By katiecunningham 11th Jan, 2012

Ahead of his visit for Future Music Festival, we chatted to producer Alex Metric about the US dance scene, what advances in technology mean for the future of production and why dubstep isn’t “his cup of tea”.

Tipper: Journeyman2

Tipper: Journeyman

By JackT 10th Jan, 2012

Returning this summer as part of the Rainbow Serpent Festival line-up, we pick the brain of bass innovator Tipper.

Prins Thomas: A man for all seasons4

Prins Thomas: A man for all seasons

By laurenx 9th Jan, 2012

Chilling at home in Oslo, listening to some old Derrick May and avoiding the European winter, space-disco innovator Prins Thomas readies inthemix for his Australian visit.

Is dance music really "a walk in the park"? 1271

Is dance music really "a walk in the park"?

By ITM HQ 6th Jan, 2012

Noel Gallagher reckons "dance music sounds like a walk in the park now". Is there a worthy point buried somewhere in his blustering?