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The clocks have just gone back, the days are still shortening and the time for partying in the nighttime is lengthening. It’s that time of year again, Metropolis Festival. In it’s inaugural year last year, the festival was warmly received. Back for a second year, Metropolis opens it’s doors at the RDS for a weekend of... Read more »

With the Project Arts “Project 50 Season” well under way, WWD are getting really excited for this year’s Live Collision International Festival, set to take place at the end of this month in Dublin. The programme has yet to be announced but we have no doubt it will be full of surprises. The company, headed... Read more »

Claude VonStroke cried at the end of Billy Kenny’s set this year at the Dirtybird Campout. Ok. Maybe it was actually Billy who cried. Nonetheless, the Dirtybird label boss and Campout head counselor did proclaim Billy’s set was one of the top three standout performances of the weekend. A sentimental Billy Kenny was overwhelmed by... Read more »

Photo by Get Tiny Photography What founders of Symbiosis Gathering, Kevin KoChen and Bosque Hrbek, have built in the last decade is nothing short of extraordinary. The reigning kings of the West Coast music and arts festival circuit produced yet another breathtaking experience in Northern California for its final run at the Woodward Reservoir. The... Read more »

Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival (BEMF) just dropped Phase 1 of its 9th annual return to the NY borough. The festival will host events throughout Brooklyn from 11/4 – 11/13 with this year’s edition featuring an incredible lineup, twilight panel discussions, movie screenings and immersive art installations. BEMF is a showcase of the creative community that... Read more »

Summer is over and cooler waves of parties are coming up for the Studio On The Rock crew! This Saturday October 1 join their promising duo Ahwé Benzine in the old port of Montreal as they will play a passionate set with infinite energy at Velvet. All. Night. Long. That’s right! Jade Oueini & Nadim started this project in the... Read more »

Social – an informal social gathering, especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group. This definition describes the festival perfectly… although it does miss out a few things. It doesn’t quite mention the mad light shows, and fails to describe the relentless thud of techy tunes floating about the festival, but... Read more »

As the dark evenings begin to cast shadows over London, the parties begin to extend through the the darkness once more. With some exposure during  the long summer evenings, we were introduced to a number of educated and experienced party goers, none more so than those in the city of London. In a couple of weeks, WWD... Read more »

Montreal mainstay Piknic Electronik is fresh off an impressive triple header, igniting the long weekend just past with an onslaught of groove and mystical moments. The MTL tastemaker, which has ballooned from a minor independent initiative to a global entity (with expansions in the likes of Melbourne, Dubai, and Santiago recently), came out all guns... Read more »

Over the last number of years London natives Dense & Pika have risen through the ranks of the techno scene to cement their place as one of the most exciting acts coming out of the UK today. Playing sets in every corner of the globe and standing toe to toe with every producer and DJ... Read more »