In 1979 I went to an early Specials gig and I got hit on the head when they were throwing demo cassettes into the crowd. I’ve still got the ska to prove it.

EP016 – Carl Loben: Writing Music History – A Career as a Music Journalist YouTube video by Beats Learning

If you're really bored and have two hours to spare, and want to listen to me waffling on about music journalism, Melody Maker, DJing and drum & bass, take a listen to the latest Beats Working podcast - here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc2Y...

TOMORA - Come Closer Music Reviews ALBUMS Release date: | Carl Loben Rich, bewitching electro-pop

Reviewed the wicked new TOMORA album for DJ Mag, which is just so SO good.

"Tom Rowlands has recorded this exceptional work with Norwegian singer Aurora, who guested on the previous two Chemical Bros LPs... stands up against any of your fave Chems LPs — yep, that good."

djmag.com/reviews/tomo...

If Trump intends to attempt a coup, here are five ways he could do it Despite the debacle in Iran, a president at war has several pressure points at his disposal to postpone, restrict and ultimately cancel democracy, writes the historian

You need to read this.

@timothysnyder.bsky.social has been warning us since 2016 about Trump. He knows: he’s one of world’s leading experts on authoritarianism & always ahead of the game.

V proud to publish him in @thenerve.news. He’s an essential voice.

www.thenerve.news/p/donald-tru...

Yes is winning on 58%

Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU.

Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well...

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja arrested at Palestine Action protest in London He was among 523 people who were arrested amid protests in London’s Trafalgar Square this past weekend

Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja was arrested at a protest in support of the organisation Palestine Action over the weekend

djmag.com/news/massive...

Liv NERVO DJ is my friend. She was coerced by a very rich man leading a double life & tricked into pregnancy. Matthew Pringle has suppressed her with the legal might his wealth allows. She won the right to speak. META took it down. This is how women suffer in silence.
✊ @jolyon.goodlawproject.org

Latest JSW show is up, featuring tracks by Radio Slave, Riva Starr, Cagedbaby, Hilit Kolet, Huxley, DJ Paulette, Jon Carter, Sasha, Renegade Soundwave x Mr C, The Freestylers, @irvinewelsh.bsky.social NRKY, Dave Beer, Nickelle, Nolan, Janis Joplin & more X

www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...

I’ve known Lebanon for three decades. What’s happening now is an invasion.

This is Gaza 2.0 – and the world is barely paying attention.

@CaroleCadwalladr for the Nerve

Link 🔽

Yes x

Kurupt FM Live In London | DJ Mag x Rizla After Dark DJ Mag and Rizla After Dark present a special recording of Kurupt FM live. The iconic Brentford crew headlined a sold-out UNLOCKED Shoreditch last month, with a performance filled with fan…

Kurupt FM shutting down UNLOCKED Shoreditch ❌

DJ Mag and Rizla have released the broadcast from the very first Rizla After Dark Live event, featuring the iconic Brentford crew.

Watch: youtu.be/vY337bW_zWY?...

Anti-racism protest rave to take place in London this month, House Against Hate "Dance music has always soundtracked protest and activism. Now is the time to reboot this tradition and kick-start the revolution, united as one"

djmag.com/news/anti-ra...

Rave Culture: A New Era review – high energy testimonial to the UK’s dance revolution It could do with more robust political context, but this Spanish-made documentary is still a loving, insightful delve into rave’s lasting influence and lost-weekend logistics

I'm hosting the Q&A following the UK premiere of Rave Culture: A New Era at the Rio in Dalston tonight. Looking forward to it. #RaveOn x

www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

‘Black music is not a subculture – it is the engine’: Why the Mobo awards matter more than ever, 30 years on Three decades after launching the awards, founder Kanya King reflects on being ahead of the crowd and why Mobo has always been more than music

‘Black music is not a subculture – it is the engine’: Why the Mobo awards matter more than ever, 30 years on

1999 threw up quite a good TW selection

Trainspotting The Musical Thirty years on from the film that changed everything, the world premiere production of Trainspotting The Musical storms the West End stage.

The secret is out! #TrainspottingTheMusical opens this summer in London before going out on tour. With songs by @irvinewelsh.bsky.social and @mrstevemac.bsky.social, this is gonna be one of the standout cultural events of the summer. Choose life! Tickets available here:
trainspottingthemusical.co.uk

In a world of war, abuse and rising fascism, ‘woke’ was never the enemy Mainstream conservatives and even centrists rounded on progressive culture as though it were a threat to society. Now they see where the real threat lay, writes Dorian Lynskey

(2) An essay on how the anti-woke movement contributed to our current nightmare and what Woke 2.0 (not my phrase) might look like
www.thenerve.news/p/woke-war-d...

John Truelove | PRS for Music

PRS members: time to vote in the Members Council ballot for 2026 board members. If you're involved in electronic music in any way, be sure to again vote for John Truelove. He'll then be able to continue sticking up for the sector like he's done for years. #PRS
www.prsformusic.com/about-us/gov...

Bandcamp physical sales now count towards UK chart positions The change could have a big impact on independent artists in niche genres, where chart positions are often decided by small sales margins

Physical sales made via Bandcamp will now count towards UK chart positions 📊

djmag.com/news/bandcam...

Camisra ‘Let Me Show You’ | The Making Of A Hard House Anthem YouTube video by DJ Mag

Here's the latest The Making Of video by the DJ Mag team - it's around Camisra 'Let Me Show You', which Tall Paul put together to play at Turnmills. X

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RDy...

Latest 1BTN JSW show is up on Mixcloud, feat. tracks by Renegade Soundwave, Radio Slave x DJ Minx, Hilit Kolet, Jon Carter, Nickelle, Freestylers, Steve Mac, Pattern Perception, Black Octopus, Santos, FreQ Nasty, Wet Leg, Corserine, Siouxsie & the Banshees + more x

www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...

Mark Barrott, Richard Norris - World Sleep Day 2026 (DJ Mix) Listen to World Sleep Day 2026 (DJ Mix) by Mark Barrott, Richard Norris.

In honour of World Sleep Day, Mark Barrott and myself present a two-hour mix designed to help you relax. This curated mix includes cuts from our collaborative sleep-focused EP, ‘Nocturnes Vol. 1’
Listen exclusively on Apple Music - djmixes.lnk.to/world-sleep-... #ambient #worldsleepday #sleep

Farage is virulently homophobic, transphobic and racist. Why anyone from the LGBTQ+ community is thinking of voting for him is beyond me. X

just seen that they've booked Goodwin again - WTF!?

ha, the one I went to had Matt Goodwin speaking. I didn't know who he was at the time (before Badloss). There were some interesting talks, but his one - hard right extremism dressed up as academia - was awful, and we noisily walked out. X

Late ’80s British rave culture documentary to premieres announced: watch trailer A new film documenting late-1980s British rave culture is premiering this month.

A new film documenting late-1980s British rave culture is premiering this month 📽️

djmag.com/news/late-80...

House of Whipcord (1974) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers

In slightly more salacious news, she was also in this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz6B...

cool - I chiefly ask because my granny was in the 70s remake as the fake Miss Froy x

Back on the 1BTN airwaves tonight for the first time this year. 10pm-12.

original or remake? x