Twilo returns, but not as you remember it
For two nights in March, a name that once defined New York nightlife flickered back into existence. Twilo, the Midtown club that helped shape late ’90s dance culture, reopened its doors after 25 years. Tickets disappeared almost instantly. Phones were reportedly off-limits. And for a moment, the city stepped back into a version of itself […]
Elevator Music is turning confined spaces into global stages
From a warehouse in Chicago to an idea with international reach, this fast-rising platform is reshaping how live music is experienced, shared and remembered. It sounds like a gimmick until you see it work. A lift door slides open. Inside, a DJ is already mid-set. A small crowd squeezes in, the energy shifts, and for […]
Nigo: From Japan With Love at the Design Museum
A new retrospective at London’s Design Museum places Nigo exactly where his influence has long belonged: at the centre of global culture. Running through early October, the exhibition gathers hundreds of objects to map the designer’s trajectory from Tokyo subcultures to the helm of Kenzo, where he now serves as artistic director, following in the […]
Girls Don’t Sync launch £20K fund to back grassroots DJ crews beyond London
UK collective Girls Don’t Sync are turning their attention to the scenes that shaped them, teaming up with Relentless Energy to roll out a new edition of Local, an initiative designed to support emerging DJ collectives outside the capital. At a moment when independent venues continue to shutter and arts funding remains under pressure, the […]
Sonic dining is London’s most seductive new flavour
Where playlists matter as much as plating, and the right track can change how your martini tastes. No one sets out looking for a “curated experience.” The phrase alone suggests friction, something overthought, overdesigned, slightly exhausting. And yet, in certain corners of London right now, you find yourself deep inside one anyway. Not because it […]