Several prominent hard techno DJs, including Shlømo, CARV and Basswell, have been removed from a string of festival line-ups following serious allegations of sexual misconduct. The cancellations, ...

Content Warning: This article includes accounts of sexual assault and may be distressing for some readers. Multiple high-profile hard techno artists have been removed from upcoming festival and club ...

Second Speed brings hard techno DJ Onlynumbers to Liverpool’s Blackstone Street Warehouse on Saturday 6th March 2027. The ...

“Hardcore” was the first rave subgenre. An investigation of early-’90s rave culture would reveal its participants’ insistence on using the word “hardcore” to describe themselves and their music.

Charlie Sparks shares an energised mix and speaks to Patrick Hinton about drawing soft and warm energy from hard techno, rediscovering balance in his life and work, and the ups and downs leading ...

Rialto, California, sometime in the early '90s: Steve Vasquez’s sister, Jen, was at her wit’s end. Her brother had barricaded himself once more in his bedroom. The only evidence of life therein were ...

The DJ is bringing subgenres from the European underground to newly massive U.S. audiences. By Katie Bain “I joked to my team that I felt like a debutante,” Sara Landry says of her 2025 set at ...

Love is in the air for the hard techno scene! Nico Moreno and NOVAH have officially announced their engagement, sharing the exciting news with fans through a joint Instagram post. On October 19, the ...

Hardcore was the first rave subgenre. An investigation of early ’90s rave culture would reveal its participants’ insistence on using the word “hardcore” to describe themselves and their music.