Thanks to Techno, consumers can practice anti-consumerism and skip the FOMO-fueled pressure of their daily lives. The data trail can stop at the entrance of the club.

As the 1990s ticked by, more retailers began to offer used CDs. One catalyst for this was that, in March 1991, Sony Music announced it would no longer accept retailer returns on opened CDs.

That was before mp3s and streaming music took over and now the only time you see a CD anymore is when it’s hanging on a truck, usually on the bumper or the rear view mirror, as a useless decoration.

As the 1990s ticked by, more retailers began to offer used CDs. One catalyst for this was that, in March 1991, Sony Music ...

Vinyl sales are trending up. The RIAA reports that in 2023, 43 million records were sold in the US versus 37 million CDs, the second year this was true.The difference is even more staggering when ...

This is part of Global Sounds, a collection of stories spotlighting the music trends forging connections in 2024.. In 2004, four years before Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, 16-year-old ...

Fermanagh DJ/producer Matty Ralph plays Féile an Phobail in Belfast on 8 August. We asked him the BIG questions . . .