Further highlighting just how goddamn out of touch it is,DJ Maghas celebrated its 25th anniversary with an issue dedicated to 25 pioneers of dance music – all of them men.Uhhhh?

Apparently every innovator of dance music is a straight white rich guy? Get fucked. Sadly, I suppose we shouldn’t expect much more from a magazine that lists David Guetta, Avicii and Hardwell in its top ten DJs on the planet. Head to thebrag.com to read a takedown of the issue by Rebecca Florence, alongside an honour list of game-changing females in the dance world, such as Annie Nightingale, Mary Anne Hobbs and Fatima Al Qadiri.

Oooooh baby. A regular staple of the impervious Mood Hut family, Jack J, is coming back our way. Also one half of the duo Pender Street Steppers, the Canadian house cat has been lighting up dancefloors worldwide ever since 2013, with his 2015 cut ‘Thirstin’ on Future Times coming in as the number two track of the year over on electronic bible Resident Advisor. Simmering the dancefloor on the night will be Adi Toohey, Kali and Valerie Yum on Saturday May 21 at Jam Gallery. Beat the incoming winter cold, this is gonna be a hot one.

Some deep Russian vibes coming at’cha: Andrey Pushkarev [above]has locked in an Australian tour. Now entering his third decade in the game, the Moscow-based house veteran has played at pretty much every club in the world and earned almost every accolade in the book, most recently storming dancefloors with releases on Endless, Tehnofonika and Circus Company. Get in the mood by spinning his recent mix for XLR8R – it’s goddamn deeper than the Mariana Trench. It’s going down on Saturday May 28 at Civic Underground, and support will come from Mantra Collective, Persian Rug and Mike Watts.

Those champs over at The House of Mince are turning five and they’re set to celebrate with none other than Boris (no, not the Japanese avant-garde metal band, that’d be a little weird). A man who’s witnessed the evolution of electronic music like few others after spending the ’90s in New York cutting rugs at the infamous house and disco parties at Paradise Garage, the German DJ returned to Berlin just as the techno explosion changed the nation’s musical landscape. Since then his impeccable taste has seen him a resident at Berghain since day one, all while producing regular releases for the seminal Ostgut Ton imprint. Says it all, really, doesn’t it? Don’t miss this one – it’s happening from 2pm on Sunday May 29 at Cruise Bar.

Tour rumours: expect a visit from the UK’s Marquis Hawkes later this month. I’ve also got money on Andhim returning in June.

Best releases this week: the new Max D record Boost (on Future Times) is really hitting the spot right now. Otherwise I can’t stop spinning Horsepower Productions’ Crooks, Crimes & Corruption (Tempa), Beatrice Dillon & Rupert Clervaux’sTwo Changes (Paralaxe Editions) and Morah’sAnarchy (Berceuse Heroique). There’s loads of good lookin’ shit on the horizon too, including newies from Huerco S., Rupert Clervaux & Beatrice Dillon, Willie Burns and Raime.

Recommended:

SATURDAY MAY 7

Anthony Parasole @Burdekin Hotel

SATURDAY MAY 14

Edit Select@Burdekin Hotel

SUNDAY MAY 15

Bob Moses@Greenwood Hotel

SATURDAY MAY 21

Tiger Stripes@Burdekin Hotel

Jack J@Jam Gallery

FRIDAY MAY 27

Locked Groove@TBA

SATURDAY MAY 28

Detroit Swindle@Chinese Laundry

Andrey Pushkarev@Civic Underground

SUNDAY MAY 29

Boris@Cruise Bar

SATURDAY JUNE 25

DJ Pierre@Civic Underground

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