Next Saturday, on June 28th, INSITE is celebrating its first anniversary at the Garden Taproom, one of the most beautiful terraces in the capital. As we are slowly wrapping up the applications for the open decks, we asked our headliners Kali and Madezh to share their current top 5 tracklist – the tunes that somehow mark their days and nights. View this post on...

This is now a tradition – the local label and clubnight Dobar House is once again kicking off the summer season at the legendary Barbarella’s Discotheque for the third year in a row. The summer in Tisno starts on June 28th, with a strong local lineup including Bsside, Bakula, Egzotika DJs, PaleolitiK and the label’s founder and resident, Tom Bug. View this post...

guest columnist: Einfakinn (Bruno Čubić)Another Gates of Agartha is in the books—and once again, it delivered. This festival keeps putting Croatia on the global radar with its one-of-a-kind vibe at the ancient Cave Romane. After three solid years and thousands of visitors, it’s clear the Gate Experience crew keeps raising the bar. Here’s how I lived the 2025 edition.Gates of...

In response to mounting criticism over its AI policies, SoundCloud has revised its Terms of Use to better protect artists’ rights and clarify its stance on artificial intelligence. The controversy began with a February 2024 update that suggested user-uploaded content could be used to train AI models, leading to widespread backlash from the music community.SoundCloud CEO Eliah...

2025 marks a significant milestone for the Garden, one of the brands that has shaped, built, and defined the Croatian festival scene. This month, they celebrate two decades since the first edition of the iconic Garden Festival and ten years of Love International with a homage to everyone who played a crucial role in their journey. However, it is the Colgan family who initiated the...

A new documentary, Free Party: A Folk History, directed by Aaron Trinder, delves into the vibrant and rebellious UK free party movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s. This film captures the essence of a youth-led cultural uprising that challenged societal norms and left an indelible mark on global music and protest cultures. It premieres at the end of this month, on Friday, May...

In a major shift on TikTok, electronic music has officially outpaced indie as the app’s fastest-growing soundtrack. Videos tagged #ElectronicMusic surged past 13 billion views in 2024 — a 45% jump from the year before. The genre’s rise reflects its popularity in fitness, fashion, and travel clips, with UK artists like Disclosure and Joel Corry driving mainstream success. DJs such...

The first time I heard Anna Runtić and Antonio Ožić-Bašić live was in 2021, still in lockdown, at a beach bar in Baška Voda (Makarska Riviera). Being from that area, my first thought was, “Well, that’s refreshing,” and I was immediately drawn to the sound of an electric violin that worked so well with electronic music. I approached the young duo and asked them for their names. ANNA...

DJ Mag has officially opened voting for its annual Top 100 Festivals list, giving fans around the world the power to crown the best of the best in global dance music experiences.The Top 100 Festivals poll, launched by DJ Mag in 2019, is the definitive crowd-sourced ranking of the world’s most iconic and beloved music festivals. While a jury of experts determines many industry...

In a significant move to address the escalating issue of hearing loss among music professionals, the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, in collaboration with Sweetwater, has introduced the Hearing Health Fund. This initiative aims to provide essential hearing health resources to musicians and industry workers, acknowledging that approximately 40% of individuals in the music sector suffer...