Opinion
- RA staff and contributors ponder the scene's key issues.
2024
- Sep 11, 2024After less than three years, the revenue-sharing platform is closing. Michael Lawson argues that high-profile DJs who didn't participate have failed the dance music community.
- Jul 3, 2024After another year of overcrowding, the festival is clearly struggling to keep pace with the demand for dance culture. Time for a rethink, argues RA editor Gabriel Szatan.
- Mar 25, 2024Tajh Morris on the decades-old injustice at the heart of the recent decision to celebrate the city's club culture.
- Jan 19, 2024Nyshka Chandran on why this week's shock layoffs are further proof that business interests and a tough economy are changing the way creative outlets are run and, in turn, diluting the art of criticism.
2022
- Mar 6, 2022Writer, editor and co-founder of Borshch Magazine Mariana Berezovska issues a rallying cry to implicate the electronic music community in the fight for Ukrainian freedom.
2021
- Dec 8, 2021In this opinion piece, Joe Siltanen argues that top DJs should know better than to perform at a government-organized event that uses electronic music to present a problematic state as relaxed, liberal and cultured.Joe Siltanen
2020
- Jun 26, 2020Aaron Coultate and Will Lynch detail how RA's editorial team will promote racial equity, now and in the future.Resident Advisor
2019
- Nov 1, 2019Ash Lauryn reflects on a week dominated by discussions around race and privilege in dance music.
- Jan 25, 2019The controversy over Dekmantel's 2019 lineup is a chance to take a "renewed step forward" in the discussion about equitable cultural exchange, writes Chilean-born, Brazil-based artist Valesuchi.
- Jan 3, 2019Our comments section closed today. Here's why.Resident Advisor
2018
- Oct 9, 2018Defending club culture means getting involved in local politics, Andrew Ryce writes.
- Jul 20, 2018The Night Czar role's limitations have been exposed by the messy battle over nightlife in the East London borough, writes Dan Beaumont.Resident Advisor
- May 14, 2018The demonstrations following police raids on Georgian clubs are a reminder of how meaningful dance music can be.Resident Advisor
- Apr 25, 2018Avicii's story reflects the perils that many touring artists face.
2017
- Nov 22, 2017We're no longer running the RA polls. Here's why.Resident Advisor
- Oct 9, 2017As she releases her debut album, Take Me Apart, Kelela reflects on her experiences as a woman of color in the music industry.
- May 17, 2017Joe Seaton, the DJ and producer better known as Call Super, examines the election's consequences for club culture, and explains how to get involved.Resident Advisor
2016
- Dec 9, 2016Andrew Ryce argues that, in order to prevent tragedies like last weekend's fire in Oakland, we need to support, not persecute, alternative venues like Ghost Ship.
- Nov 23, 2016This week's decision to reopen fabric was a landmark moment. But, as Aaron Coultate writes, many of the UK club scene's biggest challenges remain.
- Sep 16, 2016The Hannah Wants debacle showed an ugly side of dance music's online community.
- Sep 7, 2016The loss of London's leading nightclub, Joe Muggs writes, is as senseless as it is tragic.
- May 6, 2016Are we in danger of accepting laziness in the DJ booth? Ryan Keeling thinks so.
- Jan 22, 2016The practice of discreetly paying for co-production is normal in dance music. Will Lynch argues that it shouldn't be.
2015
- Nov 27, 2015In the first of a new series, Angus Finlayson argues that the "outrage cycle" that came to dance music this year could be a positive force for change—if used carefully.