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Fri, May 17, 2024, 08:00
- We round up five key stories from the past few days, in bitesize format.
Welcome to our weekly news round-up. Every Friday, we'll share five key stories from the past few days, in bitesize format.
Massive Attack support The Great Escape boycott against Barclays
Thursday, May 16th
Anu Shukla
Massive Attack have supported the 137 artists who have pulled out of The Great Escape in solidarity with Palestine. The Brighton festival is sponsored by Barclays, which invests billions into arms companies selling weapons to Israel.
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Korg unveils new synth prototype
Thursday, May 16th
Nick Taylor
Korg Berlin has a new concept in the works. Acoustic Synthesis_Phase8 is part melodic synthesizer, part drum machine, with eight independent electromechanical voices plus a sequencer with polyrhythmic shifting, wave-shaping possibilities and an envelope generator.
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Marseille festival Le Bon Air cancels I Hate Models set due to private jet request
Wednesday, May 15th
Michael Lawson
French techno artist I Hate Models won't perform at Marseille festival Le Bon Air this weekend. In a statement, the festival blamed the artist's demand of a private jet. However, I Hate Models' agent refuted the accusation, describing Le Bon Air's communication as "sad" and "disappointing."
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Georgia's club scene joins protests against controversial 'foreign agents' bill
Tuesday, May 14th
Michael Lawson
The Georgian club community has joined the mass protests against the controversial "foreign agents" bill, which was passed earlier this week. Venues such as Bassiani, TES and Left Bank expressed support for the protests on social media. 4GB Festival also cancelled this year's edition.
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Berlin venue Oyoun forced to take loan as Senate funding body blocks €80,000 project fund
Monday, May 13th
Anu Shukla
Berlin venue Oyoun has been embroiled in a months-long legal battle with the Senate's Department of Culture after the it held a "mourning event" in solidarity with Jewish and Palestinian people last November.
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