EVENT OF THE WEEK HOME PARTIES Presents The First Lady of Drum & Bass - DJ STORM (METALHEADZ, UK) with support from Singapore's drum & bass heros; Ash + Kiat, loopinmotion + DJR, Kane MC and Vortex. DJ Storm's status as torchbearer of the drum and bass scene remains untouched. As one of the co-founders of the legendary Metalheadz label with Goldie, they created an incubator for D&B talent and began a ‘trinity’ and built an empire along the way.

THE GOSSIP DJ TIESTO is rumoured to has been charging ludicurous fees in return of his DJ sets. The "trainwreck every other song" DJ alledly charged 100,000 Euros per gig for a string of dates across Greece and asking 15,000 Euros to play in certain cash-strapped Eastern Europe venue. Source: DJ Magazine 50 Cent sued for stealing song lyrics from Luther Campbell. 50 Cent only changed one word from the opening line of Campbell's song from "It's Your Birthday," Wolfe said — after repeating the word "go" several times, "Sheila" becomes "shorty" in the line, "Go shorty, it's your birthday." Source: Yahoo News

MAELSTROM RECOMMENDS COLDCUT SOUND MIRRORS NINJA TUNES The guys behind the hit single "Doctorin' The House" are back with a brand new album. Even after 20 years in the business, Jonathan Moore and Matt Black are still able to prove that they have the power to create a great album with numerous electronic music styles, from dancehall pop to underground techno. TRACKLIST •Man In A Garage (featuring John Matthias) •True Skool (featuring Roots Manuva) •Just For The Kick (featuring Annette Peacock) •Walk A Mile In My Shoes (featuring Robert Owens) •Mr Nichols (featuring Saul Williams) •A Whistle And A Prayer (featuring Fog) •Everything is Under Control (featuring Mike Ladd & Jon Spencer) •Boogie Man (featuring Amiri Baraka) •Aid Dealer (featuring Soweto Kinch) •This Island Earth (featuring Mpho Skeef) •Colors The Soul (featuring Dom Spitzer) •Sound Mirrors

THIS MONTH'S UPCOMING EVENTS 24th May 06 Danny Howells Via Felsenau (Bern - Switzerland) There are very few DJs who stand out in the world of dance music today, but Danny Howells is without doubt one of them. From his early years of DJing at Bedrock nights in his home town of Hastings, to the 10+ hour sets in New York today, one thing remains the same - a complete love of all music. It's this passion and plenty of hard work that has helped Danny to get where he is today. It's no coincidence that he's been placed in DJ Magazine's top 20 DJs in the world ... read more