The Knife, Alt-J, James Blake and 60 more artists are amongst the first wave of acts to perform in Ferropolis this year. Melt! Festival, which takes place from 19 to 21 July, on the peninsula of Ferropolis close to Gräfenhainichen, looks set to be a smasher once again this year. Read on for more info!

Oli and Alex talk about Oli's new found inner peace, what they've got coming up and of course playing a whole host of their incredible tracks that saw them hit new highs through 2012 so who knows what successes lie in this new year? Watch this space! Turn it up, you're listening to The Squatters!!

So we all know the dubstep scene is massive in the UK but what's it like across the big pond? We spoke to Enrique to find out more about the Seismic increase in the dubstep following in the US - he's also given Core EXCLUSIVE access to four tracks, bound to get your bum shuffling! Excited much?! Read on!

The Others has become known as one of the dubstep world's favourite sons. Famed for his deep, musical selections and his unstoppable work ethic, Alex Crawford is now releasing his debut artist album for the Dub Police label. We go inside the album with him, tracing the development of the work and seeing what he thinks about it. 

The year is coming to a close but things are only just heating up as UKF bump heads again to bring you nothing but the finest dubstep of 2012. Truly living up to their name (United Kingdom Funky), present their annual lineup featuring the elites of the bass culture genre we love and know as DUBSTEP.

This winter Exceptional Blue records present Planas’ eagerly awaited debut album ‘The Long Game’. With a high-end list of production, writing and remix credits to Planas’ name, it’s little surprise that ‘The Long Game’ is superior musically, in dancefloor clout, broad sonic palate, spacious mix and proper low-end weight.

Submotion Orchestra is a live 7-piece project from Leeds, incorporating deep bass-driven grooves and dense textures in their progressive live dubstep sound. Leaving crowds inspired and often open-mouthed in their wake, this is not live dubstep to be taken lightly.

In the midst of tension in Israel this week, Core caught up DJ/producer Cliffhanger to see what life is like over there for a musician. We talk Infected Mushrooms, nitzhonot, One Nation Undergroove and mind-blowing entrances...

In December, Smokin Joe is going to attempt the longest DJ set in world history. We caught up with him this week  to talk pepper spray, sleeping in store rooms and unabashed hedonism...

We spoke to Rob from Urban Veteran Recordings about his daughter, Guns n Roses, catchy basslines and his hunt for new talent...