Those heading off to Paul Van Dyk in Perth this coming Thursday, might like to check out Revelation at the GlassHouse, a perfect place to meet up with friends, have a drink, chat about what you expect from the German trance mister, whilst also listening to some superb local talent in the form of the line up mentioned below:

Dave & Archer (B2B) Live Electro set 8pm - 10pm
Terry (Deep House) - 10 - 11pm
DJ Driver (Breaks) - 11 - 12am

The GlassHouse is upstairs at the Brass Monkey Hotel and with Free entry who can complain.

The well known hard house duo from the UK who have produced tracks for the likes of Slinky and Fevah who go by the name of Pants & Corset. Producing tracks under Overdose Records this due have been constantly featured on various albums. The pair will be taking up a position behind the decks next friday, the 17th of May at Evolve. Tickets for their 3 hour set are $20 presale, and $25 on the door down at Sydney's Bay 33.

As the Gatecrasher Tour rips across Australia the final details for the Sydney leg have been announced. The set times for Digital Experience Tour's two huge rooms are as follows:

Gatecrasher Room
10:00 - 11:00 Andrew James
11:00 - 12:00 John Ferris
12:00 - 02:00 Scott Bond
02:00 - 03:00 Nervous
03:00 - 04:00 Mark Dynamix
04:00 - 06:00 Mario Piu
06:00 - close Pee Wee

Tidy Trax Room
10:00 - 11:00 Yoshi
11:00 - 12:00 Jumpin Jack
12:00 - 02:00 Ingo
02:00 - 03:00 Nik Fish
03:00 - 04:00 Bexta
04:00 - 06:00 Paul Glazby
06:00 - close Paul Holden

Cass and Slide just released their first production album, "Burning the Candles at both Ends" and with that a topic in many an article, RA recently caught up with Cass to find out what is happening in the world of music. Cass gives RA the low down on the Winter Music Conference, his Spundae residency (where he recently played along side Australian boys Infusion), new and future tracks to look out for, his recent production work and a whole lot more.

Funktrust continue their successful Kings of the Block parties with installment number III coming up this Thursday night. Taking place at the home of Funktrust, Sydney’s Globe the nights are all about “ no pedestrians, no chillin', no subtlety, all on the floor, hands in the air, ass rocking party tunes & party moves. For the DJs - its time to work for a living! It’s Struttin' time for the Selectahs - skills on display. For everybody - DJs, Party People, Staff, Promoters — it’s about drinking & dancing & accepting that Friday, & employment, are merely states of mind [to be ignored].” It’s an awesome line-up of local talent providing the tunes this week including 2Dogs & a Mutt [2Dogs + Mark Walton working their magic on 5 decks], Mr king [Brisbane], G-San [Melbourne], b-52’s [Phatboy & Naitch], Biz-E & Ritual, Smith & Weetchin, Will Styles & Learned Hand. The night kicks off at 10:00pm and lasts till the wee hour of4:00am.

RA has managed to get its hands on one of the hottest unreleased CD's floating about John Digweed's MMII. Our leading progressive house reviwer spent an intimate evening with the CD, alowing him to soak up all that Digweed has to offer, in what surely will be on of the best Progressive house releases of 2002.

RA recently meet with Danny Howells and spoke to him about various upcoming events, and releases including that of his latest track 'Dusk Til Dawn', which he worked on with his good friend and producer Dick Trevor. Howells also goes into detail about his recent experiences at the world's largest dance music gathering, the Miami Winter Music Conference that took place last month and talks about his amusing Sydney Harbor Bridge crossing with fellow DJ, producer and comedian Cass.

Danny also mentions his encounters at the Two Tribes tour which took over Australia in early march and as well as that his recent epic set's including the massive 10 hours that he played in Japan just a few weeks ago. To read this great interview, click below...

Sunday May 12 sees the launch of a UK club brand 'Storm' in Melbourne. Storm, a night with has created a huge following in the UK with its unique concepts and ideas for making no two parties the same will begin a monthly residency in Melbourne at Seven this coming weekend. This day party will also double as the official PVD/ Kabuki After Party. Storm’s philosophy was stated in a recent press release:

A highly successful UK night, Storm, is setting up a monthly residency in Australia's clubbing capital. Never being on the same day, at the same venue or having the same DJ lineup twice in a row, Storm will keep you guessing.

This first installment features Sydney DJ’s Mark Dynamix and Bexta who are joined in the main room by Tristan Mason, Jeremy K, Timteq and Master Kaos In the lounge are Gavin Keitel, Gavin Martin, Danjuan, Shane Copal & Glen Scott .

Oracle laser productions will provide an extensive laser show, with the usual quality Seven sound and lighting systems adding to the debut of what will hopefully be a successful concept. Tickets are $20 on the door with the party kicking off at 7:00am and lasting till 5:00pm.

US House legend Derrick Carter is returning to OZ during May. Final dates will be confirmed around the country, but those in Melbourne can catch him at Room 680 on May 31.

Formed in the late nineties, Kosheen are the trio of Markee Substance, Darren Decoder and Sian Evans. The band caught first the world’s attention with the release of their track “Hide U.” Originally a drum n bass number, the song reached wider audiences after it was treated to a remix by progressive masters John Creamer and Stephane K and played by John Digweed. From then onwards the song was caned to death in clubs, and subsequently on radio as the first single from their debut album “Resist.”

Polecat recently managed to put the breaks on band member Darren Decoder and caught up with him to discuss topics ranging from their beginnings through to their perception in the public eye.