Max Heyraud, Author at Four/Four Magazine

Ben Kane: Co-Founder of Bassline Dub Remembered

Max HeyraudJune 24, 2026

Recently, Dublin lost a young promoter and devoted house music lover, Ben Kane, known to many as “Kaner”, and we spoke with his friends to share memories of his life and legacy. Co-founding Bassline Dub with Aaron Nolan in 2024, Ben’s first event... Read More...

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A Short History of Dublin Pride: From the 1970s to Present Day

Max HeyraudJune 24, 2026

From a small protest outside Dublin’s Department of Justice in 1974 to a city-wide festival today, Dublin Pride’s story reflects Ireland’s changing relationship with LGBTQ+ life. In June 1974, a small number of activists marched through the stree... Read More...

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A Neurodivergent Club Night Is Coming to Dublin Next Month at the Project Arts Centre

Max HeyraudJune 24, 2026

Dublin’s neuro-inclusive nightlife project Wired is back for a second edition on 9 July, taking over the full building at the Project Arts Centre for a multi-room club experience built around accessibility and choice. Wired is a collaboration bet... Read More...

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Lúnasa: “Club Culture Has No Business Being Tied to Genocide”

Max HeyraudJune 23, 2026

Chloe Moore spoke to Lúnasa ahead of her curated Pride show at Tengu this Saturday. In advance of the event, she doesn't hold back on her disdain for rigid genre labels, the growing commercialisation of club culture, and the current state of Dublin'... Read More...

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Chris Liebing: “Nobody Tells You When To Go Home”

Max HeyraudJune 22, 2026

For Chris Liebing, music was a cultural rupture, a personal refuge, and a lifelong act of belief in sound itself, shaped by early family resistance, formative underground influences, and a decades-long commitment to techno’s rawest, most uncompromisi... Read More...

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New Cork Club Opens This Friday, Operating 7 Nights a Week with Three Rooms Until 3am

Max HeyraudJune 22, 2026

Cork’s nightlife is set for a new seven-night fixture as Odyssey opens this Friday, operating across three distinct rooms and running until 3am, with a clear focus on carrying forward the city’s deep-rooted house music lineage. A recalibration an... Read More...

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Belfast’s First Dedicated Listening Bar Opens This Summer

Max HeyraudJune 22, 2026

Belfast is about to get its first dedicated listening bar. Music Room brings hi-fi sound, vinyl culture and hospitality together under one roof. Music Room, a new project from DJ and creative OJ Wilson alongside Janine Kane, is opening soon and i... Read More...

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Mix Of The Week: RKM333 at Forbidden Fruit 2FM Rising Stage 2026

Max HeyraudJune 19, 2026

This week’s entry to Mix of the Week comes from rising garage talent RKM333, who recently made his Forbidden Fruit debut on RTÉ 2FM’s Rising Stage. Garage has once again found itself in the spotlight, fuelled by a post-pandemic resurgence led by ... Read More...

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John Peel’s Enduring Impact on Electronic Music

Max HeyraudJune 18, 2026

John Peel changed the way generations listened to, understood and ultimately created electronic music and so much more. John Peel’s impact on electronic music is difficult to overstate. Long before genres like techno, jungle, IDM, ambient, and ex... Read More...

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Local Selection 307: mkbest

Max HeyraudJune 17, 2026

For the 307th edition of the series, mkbest delivers a deep and lush selection of rolling house, carefully shaped into a slow-burning, absorbing journey. Belfast’s mkbest is an artist deeply embedded in the city’s club culture, an instinctive stu... Read More...

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