1. Omar Souleyman on Syrian pop
2. An ode to the sound and light engineer
3. Six steps for helping a friend through a difficult trip
4. Peak Magnetic
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5. James Place
Place created a record about finding and choosing hope in the face of despair. It's a timely record, and one we're grateful to stream exclusively this week.I wanted to confront listeners with love and acceptance.
6. Meet Rebekah
7. Gay nightlife
Gay nightlife is not dead. It's just changing and might be better than it's been in years. THUMP features editor Michelle Lhooq spoke with folks from the gay underground, including Aaron Clark (Honcho), Baronhawk Poitier (TNX), and aCe (Men's Room).
8. Gender identity and safe spaces in clubs
DJ Mag spoke with DJs and producers about the changing cultural landscape for gender identity, safe spaces and diversity in the nightlife world.Trans people are part of the intersectional bedrock of dance music since its very beginnings.