Against the Popularity Contest: Zoé Del Rez
Unmixed was built by people who knew the dancefloor before the guest list. Zoé comes in as both a participant and a firsthand eyewitness: a DJ shaped from the floor up, and a writer who is more interested in power structures of the nightlife than the overpolished PR decks of the mainstream scene.
Brooklyn Mirage Bankruptcy: $90K 'Services Provided' to Firm in Carone Corruption Probe
Oaktree Solutions Ltd., tied to ex-Adams chief of staff, filed $90K claim in Brooklyn Mirage bankruptcy.
Court docs show Frank Carone & Billy Bildstein signatures. Pacha takeover advances despite federal probe ties.
Key revelations:
Billy Bildstein owned 100% of Avant Gardner at collapse
Axar Capital now owns site; FIVE Holdings (Pacha) to operate, if court approves.
$90K owed to Oaktree for mysterious "services provided"
Frank Carone signatures appear on claim docs
NYT (Jan 30): Brooklyn grand jury probes Carone's business dealings.
Chapter 11 is restructuring, not liquidation. A business that can't pay its debts files in federal court and becomes a debtor in possession — free to operate but tethered to a judge's oversight. Major moves like selling assets, taking new loans, or settling lawsuits don't happen quietly. They go before the court, where creditors get notice and a chance to object.
EDITOR’S PICKS:
Reporting, conversations, and questions we think are worth your time.
Journalism or Influencers: Who Do You Trust to Deliver the Truth?
A look at how credibility is built — and broken — in the age of algorithms, journalism and sponsored narratives.
AI Is Not Waiting: Why Lawmakers Must Act Now & What Can You Do
How unregulated AI is already reshaping music and culture — and what can you do now to address it.
Queer Culture Is Not an Aesthetic. Pepiita on What the Industry Keeps Getting Wrong
A conversation about visibility, labor, and why representation without responsibility rings hollow.
What Actually Is “Rave”?
a quick guide for those who’d like to have practical questions to help identify if the event they are attending is, indeed, a rave.
Ly Sas - Dusk Dance
Saqib, Galactic Girl - New Me [Get Physical]
DMX Krew - Come To Me
The Commons
The Commons
In 2025, a culture magazine rooted in music and community cannot live on declarations alone. It has to listen. It has to respond. It has to make space.
The Commons is Unmixed’s new public forum:
A living editorial space where readers, artists, organizers, dancers, thinkers, and observers of culture can speak with us — not just be spoken to.
This is a shift in how we publish.
And it’s intentional.
