{
  "id": 12177618,
  "title": "Andrew Garfield Rankles DJ Community By Claiming They Aren’t Legit Unless They Spin Vinyl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/andrew-garfield-rankles-dj-community-by-claiming-they-arent-legit",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:08:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2513597/andrew-garfield-rankles-dj-community-by-claiming-they-arent-legit-unless-they-spin-vinyl/news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Andrew Garfield sparked controversy within the DJ community after claiming that DJs are not legitimate unless they use physical records. The actor appeared on SubwayTakes Uncut, a longer version of the popular internet series SubwayTakes, and voiced his opinion that vinyl is the only legitimate format for DJs. He explained that physical records are heavy, difficult to store, and prone to damage or loss, making them obsolete due to technological advancements. Garfield mentioned a Berlin rave he attended where a friend had 12,000 to 15,000 vinyls, and he spent a weekend choosing songs for the event, emphasizing the time and effort required to curate a vinyl party. Despite Garfield's apology for any offense caused, the DJ community reacted negatively, with several members expressing their discontent on Instagram, including Darude, Marlon Hoffstadt, Fish56Octagon, and ELIF.",
  "summary": "The entire reason to go on SubwayTakes , Kareem Rahma extremely viral internet series, is to fire off some possibly uninformed opinions that will annoy people who are scrolling on their phones. That's what movie star Andrew Garfield did when he appeared last week on SubwayTakes Uncut , the longer iteration of SubwayTakes . Garfield prepared eight different takes for his appearance, and his first…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}