Ignore the stupid “smiley face” intro, and this is decent round up. And of course Hard Up is always ace. That crowd is rocking. If anyone knows the venue let us know. Although it looks like an under-18s event…. the i-D guide to the music videos of the rave era | watch | i-D. the… Continue reading Rave Video selection
Year: 2015
British Style Tribes: B-Boys, Ibiza & Acid House | Street, Sound & Style
A History of British Style Tribes: Episode 4 B-Boys, Ibiza & Acid House | Street, Sound & Style – YouTube. This is worth a watch
Is this Fabio and Grooverider?
1988 Tottenham Court Road
Goldie – Jungle Interview
via goldie’s golden years of jungle and d&b | read | i-D. Goldie celebrates the 20th anniversary of Timeless with the Heritage Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall on July 22 and 23. Buy tickets here. From Goldie… In New York, I was into Kool G Rap and Polo, KRS-One, that whole big 80s boom. We were… Continue reading Goldie – Jungle Interview
Top of the Pops 1992 – How to deal with “rave” acts
Top Of the Pops in 1992 Great article with- the Orb, Take That!, Utah Saints, The Shamen are all referenced. The BBC trying to deal with rave acts…. “The Orb Playing Chess On Top Of The Pops Changed My Life” – Sabotage Times.
Dego 4 hero – Simon Reynolds view
Energy Flash: hardcore 4 Heroes ( # 1 of 1). Worth linking to this, as ever Simon Reynolds is spot on ie “Some of the tracks are well crafted, yes. But for the most part, those records are cringey to me – I cringe. I hear all the mistakes. I hear mistakes all over… Continue reading Dego 4 hero – Simon Reynolds view
Zac Effron EDM film – We Are Your friends
Zac Effron EDM film – We Are Your friends errrr Check out our posts on other rave inspired films below….
BBC Mastermind Ibiza special edition
http://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2015/may/19/ive-larged-it-so-ill-finish-mastermind-to-get-the-ibiza-treatment John Humphrys is to host an Ibiza-themed Mastermind special in a tie-up with BBC Radio 1 to support the 20th anniversary of its music weekend on the Balearic island. errr…. Your starters for 10 1) What time did the Star Bar used to open? 2) What time did it close? 3) How much is… Continue reading BBC Mastermind Ibiza special edition
Gabba revisited
Well not exactly. Some modern track using a video from Thunderdome in Belgium 1997. The track is so so, but the video is ace. Heres some waffle about it on Fact – Note the Newcastle United shirt at 6.20 (where we have made the video start)