Nightmares of final-year university exams haunt many professionals long after their studies are over. Jules O’Riordan had them too. Yet in his forties he decided to confront old terrors by taking a law degree to update his skills. In doing so, he Source: Mixing the careers of a DJ and lawyer – FT.com High quality… Continue reading The Judge won’t budge!!
Year: 2016
the Orb film
Let’s hope this one actually comes out on general release, not like the loads of other “rave” films that are stuck in hibernation
Britain’s biggest raver Billy ‘Daniel’ Bunter on a life of thrills, pills and more pills
Biggest Raver eh? Anyway decent interview over at Fact… Billy ‘Daniel’ Bunter talks about a lifetime of thrills, pills and more pills in Britain’s happy hardcore and hard dance scenes. Source: Britain’s biggest raver Billy ‘Daniel’ Bunter on a life of thrills, pills and more pills
Why has No one told us about this before
This site is ace http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/gone-rave/gone-to-a-rave-35-high-on-a-happy-vibe-the-rise-and-fall-of-hardcore/ This week is a first – I’m handing over the reigns of Gone To A Rave to Ian S, an old skool raver who got in touch and offered to write about the much maligned Happy Hardcore scene. Seeing as I know somewhere between little and zero about… Continue reading Why has No one told us about this before
Whirl-y-Gig
Shout to all the Whirly Crew. Ony those that haven’t been knock it. Remembering the club that began in 1981 as a collaboration with the Association of Humanistic Psychology to encourage “anyone who enjoys dance as a means of self-expression”. Source: Why I Felt Loved at Whirl-y-Gig, London’s Longest-Running Club Night | VICE | United… Continue reading Whirl-y-Gig
The Orbit Ossett Leeds
Here’s a strange one. This is a home movie shot at the Orbit Ossett Leeds on opening night 15th June 1991. We’ve all seen the official video’s from Fantazia etc etc, but if you really want to see how exciting, confusing, messy and noisy it all was – this is the video for you. Essential,… Continue reading The Orbit Ossett Leeds