Original Post – http://history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com/2018/08/motorway-madness-ravers-take-over.html Motorway Madness: ‘ravers take over motorway services’ (i-D, 1991) Great article from i-D magazine, no. 91, April 1991 about post-club gatherings at Motorway service stations (click on images to enlarge): ‘3 AM, Saturday morning. The M6 is windy, wet and desolate. Its rvice stations offer comfort only to lorry drivers and […]
What to read in magazines and print about oldskool house rave hardcore and techno. Press cuttings and clippings, interviews and features. Newspapers, magazines and books
In depth Happy hardcore article
from ID Mag – Originally written in 1995, just re-released. Well worth a read – original post here . Also worth clcikign that link to see teh worst ever attempt at a happy hardcore playlist or Spotify. Obviously the 2016 intern that made it didn’t actually read the article. Saturday Night at Club […]
So did you enjoy it then?
Report from Melody Maker, 20 April 1991: 808 State/N-Joi Brixton Academy, London WHAT I would like to see one of these days is one of these purposely-built dance bands cutting free and going full out for it. Hell, heaven knows rock is dead now and all that, and 808 State put on about the best […]
Moby on his first Top Of The Pops
‘I jumped around, banged on my keyboard and yelled Go’: Moby on his first Top Of The Pops In an extract from his new memoir, the musician and DJ recalls his first visit to London: dowdy B&Bs, deserted streets and performing with his heroes From the Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/21/jumped-around-banged-keyboard-yelled-go-moby-first-totp Moby in the UK in the […]
We quite liked Mc Tunes anyway…
the story of the UK’s biggest rave anthems
Apart from the bit about Ripgroove – Rave anthem????? Together acts such as Baby D and A Guy Called Gerald created tracks that defined a scene and a generation. But what happened to them after the party ended? Source: From Voodoo Ray to Infinity and beyond – the story of the UK’s biggest rave anthems […]
Happy Hardcore – Gettin props’
Original article here – http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/08/happy-hardcore-feature Happy hardcore was one of the first distinctly UK music styles to come out of the UK rave scene, and it helped to elevate much of rave culture’s most identifying features, from the costumes to the CG-heavy flyers. Despite its central role in birthing the culture, however, it doesn’t receive […]
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 […]
Ian Ossia Interview
Ian Ossia – There was a time, almost an instant, a few years ago where everything changed. – Decoded Magazine. Great interview with Ian Ossia there
The A-Z of Rave – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.
The A-Z of Rave – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.. Much to our suprise thsi isnt too bad, hardly thorough though. But any round up that has this and this cant be bad