THROWBACK THURSDAY: Bizarre Inc – Playing With Knives (Quadrant Mix) [November 1991]
If there was a track that summed up the two sides to the rave scene…
Month: November 2017
the29nov films – making techno a full-on visual experience…
Today being 29 November, I thought it was fitting to pay tribute to the29nov films,…
Ibiza Uncovered… A lot has changed in the years since, or has it? [July 1997]
In July 1997, Ibiza Uncovered was first broadcast on Sky One, introducing the world to…
Sasha: The first DJ pin-up…? [December 1991]
Back in 1991, several years before the concept of a ‘superstar DJ’ (with the booking…
This video of the 1995 Love Parade is just the tonic on a cold winter’s night… [July 1995]
With the weather getting colder (2 degrees at the last count!), there’s nothing like a…
THROWBACK THURSDAY: T99 – Anasthasia (1991)
Is this the most devastating opening chord salvo in dance music history? Watch this video…
Frankie Bones on the UK rave scene… [February 1990]
For US-based DJs coming to Europe in the late 80s and early 90s, the rave…
Liam and Noel Gallagher invade clubland… [November 1996]
Back in the mid 90s, you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing a blast of Wonderwall…
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: Jeff Mills – Live At The Liquid Room – Tokyo [1996]
If you are looking for evidence that Jeff Mills has long been one of the…
Richie Hawtin on his origins… and overpaid DJs [September 1994]
Richie Hawtin has been at the forefront of techno for more than 25 years, and…
The great Haçienda sell off… [November 2000]
This is the way the world ends, Not with a bang but a whimper… So…
Why taping Radio 1’s Essential Mix back in the mid-90s was a whole lot easier than trying to stream it online…
Having started broadcasting in October 1993, BBC’s Essential Mix has been the benchmark-setter for dance…