12,000 ravers descend on Bournemouth [May 1992]…
Bournemouth maybe better known for its seaside (and occasional good weather) but back in May 1992, the town was on…
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Dave Clarke, a breed apart… [August 1995]
Now considered a member of techno’s premier league, Dave Clarke first became a household name with his Directional Force work…
Sasha details how to ‘read’ a crowd…
In this interview with Skiddle, from 2015, Sasha turns back the clock to recall warehouse raves in Blackpool and Blackburn,…
The KLF are back… and not a moment too soon…
What is it about two-decade hiatuses in the music industry? In the past few years, we’ve seen the return of…
MTV tries to understand ‘Madchester’ [1990]…
Before it became a many-fanged media beast, churning out documentaries on teenage pregnancies, MTV was a US-based station that mainly…
Orbital’s ‘Chime’ still hits the right notes [2001]…
Orbital’s Chime is rightly considered one of the electronic music masterpieces of all time – and still a show closer,…
Eric Schlosser raves it up [October 1998]…
Author Eric Schlosser is probably better known for his damning critique of the fast food industry, in Fast Food Nation….
Before The Hacienda, there was Tony Wilson [1984]…
Today marks ten years since the passing of Tony Wilson (10 August 2007), the impresario that gave us Manchester’s The…