With the passing of the international break, the 909originals Fantasy Premier League in association with Future Past Clothing heads into its second Gameweek. Darren Humphries’ Hackingdem Stanley is an early leader, thanks in part to a solid performance from Man City’s Sergio Aguero. Funboymoy currently holds second position (72 points), one ahead of third-placed Luke’s…
From Factory Records to The Hacienda, the world of music owes a debt of gratitude to Tony Wilson, the Salford-born impresario who sadly passed away on this day (10 August) in 2007, at the age of just 57. As the 2002 film 24 Hour Party People explored, Wilson’s “musical epiphany” took place at Manchester’s Lesser…
While she might describe her initial foray into DJing as a “happy accident”, DJ Paulette knows better than most how to get the party started. Hailing from a large family (she is the youngest of eight siblings), the Manchester native has been an influential name in dance music since the early 90s, with residencies at…
The dance scene was barely of school-going age when Paul Oakenfold approached long-time friend (and colleague for the infamous 1987 trip to Ibiza) Nicky Holloway, for an interview for Generator magazine in July 1993. Holloway was a long-established DJ and promoter by the time acid house broke, and this interview finds him in somewhat contemplative…
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the debut album by Stereo MCs, 33 45 78, but to suggest that vocalist Rob Birch (aka Rob B) and producer Nick ‘The Head’ Hallam’s love of music has dampened in the years since would be to do the duo a great injustice. Back in the early 90s,…
“I love the site. My kinda nostalgia!” – Fatboy Slim It’s party time here at 909originals HQ, as this week we celebrate our second birthday! Since July 2017, we’ve strived to bring you a heady mixture of in-depth interviews, nostalgia-tinged features and cutting edge mixes, and the feedback thus far – both from the industry and from…
Earlier this month, Dublin City Council published the Dublin City Agreement 2019-2024, a series of pledges covering everything from housing to transport, and from environmental protection to childcare. From an arts and culture perspective, included within that document is the commitment to ‘protect and enhance’ the city’s night time culture with the appointment of a…
The word ‘legend’ is thrown around quite often these days, but Justin Robertson has proved over the past 30 or so years that he is a man befitting of that title. Reared on a diet of acid house at Manchester clubs The Hacienda and Konspiracy in the late 80s, Robertson carved out a flourishing production…
Big Fish Little Fish (BFLF), which has organised family raves across the UK and Australia since 2013, hits Dublin today (9 June), for what promises to be one of the unmissable dance events of the year… particularly for those still in kindergarten. Taking place at Tramline, the inaugural Big Fish Little Fish Ireland event welcomes…
Think you know Pink Floyd? Think again. Or, to put it another way, Think:EXP. Think:EXP (or Think:Experience to give it its full title), is the brainchild of Scott Page, the former Floyd saxophonist turned tech entrepreneur, backed by some of the best musicians in the business: Jane’s Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins, Kenny Olson of Kid…
