Archive for July, 2018

DIY London: partying on the periphery

Faced with ever-stricter licensing laws in the capital, a raft of organisers are keeping clubland alive by taking their experimental communities to the fringesIt has been two years since it felt as if London’s nightlife had truly hit rock bottom. Count…

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Hungama: the UK club night taking queer culture to Bollywood

With a name meaning a cheeky kind of chaos in Urdu, Hungama in east London mixes Indian pop with hip-hop – and adds drag queens and a stripper’s poleThe founder of Hungama, Ryan Lanji, has a clear aim for his queer club night: true diversity. Creating …

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Drug slang quiz: do you know your disco biscuits from your blue cheese?

The US Drug Enforcement Administration has published its annual report on drug slang and there are some surprising entries The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has published its annual report on slang terms for drugs. The agency says the updated i…

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Techno titan Nina Kraviz: ‘People were suspicious of a pretty woman making music’

The Russian producer became techno’s most divisive figure after filming an interview in the bath. Here, she discusses sexism, her ‘emotional’ DJ sets and raving on the Great Wall of ChinaMusicians are often said to be on top of the world, but rarely ar…

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How we made The Last Days of Disco

Kate Beckinsale and Whit Stillman on how their cult classic propelled them into a world of subway dancing, penthouse parties with DiCaprio – and free dessert When I was living in New York and working on a newspaper, I’d get off work at 2am and we’d go …

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From the archive: clubbing flourishes in Thatcher’s dismal Britain

As the economy nose-dived, the young were determined to party. And, in 1985, the club you chose said much about you…In 1985, unemployment was still soaring, miners were striking and the Rubik’s Cube craze was finally on the wane. But, despite the disma…

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London clubs and racism: ‘The West End is a hostile environment’

Allegations of discrimination are rising, including stories of black women being rejected for being ‘too dark’ or charged more than white customersIt is midnight on a warm midsummer’s night in Mayfair, central London. Across wide lanes of traffic – cea…

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The month’s best mixes: Mr Mitch, Venus X, Beatrice Dillon and wee hours wildlife

The second in our monthly series on the best DJ mixes, radio shows, live sets and more brings South American electronica, epic grime and Welsh seabirdsFollowing last month’s inaugural selection of mixes, music podcasts and more, chosen by Lauren Martin…

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Thirty years since the second summer of love

Three decades after acid house exploded on the UK club scene, Sharon Walker and her fellow ravers remember the blissed out spirit of 1988 and the second summer of loveIt was the year I got my first job, the year I broke up with my boyfriend, the year I…

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