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1989 acid house rave VR experience planned for Coventry City of Culture

A journey from poster-filled bedroom and pirate radio studio to warehouse venue and police headquarters

An acid house rave VR experience with a 1989-theme has been unveiled as part of the City of Culture programme for Coventry, England, this year...

It's a "story about inspiration and evolution told by the people who were there''...

A new book charts the birth of acid house and club culture.

Written by Alon Shulman, one of the UK’s leading dance music and special...

Watch the trailer for They Call It Acid here...

Carl Cox and Derrick May are amongst a host of big name musicians set to feature in a new documentary about the rise of acid...

Jacked at Gorilla Manchester will host house veteran Marshall Jefferson and more next month

A rave will raise money for the family of late acid house pioneer Sleezy D.

On 22nd November, Gorilla Manchester will play host to a...

The film features never-before-seen footage captured at club events in Chicago, Manchester, London, Ibiza and elsewhere

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to support the release of a brand new documentary, 'All We Wanna Do Is Dance', which captures the explosion...

Paranoid London’s acid reign

Acid duo Paranoid London new album boasts a beefier sound than ever, and a host of new collaborators. Here, Joe Roberts meets them and learns how a chance meeting, faster tempos and the politics of the moment have shaped their new approach

It’s a dark, wintery evening in far North London and Paranoid London are in full flow at DRUMSHEDS, London’s latest super-venue. Opened on a former...

DJ Mag chats to DJ Pierre about the first proper acid house track...

Nathaniel Pierre Jones was forever tinkering around with electronic devices and mending watches when he was a kid growing up in Chicago. 

“I just naturally...

Evolution of UK electronic music, ‘from Doctor Who to acid house’, explored in new book

Dream Machines will trace the evolution of electronic music in the UK, from its avant-garde, post-WW2 beginnings to the dance music of today

A new book authored by Matthew Collin will explore the evolution UK electronic music through the 20th century. Dream Machines: Electronic Music in Britain From...

The Lost Acid House Membership Cards

A new book collects the most prized of all rave memorabilia: the membership card. Filled with classic design work, it’s a window on a transformative era. Collector and compiler Rob Ford tells DJ Mag about how the project came together, while DJs and designers share their memories of the time

“It’s almost like drug dealing,” laughs Rob Ford, a 52-year-old author and music producer, who spends his evenings meeting strangers in car parks and exchanging...

Acid house as it happened

From car park raves to the first acid nights at Future and Shoom

A new photobook capturing the rise of the UK rave scene has been published by IDEA. Compiled by photographer and journalist Dave Swindells, Acid House...

The five date run begins 24th August...

Award-winning play 'We Are Ian', which explores the early days of the acid house revolution in Manchester, will return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this...

Acid Monday's tell us about their first gig

Our first-ever gig as Acid Mondays was at the Zoo Project in Ibiza. We'd played together before loads over the years at various parties, but that was our first official gig.

The man, the myth, the legend...

One of the great characters in global electronic music, Mr C is a visionary, artist, actor and activist. He’s been prominent in the underground for...

Exclusive promo mix of Terry Farley acid house comp

Internationally acclaimed UK house veteran Terry Farley transports us back to the late '80s hedonism of acid house with a five-disc classics compilation,'Terry Farley Present...