“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...
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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
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From car park raves to the first acid nights at Future and Shoom
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The book includes images from parties and events of various genres and cultures
A new book from photographer and artist Matthew Smith, AKA Mattko, is to explore UK rave culture from the turn of the millennium until 2005. ...
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Brian Welsh's new film, Beats, captures the excitement of those early rave days, without resorting to cliche or over-the-top nostalgia
Beats, the new film from director Brian Welsh, tells the tale of two Scottish teenagers attending their first rave in 1994, just as the Conservative...
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Grassroots Music Venues made the admission in an open letter for industry support
The UK Government have been warned that a £50million cash injection is required to save grassroots music venues.
In May, the UKs Music Venue Trust’s #SaveOurScene ...
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There were over 680 reports of raves of unlicensed and music events in 2017...
Illegal raves are on the rise in the UK, according to a new report.
According to Sky News, there were 682 reports of illegal...
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The DiY Collective were one of the first house sound systems in the UK
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Magika MC’d for the likes of Carl Cox, Grooverider, Andy C and more
Crowdfunding is under way for a new book which will look back at the history of the '90s UK rave scene through the lens of...
We speak with an associate of the 'Rave Six' regarding their charges
At the end of May during the bank holiday, some people threw a party. No big deal, just a few thousand people dancing next to...
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Clubs owners say a “perfect storm” of increased costs put them at significant risk
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That equates to one in five festival attendees in the country...
A new survey has reported that 22% of UK festivalgoers, which equates to one in five festival attendees, have experienced sexual harassment or assault.
The...
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Prepare to get nostalgic...
A website offers the chance to delve into a "living history" of the mid '90s rave scene.
Rave Archive is a dedicated online hub that...
GlobalGathering launches its 2012 campaign
Back in Shakespeare country at Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon, on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th July, GlobalGathering once again scour the planet...
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A Darker Electricity is out next year through Velocity Press
The United Kingdom of rave returns
House is still topping the UK charts; the EDM beast is mutating and consuming every thing in its path. Never before has there been so...