Historian Dan Johnson shares his thoughts on how we might learn to question and trust the history of house music once more.
All tagged Documentary
Print The Legend: House and Yellow Journalism
The FoH blog explores the problems presented by "documentaries" and the impact of yellow journalism in popular music research.
On & On - In Conversation with Jesse Saunders (FoH2017)
We chat to Jesse Saunders about the birth of house music, what the new sound meant to audiences, and how we should think about house's history.
Somethings Gotta Give — Cultural Idealism
FoH offers some personal thoughts on the connection between right-wing political climates and the stimulation of artistic endeavour in dance music history.
FoHDiary Day 10: I'll Take You There
FoH asks questions about bias and agendas in research. Should we try to unpick them or just accept that people have an agenda?
The House of the Windy City
An archive recording of a documentary exploring Chicago's history and current relationship to house music.
Navigating Nightworld
Manhattan's cityscape constantly changes. FoH asks how important the spaces of dance music are, and whether we should be more careful about our history.
Cannibalism and Christianity
The FoH blog looks at the practice of sampling within hip hop and how it might relate to house music and religiosity. Cannibalism in house music? Surely not!
Frankie Knuckles @ Power House. Opening Night (25th October 1986)
See the 12 minute documentary by Phil Ranstrom detailing the opening night of Frankie Knuckles' doomed Power House club in Chicago, 1986.
MuchMusic - Soul In The City (1989)
Watch a long forgotten 1989 TV documentary on Chicago house music featuring Frankie Knuckles, Ten City, Ce Ce Rogers, Todd Terry, and Marshall Jefferson.