In the final instalment of the In Memoriam mini-series, we tackle the difficult topic of heritage and place. Using the example of the recent destruction of the Paradise Garage, we ask how we should remember sites.
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In Memoriam 2. Records
The second of three posts exploring how we remember. Just how should we deal with record collections? Are they public property? Who owns legacy?
In Memoriam 1. People
The first of three posts that explores the connection between commemoration and memory in dance music culture. How should we best commemorate house music and disco’s lost heroes?
Through The Looking Glass - In Conversation with David DePino (FoH2018)
Foundations of House chew the fat with David DePino, Paradise Garage DJ. Memories of Larry Levan, New York, and some tips on how to be a great DJ.
House Music: A Historian's Perspective
Historian Dan Johnson shares his thoughts on how we might learn to question and trust the history of house music once more.
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.
Consulting The Architect - In Conversation with Chip-E (FoH2017)
FoH's latest interview sees us speaking with the "Architect of House", the legendary Chip-E. Highlights from the interview get into italo disco, Chip's first party experiences, and whether the LGBT community is an important as suggested by yellow journalism.
Revelations - In Conversation with Jamie Principle (FoH2017)
FoH and Jamie Principle get into a discussion of faith, gospel, sex and sexuality, and the legacy of Frankie Knuckles in Chicago, in our latest interview.
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.
The House of the Windy City
An archive recording of a documentary exploring Chicago's history and current relationship to house music.
Warehouse Club Chicago Top 100 (1993)
We look at the playlists from the original house club "The Warehouse" and asks what Frankie Knuckles was trying to achieve with the music he played.
"Let There Be House" — Preachers in House Music
The latest piece from the FoH project analyses the role of the preacher in house music, asks where it comes from, and why it's still in house music today.
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.
Can You Feel It? - In Conversation with Robert Owens (FoH2016)
Read highlights from FoH's exclusive interview with Robert Owens "The Voice Of House". We chat churches, the paradise garage, and where religion ends.
Frankie Knuckles Mural
The Godfather of House is not forgotten. View images of the commemorative mural to Chicago House legend Frankie Knuckles and read about it's future.