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 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.
Something is seriously wrong in dance music. We’ve lost ownership. We’ve sold it for cheap buck, and lost our links to our historic past through inappropriate performance and insincere interpretation. Orchestras are to blame.
We need to talk about the Boiler Room? Is it just posturing twenty-somethings? Or is there something deeper at play in the internets strange obsession with club voyeurism?
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.
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.
FoH offers some personal thoughts on the connection between right-wing political climates and the stimulation of artistic endeavour in dance music history.
Back in NYC. I'm thinking about how the two cities treat their own legacies, and comparing their attitudes.
On the fifth day FoH brings to me... an interview from the garage, some thoughts on mechanistic techno, and an acoustic playlist.
More house music explorations on day 4 of the diary finds us asking just what we want from our important spaces? Is music history valuable?
It's Wednesday in NYC. The day was spent exploring the city, photographing too much, and walking way too far. But it's all making sense. Read why here...
An archive recording of a documentary exploring Chicago's history and current relationship to house music.
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.
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.