90s

Photos of rural love in ’90s Ireland
Photography

Photos of rural love in ’90s Ireland

Cork City singles — In 1992, photographer Kevin O’Farrell headed to Lisdoonvarna, on the country’s west coast, to capture a month-long matchmaking festival.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A visual history of America’s travelling rave scene
Photography

A visual history of America’s travelling rave scene

New age nostalgia — From 1990 to 1995, Tree Carr roamed the country documenting her psychedelic adventures on a disposable camera.

Written by: Laura Havlin

Rip it up, start again: the fall and rise of Edwyn Collins
Music

Rip it up, start again: the fall and rise of Edwyn Collins

Back again — Despite suffering from two catastrophic haemorrhages in 2005, the post-punk pioneer is back making music as good as anything he produced before. He talks to writer Jeremy Allen about his road to recovery, Twitter, and the perils of wetting yourself in front of supermodels.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

The underground skate scene of ‘90s Brooklyn
Photography

The underground skate scene of ‘90s Brooklyn

Caught on film — In his project We Skate Hardcore, photographer Vincent Cianni captures a forgotten community finding freedom in skating.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Capturing hip hop’s biggest stars, before they were famous
Music

Capturing hip hop’s biggest stars, before they were famous

From the source — Nigerian-American photographer Chi Modu took intimate portraits of rappers – including Nas, Method Man, and 2Pac – on the brink of success.

Written by: Jesse Bernard

Ray & Liz: an exploration of family life in Thatcher’s Britain
Film

Ray & Liz: an exploration of family life in Thatcher’s Britain

On the breadline — In Ray & Liz, photographer turned writer-director Richard Billingham presents a tale of deprivation and loneliness set in the West Midlands – based on his own upbringing.

Written by: Josh Slater-Williams

Remembering The Day Today, Britain’s sharpest satire
Culture

Remembering The Day Today, Britain’s sharpest satire

An oral history — A precursor to some of the country’s most-loved comedies, The Day Today revolutionised television satire. We speak to the show’s creators to find out how it came to be, and why it could never be made today.

Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray

The highs and lows of a whirlwind romance, in photos
Magazine

The highs and lows of a whirlwind romance, in photos

The Best is Yet to Come — 17 years after a painful breakup, Ada Bligaard Søby decided to make a book on life and love with her ex-boyfriend, pooling their family archives to plot a visual timeline of their lives – before and after the relationship. It turned out to be the wildest ride of her career.

Written by: Ada Bligaard Søby, as told to Cian Traynor

A photographic history of East LA in the 90s
Photography

A photographic history of East LA in the 90s

Legends never die — In her visual archive, artist Guadalupe Rosales passes on the stories, traditions and history of Chicanx culture in the 1990s.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A portrait of ’90s family life in the Midlands
Photography

A portrait of ’90s family life in the Midlands

Squalid realism — Photographer Richard Billingham’s images, shot over two decades ago on cheap film, capture his poverty-stricken upbringing in Cradley Heath.

Written by: Hannah Clugston

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