Club Culture

Inside Manchester’s new wave of radical club nights
Music

Inside Manchester’s new wave of radical club nights

Vision over profit — From funeral reenactments to mariachi bands: events like The White Hotel and Fat Out want to introduce more challenging, political and philosophical ways of partying.

Written by: Luke Charnley

Arlene Gottfried’s scenes of New York nightlife
Photography

Arlene Gottfried’s scenes of New York nightlife

After dark — In the new exhibition, Arlene Gottfried: After Dark, the artists takes us into the nightclubs, strip joints, dive bars, and drug dens of the ’70s.

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

Beats and bills: how capitalism destroyed UK club culture
Film

Beats and bills: how capitalism destroyed UK club culture

A love letter to ’90s rave — In the new film Beats, director Brian Welsh travels back to 1990s Aberdeen to tell the story of rave culture – why it mattered, and how it got torn apart.

Written by: Colin Crummy

The history of art and rave culture in ’90s Poland
Music

The history of art and rave culture in ’90s Poland

140 beats per minute — This week, the Tate Modern is celebrating the aesthetics of the country’s rave scene, with an evening of films focused on the movement‘s key figures.

Written by: Eric Thorp

Beyond the conflict: inside Palestine’s DIY music scene
Film

Beyond the conflict: inside Palestine’s DIY music scene

Going underground — Palestine Underground is a new, Boiler Room-produced film that examines the state’s flourishing nightlife culture.

Written by: Hannah Clugston

A visual homage to London‘s most iconic punk venue
Music

A visual homage to London‘s most iconic punk venue

100 Club Stories — As the 100 Club celebrates its 75th birthday this year, Ditto Press founder Ben Freeman reflects on the venue’s incredible countercultural legacy.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Documenting Chicago club culture in the ’70s
Photography

Documenting Chicago club culture in the ’70s

Tales from the South Side — Michael Abramson’s iconic photo series captures the city’s underground funk, blues and early disco scene.

Written by: HUCK HQ

The cult club that transformed New York’s art world
Art

The cult club that transformed New York’s art world

From 1978 to 1983 — A new MOMA exhibition looks back on the legacy of Club 57 – a no-budget East Village venue that ripped up the rule book and changed the face of modern art.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The alternative parties keeping old working class venues alive
Culture

The alternative parties keeping old working class venues alive

Partying to survive — London’s declining traditional venues are surviving by providing a home for threatened alternative nightlife, from live music to LGBTQ parties.

Written by: Alex King

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