Clubbing

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

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

In Lisbon, the dancefloor is still a site of resistance
Music

In Lisbon, the dancefloor is still a site of resistance

Political parties — Despite most clubs in the city being whitewashed and shuttered with harsher licenses, a host of rebel collectives are fighting back – carving out inclusive spaces that don’t shy away from politics.

Written by: Peter Yeung

A sold-out city? The fight to save Dublin’s nightlife
Activism

A sold-out city? The fight to save Dublin’s nightlife

Take back the night — In the past year alone, 79 hotels were given the go-ahead for construction or large-scale refurbishment in Dublin – often at the expense of cultural spaces. As the threat of full-scale ‘hotelisation’ looms, we speak to the people fighting back.

Written by: Colin Gannon

Georgia’s rave revolution, four months on
Activism

Georgia’s rave revolution, four months on

What happened next — Earlier this year, Tbilisi’s clubs were aggressively raided by armed police. We look at what’s changed since, and how it affected the city’s burgeoning underground music scene.

Written by: Eva Clifford

Vintage ’80s Polaroids of Amsterdam’s barflies
Photography

Vintage ’80s Polaroids of Amsterdam’s barflies

Going underground — From gay bars and discos to old-school bruin cafés and red-light district taverns – Marc H. Miller and Bettie Ringma’s portraits capture the hidden soul of the city.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A night on the town with LA’s queer Vaqueros
Photography

A night on the town with LA’s queer Vaqueros

The cowboys of East Hollywood — For the past 26 years, Latinx queers have been heading to East Hollywood’s ‘Vaquero Night’ – a cowboy-themed event with a South American spin.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Why illegal raves are enjoying a renaissance in the UK
Music

Why illegal raves are enjoying a renaissance in the UK

High on hope — A new documentary explores the rise of acid house culture in northern England; drawing parallels between Thatcher’s Britain and the Tory-inflicted austerity of today.

Written by: Simon Doherty

Why closing London’s iconic Fabric nightclub will not protect clubbers
Culture

Why closing London’s iconic Fabric nightclub will not protect clubbers

Save Fabric — Cities such as Amsterdam have shown that harm-reduction strategies save lives without forcing venues to close. Why can’t London learn from them?

Written by: Ashley Manning

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