DjHistory Podcast - Charlie Dark

There are few people in dance music who use their voice as often and as wisely as Dark! » Listen

Yo! The Early Days Of Hip Hop 1982 - 84

a brilliant and evocative photo collection by Sophie Bramly » Buy now

Johnny Dynell is the Daddy of Downtown

Johnny Dynell’s huge influence on club culture outpaces his fame, thanks to a life-long love of connecting people and an incredible breadth of friends from all walks of creativity. » Read more
Love Goes To Buildings on Fire Love Goes To Buildings on Fire

Love Goes To Buildings on Fire

Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever » Read more
Chi Chi Valenti took back the night Chi Chi Valenti took back the night

Chi Chi Valenti took back the night

A true goddess has the power of creation in her fingertips – able to conjure meaning and joy from the sludgy soup of life. » Read more

Book club: lost in the library special

Back in the before-times we published snappy book reviews about 100 words each. Of classics we loved, and new releases we managed to blag from publishers. A team of restorers has been working night and day and has pieced together the following. » Read more
Guru & Run DMC Guru & Run DMC

Guru & Run DMC spilled the beans

A uniquely revealing meeting of hip hop giants. » Read more
Rebel Threads – Clothing of the Bad, Beautiful & Misunderstood Rebel Threads – Clothing of the Bad, Beautiful & Misunderstood

Rebel Threads – Clothing of the Bad, Beautiful & Misunderstood

You couldn’t find a better spirit guide to the delightful and delinquent subcultures of our septic isle (and our sister septics across the pond) than Roger K Burton. » Buy now
Furtive 50 Furtive 50

Ruf Dug romps the Furtive 50, 2023

The votes have been counted, the adjudicators have adjudicated and the king has abdicated (subject to confirmation).  » Read more

DJ Paulette Fleshes it out

After 30 years behind the decks, DJ Paulette is surveying the scene and writing a book. We spoke about her inexorable rise to fabulousness, and why there still isn’t a female David Guetta. » Read more

DjHistory Mystery Mix – Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy (DJHMM007)

Podcast : DJH06 – Charlie Dark

Debbie Harry has a heart of class

After rising from a sea of punk at CBGB's, Blondie star Debbie Harry remained true to the underground club scene that had raised her.

Fab 5 Freddy made it fresh and fly

The great ambassador of hip hop waxes lyrical about the early scene with a sense of detail that puts you right in the heart of the action.

Bruce Tantum went to everything

Chris Stein delivered the rapture

Doyen of underground culture, hanging at Woodstock, supporting the Velvets, rap’s chief ambassador… oh, and Blondie songwriter extraordinaire

Podcast : DJH05 – Jyoty

Queen Róisín is a disco machine

DjHistory Mystery Mix – Diesel (DJHMM005)
Gerd Janson

Podcast : DJH04 – Gerd Janson

Johnny Dynell is the Daddy of Downtown

Johnny Dynell has all the best stories – from accidentally becoming a DJ at the Mudd club, learning the craft from the great Larry Levan, to making the first vogueing record and living next to Sid Vicious.

Chi Chi Valenti took back the night

From ruling the door at Mudd club to the creative excesses of Jackie 60, Click + Drag, and Night of 1000 Stevies, Chi Chi Valenti has flown the flag for Dadaist, unpredictablist nightlife for as long as New York can remember.
DjHistory podcast - Danielle Moore

Podcast : DJH03 – Danielle Moore

DjHistory Mystery Mix – Trevor Jackson (DJHMM003)

Guru & Run DMC spilled the beans

A rare meeting of hip hop giants as Gang Starr’s Guru interviewed Run DMC back in 1993, confessing how much influence they had on him, and asking those all-important questions about sneakers with no laces.

Ruf Dug romps the Furtive 50, 2023

Our annual beauty poll to select the best tracks from the year
DjHistory Luke Una

Podcast : DJH02 – Luke Una
Gerry Rooney DjHistory

DjHistory Mystery Mix – Gerry Rooney (DJHMM002)

Harold Heath plays the long game

Acid house told as slapstick, Heath’s beautifully told tale is one of classic British understatement, with a generous dollop of failure to nice up the dance

Justin Strauss was in the Area

Mudd Club, Danceteria, Ritz, Area... He spun at the greatest spots New York clubland had to offer through the sparkling’ 80s, and Justin Strauss remains as forward-looking today as he was back in those foundation years.

Mystery Mix

Shovell summons the gods

For Shovell, drumming is life, a way of transmitting power, positivity and gratitude. His hand percussion has summoned the gods on everything from the deepest tribal house tracks to Primal Scream, Jamiroquai and Nightmares on Wax.

Breaks in the Air – The Birth of Rap Radio in New York City

Hip-hop history is mostly made of records and clubs, John Klaess shows that radio deserves more of a look-in, arguing that these on-air communities were key to the development of the culture.

Henri Belolo Frenched up the disco

With his production partner Jaques Morali, Henri Belolo was the architect of the Eurodisco sound, giving us disco confections The Ritchie Family, Voyage and Village People. He was also one of the first DJs in France.

Cedric Neal enjoyed the ’Big Speaker‘

Cedric Neal was one of the Chicago clubbers driven wild in the Music Box by Ron Hardy's maniacal energy. In this vivid interview he tells us about the fashions, the sex, the drugs and above all, the music.

Body & Soul was NYC

Arguably, the last of the great New York clubs, Body & Soul inspired the same devotion as the Shelter or Paradise Garage. At its glorious height, Bill Brewster reported from the dancefloor for the Face.

Froggy got Britain mixing

After an eye-opening trip to New York in 1979, Soul Mafia DJ Steven Howlett, aka Froggy, showed the UK how powerful a tool mixing could be. He built himself a monster mobile sound rig, and owned the first pair of Technics 1200s in the UK.

DJ Paulette fleshes it out

After 30 years behind the decks, DJ Paulette is surveying the scene and writing a book. We spoke about her inexorable rise to fabulousness, and why there still isn’t a female David Guetta.

Andy Votel digs for wrongness

One of the most inspiring collectors you could meet, digging deep in the vinyl mines for accidental masterpieces. His reissue label Finders Keepers is a parallel musical universe, and has had Nas, Madlib, even Jay-Z queuing up to source beats.

Celeste Alexander rocked the Music Box

A rare female DJ on the early Chicago house scene, Celeste Alexander DJed at parties across the city and at The Music Box where she warmed up for Ron Hardy.

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A landmark social history of the dancefloor that gets to the heart of what it is that makes us move. Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor

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Rebel Threads is a prerequisite for all lovers of vintage clothing, collectors, fashion students, designers, costumiers and anyone fascinated by the history of street style. Rebel Threads: Clothing of the Bad, Beautiful & Misunderstood

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