Rave to the Grave

Warlock on Hardcore Vibes, Pirate Radio and 30 Years of London Underground

In the final epsidoe of our hardcore series with Dance or Die, we're joined by London-based DJ, producer, and Rag & Bone label founder Jason Alexander, better known as Wa

Baseck Part 2: Trance Pills, Dark Matter and the Hyped-On Experience

This is Part 2 of our episode with Baseck, as part of our collaborationg with Holly Dicker and her book, Dance or Die. We pick up where episode 1 left off, with Baseck di

Baseck Part 1: Breakcore Chaos, High Desert Hijinx and Sonic Power

In this special collaborative episode with Dance or Die, I'm talking to Derrick Estrada, better known in the worlds of breakcore, hardcore, jungle and sonic synthesis as

Siuli Ko on Squat Tekno, Acid Planet and Forging the Sound of the Dutch Underground

In this special collaborative episode with Dance or Die, author Holly Dee sits down with Siuli Ko in the Netherlands. Siuli has been integral to the Dutch free party rave

Holly Dicker Journeys to Rotterdam, Berlin, Manchester and Madness in Pursuit of Hardcore

This episode kicks off our collaborative mini-series with Dance or Die on hardcore and what better way to start the whole thing than by talking to Holly Dicker aka Holly

Raving from Montreal to Congo to Ivory Coast with Moonshine's San Farafina and Hervé

Journey from Montreal to various raves on the African continent with San Farafina and Hervé from Montréal's post-border interdiscipinary collective Moonshine. We explore

Vanyfox on Batida, Angolan Rhythms, African DJ Adventures and Making Deep Melodias

Vanyfox is a DJ/producer taking the Portugal-born dance music genre batida to the world. Raised on the outskirts of Lisbon near the Quinta do Mocho neighborhood (home to

Paul Harrington on Acid House Ecstasy, Hooliganism and Finding Heaven and Hell in Ibiza

Paul Harrington is a British raver with a story to tell. A story about getting arrested in Ibiza with hundreds of E's in a cereal box. A story about the London acid house

Terre Thaemlitz on Club Propaganda, Ambient Rebellion and the Queer 1980s NYC Underground

Terre Thaemlitz aka DJ Sprinkles talks about her musical life, from the roller discos of Minnesota and Missouri to the transsexual bars and ambient rooms of NYC in the 80

HAAi on Doofs, Pingers, Acid Lizards and Risk-Taking in Techno

In anticipation of her new album, HUMANISE, on Mute Records, we talk to DJ & producer HAAi about how a young hairdresser from a small town Down Under landed in London, br

Junior Sanchez Part 2: Wu-Tang House, DJ Hijinks and Remixing It All

In part two of our interview with legendary house music producer Junior Sanchez, we talk about the late 1990s until the present day: forming the Wu-Tang of house with art

Junior Sanchez Part 1: Raving, Housing and Causing a Ruckus in Early '90s NYC

East Coast house legend Junior Sanchez started mixing records at 11, by age 15 he was playing in the Shampoo Room at Limelight and starting to make his first productions

Stacey Forrester on Drugs, Harm Reduction and The Future of Festivals

Stacey Forrester, head of harm reduction at British Columbia's Bass Coast Festival and founder of Good Night Out Vancouver, joins us for a frank and fun chat about someth

Handsome Tiger on Indigenous Bass, Pow Wow Drumstep and Decolonizing the Dancefloor

The literal translation of his Arabic name, Handsome Tiger is the moniker of Vancouver-based producer and DJ Hussein Elnamer. Hussein got his start in metal bands, found

El Hornet on Pendulum, Punk Rock and the Pleasures and Perils of Living Drum & Bass

We're headed to Perth, Western Australia to catch up with Paul Harding aka El Hornet, one-third of drum 'n' bass group Pendulum, who have reached huge heights with their

The Librarian on Bass Coast, Vibe Management and Partying in British Columbia

We're headed to the woods of Western Canada to talk to Andrea Graham, a bass music DJ/producer known as The Librarian and the co-founder of British Columbia's music and a

Moshe Kasher on Bay Area Raves, Burning Man and the Long Strange Trip That Led Him to Comedy

In the last 44 years, Moshe Kasher has been a flyering bear, a sober ecstasy dealer, a sign language interpreter, and a gate monitor at Burning Man. He is now a stand-up

Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin on Soundsystems, Nightclub Design and NYC's Nowadays

Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin are DJs, founders of the parties Mister Saturday Night, Mister Sunday, and Planetarium and the Mister Saturday Night record label, as well

Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin on Mister Saturday Night, Post-9/11 NYC Nightlife, and Making Partying Their Job

Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin have spent the last 20 years helping shape NYC nightlife but these days, they're best known as the owners of Nowadays in Ridgewood, Queens,

Shawn Reynaldo Saw Claire Danes Eat Shit at Berghain

Over the last 20+ years, Shawn Reynaldo has been a DJ, record label owner, radio station manager, journalist and the editor-in-chief of XLR8R magazine. He's a one-time st