“During the blackout, a number of looters stole DJ equipment from electronics stores. As a result, the hip hop genre, barely known outside of the Bronx at the time, grew at an astounding rate from 1977 onward....." Continue reading →
“The scene has changed. Clubs aren’t the subversive pleasure palaces of yore. Now, it’s just a thousand shrieking girls taking selfies and dancing to “Wake Me Up” by Aviccii......." Continue reading →
Notorious New York club promoter Michael Alig is to be released from prison in May, 18 years after murdering fellow club kid Andre ‘Angel’ Melendez..... Continue reading →
“There's no gay people mixing into the party scene in New York. Back then if you played the good music parties, they were gay. It's changed quite a lot here and it's not cool... I don't like it . . . Now it's just rich people having fun . . . . ."
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