1990s

Photos capturing the defiant spirit of the ‘90s rave scene
Culture

Photos capturing the defiant spirit of the ‘90s rave scene

Party as protest — Photographer Vinca Petersen recounts how a movement born of music and hedonism quickly became a vehicle for civil disobedience and defiance of authority.

Written by: Huck

A kaleidoscopic history of the queercore scene in the ‘90s
Culture

A kaleidoscopic history of the queercore scene in the ‘90s

Punk revolution — A new book is celebrating queercore, which brought together music, zines, photography, art, film, writing, performance art and style, and the people on the inside of the movement who made it an underground phenomenon.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A photographer‘s ode to the ‘90s football fan
Photography

A photographer‘s ode to the ‘90s football fan

Kicking about — In 1991, just one year after the excitement of the World Cup in Italy, Richard Davis attended matches across the North West of England to capture the ordinary people who make the game what it really is.

Written by: Huck

A kaleidoscopic portrait of British life in the ‘80s & ‘90s
Culture

A kaleidoscopic portrait of British life in the ‘80s & ‘90s

The way we were — Photographer Homer Sykes is crowdfunding for a new book consisting of some his most striking magazine commissions, which together form a vibrant patchwork of the many different sides to life across the country during the Thatcher era.

Written by: Huck

Heady nights in ‘89 Ibiza, a clubbing paradise
Culture

Heady nights in ‘89 Ibiza, a clubbing paradise

Pure ecstasy — Photographer Dave Swindells remembers shooting Ibiza's open-air superclubs and daytime beach raves at a moment when the Island was on the cusp of a rave revolution.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Inside a ‘90s art school student house
Culture

Inside a ‘90s art school student house

Cool Britannia — Photographer Marc Vallée remembers shooting his friends at their dilapidated East London house during a golden age of British art institutions.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Róisín Murphy fixes your life
Magazine

Róisín Murphy fixes your life

Dear Miami — Do you have a problem that needs solving? Fear not: our Agony Aunt for Issue 74 is here to help.

Written by: Huck

A vibrant ode to Liverpool in the '80s and '90s
Culture

A vibrant ode to Liverpool in the '80s and '90s

Mersey Paradise — Photographer Tom Wood remembers shooting the pubs, club and bus rides in Liverpool through the '70s to the '90s and finding meaning in everyday scenes.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A visual diary of Black artists coming of age in the '90s
Culture

A visual diary of Black artists coming of age in the '90s

Living to create — After acquiring a Polaroid camera, photographer Lyle Ashton Harris began capturing a transformative period of his life as a young artist studying at Cal Arts.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The photography duo who shaped '90s music history
Culture

The photography duo who shaped '90s music history

From Cobain to Kravitz — Husband and wife duo Guzman talk photographing Kurt Cobain, Debbie Harry, Snoop Dogg and Janet Jackson, and getting intimate with the decade's music icons.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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