Clubbing
A visual tribute to ’80s Chicago, where house music began
DIY designs — A new book celebrates the power of the DIY party flyer – homemade designs which helped transform the city’s dance scene.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A photographer’s tribute to the Welsh drum and bass scene
Rave to the grave — There’s a thriving rave community in any major UK city, and photographer Aiyush Pachnanda spent three years documenting Cardiff’s from the inside.
Written by: Rhys Thomas
Capturing the underground hedonism of Studio 54
Sex, drugs and disco — Inspired by its diverse and decadent spirit, photographer Meryl Meisler spent years shooting at the New York club. Now, she’s dusting off her archive.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The secret life of a 1980s house music manager
New York underground — New York music manager Michele Saunders dusts off her three-decade-old photo albums to pay tribute to the city’s club scene.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Life after lockdown: will London ever be the same?
The disappearing city — The city has changed immeasurably during the coronavirus crisis, with the future more uncertain than ever. In a special edition of her Disappearing City column, writer Jessica Furseth explores both the short and long-term effects of the pandemic.
Written by: Jessica Furseth
Inside Lagos’s underground queer clubbing scene
It’s been six years since homosexuality was effectively criminalised in Nigeria. Despite this, LGBTQ people in the country are still finding ways to meet, hook up and have fun.
Written by: Vincent Desmond
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
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
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
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
