History is made at night
The politics of dancing and musicking and other dark matters
Friday, August 17, 2018
Reagan vists London (1984): mass demo, 'punk anti militarists' and a quick rampage through Covent Garden
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In June 1984, US President Ronald Reagan visited London to participate in a World Economic Summit at Lancaster House. This was during the pe...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Dancing London (1902): 'riotous hilarity' and 'rhythmic revolution'
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'Living London: its work and its play, its humour and its pathos, its sights and its scenes,' edited by George Robert Sims , is a re...
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Sunday, June 10, 2018
London 1968 at Tate Britain
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There's an interesting free display at Tate Britain gallery of material from radical movements and associated artists from London in 19...
Wednesday, June 06, 2018
Reclaim the Streets Brixton Party, June 1998
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Brixton has seen many parties, but none quite like the Reclaim the Streets event on Saturday 6th June 1998 when thousands of people brou...
Friday, February 23, 2018
Police and Free Parties 2018
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It's been a long time since I've done one of these posts , but important to remind ourselves that the anti-rave Criminal Justice Act...
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Dream English Kid 1964-1999 AD - Mark Leckey (2015)
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Mark Leckey's film 'Dream English Kid 1964-1999 AD' is a collage of what he has termed 'found memories', fragments from ...
Sunday, February 04, 2018
Steve Strange and Camden Palace
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Following our earlier post on the Camden Palace from The Face, 1983 here's a couple more courtesy of the excellent Like Punk Never Hap...
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Friday, February 02, 2018
Poison Girls interview - Leveller magazine 1982
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Interview with Poison Girls from 'independent feminist/socialist magazine' The Leveller (published from 52 Acre Lane, SW2), Decembe...
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Summer Rites 1997: Lesbian and Gay free festival in Brockwell Park
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20 years ago - on 2 August 1997 - the second Summer Rites lesbian and gay free festival was held in Brixton's Brockwell Park. Coming ju...
Monday, July 17, 2017
The Dance Floor is Packed with Stories
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'Feels and Flows' by Paul Maheke at Tate Britain in London is essentially a recreation of aspects of a nightclub space within the...
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