History is made at night

'A man has been banned from every roof top in London after pleading guilty to installing illegal pirate radio equipment on a tower block...

Paul Jones on the cover, February 1967 + 'Fantastic Rave Offer: Boyfriends by Computer' (years ahead of its time) + 'Dolly clo...

During this week's anti-capitalist protests against the G20 summit in Pittsburgh, police used a 'sonic cannon' as well as CS gas...

'Danger in Familiarities' - the American Social Hygiene Association advises on 'The Correct Dancing Position' from 1922: ...

As this post concerns both a South East London story and documents a club scene I wasn't sure whether to post it at my localist Transpon...

Three Essex cops have been put on restricted duty while an internal inquiry is undertaken into a police assault in Brentwood, Essex last wee...

Officials in Valencia County (New Mexico) have agreed to develop 'an anti-rave ordinance' to give the sheriff more powers to stop pa...

From This is Lancashire, 14 September 2009 : 'A massive rave in a quiet beauty spot was broken up by police officers after it attracted ...

A prediction from 1897: 'Lady Ancaster's moan over the decay of dancing in London has called forth numerous letters on the subject...

Must admit I'd never heard of the 1949 Peekskill Riots in New York State. Now thanks to a tip from Bob from Brockley I am much wiser. T...

Archived Music Press is a blog consisting of scanned articles from the New Musical Express and Melody Maker, from 1987-1996. As you might e...

From Bernama.com : 'KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 2009- Police who raided a karaoke cum mini discotheque in the city early Saturday morning, foun...

Alsatia is a new blog dedicated to exploring the lost 'liberties and sanctuaries of London'. They explain : "In the seventeen...

THE VOICE: ...You will be known during your fifteen years as a ragtime kid, a flapper, a jazz baby, and a baby vamp. You will dance new dan...

Lubna Hussein is one of 13 Sudanese women arrested while listening to music in a Khartoum cafe on July 3: 'Next week I will stand trial...

I've posted here before on my involvement in the Association of Autonomous Astronauts (1995-2000). Here's some video footage of som...

A hot bank holiday weekend, no doubt with lots of partying. 4000 people attended a free party on farmland near Warminster in Wiltshire last...

Popped into briefly to this beach party on the South Bank of the Thames last Sunday. It was the latest in the ongoing series of 'Trance ...

I'm not going to claim that I got any great insights into the local musical/political/social milieus whilst lazing round in the sun in C...

In England the 17th century saw frequent conflict between church authorities and people who wished to dance or otherwise enjoy themselves on...