History is made at night

The politics of dancing and musicking and other dark matters

Friday, August 31, 2018

July Days in London: Trump as Tyrant Monster and our opposition

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I've been thinking again about the Trump phenomenon. As many have pointed out, plenty of other US  Presidents have presided over racist...

Motorway Madness: 'ravers take over motorway services' (i-D, 1991)

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Great article from i-D magazine, no. 91, April 1991 about post-club gatherings at Motorway service stations (click on images to enlarge): ...
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...
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