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...
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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...
Friday, June 23, 2017

Datacide at London Radical Bookfair 2017

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It's the 2017 London Radical Bookfair tomorrow, Saturday 24 June, at Goldsmiths in New Cross. Datacide, magazine of noise and po...
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