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Is MDMA Dead?
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12X12 Treats
On Thursday night (11th March) the Red Bull Music Academy drops 12x12 at Scala, one of the biggest events in the London calendar. It's going to be big - if you don't know, 12x12 is a night for myriad duodecuples (that's groups of twelve to you and me ...more
Small Museums
www.secret-london.co.uk is a guide to London for Londoners that Kieran Meeke set up in 2006 as a hobby while features editor of Metro. That hobby has now grown into the best guide around to the capital’s most curious corners. London's museums ...more
All Over the Parrish
Detroit’s Theo Parrish joins the dots between old-school soul and razor-edged electronics, but the high priest of house would rather let the moniker burn than be boxed in by it. Interview from the Red Bull Music Academy Daily Note.
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The Sweet Shell of Success
The Adidas Superstar spread from the basketball court and the burned-out Bronx to become the urban shoe of choice worldwide Chris Sullivan writes in Red Bull Music Academy’s Daily Note.
Even today, 40 years on, you’d be hard pressed to ...more
Inkin' Thinkin'
Butterfly or dolphin? Anchor or Celtic symbol? None of those, thanks, says Andy Capper in Red Bull Music Academy's Daily Note. The best tattoos should be original and weird.
It used to be only the skins, punks, Teds or rockers who had tattoos. Thes ...more
Misguided by Voices
Where once electronic voice manipulation was a thing of otherworldly beauty, the ubiquity of auto-tune has led to a generation of Alvin and the Chipmunks soundalikes, says John McDonnell in the Red Bull Music Academy's Daily Note.
Do you know what? ...more
Busy P Lecture
There are certain people with a penchant for knowing what's hot. Pedro Winter is one such man. In the mid-nineties he took on management of a duo with little exposure outside of the French house scene. Daft Punk would go on to become one of the most ...more
The Modern Media Collection
Whether you're a big fan of music, books, film or a combination of the three, there's one thing aside from the cost of your collection that becomes problematic - the sheer size of it. By the time you're in your late 20s, you've probably amassed an en ...more
Is MDMA Dead?
I’m sad to say I have some sorry news. Cancel your Glastonbury plans – MDMA is dead! Perhaps you knew already. Personally, I was first alerted to the situation on New Years Eve – while I was buzzing off my small circular chest lump ...more










