A bunch of movies from last year’s International Film Festival have just hit video stores and first pick for me was Jiro Dreams of Sushi. If you’re not into sushi, and not seriously into food or Japanese culture, you might… Read more →
Tag: <span>clubbing</span>
Idris Elba
Watching a bit of music TV the other day I was surprised to see The Wire‘s Stringer Bell running around a field that was very much not Baltimore – looked like the Scottish highlands but turned out to be Pembrokeshire… Read more →
Noise Control
To quote my own novel: “It’s so wack and it happens all the time: places get hip on the strength of their nightlife and independent vibe then corporate types move in and make it mediocre faster than it takes a… Read more →
Spiritual Dangers of Drugs and Clubs
Everyone knows the physical and mental risks that drugs pose to living people, but what if they also threaten your well-being beyond the grave? Of course you’ll need to believe in an Afterlife to even consider this, but I… Read more →
Q&A about Houston’s scene
This was originally published on worlddj.com
Despite being the fourth largest city in the US after New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, comparatively little has been said about Houston in terms of electronic music. I asked Nathan Stewart and Mario… Read more →
Francois Kervorkian, Yellow, Tokyo, March 2005
This was originally published on worlddj.com when I lived in Japan and reviewed events for free entry. Yellow was an incredible club that has since been shut down. I took the booth pics and they supplied the others.
As one… Read more →
DJ Rolando, Saza*E, Osaka, September 2004
This was originally published on worlddj.com when I was living in Japan and writing club reviews for free entry. I’m not sure if my review conveys how absolutely awesome this club was! Note the lady dancing on stage in front… Read more →
Farina/Carter Release Party @ Zentra, Chicago, August 2004
The latest beautifully packaged offering from San Francisco’s OM Records is a live mix CD from Derrick Carter and Mark Farina respectively. To celebrate its release, Farina was invited to spin in Chicago at the Monday night industry party… Read more →
Jeff Mills’ Month, Womb, Tokyo, November 2004
This was originally published on worlddj.com when I lived in Japan and reviewed events for free entry. The Tokyo club scene is super professional and sometimes there were no cameras allowed but they would give me ones from their pros,… Read more →