Fab 5 Freddy made it fresh and fly
The great ambassador of hip hop waxes lyrical about the early scene with a sense of detail that puts you right in the heart of the action.
Kool Lady Blue brought hip hop together
Wowed by the first flowerings of hip hop, Englishwoman Ruza Blue gave the emerging culture a wild weekly showcase at her legendary nights at the Roxy.
Sleeping Bag went bang
The disco hippies who took on the mainstream music industry (and won) – then promptly crashed spectacularly
Will Socolov bagged it up
A delightfully frank account of running New York's hottest label, Sleeping Bag, his relationships with leftfield luminary Arthur Russell, before the dream crashed and burned in a haze of.... freebasing.
Chi Chi Valenti took back the night
From ruling the door at Mudd club to the creative excesses of Jackie 60, Click + Drag, and Night of 1000 Stevies, Chi Chi Valenti has flown the flag for Dadaist, unpredictablist nightlife for as long as New York can remember.
Justin Strauss was in the Area
Mudd Club, Danceteria, Ritz, Area... He spun at the greatest spots New York clubland had to offer through the sparkling’ 80s, and Justin Strauss remains as forward-looking today as he was back in those foundation years.