Cleveland Anderson sowed the soul
Starting as a wild jazz dancer, Cleveland Anderson made his name DJing jazz-funk across the south east and the soul capitals of the north.
CLASSIC CLUBS: The Dorian Gray
Sarah Gregory takes us through Frankfurt Airport to a nightclub that, well before Berghain or Panorama Bar, helped define German clubbing from the late 1970s
Larry Levan and the Lost Art of DJing
The wild man of disco, Larry Levan showed just how much power and emotion a DJ can wield, setting the bar high for all who followed.
Junior Vasquez ruled the Factory floor
Interviewed shortly after the demise of the Sound Factory in 1995, its creator and DJ Junior Vasquez reflects on its legacy and what comes next.
The life and death of the Sound Factory
New York’s Sound Factory became legendary as the greatest club of the early ’90s. Frank Broughton pays homage to the dancefloor that formed him.
Jazzie B took his sound to the world
With Soul II Soul, Jazzie B took the ’80s soul-driven confidence of black Britain, crystallised it into a sound and took it to the world.
Fabio went into the jungle
Drum and bass pioneer Fabio talks us through the jungle laboratory of Rage and the extended musical journey that led him there.
Kool Herc gave hip hop its break
For the inspired innovation of playing a montage of breaks instead of whole records, Kool Herc is the founding father of hip hop. In this brilliant 1998 interview he takes us on a guided tour of the sacred sites of early hip hop.