Episode 30: THE LIBRARIAN
Bass Coast Festival co-founder and Canadian DJ The Librarian on the ins and outs of throwing an indie festival, vibe management and partying in British Columbia.
Episode 19: FLAPJACK PART 2
In part 2 of our interview with rave icon Flapjack the Kandi Kid, we talk renegade Burning Man, the business of EDM, the importance of DIY art and culture, haunted weed, and get treated to a steaming handful of wild party stories, including a trilogy of poop-related bad trips. Hosted by Vivian Host (aka @stareyezzz).
Episode 18: FLAPJACK PART 1
In Part 1 of a two-part interview, L.A. DJ, rave archivist, and pied piper fo the underground (happy) hardcore scene, talks about DIY ideals, sacred objects of ’90s rave, EDM festivals, kandi kids, and more. Hosted by @stareyezzz. Follow us at @ravetothe.grave.
Episode 17: MARCO PASSARANI
Roman raves, the death of disco, the future of techno, and a heavy dose of Italian attitude with veteran Italian house/techno/disco producer Marco Passarani of Tiger & Woods.
Episode 16: LINA LOVESIT
In this episode of Rave to the Grave podcast, American scene queen Lina Abascal (aka @linalovesit) revisits the bloghouse era and DJ gossip of the early 2000s, the subject of her new book Never Be Alone Again. For fans of Justice, Diplo, and A-Trak!
Episode 15: Chris Liebing
Frankfurt techno, killer kickdrums, exploring the chillout, and conquering the Omen with German techno stalwart Chris Liebing.
Episode 14: ELIJAH BUTTERZ
Elijah of Butterz on UK Grime History, Bad DJ Gigs, and How to Run a Successful Brand
Episode 12: NONCOMPLIANT
Noncompliant (fka DJ Shiva) is an uncompromising queer techno DJ/producer from the conservative state of Indiana. We talk Midwest raves, speaker freaking, phone taps, mixtapes, sci-fi and more.
Episode 11: KURT ECKES PART 2
Kurt Eckes put Milwaukee on the map in the ’90s with his Drop Bass Network parties and Even Furthur festival. In Part Two of this interview, he talks to Rave to the Grave podcast about Satanism and rituals, how to throw a rave, the craziest stories from Furthur, the RAVE Act, the Drop Bass label and Midwest hard acid, plague raves and starting a Kult.
Episode 10: KURT ECKES (DROP BASS) PART 1
Kurt Eckes of Milwaukee’s Drop Bass Network on American hardcore, acid tests, Midwest raves and being a rave outlaw.
Episode 9: Harry DiY
Harry Harrison from Nottingham’s DiY Sound System on the Dawn of UK Rave Culture, Free Parties, and Fusing Anarcho Punk with Acid House
Episode 8: OJ San Felipe
Filipino scratch DJs, fights, goth clubs, garage rock and more blood-and-piss-soaked madness with DJ, guitarist and NYC scene staple OJ San Felipe of Acetone 4 and X-Ray Eyeballs.
Episode 7: Marke B
Detroit house and techno in the 1980s, underground queer nightlife, raving as resistance, the San Francisco scene: journalist and club veteran Marke B tells all.