Episode 7: Marke B
SF mainstay Marke Bieschke on Detroit clubs of the 1980s and ’90s, the birth of techno, NYC club kids, legendary looks, VOOM raves, writing about partying, the changing tides of queer nightlife, co-owning The Stud and San Francisco clubbing past, present and future.
Things discussed in this episode:
- 48 Hills - Independent San Francisco news & culture site that Marke co-owns and runs
- The Stud SF - This iconic gay SF nightspot since 1966 is also the first worker-owned cooperative nightclub in the US! Marke B is one of the 18 owners.
- Raving and Resisting - A selection of Marke B’s writing on iconic clubs, queer dance heroes and more for Red Bull Music Academy.
- Into the Streets - Mark’s book for young people that’s a Visual History of Protest in the United States
- Searching For Heaven - More about Ken Collier and the club Heaven, from Detroit’s Metro Times.
- Project X- Online archives of 90s NYC rave & club culture magazine Project X. Lots of great club kid photos in here.
- Best 90s Techno Mixes You Can Listen to Online - Mixmag’s best 90s techno mixes, including some from Detroit.
- Packard Plant - More about Detroit’s famous rave spot the Packard Plant and the interest in turning it into a techno landmark (now scrapped?)
- Save the Robots - The Facebook page for the NYC early 90s afterhours Save the Robots
- Paxahau x VOOM - An interview with Sam Fotias of Paxahau, the event company that throws Detroit’s yearly Movement Festival, that talks about the influence of VOOM.
