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 29: MOSHE KASHER
In the last 44 years, Moshe Kasher has been a flyering bear, a sober ecstasy dealer, a sign language interpreter, and a gate monitor at Burning Man. He is now a stand-up comedian living in Los Angeles, and he has a new book out called Subculture Vulture, about the six subcultures that have defined his life. Moshe joins on Rave to the Grave for a funny conversation about Bay Area raves of the '90s, Bonny Doon, PLUR, pacifiers, the Thunderdome, what Katamari Damacy has in common with trauma, and finding himself through raves and comedy.
Episode 20: STEVEN KLAVIER
Guestlist etiquette, artisanal ketamine, sordid afterhours parties, and club sex are just some of the topics delved into with Steven Klavier, house music vocalist and NYC nightlife staple who is our guest on Episode 20 of Rave to the Grave podcast.
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 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