Stream a special show featuring music and chat from Steel City legend Solid State and our own Matt Anniss, which originally aired on Sheffield Live on September 18th 2022.
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Author, journalist, researcher, dance music historian, DJ, record collector, speaker, podcaster and founder of Join The Future.
IN PRAISE OF WATCHING TREES
Matt Anniss waxes lyrical about the first edition of Optimo and Ransom Note’s micro-festival in the Forest of Dean
LISTEN: EXPLORING THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE OF UK RAVE CULTURE WITH JIM OTTEWILL
Detailed local histories and wider themes collide in Out of Space: How UK Cities Shaped Rave Culture. Read our review and listen to Jim in conversation with Matt Anniss.
BLEEPOGRAPHY: 19 – LFO: ‘LFO’
The Bleepography series returns with an in-depth look at the story behind the most celebrated bleep & bass record of all, LFO’s timeless debut single.
LISTEN: UNDERSTANDING THE ‘FRENCH CONNECTIONS’ WITH MARTIN JAMES
Matt Anniss delves into the rich history of French dance music with the man who wrote the book on it: Martin James.
LISTEN: THE STORY OF DiY WITH HARRY HARRISON
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Castlemorton Common free festival/rave, one of the co-founders of DiY talks to us about his life in dance music, the notorious free party collective and his recently published memoir.
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