The Haçienda

byMat Smith
January 13, 2022

Ben Kelly, the designer of The Haçienda, talks us through the club’s iconic design aesthetic

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The Castlemorton Common Festival

byJoe Clay

The Castlemorton Common Festival took place 32 years ago. The week-long free party sent panic through British society and is recounted here in glorious technicolour

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In 1978, Nurse With Wound lynchpins Steve Stapleton and John Fothergill were unknown noise merchants. Then they made a list that would accidentally become the guiding light for experimental music creators

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Hawkwind: Space Ritual Tour, 1972

byJoe Banks

We’re setting the dials for 1972 and the futuristic multimedia explosion of Hawkwind’s Space Ritual tour

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Orbital, Glastonbury 1994

byPaul Clarke

Paul Hartnoll remembers Orbital’s era-defining Glastonbury headline performance of 1994, which thrust electronic dance music into the spotlight like never before

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Rolo McGinty

byBen Willmott

Rolo McGinty’s transition from indie darling to respected house producer has been a roller-coaster ride. From E in LA to spliffs with Scratch, he tells his unique story of a life in music

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Amnesia, Ibiza

byHelen Donlan

Steeped in history, there’s more to Ibiza’s legendary Amnesia club than meets the eye

The Haçienda

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Mat Smith

The Castlemorton Common Festival

The Nurse With Wound List

Hawkwind: Space Ritual Tour, 1972

Orbital, Glastonbury 1994

Rolo McGinty

Amnesia, Ibiza

Fifty Foot Hose

Richard H Kirk

Chris and Cosey ‘October (Love Song)’

Bas Jan: Swamp Things

The Mood: Synths and Sensibility

OMD: Stepping Up

Late 1960s Greek Music

Religious Records

The Haçienda

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