‘One Foot In The Rave’: Representations and Reputations of the Club Scene

‘One Foot In The Rave’: Representations and Reputations of the Club Scene

Louder's Annual Club Culture Panel discussion

The club scene has continually reformed and regenerated, whether the lindyhoppers in 1920s Harlem nightspots, pill-popping mods in 1960s swinging Soho or the ravers who parried their way through 1988’s Second Summer of Love. But then the beauty of subcultures is that the needle leaves the record and the music falls silent. Usually.

But not so with the club scene… the DJs still spin, the clubs still run and new ravers swarm the dancefloor to replace those whose arthritic knees necessitate their retirement.