by Dr Giulia Zampini Logging back onto Twitter after the Christmas break, I was welcomed by a small twitterstorm about the Metropolitan police swabbing people, testing for… Read more “The Met police and the safety paradox: please stop focusing on the (wrong) drugs”
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The Long Podcast: Voices from the Electronic Dance Music Scene in Malta
To celebrate the launch of the People and Dancefloors Malta project, we have invited prominent voices from the Maltese electronic dance music scene to participate in a… Read more “The Long Podcast: Voices from the Electronic Dance Music Scene in Malta”
Harm reduction in rave spaces: Have we fallen at the first hurdle?
Guest blog by Toby Niblock Tasked with a dissertation during a pandemic, I set out to research illegal raves in the time of COVID-19. I was interested… Read more “Harm reduction in rave spaces: Have we fallen at the first hurdle?”
People and Dancefloors in Malta
By Karen Mamo and Giulia Zampini The state of clubbing in Malta Narratives from the dancefloor, more specifically people attending electronic music events, are rarely given much… Read more “People and Dancefloors in Malta”
Government myopia strikes again in proposal for toughening consequences of recreational drug use
The government’s myopia strikes again in its proposals for toughening punishments for recreational drug use By Dr Giulia Zampini On July 27th, 2021, the UK government published… Read more “Government myopia strikes again in proposal for toughening consequences of recreational drug use”
Back to the Rave: I Love Acid Liverpool
The last rave I’d been to before this one was Bangface, which ended on March 16th 2020. On our way out of the event we felt lucky… Read more “Back to the Rave: I Love Acid Liverpool”
In conversation with Hadi Ahmadzadeh, founder of Ecodisco
Founder of Ecodisco, Hadi Ahmadzadeh, speaks to People and Dancefloors In this episode (16!), Giulia is in conversation with Hadi Ahmadzadeh, the founder of Ecodisco, which is… Read more “In conversation with Hadi Ahmadzadeh, founder of Ecodisco”
What the #SaveOurScene protest tells us about the current state of “our scene”
By Dr Giulia Zampini Photographs: Dr Eveleigh Buck-Matthews Our scene is divided. Covid has exacerbated and made manifest political divisions that existed long before lockdown, and the… Read more “What the #SaveOurScene protest tells us about the current state of “our scene””
Episode 15 – In conversation with Harold Heath
After a small hiatus we are back with another episode of the People and Dancefloors podcast! Delighted to be joined by Harold Heath, a DJ with a… Read more “Episode 15 – In conversation with Harold Heath”
In Conversation with Michael Kill
In Episode 14, Giulia is in conversation with Michael Kill, CEO of the Night Time Industries Association. The NTIA is a Trade Association and Membership Organisation that… Read more “In Conversation with Michael Kill”