Datacide

2008

20082022Italiano
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Sei troppo giovane per ricordare gli anni ottanta – Ballando in un’altra epoca

È facile dimenticare in quest’epoca di feste che durano tutta la notte, di after-hours e bar notturni che c’è stato un tempo in cui tutti i locali chiudevano alle 2 del mattino. I primi anni Ottanta erano un periodo triste per uscire a far festa. La maggior parte delle discoteche erano spelonche troppo costose, dove per entrare si veniva scrutati dal personale della porta che controllava se il tuo aspetto era rispettabile. Per qualche oscuro motivo erano d’obbligo le scarpe bianche.

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Controlled Weirdness: You’re too Young to Remember the Eighties on YouTube.

You’re too Young to Remember the Eighties – Dancing in a Different Time is the title of an article CW wrote for Datacide Ten in 2008.

In November 2021 we sat down with hin and talked about the topics covered in the article and more: Underground clubs and warehouse parties in London in the early to mid 1980s, charting a hidden history of going out, DJing, electro, the rise of house music and the acid house phenomenon.

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Peter Whitehead and the Sixties

Peter Whitehead, a filmmaker and enigmatic figure, captured key moments of the 1960s counterculture with his documentaries “Wholly Communion” and “Benefit of the Doubt.” Despite lacking formal filmmaking skills, Whitehead documented major cultural events like Allen Ginsberg’s poetry readings and Pink Floyd performances. His spontaneous, raw filming style, immortalized these moments in British countercultural history, especially *Wholly Communion*. Review of the BFI’s DVD release by Stewart Home in Datacide 10 (2008).

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You’re too Young to Remember the Eighties – Dancing in a Different Time

In the early 1980s, nightlife was limited, with clubs closing by 2 am. Amid overpriced discos, a subculture emerged, embracing electronic music and underground clubs. Influenced by bands like Soft Cell, the writer explored the growing club scene in London, including venues like the Batcave, the Hacienda, and illegal warehouse parties. This scene laid the foundation for Acid House’s rise in the late ’80s.

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Repression and the Riot Situation in Kamagasaki (Osaka) related to G8 Meeting

Over the past week and a half, an unprecedented political crackdown has been enacted in advance of a series of economic summits around the country. Despite this, the brave workers of Kamagasaki stood up against the stiff security environment in riots against the brutal beating of a day laborer over the past five days. The twin situations of repression and revolt deserve to be examined in more detail.

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