Shut Up and Eat Your Rave

shut up and eat your rave

This weeks show will be a real nostalgia trip for me and anyone who grew up in the 80's when rave was at it's peak, and bands like The Prodigy first entered public consciousness. I'll admit, i've decided on this as a bit of a multi-task as I have to research a 5 year period of music history for my HND Music Business, and i chose Rave. Killing two birds with one stone. So expect a musical journey taking rave from it's underground roots to some of the hideous sights witnessed on mainstream tv and radio as it began to slowly die or at least evolve, and also a little history of the Britain that spawned the phenomenon, and erosions in our civil liberties that raves influence were used to justify. Or i'll just get mad wi it and spin some banging tunes. Whatever.

The question is, what do i do to immerse myself in "rave" culture, obviously "raves" still go on tho not always by that name, and many dj's still play the music (i'm sure if i trawled the subcity shows i'll find some crossover with what someone else is doing ...) My first thought was to try and organise an "illegal rave" which is guess would have to take place no later than wednesday to be relevant to the show. Or, is there something going on this weekend where people will be listening to such "old skool" music and if i were to go to it, would i possibly get stabbed? Oh, the questions. Or, and i hate myself for just thinking of this, should i go to some standard club night, but fully dressed in late 80s raved up gear ie boiler suit, dust mask filled with vix, glow sticks ... again, would i possibly get stabbed if i did this?

If you have any suggestions, or REALLY want me to do one of the following suggestions, then get in touch. And most of all, listen in at 3pm on Thursday 24th September use the listen again function as and when suits you.

Giez it!

Gary McKenna

Posted at 18:16, 18th September 2009