What was the name of that DJ who led the "Disco Sucks" movement in that Baseball Stadium? I can't believe that sort of thing would have happened in 1976.
----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Robbins/Tom Magic Feet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 313 mailing list <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [313] For those in the U.K. > Yeah, it was cool. What I particularly liked was that all the talking heads > used (Marshall Jefferson, Chip E, Derrick May, Larry Sherman, Earl Smith, > various clubgoers etc) were people who were actually there and part of it, > not just pundits and commentators. The narrative was a bit overblown > occasionally, though. > > I think the last quarter, which as I remember followed the section about > house's transition to vinyl via Jesse Saunders' 'On And On', was basically > about Phuture discovering acid and Marshall Jefferson releasing 'Move Your > Body'. The argument was that House was now poised to - dum dum der! - take > over the world! > > On the whole, they stuck to the main players/clubs: Disco, Paradise > Garage/NYC, Warehouse/Knuckles, Muzic Box/Ron Hardy (I never knew Muzic Box > was spelled with a Z), Trax, Jesse Saunders/Vince Lawrence, Marshall J etc. > > My favourite bit was when Saunders and Lawrence told how they went down to a > record shop with a thousand copies of 'On And On' and offered them to the > buyer. They expected to sell the guy a few copies and to have to haggle over > the price; instead he took them all at the price they named. "He wrote out a > cheque for $4000 on the spot. We went back outside, got in the car and > screamed!" > > I'll be watching next week. By the way, I'll be getting all the music > channels on cable soon - what, if any, shows cater to the > underground/electronic/dance fan? > > TOM > > > Subject: Re: [313] For those in the U.K. > > > > Did anyone see "Pump up the Volume" last night? > > > > I thought it was well made, although I'll readily admit that I have little > > knowledge of the early roots of house music. Good to see Del Boy May > > getting a few words in there. I missed the last quarter though, anyone > care > > to enlighten on the content? > > > > > > www.bleep43.co.uk > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Mann, Ravinder [CCS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: 'Jason Donnelly' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: '313' <313@hyperreal.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:01 AM > > Subject: RE: [313] For those in the U.K. > > > > > > > Jason, > > > > > > Is this a series of programmes or a one of production ? > > > > > > Rav > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Jason Donnelly [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 9:07 AM > > > > To: 313@hyperreal.org > > > > Subject: [313] For those in the U.K. > > > > > > > > If this has been posted already, sorry, I only get the digest. > > > > > > > > > > > > >Tonight on Channel 4 at 11.05 p.m. > > > > >PUMP UP THE VOLUME > > > > >A TIME TO JACK! > > > > > > > > > >Pump Up the Volume traces the history and evolution of house music > from > > > > >its underground roots in Chicago and New York right up to its > explosion > > as > > > > >a global commercial phenomenon. The series features the key players, > > > > >punters and places that made this sound happen. > > > > > > > > > >Travelling between Chicago and New York, the first programme goes > right > > > > >back to the roots of house in 1976. House grew from disco and then > > moved > > > > >underground to a primarily gay, black and Latino club scene. This > > produced > > > > >some of the greatest, pioneering musical innovators and DJs of the > > times, > > > > >including Derrick May, Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk, and Marshall > > Jefferson. > > > > > > > > > >By focusing on the key clubs and their creators, Pump Up the Volume > > gives > > > > >a taste of their recipe for success - non-stop dancing, drugs, > dramatic > > > > >DJs, and musical experimentation - which paved the way for house > music > > and > > > > >club culture. 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