Beats
Beats and bills: how capitalism destroyed UK club culture
A love letter to ’90s rave — In the new film Beats, director Brian Welsh travels back to 1990s Aberdeen to tell the story of rave culture – why it mattered, and how it got torn apart.
Written by: Colin Crummy
What On The Road taught me about power and privilege
The book that made me — Writer Lauren O’Neill reflects on the rhythm and soul of Jack Kerouac’s 1957 novel, and its eventual reclamation as a soft-boi classic.
Written by: Lauren O’Neill
The unsung female heroes of the Beat Generation
Voices in the attic — Was the Beat Generation just one big sausage party? Or were there women writers too? Bill Cotter celebrates the repressed female voices of 1950s America.
Written by: Bill Cotter
Punk art collective Le Gun take over Paris’ Beat bookstore
Tales of the Void — Le Gun produce a series of hand illustrated wooden books inspired by the history of Paris’ iconic Shakespeare and Company.
Written by: Alex King
Tributes to the late great J Dilla
Detroit hip hop’s finest son — Original tributes to the late great J Dilla from DJs, producers and music writers, including Gilles Peterson, Spin Doctor and more.
Written by: Gabriela Helfet
The Forecast 2015: Books
City Lights — San Francisco’s beloved book haunt City Lights is the home of alternative literature.
Written by: Alex King
Friends from Rio Project 2014
Brazilian Beats — Huck speaks to Joe Davis, founder of Far Out Records about his mission to share the best of the Brazilian underground with the world.
Written by: Alex King