One day in 1979, a young Renee Scroggins imagined what it would be like if a UFO landed in the housing projects of the South...
Paradise Garage
When the South Bronx dance-punk outfit ESG released their Martin Hannett-produced debut EP in 1981, they had no idea how pivotal their stripped-back, funk-fueled sound would be on the evolution of hip-hop and house music: ‘UFO’ has been sampled over 500 times; ‘Moody’ was a staple in Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage sets. Four decades later, ahead of their set at Melting Pot & Optimo’s Queen’s Park Spring Weekender, Daniel Dylan Wray tells their story
Released 40 years ago, Talking Heads’ fifth album was a firm fixture in Larry Levan’s tastemaking Paradise Garage record bag. A stone-cold new wave disco classic filled with now-iconic hits, it spread through New York’s clubs like wildfire. Here, Ben Cardew learns how ‘Speaking In Tongues’ enshrined one of the era’s least classifiable bands on dancefloors forever
The Beat, The Scene, The Sound chronicles "the rise, fall and rebirth" of house music in the city that never sleeps
The candle range includes clubs with “unique atmosphere and cultural significance" like the Haçienda, Paradise Garage, and Milk!
Göttsching's minimalist solo LP 'E2-E4' was famously played at full-length by Larry Levan at Paradise Garage
Bill Bernstein dedicated three years of his life to capturing the essence of the ‘70s New York disco scene. Here, Simon Doherty talks to him about some of his most iconic photographs, including images of Studio 54, Larry Levan, Odyssey Disco Club Dancefloor — made famous by Saturday Night Fever in 1977 — and more
The exhibition focuses on the work of legendary NYC photographer Bill Bernstein
Featuring pictures by famed New York nightlife documentarian Bill Bernstein and music by JKRIV, Morgan Whiley, Jitwam and TEYMORI
A series of rare Studio 54 images, along with a new 8-bit video game based on the seminal New York club, have been developed into...
The documentary about the late New York City clubbing legend is available online
A new documentary about Larry Levan and Paradise Garage is available to watch online now.
Resident DJ at New York's Paradise Garage for a decade...
The piece will be open to the public for three days in November, inside a former brothel...
DJ Harvey has soundtracked a new audio-visual installation heading to London in the coming weeks, which includes rare footage from New York's legendary venue, Paradise Garage...
Best of North America Awards 2017
This longstanding Montreal, Canada afterhours outpost does its country proud with an infamous sound system that pays homage to its name...
“Music is the answer!”...
The party in support of World Aids Day takes place on Sunday 27th November...
Ministry Of Sound has revealed full details of an official Paradise Garage HIV fundraiser, A Night In Paradise, which is set to take place at...
It's landing on Saturday 29th October...
There’s a brand new festival set to land in Liverpool on Saturday 29th October, as local promoters Hustle and Croatia’s sublime SuncéBeat team up to...
The legendary NYC nightclub will be the subject of a new film...
Legendary NYC nightclub Paradise Garage is to be the subject of an upcoming film production. The movie’s website describes it as “the story of Larry...
Ministry hosts official Paradise Garage HIV fundraiser
On Sunday 30th November, coinciding with World AIDS Day (December 1st), A Night In Paradise will bring the spirit of the infamous New...
Campaign to have a street named after the legendary Paradise Garage spinner
A street party took place last night in New York City that was the latest step in a campaign to get a street in the...
The master answers our questions
When it comes to dancefloor experience, it doesn't get more heritable than François Kevorkian (aka François K)
Beautiful DJ consoles inspired by Studio 54 and the Paradise Garage.
Bad Habits make beautiful DJ consoles which take their inspiration from the legendary set-ups of infamous clubs such as Studio 54 and the Paradise Garage...