DJ Alfredo, icon of Ibiza’s dance music scene, dies aged 71 DJ whose anything-goes spirit had a huge influence on British club culture had suffered a stroke in 2021 The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2024
‘We handed out raw fish to clubbers’: the mind-bending acid house tour of London George Georgiou gave British rave culture its smiley face. Now he’s placing plaques where hardcore clubbers sweated till dawn. Our writer joins the designer – and DJs Danny Rampling and Nicky Holloway – on a face-melting trip The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024
Fifty years and $500m: the happy business of the smiley symbol The smiley face has been co-opted by ravers, artists and fashion for decades. So how does the company that owns it keep it relevant? The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022
‘It changed lives and opened minds’: a visual record of the birth of acid house Photographer Dave Swindells was there when rave hit London in 1988. His new book captures the first, frenzied nights of the ‘second summer of love’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022