Dearfriends, some gteat news: the RAVE NEW WORLD audiobook has been awarded Silver at the prestigious ARIA Awards - beating Stephen Fry...

I often receive messages from readers who tell me reading Rave New World has inspired them to write their own story, which I take as a...

“You fucking bastard, you fucking bastard Kirk…” Norman Cook wasn’t really happy with me. Why do I always have to push it? Why can’t I...

Thought I'd share the contents of a letter I received from SmithKlineBeecham in 1989. I was working in the orbital raves and noticing how...

As the 90's dropped like a tune you can't ignore, Soho was absolutely buzzing on a Saturday afternoon. You could feel the excitement and...

‘J As the final chapter of Rave New World states, declaring ‘war’ on drugs is like declaring war on night-time. Pass as many laws as you...

They may not have been the most prestigious names of the flyer, but they were the most important ones! The list of DJs and ubiquitous...

Universe was a fantastic addition to the rave scene; the organisers were in tune with their guests and understood that a festival without...

I started writing about the rave scene in 1989 to counter the lies which appeared in the tabloid press every Monday. Sunrise made the...

In June 1991 The KLF invited the media to the island of Jura at the summer solstice where they burnt a huge wicker man effigy. The...