Scene
4am hard stops are killing techno
New York City forces most nightlife venues to close at 4am. Some close at 3am. A handful have permits that...
Tag
politics
Scene
The rave scene is quietly conservative
The rave scene markets itself as radically progressive. Open-minded. Inclusive. A space where all backgrounds converge on the dancefloor. The...
Scene
Why promoters who cosplay as socialist idealists are about to get eaten
Almost every promoter in the NYC underground tries to cosplay as a socialist idealist. They adopt the language, post the...
Dark Culture
The rave-to-politics pipeline has a date: 2040
The date is 2040. Not approximate. Not aspirational. Specific. The same way an event has a date and a venue...
Dark Culture
From rave promoter to political candidate: the pipeline
Running a rave teaches you everything you need to know about running a campaign. The voter is just a raver...
Shitposts
Don’t call me a POC
Don’t call me a POC. It’s literally just a repackaged slur. “Colored” with extra syllables. You’re othering me with a...
Shitposts
Apology tours are how you lose everything
Can’t be caught going on apology tours or else everyone loses faith in the project. The moment you apologize under...
Guides
Navigating NYC nightlife politics
Every city’s nightlife scene has a political layer that nobody talks about publicly but everyone navigates privately. NYC’s underground electronic...
Values
I got arrested for throwing a rave. Here’s what I learned about policing.
I’m not anti-cop. I need to say that upfront because what follows will sound like it comes from someone who...
Recommendations
Books that built the SLIST worldview
SLIST is a rave company that thinks about power structures, covenant theology, geopolitics, and the mechanics of how movements are...