http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-magazine-features/dance/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-magazine-features/dance/dance-the-underground-is-alive-and-kicking-988594.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-magazine-features/dance/dance-the-underground-is-alive-and-kicking-988594.html ]]> <p> During this year's Frieze Art Fair a panel chaired by the music writer Simon Reynolds asked the question: "Is The Underground Over?" The speakers, who included Cosey Fanni Tutti of Throbbing Gristle and pioneering acid house duo Chris & Cosey, weren't there to discuss electronic music specifically. Instead they focused on "a diverse array of music undergrounds including free folk, noise, extreme metal". But the debate is just as relevant to dance culture in the two decades since acid house first made headlines in the UK. </p> Dance Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:51:56 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-magazine-features/the-eighties-revival-is-still-banging-its-syndrum-920052.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-magazine-features/the-eighties-revival-is-still-banging-its-syndrum-920052.html ]]> <p> Run by an anonymous music fan and copyright vigilante who calls himself Philo T Farnsworth, US label Illegal Art currently has two new albums on its release schedule which thumb their noses at Western governments' attempts to tighten up what many already view as overly restrictive copyright laws. The first, and best, is <i>What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective</i> – a collection of virtuoso cut-ups by Steve Stein, aka Steinski, the New York ad man and amateur DJ who in the autumn of 1983 won a remix competition held by rap label Tommy Boy at his first attempt. </p> Music Magazine Features Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:23:09 +0100